Protecting American Space Assets Act
This bill requires a strategy and reports concerning U.S. assets in space.
The President shall develop a strategy to ensure that the United States strengthens military and commercial capabilities in space, increases protections for military and commercial operations with respect to space, and increases protections for space manufacturing programs and launch sites, including military launch sites.
The Department of Defense (DOD) must include the strategy in the national defense strategy.
The Department of State shall submit to Congress a report setting forth a strategy to (1) protect the space assets of the United States, including the supply chain related to such assets and manufacturing process of such assets, from threats from China and Russia; and (2) strengthen relations with the allies of the United States with respect to space.
DOD shall submit to Congress a report that includes an assessment of its capabilities to protect (1) commercial communication and navigation systems in space, (2) military launch sites, and (3) launch sites operated by individuals or entities in the private sector. The report shall also contain recommendations to improve the capabilities assessed, including recommendations with respect to (1) the electronic warfare capabilities of China and Russia, and (2) the use of counterspace weapons and cyberattacks by China and Russia.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6208 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6208
To direct the President to develop a strategy to protect the space
assets of the United States, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 11, 2020
Mr. Kinzinger (for himself, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Turner, Mr. Rogers of
Alabama, Mr. Crow, and Mrs. Bustos) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology,
and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Foreign
Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To direct the President to develop a strategy to protect the space
assets of the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Space Assets
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Space is essential to--
(A) the military and intelligence operations,
strategic deterrence, threat detection, and
communications of the United States; and
(B) effectively facilitate communication between
global economic markets.
(2) The People's Republic of China has undercut space
manufacturing programs run by the United States, including
satellite manufacturing and launch service programs, through
noncompetitive price manipulation.
(3) China and the Russia Federation have worked to develop
counterspace weapons and electronic warfare capabilities
(including electromagnetic, antisatellite, and kinetic weapons)
that have the ability to target space assets that belong to the
United States.
(4) China and Russia have and continue to engage in cyber
attacks against critical infrastructure of the United States
and of allies of the United States.
(5) Each year, actions taken by China have exponentially
increased the risk of damage to space assets that belong to the
United States and allies of the United States by significantly
increasing the amount of major debris in the orbit paths of
such assets.
(6) China has demonstrated the intent to keep developing
counterspace weapons that target space assets that belong to
the United States and allies of the United States.
(7) China views space as central to the security and
economic industries of China in the future.
(8) China is striving to dominate economic industries that
deal with space through research and development aimed at
increasing manufacturing, extracting resources, and increasing
its leverage with respect to countries that strive to develop
space technology.
(9) China is expanding its foreign network and expanding
its presence in space by developing ground station capabilities
in foreign nations and promoting participation by such nations
in the satellite navigation system administered by China.
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the Government should support
activities in space by--
(1) modernizing the capabilities of the United States and
allies of the United States with respect to space;
(2) providing protection for space assets, including the
supply chain related to such assets and manufacturing process
of such assets; and
(3) affirming the duties of the United States Space Force
under section 9081 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 4. SPACE STRATEGIES AND ASSESSMENT.
(a) Executive Strategy.--
(1) Strategy requirement.--Not later than 270 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, in
consultation with the National Space Council, shall develop and
maintain a strategy to ensure that the United States
strengthens military and commercial capabilities in space,
increases protections for military and commercial operations
with respect to space, and increases protections for space
manufacturing programs and launch sites, including military
launch sites and launch sites operated by individuals or
entities in the private sector.
(2) Inclusion in the national defense strategy.--The
Secretary of Defense shall include the strategy most recently
developed pursuant to paragraph (1) in the national defense
strategy required under section 113(g) of title 10, United
States Code.
(b) Space Strategy and Report.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report setting forth a strategy
to--
(1) protect the space assets of the United States,
including the supply chain related to such assets and
manufacturing process of such assets, from threats from the
People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation, which
may include protection from intellectual property theft and
threats with respect to electronic warfare capabilities; and
(2) strengthen relations with the allies of the United
States with respect to space.
(c) Assessment and Report.--
(1) Assessment and report requirement.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National
Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that includes--
(A) an assessment of the capabilities of the
Department of Defense to protect--
(i) commercial communication and navigation
systems in space;
(ii) military launch sites; and
(iii) launch sites operated by individuals
or entities in the private sector; and
(B) recommendations to improve the capabilities
assessed pursuant to subparagraph (A), including
recommendations with respect to--
(i) the electronic warfare capabilities of
China and Russia; and
(ii) the use of counterspace weapons and
cyber attacks by China and Russia.
(2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) may be submitted
in classified form. If submitted in such form, the report shall
include an unclassified summary.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives;
(C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives;
(D) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
of the House of Representatives;
(E) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(F) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;
(G) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate; and
(H) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate.
(2) Launch site.--The term ``launch site'' has the meaning
given that term under section 50902 of title 51, United States
Code.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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