,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #faa  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#ecdf  ,report ,no4 #aae-ghi  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march 
#bj1 #bjah ,mr4 ,posey 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,smith of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,babin1 and 
,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,june #bg1 #bjah ,committed
 to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house 
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 
to be printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend     
title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
provide for licenses and experimental   
permits for space support vehicles1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,commercial ,space ,support ,vehicle    
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,section #ejijb 
of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#ba7 through 7#be7 as       
paragraphs 7#bc7 through 7#bg71         
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    

after paragraph 7#bj7 the following3    
7#ba7 space support flight means a      
flight in the air that is-- 7,a7 not a  
launch or reentry2 but  7,b7 related to 
launch or reentry services4  7#bb7 space
 support vehicle means a vehicle that   
is--  7,a7 a launch vehicle2  7,b7 a    
reentry vehicle2 or  7,c7 a component of
 a launch or reentry vehicle4  4  #c4   
,licensing of space support flights  7a7
 ,in general ,section #ejijd of title   
#ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3  7e7
 ,space support flights  7#a7 ,the      
,secretary of ,transportation may issue 
or transfer a license for multiple space
 support flights of a space support     
vehicle to a citizen of the ,united     
,states1 but only if such citizen holds 
an operator license issued under this   
chapter for launch or reentry of such   
space support vehicle as1 or included as
 a component of1 a launch vehicle or    
reentry vehicle4  7#b7 ,a licensee may  
only carry out a space support flight of

 a space support vehicle under a license
 for carrying a person or property for  
compensation or hire if such flight     
lands at the same site from which the   
vehicle took flight4  4  7b7 ,limitation
 on wavier of requirements ,section     
#ejije7;b77#c7 of title #ea1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting 1
 or the operation of a space support    
vehicle1 after or a reentry vehicle4    
#d4 ,experimental permits for space     
support flights ,section #ejijf of title
 #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended--  7#a7 by striking subsection  
7d7 and inserting the following3  7d7   
,the ,secretary may issue a permit only 
for--  7#a7 reusable suborbital rockets 
or reusable launch vehicles that will be
 launched into a suborbital trajectory  
or reentered under that permit solely   
for--  7,a7 research and development to 
test design concepts1 equipment1 or     
operating techniques2  7,b7 showing     
compliance with requirements as part of 
the process for obtaining a license for 

launch or reentry under this chapter2 or
  7,c7 crew training for a launch or    
reentry using the design of the rocket  
or vehicle for which the permit would be
 issued2 or  7#b7 a space support       
vehicle1 or a vehicle that is in        
development to become a space support   
vehicle1 operated by a citizen of the   
,united ,states for space support       
flights that will be conducted under the
 permit for1 or in support of1 the      
purposes described in subparagraphs 7,a7
 through 7,c7 of paragraph 7#a74  2 and 
7#b7 by striking subsection 7h7 and     
inserting the following3  7h7 ,no person
 may1 under a permit1 operate a reusable
 suborbital rocket1 reusable launch     
vehicle1 or space support vehicle for   
carrying any property or human being for
 compensation or hire4  4  #e4          
,communication and transparency ,nothing
 in this ,act or the amendments made by 
this ,act shall be construed to limit   
the authority of the ,secretary of      
,transportation to discuss potential    

regulatory approaches1 potential        
performance standards1 or any other     
topic related to this ,act and the      
amendments made by this ,act with the   
commercial space industry prior to the  
issuance of a notice of proposed        
rulemaking4  #f4 ,applicability  7a7 ,in
 general ,the amendments made by this   
,act shall take effect on ,march #a1    
#bjai4  7b7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary
 of ,transportation may issue such      
regulations as are necessary to carry   
out the amendments made by this ,act    
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this ,act4  ,june #bg1 #bjah ,committed 
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 
to be printed