,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajcbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #f1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,kiley 7= himself & ,mr4 ,fong7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title   
#ea1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% a  
,comm]cial ,space ,transportation       
,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,new ,space ,age ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4     
,comm]cial ,space ,transportation       
,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section    
#ejiba ( title #ea1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #ejiba4    
,comm]cial ,space ,transportation       
,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is  
e/abli%$ )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (               
,transportation a ,comm]cial ,space     
,transportation ,adm9i/ration to-- 7#a7 
accel]ate ! gr[? ( ! comm]cial space    
transportation indu/ry ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates2  7#b7 ensure ,unit$ ,/ates      
te*nological lead]%ip 9 space2 &  7#c7  

protect ! public heal? & safety1 safety 
( prop]ty1 national security int]e/s1 & 
=eign policy int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
dur+ comm]cial laun* & re5try           
activities4  7b7 ,adm9i/rator ,!        
,comm]cial ,space ,transportation       
,adm9i/ration %all be head$ by an       
,adm9i/rator :o is appo9t$ by !         
,presid5t1 by & ) ! advice & cons5t ( ! 
,s5ate4 ,! ,adm9i/rator %all report     
directly to ! ,secret>y (               
,transportation4 ,! ,adm9i/rator %all h 
at lea/ #e ye>s ( exp]i5ce 9 ! space    
indu/ry or 9 a gov]nm5t ag5cy or (fice 9
 ! comm]cial space indu/ry4  7c7 ,duties
 & responsibilities ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,comm]cial ,space ,transportation       
,adm9i/ration %all-- 7#a7 ex]cise !     
au?orities ( ! ,secret>y (              
,transportation ) respect to comm]cial  
space laun* & re5try activities1 includ+
 ! au?orities provid$ "u *apt] #eji (   
title #ea2  7#b7 enc\rage ! developm5t (
 te*nologies & capabilities ( !         
comm]cial space transportation indu/ry (

 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 ma9ta9 !        
competitive edge ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9    
comm]cial space activities2  7#d7       
coord9ate activities ) o!r ag5cies &    
dep>tm5ts ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 includ+ 
! ,f$]al ,communications ,commission1 ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce1 ! ,national       
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration1 !   
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration1 & !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 to /reaml9e &      
exp$ite ! approval ( lic5ses necess>y = 
! timely conduct ( comm]cial space laun*
 & re5try activities2 &  7#e7 issue     
regulations conc]n+ comm]cial space     
laun* & re5try activities t             
appropriately manage-- 7,a7 comm]cial   
requirem5ts = timely approval or d5ial (
 lic5se & p]mit applications or         
modifications to su* applications2  7,b7
 advantages 9 te*nology develop$ or     
manufactur$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,c7    
responsiv5ess & read9ess ( comm]cial    
space laun*es to meet comm]cial &       
national security ne$s1 includ+ by      
m9imiz+ delays z a result ( lic5s+ &    

au?orization processes2 &  7,d7 public  
safety conc]ns4  7d7 ,transf] ,n lat]   
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !
 ,new ,space ,age ,act ( #bjbd1 !       
,secret>y %all transf] ! au?orities to  
be ex]cis$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( !        
,comm]cial ,space ,transportation       
,adm9i/ration f ! ,f$]al ,aviation      
,adm9i/ration or any o!r ag5cy ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation4  7e7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y = ! activities ( ! ,comm]cial 
,space ,transportation ,adm9i/ration    
#ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd   
?r\gh #bjbh1 ( :i* n less ?an #ge p]c5t 
( ! am\nt appropriat$-- 7#a7 %all be    
res]v$ only = use 9 ! timely & exp$iti\s
 process+ ( applications = lic5ses &    
au?orizations2 &  7#b7 may n be us$ 9 ! 
developm5t or promulgation (            
regulations4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!
 analysis = title #ea1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item relat+  
to section #ejiba & ins]t+ ! foll[+3    

#ejiba4 ,comm]cial ,space               
,transportation ,adm9i/ration4  4  #c4  
,laun* & ,re5try ,work+ ,gr\p  7a7      
,dise/abli%m5t ,! ,common ,/&>ds ,work+ 
,gr\p e/abli%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,air  
,=ce1 ! ,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration1 
& ! ,national ,a]onautics & ,space      
,adm9i/ration %all be dise/abli%$ n m   
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act4 ,! records1 responsibilities1 
& duties ( su* ,work+ ,gr\p %all be     
assum$ by ! work+ gr\p e/abli%$ pursuant
 to subsection 7b74  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! 
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all e/abli%
 a work+ gr\p1 to be kn[n z ! ,laun* &  
,re5try ,work+ ,gr\p1 to recomm5d to !  
,secret>y safety /&>ds int5d$ to protect
 ! public & critical assets on ,f$]al   
space laun* ranges f haz>ds associat$ ) 
space laun* & re5try ev5ts4  7c7 ,memb]s
 ,! ,laun* & ,re5try ,work+ ,gr\p %all  
be made up (-- 7#a7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,comm]cial ,space ,transportation       
,adm9i/ration2  7#b7 ! ,*ief ( ,space   
,op]ations2  7#c7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !    

