,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aa1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide       
special authority for the provision of  
commercial space launch support         
services4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,enhancing          
,spaceport ,operations ,act4  #b4       
,special authority for provision of     
commercial space launch support services
  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ace of title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by inserting after section #bbgf the    
following new section3  #bbgf;a4        
,special authority for provision of     
commercial space launch support services
  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of a  
military department1 pursuant to the    
authority provided by this section and  
any other provision of law1 may support 
,federal and commercial space launch    

capacity on any domestic real property  
under the control of the ,secretary     
through the provision of space launch   
support services4  7b7 ,provision of    
launch equipment and services to        
commercial entities  7#a7 ,agreement    
authority  7,a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary concerned may enter into a   
contract1 or conduct any other          
transaction1 with a commercial entity   
that intends to conduct space launch    
activities on a military installation   
under the jurisdiction of the           
,secretary1 including a contract or     
other transaction for the provision of  
supplies1 services1 equipment1 and      
construction needed for commercial space
 launch4  7,b7 ,nondelegation ,the      
,secretary may not delegate the         
authority provided in subparagraph 7,a74
  7#b7 ,agreement costs  7,a7 ,direct   
costs ,a contract entered into1 or a    
transaction conducted1 under paragraph  
7#a7 shall include a provision that     
requires the commercial entity entering 

into the contract or conducting the     
transaction to reimburse the ,department
 of ,defense for all direct costs to the
 ,united ,states that are associated    
with the goods1 services1 and equipment 
provided to the commercial entity under 
the contract or transaction4  7,b7      
,indirect costs ,a contract entered     
into1 or a transaction conducted1 under 
paragraph 7#a7 may-- 7i7 include a      
provision that requires the commercial  
entity to reimburse the ,department of  
,defense for such indirect costs as the 
,secretary concerned considers to be    
fair and reasonable2 and  7ii7 provide  
for the recovery of indirect costs      
through establishment of a rate1 fixed  
price1 or similar mechanism the         
,secretary concerned considers to be    
fair and reasonable4  7#c7 ,retention of
 funds collected from commercial users  
,amounts collected from a commercial    
entity under paragraph 7#b7 shall be    
credited to the appropriation accounts  
under which the costs associated with   

the contract 7direct and indirect7 were 
incurred4  7#d7 ,regulations ,the       
,secretary shall promulgate regulations 
to carry out this subsection4  7c7      
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,space launch ,the term space launch    
includes all activities1 supplies1      
equipment1 facilities1 and services     
supporting launch preparation1 launch1  
reentry1 recovery1 and other            
launch-related activities for the       
payload and the space transportation    
vehicle4  7#b7 ,commercial entity2      
commercial ,the terms commercial entity 
and commercial means a non-,federal     
entity organized under the laws of the  
,united ,states or of any jurisdiction  
within the ,united ,states4  4  7b7     
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #ace of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #bbgf the following3  #bbgf;a4  
,special authority for provision of     
commercial space launch support         

services4  4