,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #e1 #bjbe,mr4 
,pet]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wick]7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% ! ,comm]cial ,space
 ,activity ,advisory ,committee1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,space ,comm]ce         
,advisory ,committee ,act4  #b4         
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,secret>y 
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,comm]ce1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,(fice ( ,space  
,comm]ce4  7#b7 ,space object ,! t]m    
space object-- 7,a7 means-- 7i7 a       
human-made object locat$ 9 out] space1  
includ+ on ! ,moon or o!r cele/ial      
bodies1 ) or )\t human occupants1 t 0   
laun*$ f ,e>?1 su* z a satellite or a   
spacecraft1 includ+ compon5t p>ts ( !   
object2 &  7ii7 all items c>ri$ on su*  
object t are int5d$ = use 9 out] space  
outside (1 & indep5d5t (1 ! op]ation (  

su* object2  7,b7 includes any          
human-made object t is-- 7i7 manufactur$
 or assembl$ 9 out] space2 &  7ii7      
int5d$ = op]ations 9 out] space o!r ?an1
 & indep5d5t (1 ! op]ations ( su* object
 9 :i* ! manufactur+ or assembly        
occurr$2 &  7,c7 does n include-- 7i7 an
 article abo>d a space object t is only 
int5d$ = use inside ! space object2     
7ii7 an article manufactur$ or process$ 
9 out] space t is a mat]ial2 or  7iii7  
an article int5d$ = use outside a space 
object z "p ( ! au?oriz$ op]ations ( !  
space object4  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate  
means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !       
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 & any o!r commonweal?1  
t]ritory1 or possession ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7#d7 ,unit$ ,/ates entity ,!   
t]m ,unit$ ,/ates entity means-- 7,a7 an
 individual :o is a national ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates 7z def9$ 9 section #aja7;a7 ( !  

,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a7772 &  7,b7 a        
nongov]nm5tal entity organiz$ or exi/+  
"u1 & subject to1 ! laws ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates or a ,/ate4  #c4 ,comm]cial      
,space ,activity ,advisory ,committee   
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y %all e/abli% a ,comm]cial     
,space ,activity ,advisory ,committee 79
 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,committee74 
7b7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,committee %all be compos$ ( #ae memb]s 
appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7           
,qualifications  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,committee %all be compos$ (            
repres5tatives f a v>iety ( space       
policy1 eng9e]+1 te*nical1 sci5ce1      
legal1 & f9ance fields :o h significant 
exp]i5ce 9 ! comm]cial space indu/ry4   
7,b7 ,limitation  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 provid$ 9 clause 7i71 ! ,secret>y may n
 appo9t z a memb] ( ! ,committee any    
employee or (ficial ( ! ,f$]al          
,gov]nm5t4  7ii7 ,exception ,! ,secret>y

 may appo9t z a memb] ( ! ,committee a  
special gov]nm5t employee 7z def9$ 9    
section #bjb7;a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code7 :o s]ves on #a or m o!r   
,f$]al advisory committees4  7#c7 ,t]m  
,ea* individual appo9t$ z a memb] ( !   
,committee-- 7,a7 %all be appo9t$ = a   
t]m ( #d ye>s2 &  7,b7 dur+ ! #b-ye>    
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* su* t]m   
ends1 may n s]ve z a memb] ( !          
,committee4  7c7 ,duties ,! duties ( !  
,committee %all be-- 7#a7 to advise on !
 /atus & rec5t developm5ts (            
nongov]nm5tal space activities2  7#b7 to
 provide to ! ,secret>y & ,congress     
recomm5dations on ! mann] 9 :i* ! ,unit$
 ,/ates may facilitate & promote a robu/
 & innovative comm]cial sector t is     
inve/+ 91 develop+1 & op]at+ space      
objects2  7#c7 to id5tify any *all5ge   
fac$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates comm]cial sector
 relat+ to-- 7,a7 int]national          
obligations ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates relevant  
to comm]cial space sector activities 9  
out] space2  7,b7 export controls t     

affect ! comm]cial space sector2  7,c7  
h>mful int]f]5ce ) comm]cial space      
sector activities 9 out] space2 &  7,d7 
access to adequate1 pr$ictable1 &       
reliable radio frequ5cy spectrum2  7#d7 
to review exi/+ be/ practices = ,unit$  
,/ates entities to avoid-- 7,a7 ! h>mful
 contam9ation ( ! ,moon & o!r cele/ial  
bodies2 &  7,b7 adv]se *anges 9 !       
environm5t ( ! ,e>? result+ f !         
introduction ( extrat]re/rial matt]2 &  
7#e7 to provide in=mation1 advice1 &    
recomm5dations on matt]s relat+ to--    
7,a7 ,unit$ ,/ates comm]cial space      
sector activities 9 out] space2 &  7,b7 
o!r comm]cial space sector activities1 z
 ! ,committee consid]s necess>y4  7d7   
,t]m9ation ,! ,committee %all t]m9ate on
 ! date t is #aj ye>s aft] ! date on :i*
 ! ,committee is e/abli%$4