#aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#dcd  ,,an ,,act  ,to establish the     
,commercial ,space ,activity ,advisory  
,committee1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,space ,commerce ,advisory         
,committee ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in  
this ,act3 7#a7 ,secretary ,the term    
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,commerce1 acting through the ,office of
 ,space ,commerce4  7#b7 ,state ,the    
term ,state means each of the several   
,states of the ,united ,states1 the     
,district of ,columbia1 the             
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1
 ,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of 
the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and any
 other commonwealth1 territory1 or      
possession of the ,united ,states4  7#c7
 ,united ,states entity ,the term       
,united ,states entity means-- 7,a7 an  
individual who is a national of the     
,united ,states 7as defined in section  
#aja7;a7 of the ,immigration and        

,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a7772 and  7,b7 a nongovernmental
 entity organized or existing under1 and
 subject to1 the laws of the ,united    
,states or a ,state4  #c4 ,commercial   
,space ,activity ,advisory ,committee   
7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #ahj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall         
establish a ,commercial ,space ,activity
 ,advisory ,committee 7in this section  
referred to as the ,committee74  7b7    
,membership  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,committee shall be composed of #ae     
members appointed by the ,secretary4    
7#b7 ,qualifications  7,a7 ,in general  
,the ,committee shall be composed of    
representatives from a variety of space 
policy1 engineering1 technical1 science1
 legal1 academic1 and finance fields who
 have significant experience in the     
commercial space industry1 which may    
include previous ,government experience4
  7,b7 ,limitation  7i7 ,in general     
,except as provided in clause 7ii71 the 

,secretary may not appoint as a member  
of the ,committee any employee or       
official of the ,federal ,government4   
7ii7 ,exception ,the ,secretary may     
appoint as a member of the ,committee a 
special government employee 7as defined 
in section #bjb7;a7 of title #ah1       
,united ,states ,code7 who serves on #a 
or more other ,federal advisory         
committees4  7#c7 ,term ,each individual
 appointed as a member of the           
,committee-- 7,a7 shall be appointed for
 a term of not more than #d years2 and  
7,b7 during the #b-year period beginning
 on the date on which such term ends1   
may not serve as a member of the        
,committee4  7c7 ,duties ,the duties of 
the ,committee shall be-- 7#a7 to advise
 on the status and recent developments  
of nongovernmental space activities2    
7#b7 to provide to the ,secretary and   
,congress recommendations on the manner 
in which the ,united ,states may        
facilitate and promote a safe1          
sustainable1 robust1 competitive1 and   

innovative commercial sector that is    
investing in1 developing1 and conducting
 space activities within the            
jurisdiction of the ,department of      
,commerce1 including through the        
development and implementation of any   
regulatory framework applicable to the  
commercial space industry2  7#c7 to     
identify1 and provide recommendations in
 response to1 any challenge faced by the
 ,united ,states commercial sector      
relating to-- 7,a7 the application of   
international obligations of the ,united
 ,states relevant to commercial space   
sector activities in outer space2  7,b7 
export controls that affect the         
commercial space sector2  7,c7 harmful  
interference with commercial space      
sector activities in outer space2 and   
7,d7 access to adequate1 predictable1   
and reliable radio frequency spectrum2  
7#d7 to review existing best practices  
for ,united ,states entities to avoid-- 
7,a7 the harmful contamination of the   
,moon and other celestial bodies2 and   

7,b7 adverse changes in the environment 
of the ,earth resulting from the        
introduction of extraterrestrial matter2
 and  7#e7 to provide information1      
advice1 and recommendations on matters  
relating to-- 7,a7 ,united ,states      
commercial space sector activities in   
outer space2 and  7,b7 other commercial 
space sector activities1 as the         
,committee considers necessary4  7d7    
,termination ,the ,committee shall      
terminate on the date that is #aj years 
after the date on which the ,committee  
is established4  ,passed the ,senate    
,august #f1 #bjbf4,secretary