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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 10, 2025
Space Infrastructure Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate space systems, services, and technology as a critical infrastructure sector. Under current law, critical infrastructure means systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.
DHS must issue guidance with respect to the designation, in which it must define the scope of the sector and name a federal agency to serve as the federal interface for the prioritization and coordination of activities specific to the sector, among other duties.
The bill also adds the space systems, services, and technology sector to a list of critical infrastructure sectors that DHS must consider in allocating certain national security grants.
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Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R–CA
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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-10 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Space Infrastructure Act would require the Department of Homeland Security to designate space systems, services, and technology as a critical infrastructure sector. The department would then define what falls within that category, considering satellites, space vehicles, ground systems, launch infrastructure, production facilities, and information technology. It would also designate a federal agency for the sector and identify coordinating bodies.
This Act may be cited as the Space Infrastructure Act.
the Secretary shall designate space systems, services, and technology as a critical infrastructure sector.
(1) Defining the scope of such sector, with consideration of satellites and space vehicles, space-related terrestrial systems and launch infrastructure, space-related production facilities, and applicable information technology. (2) Designating a Sector-Specific Agency for such sector. (3) Identifying appropriate committees and advisories to accompany such sector, including Government Coordinating Councils and Sector Coordinating Councils.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
The Secretary of Homeland Security would have to designate the space sector within 30 days after this section becomes law. The bill uses an existing statutory definition of “critical infrastructure,” but does not reproduce that definition.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall designate space systems, services, and technology as a critical infrastructure sector.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
The term critical infrastructure has the meaning given such term in section 1016(e) of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
Within 180 days after the section becomes law, the Secretary would have to issue guidance on the designation. Required consultation would include relevant federal agencies and departments, relevant federal advisory committees, the President’s homeland security and counterterrorism assistant, and the Executive Director of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with relevant agencies and departments of the Federal Government, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, relevant Federal advisory committees, and the Executive Director, shall issue guidance with respect to designating space systems, services, and technology as critical infrastructure
The term Executive Director means the Executive Director of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
The guidance would define the sector’s coverage while considering space equipment, ground systems, launch infrastructure, production facilities, and related information technology. It would designate a “Sector-Specific Agency,” an agency role defined in a referenced presidential directive, and identify coordinating councils and other advisory bodies. The bill requires consideration of the listed assets; it leaves the final scope to the guidance.
(1) Defining the scope of such sector, with consideration of satellites and space vehicles, space-related terrestrial systems and launch infrastructure, space-related production facilities, and applicable information technology. (2) Designating a Sector-Specific Agency for such sector. (3) Identifying appropriate committees and advisories to accompany such sector, including Government Coordinating Councils and Sector Coordinating Councils.
The term Sector-Specific Agency has the meaning given such term in Presidential Policy Directive 21 (February 12, 2013; relating to critical infrastructure security and resilience).
Within 90 days after issuing the guidance, the Secretary would have to report on its implementation to the House Homeland Security Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The report would also include any other information the Secretary considers appropriate.
Not later than 90 days after the Secretary issues guidance pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report relating to the following: (1) The implementation of such guidance. (2) Any other information the Secretary determines appropriate.
The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
The bill would add “Space systems, services, and technology” as subparagraph (O) in section 2001(3) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and relabel the existing subparagraphs (O) through (Q) as (P) through (R). The supplied text does not reproduce the surrounding statutory provision.
Section 2001(3) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601(3)) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (O), (P), and (Q) as (P), (Q), and (R), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the following new subparagraph: (O) Space systems, services, and technology.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated August 20, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on February 10, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-08-20T22:26:40Z. 2025-02-10: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. 2025-02-10: Introduced in House
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