,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aefb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjai,mr4 
,graves of ,louisiana 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,graves of
 ,missouri1 and ,mr4 ,de,fazio7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide certain       
authority to the ,national              
,transportation ,safety ,board to       
investigate commercial space            
transportation accidents1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,commercial ,space  
,transportation ,safety ,act of #bjai4  
#b4 ,general authority of the ,national 
,transportation ,safety ,board  7a7 ,in 
general ,section #aaca7;a77#a7 of title 
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 in subparagraph 7,e7 by striking 
and at the end2  7#b7 by redesignating  
subparagraph 7,f7 as subparagraph 7,g72 

and  7#c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,e7 the following3  7,f7 a
 commercial space transportation        
accident in which there is--  7i7 a     
known impact of a commercial launch     
vehicle1 the payload of such vehicle1 or
 any component thereof outside of the   
hazard area designated for the launch or
 reentry of such vehicle2  7ii7 a       
fatality or significant injury of any   
individual1 regardless of whether the   
individual was on board the commercial  
launch vehicle at the time of the       
accident2 or  7iii7 substantial damage  
to property that is not associated with 
commercial space launch activities and  
that is not located at the launch site2 
and  4  7b7 ,other investigative        
agencies ,section #aaca7;a77#b7 of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
7,d7 ,the ,board shall seek to enter    
into a memorandum of understanding with 
any ,government agency with the         
authority to certify a commercial space 

transportation operation4 ,such         
memoranda shall delineate the conditions
 under which a commercial space         
transportation accident that may be     
investigated by the ,board under        
subparagraph 7,f7 or 7,g7 of paragraph  
7#a7 will instead be investigated by the
 other ,government agency4 ,such        
memoranda may not preclude the ,board's 
participation in the other ,government  
agency's investigation4  4  7c7 ,savings
 provision ,none of the amendments made 
by subsection 7a7 shall be construed to 
limit the authority of the ,national    
,transportation ,safety ,board to       
investigate any other commercial space  
transportation accident that1 in the    
judgement of the ,board1 falls under the
 authority of the ,board under section  
#aaca7;a77#a77;,g7 7as redesignated by  
this ,act74