,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eebi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,santos introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require a /udy ( ! risk ( space   
debris impact+ a metropolitan area1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,/udy ( risk ( space 
debris impact+ a metropolitan area  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 9 consultation ) !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy       
,managem5t ,ag5cy1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration1 & ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 
%all c>ry out a /udy to exam9e ! risk ( 
space debris impact+ a metropolitan area
 )9 ! next #be ye>s4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,!   
/udy requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all     
address ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 ! next #be   
ye>s1 ! probability ( a space-bas$1     
manmade object impact+ a populat$ area  
exce$+ #a million inhabitants4  7#b7 ,! 

ability to pr$ict su* an incid5t4  7#c7 
,! ability to w>n ! affect$ area1       
includ+ reg>d+ ! am\nt ( "t ne$$ to d s4
  7#d7 ,w\ld an evacuation process be   
possible1 & if s1 h[ su* w\ld be c>ri$  
out4  7#e7 ,h[ c\ld relief via a ,f$]al 
response be provid$1 & an id5tification 
( :i* ag5cies w\ld be task$ ) s         
respond+4  7#f7 ,options to def5d aga9/ 
an imm95t impact4  7c7 ,report to       
,congress ,n lat] ?an #bh mon?s aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all submit to !   
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology1 ! ,committee on ,homel&     
,security1 ! ,committee on ,arm$        
,s]vices1 & ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &     
,transportation1 ! ,committee on ,homel&
 ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs1 & !  
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate 
a report conta9+ ! results ( ! /udy     
requir$ "u subsection 7a74