,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #e1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,wicker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,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 ,space object ,the term space    
object-- 7,a7 means-- 7i7 a human-made  
object located in outer space1 including
 on the ,moon or other celestial bodies1
 with or without human occupants1 that  
was launched from ,earth1 such as a     
satellite or a spacecraft1 including    
component parts of the object2 and  7ii7

 all items carried on such object that  
are intended for use in outer space     
outside of1 and independent of1 the     
operation of such object2  7,b7 includes
 any human-made object that is-- 7i7    
manufactured or assembled in outer      
space2 and  7ii7 intended for operations
 in outer space other than1 and         
independent of1 the operations of such  
object in which the manufacturing or    
assembly occurred2 and  7,c7 does not   
include-- 7i7 an article aboard a space 
object that is only intended for use    
inside the space object2  7ii7 an       
article manufactured or processed in    
outer space that is a material2 or      
7iii7 an article intended for use       
outside a space object as part of the   
authorized operations of the space      
object4  7#c7 ,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#d7 ,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 and finance fields who have     
significant experience in the commercial
 space industry4  7,b7 ,limitation  7i7 
,in general ,except as provided in      
clause 7i71 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 #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 robust and     
innovative commercial sector that is    
investing in1 developing1 and operating 
space objects2  7#c7 to identify any    
challenge faced by the ,united ,states  
commercial sector relating to-- 7,a7    
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