3.0.0 976 2023-01-11T13:27:23Z 2023-01-11T13:27:23Z Senate S 2015-04-16 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-04-16T16:52:23Z Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015 114 1508 HR 2015-06-15 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111. Identical bill CRS 2015-04-16 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2015-04-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2015-04-16 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2015-04-30 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2015-07-07 False Science, Technology, Communications Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Industrial policy and productivity Mining Property rights Space flight and exploration Spacecraft and satellites Technology transfer and commercialization Science, Technology, Communications 00 2015-04-16 Introduced in Senate 2015-08-18T22:30:31Z Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015

Directs the President, acting through appropriate federal agencies, to:

  • facilitate the commercial exploration and utilization of space resources to meet national needs;
  • discourage government barriers to the development of economically viable, safe, and stable industries for the exploration and utilization of space resources in manners consistent with the existing international obligations of the United States; and
  • promote the right of U.S. commercial entities to explore outer space and utilize space resources, in accordance with such obligations, free from harmful interference, and to transfer or sell such resources.

Defines "space resource" as a natural resource of any kind found in place in outer space.

Directs the President to report recommendations for: (1) allocating responsibilities relating to the exploration and utilization of space resources among federal agencies, and (2) any authorities necessary to meet U.S international obligations with respect to the exploration and utilization of space resources.

Declares that any asteroid resources obtained in outer space are the property of the entity that obtained them.

Requires a U.S. commercial space resource utilization entity to avoid causing harmful interference in outer space. Authorizes such an entity to bring a civil action for appropriate relief for any action by another entity subject to U.S. jurisdiction causing harmful interference to its operations with respect to an asteroid resource utilization activity in outer space.

]]> Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015 Display Title Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote the development of a United States commercial space resource exploration and utilization industry and to increase the exploration and utilization of resources in outer space. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s976is/xml/BILLS-114s976is.xml 2015-04-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.