; (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Exploration, development, and settlement of space Congress declares that the expansion of permanent human presence beyond Earth in a manner that enables human space settlement and a thriving space economy will enhance the general welfare of the United States. ; (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting after paragraph (10) the following: (11) The expansion of permanent human presence beyond Earth in a way that enables human space settlement and a thriving space economy. ; and (4) in subsection (i), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking to (g) and inserting through (h) . (b) Definition of human space settlement Section 20103 of title 51, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting and development after exploration ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Human space settlement The term human space settlement means a community in space or on a celestial body in which humans live on a permanent basis and engage in personal and commercial activity that enables growth over time, with the goal of becoming economically and biologically self-sustaining as a part of a larger network of human space settlements. . (c) Conforming amendments (1) Section 808(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 18387(a) ) is amended by striking section 102(g) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 ( 42 U.S.C. 2451(g) ) and inserting section 20102(h) of title 51, United States Code . (2) Title 51, United States Code, is amended— (A) in section 20116, by striking section 20102(d) each place it appears and inserting section 20102(e)