OUTPACE in Space Act

(a) Research security. Neither the Secretary of Commerce nor the Secretary of Transportation may carry out any research or a development initiative related to commercial space activities with any entity of concern, a foreign business entity, or a foreign country of concern.

(b) Definitions. In this section:

(1) Entity of concern. The term entity of concern has the meaning given such term in section 10114 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18912).

(2) Foreign business entity. The term foreign business entity means an entity that is—

(A) organized under, or otherwise subject to, the laws of a foreign country of concern;

(B) a governmental organization of a foreign country of concern; or

(C) owned or controlled (as such term is defined in section 800.208 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, or a successor regulation) by—

(i) any governmental organization of a foreign country of concern; or

(ii) any other entity that is organized under, or otherwise subject to, the laws of a foreign country of concern.

(3) Foreign country of concern. The term foreign country of concern has the meaning given such term in section 9901 of title XCIX of division H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651).