,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddhb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1      
#bjbd,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself and ,ms4  
,ernst7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,defense to develop1 in cooperation with
 allies and partners in the ,middle     
,east1 an integrated space and satellite
 security capability1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,space ,technology  
and ,regional ,security ,act of #bjbd or
 ,,stars ,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,middle    
,east integrated space and satellite    
security capability  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in         
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 shall seek to build upon the    
historic opportunities created by the   
,abraham ,accords and the incorporation 
of ,israel into the area of             
responsibility of the ,united ,states   

,central ,command to develop a ,middle  
,east integrated space and satellite    
security strategy and a multilateral    
data-sharing agreement for the purpose  
of protecting the people1               
infrastructure1 and territory of ally   
and partner countries in the ,middle    
,east from hostile activities conducted 
by adversaries against space systems of 
the ,united ,states or such countries4  
7b7 ,strategy  7#a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #fj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense1 in consultation 
with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall    
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a strategy for the cooperation
 described in subsection 7a74  7#b7     
,matters to be included ,the strategy   
required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include
 the following3 7,a7 ,an assessment of  
the threats posed to the ,united ,states
 and ally or partner countries in the   
,middle ,east by adversaries conducting 
hostile activities-- 7i7 against space  

systems of the ,united ,states or such  
countries2 and  7ii7 using capabilities 
positioned or transiting through space4 
7,b7 ,a description of progress made    
in-- 7i7 advancing the integration of   
,israel into existing multilateral space
 and satellite security partnerships2 or
  7ii7 establishing such partnerships   
with ,israel4  7,c7 ,a description of   
efforts among ally and partner countries
 in the ,middle ,east to coordinate     
intelligence1 reconnaissance1 and       
surveillance capabilities and indicators
 and warnings with respect to the       
threats described in subparagraph 7,a71 
and a description of any impediment to  
optimizing such efforts4  7,d7 ,an      
assessment of any current capability    
gaps in the ability of the ,department  
of ,defense to provide space situational
 awareness in the ,middle ,east4  7,e7  
,a description of the current           
,department of ,defense systems that    
provide awareness of and defend against 
such threats4  7,f7 ,an explanation of  

the manner in which a multilateral space
 situational awareness data-sharing     
agreement and an integrated space and   
satellite security architecture would   
improve collective security in the      
,middle ,east4  7,g7 ,a description of  
existing and planned efforts to engage  
ally and partner countries in the       
,middle ,east in establishing such a    
multilateral space situational awareness
 data-sharing agreement and an          
integrated space and satellite security 
architecture4  7,h7 ,an identification  
of the elements of such an integrated   
space and satellite security            
architecture that may be acquired and   
operated by ally and partner countries  
in the ,middle ,east1 and a list of such
 elements for each such ally and        
partner4  7,i7 ,an identification of the
 elements of such an integrated space   
and satellite security architecture that
 may only be provided and operated by   
members of the ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces4  7,j7 ,an identification of any

 challenge to optimizing such a         
multilateral space situational awareness
 data-sharing agreement and integrated  
space and satellite security            
architecture in the ,middle ,east4  7,k7
 ,an assessment of progress and key     
challenges in the implementation of the 
strategy required by paragraph 7#a7     
using the metrics identified in         
accordance with paragraph 7#c74  7,l7   
,recommendations for improvements in the
 implementation of an integrated space  
and satellite security strategy based on
 such metrics4  7,m7 ,a cost estimate of
 establishing an integrated space and   
satellite security strategy1 and an     
assessment of the resources that could  
be contributed by ally and partner      
countries of the ,united ,states to     
establish and strengthen such           
capabilities4  7,n7 ,any other matter   
the ,secretary of ,defense considers    
relevant4  7#c7 ,metrics ,the ,secretary
 of ,defense shall identify metrics to  
assess progress in the implementation of

 the strategy required by paragraph     
7#a74  7#d7 ,form ,the strategy required
 by paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in
 unclassified form but may include a    
classified annex4  7c7 ,protection of   
sensitive information ,any activity     
carried out under this section shall be 
conducted in a manner that appropriately
 protects sensitive information and the 
national security interests of the      
,united ,states4  7d7 ,appropriate      
committees of ,congress defined ,in this
 section1 the term appropriate          
committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the    
,committee on ,appropriations1 the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and  
the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence 
of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee
 on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on 
,appropriations1 the ,committee on      
,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,permanent   
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,house of ,representatives4