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This bill, the Situational Awareness of Flying Elements in Orbit Act of 2023 (SAFE Orbit Act of 2023), aims to promote space situational awareness and space traffic coordination. It authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to acquire and disseminate unclassified data, analytics, information, and services on space activities, providing immunity from legal action related to the provision of these services. The bill also modifies the functions and leadership of the Office of Space Commerce, making it headed by an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Space Commerce appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The bill requires the Assistant Secretary to leverage commercial capabilities, prioritize data from U.S. commercial providers, protect proprietary data, facilitate data standardization, and encourage international data sharing for space situational awareness and space traffic coordination.