H.R. 6226 · 115th Congress
American Space SAFE Management Act
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Babin
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Biggs
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Dunn
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Hultgren
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Weber15 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
American Space Situational Awareness and Framework for Entity Management Act or the American Space SAFE Management Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 26, 2018
American Space Situational Awareness and Framework for Entity Management Act or the American Space SAFE Management Act
This bill declares that it is U.S. policy to encourage the coordination of public and private sector science and technology activities to improve space situational awareness and space traffic management. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) must submit a national civil space situational awareness and space traffic management science and technology plan to carry out this policy.
NASA shall establish a Center for Civil Space Situational Awareness and Space Traffic Management Science and Technology Excellence at a U.S. academic institution or institutions.
The Department of Commerce shall establish a civil situational awareness program to furnish situational awareness services and information to, and obtain space situational awareness data and information from, specified eligible entities, including a state, a U.S. commercial entity, the government of a foreign country, or a foreign commercial entity.
Commerce shall establish a civil space traffic coordination pilot program to facilitate communication, coordination, negotiation, and resolution among domestic and international civil spacecraft operators (including governmental and private entities operating those spacecraft) to improve the safety of spaceflight.
Commerce must submit a report on the role that Commerce, including of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall have in the development of civil space traffic coordination standards to promote innovation and U.S. competitiveness.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: American Space Situational Awareness and Framework for Entity Management Act
Latest action (Dec 28, 2018): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 873.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 26, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.