119-hr1154

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1154 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1154

 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue guidance with 
 respect to space systems, services, and technology as critical 
 infrastructure, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 10, 2025

Mr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Lieu) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Science, Space, and Technology

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 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue guidance with 
 respect to space systems, services, and technology as critical 
 infrastructure, 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 ``Space Infrastructure Act''.

SEC. 2. SPACE SYSTEMS, SERVICES, AND TECHNOLOGY AS CRITICAL 
 INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall designate space systems, 
services, and technology as a critical infrastructure sector.

    (b) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with relevant 
agencies and departments of the Federal Government, the Assistant to 
the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, relevant 
Federal advisory committees, and the Executive Director, shall issue 
guidance with respect to designating space systems, services, and 
technology as critical infrastructure, including the following:

    (1) Defining the scope of such sector, with consideration 
 of satellites and space vehicles, space-related terrestrial 
 systems and launch infrastructure, space-related production 
 facilities, and applicable information technology.

    (2) Designating a Sector-Specific Agency for such sector.

    (3) Identifying appropriate committees and advisories to 
 accompany such sector, including Government Coordinating 
 Councils and Sector Coordinating Councils.
            (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the Secretary issues 
guidance pursuant to subsection

    (b) , the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report relating to the 
following:

    (1) The implementation of such guidance.

    (2) Any other information the Secretary determines 
 appropriate.
            (d) Conforming Amendments.--

Section 2001

    (3) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601

    (3) ) is amended--

    (1) by redesignating subparagraphs
        (O) ,
        (P) , and
        (Q) as
        (P) ,
        (Q) , and
        (R) , respectively; and

    (2) by inserting after subparagraph
        (N) the following new 
 subparagraph:
 ``
        (O) Space systems, services, and technology.''.

    (e) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
 ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
        (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
 of Representatives; and
        (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
 Governmental Affairs of the Senate.

    (2) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical 
 infrastructure'' has the meaning given such term in 

section 1016

    (e) of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c

    (e) ).

    (3) Executive director.--The term ``Executive Director'' 
 means the Executive Director of the Space Information Sharing 
 and Analysis Center.

    (4) Sector-specific agency.--The term ``Sector-Specific 
 Agency'' has the meaning given such term in Presidential Policy 
 Directive 21 (February 12, 2013; relating to critical 
 infrastructure security and resilience).

    (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Homeland Security.
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