(1)

data, analytics, information, and services, including with respect to—

(2)

such other data, analytics, information, and services as the Secretary of Commerce determines necessary to avoid collisions of space objects.

(1)

the data and information acquired under subsection (c), except to the extent that such data or information is classified or a trade secret (as defined in section 1839 of title 18, United States Code); and

(2)

the provision of basic space situational awareness services and space traffic coordination based on the data referred to in paragraph (1), including basic analytics, tracking calculations, and conjunction data messages.

(1)

shall provide to satellite operators, at no charge, basic space situational awareness services, including the data, analytics, information, and services described in subsection (c);

(2)

in carrying out paragraph (1), may not compete with private sector space situational awareness products, to the maximum extent practicable; and

(3)

not less frequently than every 3 years, shall review the basic space situational awareness services described in paragraph (1) to ensure that such services provided by the Federal Government do not compete with space situational awareness services offered by the private sector.

(1)

leverage commercial capabilities to the maximum extent practicable;

(2)

prioritize the acquisition of data, analytics, information, and services from commercial industry located in or licensed in the United States to supplement data collected by United States Government agencies, including the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;

(3)

appropriately protect proprietary data, information, and systems of firms located in the United States, including by using appropriate infrastructure and cybersecurity measures, including measures set forth in the most recent version of the Cybersecurity Framework, or successor document, maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology;

(4)

facilitate the development of standardization and consistency in data reporting, in collaboration with satellite owners and operators, commercial space situational awareness data and service providers, the academic community, nonprofit organizations, and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and

(5)

encourage foreign governments to participate in unclassified data sharing arrangements for space situational awareness and space traffic coordination.

(1) In general

Section 50701 of title 51, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

50701. Definitions

In this chapter:

(1) Assistant Secretary

The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Space Commerce.

(2) Bureau

The term Bureau means the Bureau of Space Commerce established under section 50702.

(3) Orbital debris

The term orbital debris—

(A)

means—

(i)

any human-made space object orbiting Earth that—

(I)

no longer serves an intended purpose;

(II)

has reached the end of its mission; or

(III)

is incapable of safe maneuver or operation; and

(ii)

a rocket body and other hardware left in orbit as a result of normal launch and operational activities; and

(B)

includes fragmentation debris produced by failure or collision of human-made space objects.

(4) Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce.

(5) Space object

The term space object means any object launched into space or created in space robotically or by humans, including the component parts of such an object.

(6) Space situational awareness

The term space situational awareness means—

(A)

the identification, characterization, tracking, and the predicted movement and behavior of space objects and orbital debris; and

(B)

the understanding of the space operational environment.

(7) Space traffic coordination

The term space traffic coordination means the planning, assessment, and coordination of activities to enhance the safety, stability, and sustainability of operations in the space environment.

(2) Clerical amendment

The table of sections for chapter 507 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 50701 and inserting the following:

(1)

in paragraph (4), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;

(2)

in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

(6)

to perform space situational awareness and space traffic management duties pursuant to the SAFE Orbit Act.

(1) In general

Subsection (b) of such section is amended to read as follows:

(b) Assistant Secretary

The Bureau shall be headed by the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Space Commerce, who shall—

(1)

be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;

(2)

report directly to the Secretary of Commerce; and

(3)

have a rate of pay that is equal to the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5.

(2) Conforming amendments

(3) References

On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, any reference in any law or regulation to the Director of the Office of Space Commerce shall be deemed to be a reference to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Space Commerce.

(1) In general

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that sets forth transition and continuity of operations plans for the functional and administrative transfer of the Office of Space Commerce from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to a bureau reporting to the Office of the Secretary of Commerce.

(2) Goal

The goal of transition and continuity of operations planning shall be to minimize the cost and administrative burden of establishing the Bureau of Space Commerce while maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of the functions and responsibilities of the Bureau of Space Commerce, in accordance with this section and the amendments made by this section.

(3) Appropriate committees of Congress defined

In this subsection, the term appropriate committees of Congress means—