[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4482 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4482
To require the Secretary of Defense to develop, in cooperation with
allies and partners in the Middle East, an integrated space and
satellite security capability, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 5, 2024
Ms. Rosen (for herself and Ms. Ernst) 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 develop, in cooperation with
allies and partners in the Middle East, an integrated space and
satellite security capability, 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 Technology and Regional
Security Act of 2024'' or ``STARS Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED SPACE AND SATELLITE SECURITY CAPABILITY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, shall seek to build upon the historic opportunities
created by the Abraham Accords and the incorporation of Israel into the
area of responsibility of the United States Central Command to develop
a Middle East integrated space and satellite security strategy and a
multilateral data-sharing agreement for the purpose of protecting the
people, infrastructure, and territory of ally and partner countries in
the Middle East from hostile activities conducted by adversaries
against space systems of the United States or such countries.
(b) Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for the
cooperation described in subsection (a).
(2) Matters to be included.--The strategy required by
paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of the threats posed to the
United States and ally or partner countries in the
Middle East by adversaries conducting hostile
activities--
(i) against space systems of the United
States or such countries; and
(ii) using capabilities positioned or
transiting through space.
(B) A description of progress made in--
(i) advancing the integration of Israel
into existing multilateral space and satellite
security partnerships; or
(ii) establishing such partnerships with
Israel.
(C) A description of efforts among ally and partner
countries in the Middle East to coordinate
intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance
capabilities and indicators and warnings with respect
to the threats described in subparagraph (A), and a
description of any impediment to optimizing such
efforts.
(D) An assessment of any current capability gaps in
the ability of the Department of Defense to provide
space situational awareness in the Middle East.
(E) A description of the current Department of
Defense systems that provide awareness of and defend
against such threats.
(F) An explanation of the manner in which a
multilateral space situational awareness data-sharing
agreement and an integrated space and satellite
security architecture would improve collective security
in the Middle East.
(G) A description of existing and planned efforts
to engage ally and partner countries in the Middle East
in establishing such a multilateral space situational
awareness data-sharing agreement and an integrated
space and satellite security architecture.
(H) An identification of the elements of such an
integrated space and satellite security architecture
that may be acquired and operated by ally and partner
countries in the Middle East, and a list of such
elements for each such ally and partner.
(I) An identification of the elements of such an
integrated space and satellite security architecture
that may only be provided and operated by members of
the United States Armed Forces.
(J) An identification of any challenge to
optimizing such a multilateral space situational
awareness data-sharing agreement and integrated space
and satellite security architecture in the Middle East.
(K) An assessment of progress and key challenges in
the implementation of the strategy required by
paragraph (1) using the metrics identified in
accordance with paragraph (3).
(L) Recommendations for improvements in the
implementation of an integrated space and satellite
security strategy based on such metrics.
(M) A cost estimate of establishing an integrated
space and satellite security strategy, and an
assessment of the resources that could be contributed
by ally and partner countries of the United States to
establish and strengthen such capabilities.
(N) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense
considers relevant.
(3) Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense shall identify
metrics to assess progress in the implementation of the
strategy required by paragraph (1).
(4) Form.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.
(c) Protection of Sensitive Information.--Any activity carried out
under this section shall be conducted in a manner that appropriately
protects sensitive information and the national security interests of
the United States.
(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.
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