§ 1511e. — Office of Space Commercialization.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1511e]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 40--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Sec. 1511e. Office of Space Commercialization
(a) Establishment
There is established within the Technology Administration of the
Department of Commerce an Office of Space Commercialization (referred to
in this section as the ``Office'').
(b) Director
The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall be a senior
executive and shall be compensated at a level in the Senior Executive
Service under section 5382 of title 5 as determined by the Secretary of
Commerce.
(c) Functions of Office; duties of Director
The Office shall be the principal unit for the coordination of
space-related issues, programs, and initiatives within the Department of
Commerce. The primary responsibilities of the Director, in carrying out
the functions of the Office, shall include--
(1) promoting commercial provider investment in space activities
by collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information on space
markets, and conducting workshops and seminars to increase awareness
of commercial space opportunities;
(2) assisting United States commercial providers in the efforts
of those providers to conduct business with the United States
Government;
(3) acting as an industry advocate within the executive branch
of the Federal Government to ensure that the Federal Government
meets the space-related requirements of the Federal Government, to
the fullest extent feasible, using commercially available space
goods and services;
(4) ensuring that the United States Government does not compete
with United States commercial providers in the provision of space
hardware and services otherwise available from United States
commercial providers;
(5) promoting the export of space-related goods and services;
(6) representing the Department of Commerce in the development
of United States policies and in negotiations with foreign countries
to ensure free and fair trade internationally in the area of space
commerce; and
(7) seeking the removal of legal, policy, and institutional
impediments to space commerce.
(Pub. L. 105-309, Sec. 8, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2937; Pub. L. 107-
305, Sec. 14, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2380.)
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-305 inserted ``the Technology
Administration of'' after ``within''.
