,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bega  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ai1 #bjag,mr4   
,posey 7= himself & ,mr4 ,brid5/9e7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title   
#ea ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,code to improve !
 safety ( comm]cial space flight        
op]ations by au?oriz+ ! op]ation (      
aircraft ) exp]im5tal c]tificates c>ry+ 
p]sons or prop]ty to support rese>* &   
tra9+ = space flight p>ticipants & crew1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,spaceflight      
,tra9+ & ,a/ronaut ,re=m ,act or ! ,,/> 
,act4  #b4 ,exp]im5tal p]mits = space   
support vehicles  7a7 ,def9ition ( space
 support vehicle ,section #ejijb ( title
 #ea1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--   
7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#ba7 ?r\gh
 7#be7 z p>agraphs 7#bb7 ?r\gh 7#bf71   
respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
p>agraph 7#bj7 ! foll[+3  7#ba7 space   
support vehicle means an aircraft op]at+

 at a spaceport lic5s$ by ! ,f$]al      
,aviation ,adm9i/ration t simulates     
space flight conditions 9 support (--   
7,a7 tra9+ = space flight p>ticipants or
 crew2 or  7,b7 te/+ ( space flight     
h>dw>e4  4  7b7 ,exp]im5tal p]mits      
,section #ejijf ( su* title is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 subsection 7b7--  7,a7 by ins]t+ 
space support vehicles1 aft] re5try     
vehicles12 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ or tra9+   
aft] re5try activities2  7#b7 9         
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ only =   
reusable suborbital rockets or reusable 
laun* vehicles t w be laun*$ into a     
suborbital trajectory or re5t]$ & ins]t+
 = reusable suborbital rockets1 reusable
 laun* vehicles1 or space support       
vehicles1 t w be laun*$ into a          
suborbital trajectory1 re5t]$1 or fl[n =
 tra9+ or rese>* purposes2 &  7,b7 9    
p>agraph 7#c71 by ins]t+ 1 or simulat+  
laun*1 re5try1 or space flight          
conditions be=e ! p]iod2 &  7#c7 9      
subsection 7e77#a71 by ins]t+ or = a    
p>ticul> space support vehicle1 be=e = !

 uses describ$ 9 subsection 7d74  7c7   
,lett] ( deviation requir$ = exp]im5tal 
p]mit hold] ,section #ejijf ( su* title 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection
 7i7 z subsection 7j72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+
 aft] subsection 7h7 ! foll[+3  7i7 ,a  
space support vehicle may n op]ate "u an
 exp]im5tal p]mit "u ?is section unless 
su* vehicle has a valid lett] (         
deviation au?ority 9 accordance )       
section #ia4cai7;h7 ( title #ad1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations or any simil>      
successor regulation4 ,! ,secret>y %all 
issue su* lett] ( deviation au?ority n  
lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! provision ( an 
exp]im5tal p]mit "u ?is section1 to !   
ext5t consi/5t ) ma9ta9+ ! public heal? 
& safety & ! safety ( prop]ty4  4