1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Office of Space Commerce. (2) Space object The term space object — (A) means— (i) a human-made object located in outer space, including on the Moon or other celestial bodies, with or without human occupants, that was launched from Earth, such as a satellite or a spacecraft, including component parts of the object; and (ii) all items carried on such object that are intended for use in outer space outside of, and independent of, the operation of such object; (B) includes any human-made object that is— (i) manufactured or assembled in outer space; and (ii) intended for operations in outer space other than, and independent of, the operations of such object in which the manufacturing or assembly occurred; and (C) does not include— (i) an article aboard a space object that is only intended for use inside the space object; (ii) an article manufactured or processed in outer space that is a material; or (iii) an article intended for use outside a space object as part of the authorized operations of the space object. (3) State The term State means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. (4) United States entity The term United States entity means— (A) an individual who is a national of the United States (as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ))