,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #djfd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bb1 #bjbd,mr4 ,schmitt 7for himself and ,ms4 ,sinema7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to amend section #ejije of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 to extend and modify provisions relating to license applications and requirements for commercial space launch activities1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,commercial ,standards ,paramount to ,accelerating ,cosmic ,exploration ,leadership ,act or ,commercial ,,space ,leadership ,act4 #b4 ,extensions and modifications relating to human occupant safety 7a7 ,license applications and requirements for commercial space launch activities ,section #ejije of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by adding at the end the following3 7#g7 ,the ,secretary shall not issue any regulation or other binding guidance regarding human occupant safety until the date on which all of the following have occurred3 7,a7 ,the ,secretary has approved or denied all applications submitted under this section during the #b calendar years ending before the date of the enactment of this paragraph within the timelines set forth in this section1 including any period during the processing of such applications that is tolled4 7,b7 ,the date specified in subsection 7c77#i7 has passed4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by amending paragraph 7#c7 to read as follows3 7#c7 ,collaboration on development of consensus standards 7,a7 ,participation of ,secretary 7i7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in collaboration with the commercial human space flight industry1 shall meaningfully participate in the development of voluntary industry consensus standards that facilitate the safety of crew1 government astronauts1 and space flight participants4 7ii7 ,technical expertise and feedback 7,i7 ,in general ,the participation of the ,secretary under clause 7i7 shall include the contribution of technical expertise and feedback during the standards development process4 7,,ii7 ,limitation ,the technical expertise and feedback referred to in subclause 7,i7 shall be limited to such expertise and feedback provided by technical experts from the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1 the ,federal ,aviation ,administration1 and the commercial human space flight industry who have experience in reviewing human space flight missions and implementing regulations4 7,b7 ,promotion of standards 7i7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall promote the adoption of1 but shall not require the commercial space sector to implement1 the standards developed through the collaboration under subparagraph 7,a74 7ii7 ,engagement with commercial space sector ,in promoting the adoption of such standards1 the ,secretary shall engage with the commercial space sector to collect feedback on the practical application of such standards4 2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking ,december #ca1 #bjaf1 and every #cj months thereafter until ,december #ca1 #bjba1 and inserting #ij days after the date of the enactment of the ,commercial ,,space ,leadership ,act1 and biannually thereafter until the date that is #e years after such date of enactment12 7,,ii7 by striking a report and inserting 1 and publish in the ,federal ,register1 a report2 and 7,,iii7 by striking that promote best practices and inserting to facilitate the safety of crew1 government astronauts1 and space flight participants and2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 by amending clause 7v7 to read as follows3 7v7 any lessons learned associated with-- 7,i7 the development1 potential application1 and acceptance of voluntary industry consensus standards2 and 7,,ii7 commercial space launch operations2 and 2 7,,ii7 by redesignating clause 7vi7 as clause 7xi72 7,,iii7 by inserting after clause 7v7 the following3 7vi7 any lessons learned with respect to the need for new standards applicable to emerging human space flight technologies and approaches for future standards development to ensure safety and innovation2 7vii7 recommendations on areas in which updates to existing industry consensus standards may be appropriate2 7viii7 a description of the participation of the ,secretary in the development of the voluntary industry consensus standards under paragraph 7#c77;,a72 7ix7 a description of the efforts of the ,secretary to promote the adoption of such standards under paragraph 7#c77;,b77i72 7x7 a description of the activities conducted by the ,secretary to engage with the commercial space sector to collect feedback on the practical application of such standards under paragraph 7#c77;,b77ii72 and 2 and 7,,iv7 in clause 7xi71 as redesignated1 by striking standards that promote and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 8standards-- 7,i7 to facilitate the safety of crew1 government astronauts1 and space flight participants2 and 7,,ii7 to improve industry safety4 2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#f7-- 7i7 by striking ,not later than #bgj days after the date of enactment of the ,,space ,act of #bjae1 and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #bgj days after the date of the enactment of the ,commercial ,,space ,leadership ,act1 2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 ,contents ,the report required by subparagraph 7,a7 shall include the following3 7i7 ,an assessment of the experience of the ,office of ,commercial ,space ,transportation in evaluating novel public safety frameworks4 7ii7 ,an assessment as to whether the timeframe in which the ,office of ,commercial ,space ,transportation reviews1 processes1 and completes applications is consistent with the pace of development of the commercial human space flight industry4 7iii7 ,an assessment of the continued implementation1 review1 and improvement of part #dej of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7iv7 ,an identification of any additional resources necessary for the ,office of ,commercial ,space ,transportation to fulfill its responsibilities4 