; 18 UST 2410). 3. Certificates to operate space objects Title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: VIII Authorization and supervision of nongovernmental space activities 801 Certification to operate space objects Sec. 80101. Definitions. 80102. Certification authority. 80103. Certification application and requirements. 80104. Mitigation of space debris. 80105. Continuing certification requirements. 80106. Certification transfer. 80107. Certification expiration and termination. 80108. Existing license or pending application for launch or reentry. 80109. Private Space Activity Advisory Committee. 80110. Exemptions. 80111. Protecting the interests of United States entity space objects. 80101. Definitions In this subtitle: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given the term Executive Agency in section 105 of title 5. (2) Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts and the Return of Space Objects The term Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts and the Return of Space Objects means the Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space (signed at Washington, Moscow, and London on April 22, 1968, ratified by the United States on December 3, 1968; 19 UST 7570). (3) Convention on Registration of Space Objects The term Convention on Registration of Space Objects means the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space (signed at New York on January 14, 1975, ratified by the United States on September 15, 1976; 28 UST 695). (4) Covered treaties on outer space The term covered treaties on outer space means— (A) the Outer Space Treaty; (B) the Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts and the Return of Space Objects; (C) the Convention on Registration of Space Objects