,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #b1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,mc,carthy of ,california 7for     
himself and ,mr4 ,posey7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to streamline  
the process of commercial space launch  
licensing and to establish demonstration
 projects involving the use of          
experimental aircraft in direct and     
indirect support of commercial space    
launch activities4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,suborbital and ,orbital ,advancement   
and ,regulatory ,streamlining ,act or   
the ,,soars ,act4  #b4 ,commercial space
 launch licensing ,chapter #eji of title
 #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended--  7#a7 by amending section     
#ejijb7f77;,a7 to read as follows3  7,a7
 activities involved in the preparation 
of a launch vehicle or element thereof1 
payload1 crew 7including crew training71

 or space flight participant 7including 
space flight participant training7 for  
launch2 and  2  7#b7 by amending section
 #ejijd7;d7 to read as follows3  7d7    
,single license or permit ,the          
,secretary of ,transportation--  7#a7   
shall ensure that only #a license or    
permit is required from the ,department 
of ,transportation to conduct activities
 involving crew or space flight         
participants1 including launch and      
reentry2  7#b7 may authorize by license 
or permit flight of a launch or reentry 
vehicle1 or element thereof1 in support 
of a launch or reentry1 even when the   
vehicle or element is not being launched
 or reentered2 and  7#c7 shall ensure   
that all ,department of ,transportation 
regulations relevant to the licensed or 
permitted activity are satisfied under a
 single license or permit4  2 and  7#c7 
in section #ejijf--  7,a7 in subsection 
7e71 by striking suborbital rocket      
design and inserting suborbital rocket  
or rocket design2 and  7,b7 by amending 

subsection 7g7 to read as follows3  7g7 
,a permit may be issued1 and a permit   
that has already been issued shall      
remain valid for the uses described in  
subsection 7d71 for a particular        
reusable suborbital rocket or rocket    
design after a license has been issued  
for the launch or reentry of a rocket of
 that design4  4  #c4 ,demonstration    
project  7a7 ,establishment ,the        
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
establish and implement1 under the      
,office of ,commercial ,space           
,transportation1 a demonstration project
 under chapter #eji of title #ea1       
,united ,states ,code1 to evaluate the  
benefits of using experimental aircraft 
for both the direct and indirect support
 of commercial space launch and reentry 
activities4  7b7 ,duration and scope    
7#a7 ,duration ,beginning not later than
 #ij days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of           
,transportation shall conduct the       
demonstration project for a period of   

not less than #c years4  7#b7 ,scope    
7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of     
,transportation shall enroll not less   
than #h commercial businesses involved  
in direct and indirect support of       
commercial space launch activities1 with
 at least #a business designated for    
each ,department of                     
,transportation-licensed commercial     
space launch facility4  7,b7 ,types of  
activities ,such commercial space launch
 support activities may include         
revenue-producing activities and the use
 of former military aircraft or vehicles
 designated as experimental by the      
,department of ,transportation4  7,c7   
,redeployment ,after a period of #f     
months from the beginning of the        
demonstration program1 the ,secretary of
 ,transportation shall determine if     
there are any ,department of            
,transportation-licensed launch         
facilities that do not have a commercial
 company participating with them in the 
demonstration project and shall redeploy

 that demonstration allocation to any   
other licensed launch facilities that   
are interested in expanding their       
participation to a second 7or more7     
demonstration project company4  7#c7    
,liability coverage ,during the period  
of the demonstration program1 liability 
of participating commercial businesses  
for damages resulting from participation
 in the demonstration program shall be  
limited to actual losses incurred4  7#d7
 ,payment ,there will be no fees charged
 by the ,department of ,transportation  
to either licensed launch facilities or 
commercial businesses participating in  
this demonstration project4  7#e7       
,waiver authority ,the ,secretary of    
,transportation may waive such          
requirements or limitations of chapter  
#eji of title #ea1 ,united ,states      
,code1 as may be necessary to carry out 
the demonstration project4  7#f7 ,study 
and report to ,congress  7,a7 ,interim  
evaluation and report ,no sooner than #a
 year and not later than #b years after 

the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
submit to ,congress a report that       
contains an interim evaluation of the   
positive and negative impact of the     
demonstration project on the ,united    
,states commercial space transportation 
industry1 any planned changes to the    
demonstration project1 and an initial   
assessment of whether the duration of   
the demonstration project should be     
extended4  7,b7 ,further evaluation and 
report ,not later than #f months after  
the date of completion of the           
demonstration project or #b years after 
the most recent prior report1 the       
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
submit to ,congress a report that       
contains the following3  7i7 ,an updated
 evaluation of the impact of the        
demonstration project on the ,united    
,states commercial space transportation 
industry4  7ii7 ,an analysis of the     
benefits and costs of continuing1       
restarting1 expanding1 or making        

permanent the demonstration project1    
including any proposed changes to the   
project4  7iii7 ,the ,secretary's       
recommendation regarding continuing1    
restarting1 expanding1 or making        
permanent the demonstration project1    
based on the analysis under clause 7ii74
  7iv7 ,options for ,congress to provide
 any additional legislative or          
regulatory authority which may be       
required to implement clause 7iii74     
7#g7 ,temporary extensions ,if1 at any  
time after the first two years of the   
demonstration project1 the ,secretary's 
most recent report to ,congress has     
stated that the demonstration project is
 succeeding in advancing the purposes of
 chapter #eji of title #ea1 ,united     
,states ,code1 and that the duration of 
the demonstration project should be     
extended1 then the ,secretary is        
authorized to extend the project for a  
period of up to two years per extension1
 without restriction1 effective #cj days
 after written notification to the      

,congress of the extension4  7c7        
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,demonstration project ,the term        
demonstration project means the         
demonstration project conducted under   
this section4  7#b7 ,indirect support of
 commercial space launch activities ,the
 term indirect support of commercial    
space launch activities shall include   
pilot1 crew1 and passenger evaluation1  
preparation1 and training1 payload      
testing and preparation1 and any other  
activities deemed necessary by the      
commercial space launch company         
participating in the demonstration      
project to prepare for1 or execute1 a   
commercial suborbital or orbital launch4