119-s1946

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1946 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1946

 To require the Secretary of Defense to initiate discussions, through 
the Quad, with Australia, India, and Japan to identify mutual areas of 
 interest with respect to the formulation of best practices in space, 
 cooperation on space situational awareness, and space industrial 
 policy, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 4, 2025

Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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 A BILL

 To require the Secretary of Defense to initiate discussions, through 
the Quad, with Australia, India, and Japan to identify mutual areas of 
 interest with respect to the formulation of best practices in space, 
 cooperation on space situational awareness, and space industrial 
 policy, 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 ``Quad Space Act''.

SEC. 2. SPACE COOPERATION AMONG QUAD COUNTRIES.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--

    (1) as a Pacific power, the United States should strengthen 
 cooperation with the Government of Australia, the Government of 
 India, and the Government of Japan to address regional 
 challenges and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region;

    (2) the United States should expand cooperation, through 
 the Quad, with the Government of Australia, the Government of 
 India, and the Government of Japan to address shared security 
 challenges, particularly in space; and

    (3) the revival of the Quad by President Donald J. Trump 
 and the elevation of the Quad to the leaders' level by 
 President Joseph R. Biden were critical steps in advancing 
 shared interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

    (b) Determination of Areas of Mutual Interest in Space.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek 
 to initiate discussions, through the Quad, with the Government 
 of Australia, the Government of India, and the Government of 
 Japan to identify areas of mutual interest with respect to--
        (A) the formulation of best practices in space;
        (B) cooperation on space situational awareness; and
            (C) space industrial policy.

    (2) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
 the Committees of Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
 Representatives a report on the discussions under paragraph

    (1) , including--
        (A) a detailed description of potential areas of 
 mutual interest identified through such discussions; 
 and
        (B) an identification of potential steps the 
 Secretary intends to take to formalize cooperation, 
 though the Quad, among the United States, Australia, 
 India, and Japan.
            (c) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Quad.--The term ``Quad'' means the partnership among 
 the Quad countries.

    (2) Quad countries.--The term ``Quad countries'' means the 
 following:
        (A) The United States.
        (B) Australia.
            (C) India.
            (D) Japan.
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