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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10108 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 8, 2024 

Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. SCHNEIDER, and Mr. 

TRONE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 

Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Space Technology and 

5 Regional Security Act of 2024’’ or ‘‘STARS Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED SPACE AND SATELLITE 

2 SECURITY CAPABILITY. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con4 sultation with the Secretary of State, shall seek to build 

5 upon the historic opportunities created by the Abraham 

6 Accords and the incorporation of Israel into the area of 

7 responsibility of the United States Central Command to 

8 develop a Middle East integrated space and satellite secu9 rity strategy and a multilateral data-sharing agreement 

10 for the purpose of protecting the people, infrastructure, 

11 and territory of ally and partner countries in the Middle 

12 East from hostile activities conducted by adversaries 

13 against space systems of the United States or such coun14 tries. 

15 (b) STRATEGY.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

18 of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 

19 State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

20 Congress a strategy for the cooperation described in 

21 subsection (a). 

22 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy 

23 required by paragraph (1) shall include the fol24 lowing: 

25 (A) An assessment of the threats posed to 

26 the United States and ally or partner countries 


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1 in the Middle East by adversaries conducting 

2 hostile activities— 

3 (i) against space systems of the 

4 United States or such countries; and 

5 (ii) using capabilities positioned or 

6 transiting through space. 

7 (B) A description of progress made in— 

8 (i) advancing the integration of Israel 

9 into existing multilateral space and sat10 ellite security partnerships; or 

11 (ii) establishing such partnerships 

12 with Israel. 

13 (C) A description of efforts among ally and 

14 partner countries in the Middle East to coordi15 nate intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveil16 lance capabilities and indicators and warnings 

17 with respect to the threats described in sub18 paragraph (A), and a description of any impedi19 ment to optimizing such efforts. 

20 (D) An assessment of any current capa21 bility gaps in the ability of the Department of 

22 Defense to provide space situational awareness 

23 in the Middle East. 


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1 (E) A description of the current Depart2 ment of Defense systems that provide aware3 ness of and defend against such threats. 

4 (F) An explanation of the manner in which 

5 a multilateral space situational awareness data6 sharing agreement and an integrated space and 

7 satellite security architecture would improve col8 lective security in the Middle East. 

9 (G) A description of existing and planned 

10 efforts to engage ally and partner countries in 

11 the Middle East in establishing such a multilat12 eral space situational awareness data-sharing 

13 agreement and an integrated space and satellite 

14 security architecture. 

15 (H) An identification of the elements of 

16 such an integrated space and satellite security 

17 architecture that may be acquired and operated 

18 by ally and partner countries in the Middle 

19 East, and a list of such elements for each such 

20 ally and partner. 

21 (I) An identification of the elements of 

22 such an integrated space and satellite security 

23 architecture that may only be provided and op24 erated by members of the United States Armed 

25 Forces. 


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1 (J) An identification of any challenge to 

2 optimizing such a multilateral space situational 

3 awareness data-sharing agreement and inte4 grated space and satellite security architecture 

5 in the Middle East. 

6 (K) An assessment of progress and key 

7 challenges in the implementation of the strategy 

8 required by paragraph (1) using the metrics 

9 identified in accordance with paragraph (3). 

10 (L) Recommendations for improvements in 

11 the implementation of an integrated space and 

12 satellite security strategy based on such 

13 metrics. 

14 (M) A cost estimate of establishing an in15 tegrated space and satellite security strategy, 

16 and an assessment of the resources that could 

17 be contributed by ally and partner countries of 

18 the United States to establish and strengthen 

19 such capabilities. 

20 (N) Any other matter the Secretary of De21 fense considers relevant. 

22 (3) METRICS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

23 identify metrics to assess progress in the implemen24 tation of the strategy required by paragraph (1). 


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1 (4) FORM.—The strategy required by para2 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

3 may include a classified annex. 

4 (c) PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—Any 

5 activity carried out under this section shall be conducted 

6 in a manner that appropriately protects sensitive informa7 tion and the national security interests of the United 

8 States. 

9 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE10 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit11 tees of Congress’’ means— 

12 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

13 Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 

14 Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on In15 telligence of the Senate; and 

16 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

17 Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 

18 Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Com19 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa20 tives. 

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