In this chapter:
((1)) ** Administrator** The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
((2)) ** Appropriate committees of Congress** The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
((A)) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
((B)) the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives.
((3)) ** Cis-lunar space** The term “cis-lunar space” means the region of space from the Earth out to and including the region around the surface of the Moon.
((4)) ** Deep space** The term “deep space” means the region of space beyond cis-lunar space.
((5)) ** ISS** The term “ISS” means the International Space Station.
((6)) ** NASA** The term “NASA” means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
((7)) ** Near-Earth space** The term “near-Earth space” means the region of space that includes low-Earth orbit and extends out to and includes geo-synchronous orbit.
((8)) ** NOAA** The term “NOAA” means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
((9)) ** OSTP** The term “OSTP” means the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
((10)) ** Space Launch System** The term “Space Launch System” means the follow-on government-owned civil launch system developed, managed, and operated by NASA to serve as a key component to expand human presence beyond low-Earth orbit.