,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hfhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #i1 #bjbb,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      
cl>ify ! au?ority ( ! ,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 ( #bjbb4   
#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 fatality  
or significant injury ( any individual1 
reg>dless ( :e!r ! individual 0 on bo>d 
! comm]cial laun* vehicle at ! "t ( !   
accid5t2 or  7ii7 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 ( agreem5t ) any       
,gov]nm5t ag5cy ) ! au?ority to c]tify a
 comm]cial space transportation op]ation
 or inve/igate a comm]cial space        
transportation accid5t4 ,su* memor&a    
%all del9eate ! conditions "u & mann] 9 
:i*--  7i7 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 ag5cy2 & 
7ii7 ! ,bo>d w p>ticipate 9 su* o!r     

,gov]nm5t ag5cy's inve/igation4  7,e7 ,=
 an occurr5ce 9 comm]cial space         
transportation o!r ?an an accid5t       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,f71 ! ,bo>d  
may only inve/igate su* occurr5ce-- 7i7 
9 accordance ) ! t]ms ( a memor&um (    
agreem5t ) ano!r ,gov]nm5t ag5cy        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d72 or  7ii7 ) 
! agreem5t ( ! ,gov]nm5t ag5cy          
responsible = inve/igat+ su* occurr5ce4 
4  7c7 ,te*nical corrections ,section   
#aaca7;a77#b77;,a7 ( title #di1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ or 7,f7 
& ins]t+ 7,f71 or 7,g74  7d7 ,sav+s     
provision ,none ( ! am5dm5ts made by    
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 %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