,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ibci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bh1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,babin introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,reform1 and in addition to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology1 for a period to be         
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ca1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to authorize             
transportation for ,government          
astronauts returning from space between 
their residence and various locations1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,astronaut ,safe ,temporary ,ride       
,options ,act or the ,,astro ,act4  #b4 
,transportation of astronauts returning 
from space  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#acdd7;a77#b7 of title #ca1 ,united     

,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking or at the
 end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by    
inserting or after the comma at the end2
 and  7#c7 by inserting before the      
matter following subparagraph 7,b7 the  
following3  7,c7 necessary for          
post-flight transportation of           
,government astronauts1 and others      
subject to reimbursable arrangements1   
returning from space for the performance
 of medical research1 monitoring1       
diagnosis1 or treatment1 or other       
official duties1 prior to receiving     
post-flight medical clearance to operate
 a motor vehicle1  4  7b7 ,report  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than one year    
after the date of enactment of this ,act
 and annually thereafter1 the           
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
shall submit an annual report to        
,congress on the use of the authority   
providing transportation under          
subparagraph 7,c7 of section            

#acdd7;a77#b7 of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code 7as added by subsection   
7a7 of this ,act74  7#b7 ,contents ,any 
such report shall include the name of   
any individual who received such        
transportation1 the number of instances 
such transportation was provided1 and   
the total cost of such transportation   
for the year preceding the date such    
report is submitted4