; and (6) promote voluntary consensus standards and best practices for space situational awareness. (g) Immunity The entity awarded the cooperative agreement under subsection (b)(1) shall be immune from any suit in any court for any cause of action arising from the provision or receipt of data, information, or services for space situational awareness pursuant to such cooperative agreement. 50705. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Space Commerce $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 to carry out this chapter. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 507 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 50703 the following new items: 50704. Space situational awareness. 50705. Authorization of appropriations. . 8. NASA Space Situational Awareness Institute (a) In general Chapter 315 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by amending section 31501 to read as follows: 31501. Orbital debris space situational awareness (a) Orbital debris The Administrator, in conjunction with the heads of other Federal agencies, shall take steps to assess, develop, or acquire technologies that will decrease the risks associated with orbital debris. (b) Space Situational Awareness Institute (1) In general Subject to appropriations, the Administrator shall award a cooperative agreement to an eligible entity to establish a Space Situational Awareness Institute (in this section referred to as the Institute ) to advance scientific, technological, and transdisciplinary research in space situational awareness. (2) Purpose The Institute shall— (A) conduct transdisciplinary research, development, and demonstration projects related to orbital mechanics, astrodynamics, and the detecting, tracking, identifying, characterizing, and modeling, of orbital debris and space objects to improve— (i) space situational awareness and the development of open-architecture resources