In this chapter: (1) Administrator The term “ Administrator ” means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration . (2) Appropriate committees of Congress The term “appropriate committees of Congress ” means— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate ; and (B) the Committee on Science [1] of the House of Representatives . (3) Cis-lunar space The term “ cis-lunar space ” means the region of space from the Earth out to and including the region around the surface of the Moon. (4) Deep space The term “ deep space ” means the region of space beyond cis-lunar space . (5) ISS The term “ ISS ” means the International Space Station. (6) NASA The term “ NASA ” means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration . (7) Near-Earth space The term “ near-Earth space ” means the region of space that includes low-Earth orbit and extends out to and includes geo-synchronous orbit. (8) NOAA The term “ NOAA ” means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . (9) OSTP The term “ OSTP ” means the Office of Science and Technology Policy . (10) Space Launch System The term “ Space Launch System ” means the follow-on government-owned civil launch system developed, managed, and operated by NASA to serve as a key component to expand human presence beyond low-Earth orbit. ( Pub. L. 111–267, § 3 , Oct. 11, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2808 .)