,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bghj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #e1  
#bjai,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,hyde-,smith7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to establish a training facility to  
support functions and activities        
relating to the licensing of commercial 
space launch and reentry activities1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,licensing ,innovations and ,future     
,technologies in ,space ,act or the     
,,lifts ,act4  #b4 ,commercial space    
licensing training facility  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary of              
,transportation1 in collaboration with  
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration1 the          
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1
 and the ,secretary of ,commerce1 shall 

establish a facility 7referred to in    
this section as the training facility7  
at which ,federal employees may receive 
training on functions and activities    
relating to the licensing of commercial 
space launch and reentry activities4    
7b7 ,requirements ,the training facility
 shall-- 7#a7 provide initial and       
recurrent training relating to the      
requirements set forth in section #ejije
 of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1   
and any relevant regulations promulgated
 under that section2  7#b7 coordinate   
with institutions of higher education   
7as defined in section #aja of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja77 to develop curricula2 
and  7#c7 coordinate with industry      
partners to ensure that training        
facility curricula incorporates new and 
emerging spaceflight technology1        
including automatic flight termination  
systems and reusable launch vehicles4   
7c7 ,selection of location ,the training
 facility shall be located at a current 

center of the ,national ,aeronautics and
 ,space ,administration that--  7#a7 has
 expertise relating to the design and   
testing of space propulsion systems2    
7#b7 is capable of conducting a wide    
range of testing capabilities1 including
 large thrust-level atmospheric and     
altitude engines and engine systems test
 capabilities2  7#c7 has a commercial   
space industry presence2  7#d7 has      
sufficient restricted airspace to       
conduct any necessary testing or field  
demonstration2 and  7#e7 has readily    
available buildings1 facilities1 and    
other resources to minimize the need for
 the construction of new facilities4    
7d7 ,implementation plan  7#a7 ,in      
general ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,transportation shall 
develop1 and submit to the appropriate  
committees of ,congress1 an             
implementation plan with respect to the 
establishment of the training facility4 
7#b7 ,employee skills and knowledge     

assessment ,in developing the           
implementation plan under paragraph     
7#a71 the ,secretary of ,transportation 
shall-- 7,a7 in collaboration with such 
organizations as the ,secretary         
considers appropriate1 develop and carry
 out an employee skills and knowledge   
assessment for employees of the ,office 
of ,commercial ,space ,transportation1  
and  7,b7 use the results of the        
assessment to inform the development of 
the implementation plan4  7#c7 ,briefing
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
brief the appropriate committees of     
,congress on progress toward completion 
of the implementation plan under        
paragraph 7#a74  7e7 ,appropriate       
committees of ,congress defined ,in this
 section1 the term appropriate          
committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation of the ,senate2 and     
7#b7 the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1

 and ,technology and the ,committee on  
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives4