Space Safety and Situational Awareness Transition Act of 2022

Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Space Safety and Situational Awareness Transition Act of 2022” or the “Space SSA Transition Act of 2022”.

Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Administration— The term Administration has the meaning given such term in section 10101 of title 51, United States Code.

Administrator— The term Administrator has the meaning given such term in section 10101 of title 51, United States Code.

Appropriate committees of Congress— The term appropriate committees of Congress means the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.

DoD— The term DoD means the Department of Defense.

NASA— The term “NASA” means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

NOAA— The term NOAA means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the Department of Commerce.

Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce.

Space object— The term space object means any artificial object or system, including components or pieces thereof, orbiting or passing through outer space.

Space operator— The term space operator means the person or entity that has responsibility for commanding operations of a space object in outer space.

Space situational awareness— The term space situational awareness means the knowledge and characterization of space objects and their operational environment to facilitate decisions that support safe, stable, and sustainable space activities.

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