Satellite Cybersecurity Act of 2025

In this Act:

(1) Appropriate congressional committees. The term appropriate congressional committees means—

(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and

(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Space, Science, and Technology, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.

(2) Clearinghouse. The term clearinghouse means the commercial satellite system cybersecurity clearinghouse required to be developed and maintained under section 4(b)(1).

(3) Commercial satellite system. The term commercial satellite system—

(A) means a system that—

(i) is owned or operated by a non-Federal entity that holds a license issued by the United States for business operations; and

(ii) is composed of not less than 1 earth satellite; and

(B) includes—

(i) any ground support infrastructure for each satellite in the system; and

(ii) any transmission link among and between any satellite in the system and any ground support infrastructure in the system.

(4) Critical infrastructure. The term critical infrastructure has the meaning given the term in subsection (e) of the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).

(5) Cybersecurity risk. The term cybersecurity risk has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650).

(6) Cybersecurity threat. The term cybersecurity threat has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650).

(7) Secretary. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce.