; national space policy, including access to space; sub-orbital access and applications; National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its contractors and government-operated labs; space commercialization, including commercial space activities related to the Department of Transportation and Department of Commerce; exploration and use of outer space; international space cooperation; the National Space Council; space applications, space communications and related matters; Earth remote sensing policy; civilian aviation research, development, and demonstration programs of the Federal Aviation Administration; space law; other appropriate matters referred by the Chair, and relevant oversight. : Now, therefore, be it