,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aefb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjai,mr4    
,graves ( ,l\isiana 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,graves (        
,miss\ri1 & ,mr4 ,de,fazio7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide c]ta9 au?ority to ! ,national   
,transportation ,safety ,bo>d to        
inve/igate comm]cial space              
transportation accid5ts1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,comm]cial ,space          
,transportation ,safety ,act ( #bjai4   
#b4 ,g5]al au?ority ( ! ,national       
,transportation ,safety ,bo>d  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,section #aaca7;a77#a7 ( title    
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,e7 by /rik+ & at ! 
end2  7#b7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraph    
7,f7 z subp>agraph 7,g72 &  7#c7 by     
ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,e7 ! foll[+3  

7,f7 a comm]cial space transportation   
accid5t 9 :i* !re is--  7i7 a kn[n      
impact ( a comm]cial laun* vehicle1 !   
payload ( su* vehicle1 or any compon5t  
!re( outside ( ! haz>d area designat$ = 
! laun* or re5try ( su* vehicle2  7ii7 a
 fatality or significant injury ( any   
individual1 reg>dless ( :e!r !          
individual 0 on bo>d ! comm]cial laun*  
vehicle at ! "t ( ! accid5t2 or  7iii7  
sub/antial damage to prop]ty t is n     
associat$ ) comm]cial space laun*       
activities & t is n locat$ at ! laun*   
site2 &  4  7b7 ,o!r inve/igative       
ag5cies ,section #aaca7;a77#b7 ( title  
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,d7 ,! ,bo>d  
%all seek to ent] into a memor&um (     
und]/&+ ) any ,gov]nm5t ag5cy ) !       
au?ority to c]tify a comm]cial space    
transportation op]ation4 ,su* memor&a   
%all del9eate ! conditions "u :i* a     
comm]cial space transportation accid5t t
 may be inve/igat$ by ! ,bo>d "u        
subp>agraph 7,f7 or 7,g7 ( p>agraph 7#a7

 w in/ead be inve/igat$ by ! o!r        
,gov]nm5t ag5cy4 ,su* memor&a may n     
preclude ! ,bo>d's p>ticipation 9 ! o!r 
,gov]nm5t ag5cy's inve/igation4  4  7c7 
,sav+s provision ,none ( ! am5dm5ts made
 by subsection 7a7 %all be con/ru$ to   
limit ! au?ority ( ! ,national          
,transportation ,safety ,bo>d to        
inve/igate any o!r comm]cial space      
transportation accid5t t1 9 ! judgem5t (
 ! ,bo>d1 falls "u ! au?ority ( ! ,bo>d 
"u section #aaca7;a77#a77;,g7 7z        
r$esignat$ by ?is ,act74