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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5175 
To require the Secretary of Defense to initiate discussions, through the 
Quad, with Australia, India, and Japan to identify mutual areas of 
interest with respect to the formulation of best practices in space, co-
operation on space situational awareness, and space industrial policy, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 
Mr. CROW (for himself and Mr. CRANK) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense to initiate discussions, 
through the Quad, with Australia, India, and Japan to 
identify mutual areas of interest with respect to the 
formulation of best practices in space, cooperation on 
space situational awareness, and space industrial policy, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Quad Space Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SPACE COOPERATION AMONG QUAD COUNTRIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) as a Pacific power, the United States should 
strengthen cooperation with the Government of Aus-
tralia, the Government of India, and the Govern-
ment of Japan to address regional challenges and 
promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region; 
(2) the United States should expand coopera-
tion, through the Quad, with the Government of 
Australia, the Government of India, and the Govern-
ment of Japan to address shared security challenges, 
particularly in space; and 
(3) the revival of the Quad by President Donald 
J. Trump and the elevation of the Quad to the lead-
ers’ level by President Joseph R. Biden were critical 
steps in advancing shared interests in the Indo-Pa-
cific region. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF AREAS OF MUTUAL INTER-
EST IN SPACE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall seek to initiate discussions, 
through the Quad, with the Government of Aus-
tralia, the Government of India, and the Govern-
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ment of Japan to identify areas of mutual interest 
with respect to— 
(A) the formulation of best practices in 
space; 
(B) 
cooperation 
on 
space 
situational 
awareness; and 
(C) space industrial policy. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees of Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report on the discussions under paragraph 
(1), including— 
(A) a detailed description of potential 
areas of mutual interest identified through such 
discussions; and 
(B) an identification of potential steps the 
Secretary intends to take to formalize coopera-
tion, though the Quad, among the United 
States, Australia, India, and Japan. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) QUAD.—The term ‘‘Quad’’ means the part-
nership among the Quad countries. 
(2) QUAD COUNTRIES.—The term ‘‘Quad coun-
tries’’ means the following: 
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(A) The United States. 
(B) Australia. 
(C) India. 
(D) Japan. 
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