,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aihb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ad1     
#bjbc ,mr4 ,hickenlooper 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 and ,mr4      
,wicker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
chapter #eaa of title #ea1 ,united      
,states ,code1 to modify the authority  
for space transportation infrastructure 
modernization grants1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,spaceport ,project 
,opportunities for ,resilient           
,transportation ,act or the ,,spaceport 
,act4  #b4 ,space launch infrastructure 
7a7 ,modification of grant authority    
7#a7 ,in general ,subsection 7b7 of     
section #eaajb of title #ea1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  7b7 ,limitations  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary may make a      
project grant under this chapter only if

 the grant will not be for more than #ij
 percent of the total cost of the       
project4  7#b7 ,waiver ,the ,secretary  
may waive the application of paragraph  
7#a7 if the ,secretary determines that  
such a waiver is in the national        
interest4  4  7b7 ,eligibility criteria 
,section #eaajc of title #ea1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in paragraph     
7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by     
striking the ,united ,states            
,government's space transportation needs
 and inserting the civil1 national      
security1 and commercial space          
transportation needs of the ,united     
,states2  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by 
striking contributions and inserting    
support2 and  7iii7 in subparagraph     
7,f71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting 1 as needed42  7,b7 by    
striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting   
the following3  7#b7 ,the ,secretary of 
,transportation shall develop specific  
criteria for evaluating and selecting   

proposed projects based on the          
considerations under paragraph 7#a74  2 
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#c7 ,the ,secretary of     
,transportation shall consult with the  
,secretary of ,defense1 the             
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1
 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 and the   
heads of other appropriate agencies of  
the ,government with respect to         
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,f7 of paragraph
 7#a71 as appropriate4  2 and  7#b7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,funding of program ,activities carried 
out under this section shall be funded  
only through appropriations approved by 
,congress and not through user fees or  
other funds4  4  7c7 ,report  7#a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #b years after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,transportation1 in   
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 the ,administrator of the     
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       

,administration1 the ,secretary of      
,commerce1 and the heads of other       
appropriate agencies of the ,government1
 shall submit to ,congress a report     
that-- 7,a7 evaluates the demand for    
space transportation services1 including
 the civil1 national security1 and      
commercial space transportation needs of
 the ,united ,states and international  
commercial markets2  7,b7 provides      
legislative1 regulatory1 and policy     
recommendations to ensure robust and    
resilient space transportation          
capabilities in support of the national 
space policy2  7,c7 examines a range of 
long-term funding options and related   
considerations for space transportation 
infrastructure projects2 and  7,d7      
provides an assessment of international 
space transportation capabilities and   
investments1 including recommendations  
for maintaining ,united ,states         
competitiveness and developing an       
international space transportation      
network4  7#b7 ,updates ,not later than 

#f years after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 and every #d years       
thereafter1 the ,secretary of           
,transportation shall--  7,a7 update the
 report submitted under paragraph 7#a72 
and  7,b7 submit such updated report to 
,congress4  7d7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,section #eaaje of title 
#ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking ,not more than and all that 
follows through the period at the end   
and inserting ,there is authorized to be
 appropriated to the ,secretary of      
,transportation for each fiscal year not
 more than #aj1jjj1jjj to make grants   
under this chapter44  7e7 ,technical    
amendments  7#a7 ,chapter heading ,the  
heading of chapter #eaa of title #ea1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  #eaa ,space           
transportation infrastructure           
modernization grants  4  7#b7 ,table of 
chapters ,the table of chapters at the  
beginning of title #ea1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by striking the item  

relating to chapter #eaa and inserting  
the following3  #eaa4,space             
,transportation ,infrastructure         
,modernization ,grants#eaaja  4