,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration2  7#d7 repres5tatives f   
comm]cial space laun* or re5try op]ators
 ) a prov5 hi/ory ( successful laun* or 
re5try activities lic5s$ by ! ,comm]cial
 ,space ,transportation ,adm9i/ration or
 ! ,(fice ( ! ,associate ,adm9i/rator = 
,comm]cial ,space ,transportation2 &    
7#e7 n m ?an #d non-gov]nm5tal memb]s ) 
specific exp]tise 9 space laun* &       
re5try1 to be appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,transportation1 t are n repres5tatives 
( comm]cial space laun* & re5try        
provid]s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d74  7d7 
,additional proc$ures ,! ,laun* &       
,re5try ,work+ ,gr\p %all-- 7#a7 make   
its me?odologies = calculat+ risks &    
/&>ds available to an op]ator ( a laun* 
or re5try vehicle sy/em )9 #g days ( a  
reque/ by su* op]ator impact$ by su*    
me?odologies2  7#b7 9 approv+ new risk  
models1 data products1 o!r safety       
recomm5dations1 or 9 conduct+ o!r       
significant bus9ess-- 7,a7 require      
record$ approval f a majority ( !       

p>ticipants ( ! ,work+ ,gr\p2 &  7,b7 n 
all[ nonconcurr5ce or ab/5tion by a s+le
 or multiple memb]s ( ! ,work+ ,gr\p to 
disrupt or delay ! approval2  7#c7 make 
all relevant data available to space    
laun* & re5try provid]s1 gov]nm5t       
ag5cies1 & o!r responsible bodies ^u    
reque/2  7#d7 conduct ! "w ( ! ,work+   
,gr\p 9 a timely mann]1 includ+ ?r\gh   
regul>ly s*$ul$ meet+s &1 z requir$1    
em]g5cy meet+s2 &  7#e7 ensure t        
recomm5dations are bas$ on real-_w1     
probabili/ic assessm5ts & disc\nt       
hypo!ticals bas$ on unprov5 assumptions 
or te*nologies4  #c4 ,comm]cial ,space  
,transportation ,advisory ,committee ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,transportation %all update ! *>t] ( !  
,comm]cial ,space ,transportation       
,advisory ,committee 7,,dot_/,,faa ,ord]
 #aaaj4abd;,i7 to-- 7#a7 enc\rage great]
 p>ticipation f indu/ry & nongov]nm5tal 
exp]ts2  7#b7 require t ! ,advisory     
,committee e/abli% ! ag5da ( !          

,committee indep5d5tly ( any reque/s f !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation      
,adm9i/ration2  7#c7 ensure t !         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration or1 once e/abli%$1 !      
,comm]cial ,space ,transportation       
,adm9i/ration is us+ ! ,advisory        
,committee to receive input f ext]nal   
s\rces 9 ord] to in=m gov]nm5tal        
activities2  7#d7 require t ! ,advisory 
,committee transmit to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives n less ?an annually a   
report t includes all ag5da items       
propos$ by ! ,advisory ,committee1      
includ+ any ag5da items t are n accept$ 
by ! ,secret>y2 &  7#e7 require t !     
,secret>y make available n lat] ?an     
,decemb] #ca ( ea* ye> a public report  
detail+ ! total exp5ses incurr$ by or   
reasonably caus$ by ! ,advisory         
,committee1 includ+ ! numb] ( h\rs      
consum$ by full ,committee & work+ gr\p 

meet+s & 9-k9d contributions t may      
include ! value ( "t provid$ by ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t employees1 9 ! cal5d> ye> 9   
:i* su* report is prep>$1 z well z a    
cumulative acc\nt+ ( all prior exp5ses  
incurr$1 to ! maximum ext5t practicable4
  #c4 ,space-relat$ advisory rulemak+   
committees ,section #ejijc ( title #ea1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,,faca ,*apt] #aj 
( title #e 7commonly kn[n z ! ,f$]al    
,advisory ,committee ,act7 does n apply 
to su* space-relat$ rulemak+ committees 
"u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y (       
,transportation z ! ,secret>y may       
designate4  4