15 U.S.C. § 1511e : US Code - Section 1511E: Office of Space Commercialization

Search 15 U.S.C. § 1511e : US Code - Section 1511E: Office of Space Commercialization

(a) Establishment
There is established within the the (!1) 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.