Sec. 1605. Norms of behavior for international rules-based order in space
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the covered officials shall each submit to the National Space Council a list of prioritized objectives with respect to establishing norms of behavior to be addressed through bilateral and multilateral negotiations relating to an international rules-based order in space, including with respect to events that create space debris, rendezvous and proximity operations, and other appropriate matters. Not later than 45 days after the date on which the National Space Council has received the list of prioritized objectives from each covered official under subsection (a), the Council shall consolidate such prioritized objectives in a single list.
The Secretary of State, in collaboration with other heads of relevant departments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall use such consolidated list as a guide to establish a framework for bilateral and multilateral negotiations described in such subsection. Not later than seven days after the date on which the National Space Council consolidates the list of prioritized objectives under subsection
(b)in a single list, the Council shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees such consolidated list, disaggregated by the covered official who submitted each such prioritized objective. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the congressional defense committees; the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. The term covered official means each of the following: The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in consultation with the Chief of Space Operations, the Commander of the United States Space Command, and the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance. The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.