,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #be1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,mc,clellan introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the 
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
to develop celestial time               
standardization to support future       
operations and infrastructure on and    
around the ,moon and other celestial    
bodies other than ,earth1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,celestial ,time    
,standardization ,act4  #b4 ,celestial  
time standardization  7a7 ,sense of     
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 ,united ,states leadership  
of a sustained presence on the ,moon and
 in deep space exploration is important 
for advancing science1 exploration1     
commercial growth1 and international    
partnership2  7#b7 the ,artemis and     

,moon to ,mars program of the ,national 
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
7,,nasa7 will involve governmental1     
commercial1 academic1 and international 
partners where there is a need for      
interoperability between systems2  7#c7 
the use of ,coordinated ,universal ,time
 has challenges when used beyond ,earth 
at other celestial bodies1 due to       
relativistic effects2  7#d7 the ,united 
,states should lead in developing time  
standardization for the ,moon and other 
celestial bodies other than ,earth to   
support interoperability and safe and   
sustainable operations2 and  7#e7       
development of such standardization will
 advance ,united ,states leadership in  
setting standards for global            
competitiveness1 and will benefit other 
spacefaring countries and entities4  7b7
 ,development of celestial time         
standardization ,the ,administrator of  
,,nasa1 in consultation with the        
,director of the ,office of ,science and
 ,technology ,policy1 shall carry out   

the following3 7#a7 ,enable the         
development of celestial time           
standardization1 including by leading   
the study and definition of a           
coordinated lunar time4  7#b7 ,develop a
 strategy to implement a coordinated    
lunar time that would support future    
operations and infrastructure on and    
around the ,moon4  7#c7 ,in carrying out
 paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7-- 7,a7        
coordinate with relevant ,federal       
entities1 including the ,department of  
,commerce1 the ,department of ,defense1 
the ,department of ,state1 and the      
,department of ,transportation2 and     
7,b7 consult with relevant-- 7i7 private
 sector entities2  7ii7 academic        
entities2 and  7iii7 international      
standards setting bodies and            
international partners4  7#d7           
,incorporate the following features of a
 coordinated lunar time1 to the extent  
practicable1 in the development of the  
strategy developed pursuant to paragraph
 7#b73 7,a7 ,traceability to            

,coordinated ,universal ,time4  7,b7    
,accuracy sufficient to support         
precision navigation and science4  7,c7 
,resilience to loss of contact with     
,earth4  7,d7 ,scalability to space     
environments beyond the ,earth-,moon    
system4  7c7 ,briefing ,not later than  
two years after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of ,,nasa shall brief the
 ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and    
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate on the strategy         
developed pursuant to subsection        
7b77#b71 including relevant plans1      
timelines1 and resources required for   
the implementation of a coordinated     
lunar time pursuant to such strategy4