Space Infrastructure Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate space systems, services, and technology as a critical infrastructure sector within 30 days, issue implementing guidance within 180 days (including defining scope. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Technology, Defense, Immigration, and Trade.
Who Benefits and How
Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space-ISAC) could gain revenue opportunities and Defense and intelligence agencies with space assets could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate space systems, services, and technology as a critical infrastructure sector within 30 days, issue implementing guidance within 180 days (including defining scope...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate space systems, services, and technology as a critical infrastructure sector within 30 days, issue implementing guidance within 180 days (including defining scope.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Defense, Immigration, Trade
Primary Purpose
The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate space systems, services, and technology as a critical infrastructure sector within 30 days, issue implementing guidance within 180 days (including defining scope.
Policy Domains
Space Infrastructure Act (entire bill)
Identified Gains
- Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space-ISAC)
- Defense and intelligence agencies with space assets
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. …
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Defense and intelligence agencies with space assets, Department of Homeland Security
Commercial satellite operators and launch providers, Ground station and terrestrial space infrastructure operators
Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space-ISAC)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "the_executive_director"
- → Executive Director of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center
- "the_assistant_to_the_president"
- → Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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