; and (B) the distribution of orbital debris and the risk they pose to operational satellites and crewed spacecraft. (5) United States leadership in coordinating international efforts on space situational awareness is essential for the safety and sustainability of the space environment, and for the safety of human activities in outer space. (6) Conducting safe and responsible space operations will have a major impact on the sustainability of space activities, and in turn on the prosperity and national security of the United States. (7) To date, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Commander, United States Space Command, has been providing certain space situational awareness services and information to Federal Government, commercial and international space operators, and the international community, including warnings of potential conjunctions. (8) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce have begun collaborating to begin transitioning some capabilities from the Department of Defense to the Department of Commerce. 202. Sense of Congress on United States Government responsibility It is the sense of Congress that the United States Government, in coordination with other countries and the private sector, has a responsibility to be a good steward of the space environment. It is the further sense of Congress that the United States Government should— (1) lead in practices and policies to maintain a safe, sustainable space environment for civil, national security, and commercial use; (2) provide validated space situational awareness services and information as public goods for the purposes of promoting on-orbit operational safety; (3) develop a coordinated and integrated approach to improving and delivering space situational awareness services and information; (4) leverage, to the maximum extent practicable, commercial innovation and capabilities relevant to space situational awareness