2 7,d7 in paragraph 7#h71 in the first sentence of the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,december #ca1 #bjbb and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjcj2 7,e7 by amending paragraph 7#i7 to read as follows3 7#i7 ,learning period 7,a7 ,in general ,not earlier than #e years after the date of the enactment of the ,commercial ,,space ,leadership ,act1 the ,secretary may propose regulations under this subsection without regard to subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d7 of paragraph 7#b74 7,b7 ,aerospace ,rulemaking ,committee for ,commercial ,human ,occupant ,safety ,not earlier than #c years after the date of the enactment of the ,commercial ,,space ,leadership ,act1 and before commencing the development of proposed regulations under this paragraph1 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall1 consistent with section #ajf7p77#e7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 establish an aerospace rulemaking committee1 to be known as the ,aerospace ,rulemaking ,committee for ,commercial ,human ,occupant ,safety 7referred to in this paragraph as ,sp,a,r,c74 7,c7 ,purposes ,the purposes of ,sp,a,r,c shall be-- 7i7 to gather input from the commercial space flight industry on the development of proposed regulations under this paragraph2 7ii7 to survey and assess existing voluntary performance-based industry consensus standards for commercial human space flight2 7iii7 to determine which published standards1 or subcomponents of published standards1 may contribute to commercial human space flight regulations2 7iv7 to provide a forum for ,federal ,aviation ,administration technical experts with regulatory implementation experience to meaningfully engage with industry with respect to the regulation of commercial human space flight2 and 7v7 to make recommendations with respect to the scope and substance of commercial human space flight regulations in a report to the ,secretary4 7,d7 ,composition 7i7 ,in general ,sp,a,r,c shall be composed only of representatives of the commercial human space flight industry with relevant expertise1 including-- 7,i7 current and prospective commercial space launch license and permit holders2 and 7,,ii7 any other individual or entity involved in commercial human space flight services4 7ii7 ,co-chairpersons ,the ,secretary of ,transportation shall appoint as co-chairpersons of ,sp,a,r,c-- 7,i7 an official of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration2 and 7,,ii7 a representative of the commercial human space flight industry described in clause 7i74 7iii7 ,observers ,the co-chairpersons of ,sp,a,r,c may invite to serve as a ,sp,a,r,c observer any individual with relevant expertise who is an employee of the ,department of ,commerce1 the ,department of ,defense1 the ,department of ,transportation1 the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1 or any other ,federal agency4 7,e7 ,considerations ,in developing recommendations under this paragraph1 ,sp,a,r,c shall take into consideration-- 7i7 the evolving standards of the commercial space flight industry as identified in the reports published under paragraphs 7#e71 7#f71 and 7#g72 and 7ii7 the input of the commercial space flight industry4 7,f7 ,reporting requirements 7i7 ,briefing ,not later than #ij days after the date on which ,sp,a,r,c is established under subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall provide a briefing to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives on the composition1 charter1 work plan1 and as applicable1 work progress of ,sp,a,r,c4 7ii7 ,biannual report 7,i7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date on which the initial briefing required by clause 7i7 is conducted1 and biannually thereafter until the date on which ,sp,a,r,c terminates1 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall submit to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,commercial ,space ,transportation ,advisory ,committee of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration a report on the efforts of the ,secretary and ,sp,a,r,c with respect to the development of voluntary consensus human space flight standards4 7,,ii7 ,elements ,each report required by subclause 7,i7 shall include the following3 7aa7 ,a list of voluntary consensus human space flight standards that have been adopted or are in development as of the date of the report4 7bb7 ,a prioritized list of any additional standard the development of which the ,secretary of ,transportation considers necessary in promoting the safety of commercial human space flight4 7cc7 ,an estimate of the technical1 personnel1 and capital resources required for the ,federal ,government to efficiently and effectively develop and implement commercial human space flight regulations4 7dd7 ,a description of the contribution that technical experts of the ,federal ,government with regulatory implementation experience are making to the development of voluntary consensus human space flight standards and to the efforts of ,sp,a,r,c4 7ee7 ,an assessment of the efforts and progress of ,sp,a,r,c4 7iii7 ,final report ,not later than #ij days after the date on which the report referred to in subparagraph 7,c77v7 is submitted by ,sp,a,r,c1 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall submit to ,congress a report that includes the following3 7,i7 ,the report submitted by ,sp,a,r,c4 7,,ii7 ,the response of the ,secretary of ,transportation to such report1 including substantive reasoning for any disagreement with the recommendations of ,sp,a,r,c4 7,,iii7 ,a plan for drafting rules1 including the extent to which such rules will or will not reflect the input of ,sp,a,r,c4 7,,iv7 ,a plan for meaningfully engaging industry during the rulemaking process through ,sp,a,r,c1 the ,commercial ,space ,transportation ,advisory ,committee1 and the conduct of public forums4 2 7,f7 by redesignating paragraph 7#aj7 as paragraph 7#aa72 and 7,g7 by inserting after paragraph 7#i7 the following3 7#aj7 ,other agencies ,with respect to a commercial human space flight operator that meets safety requirements1 the ,secretary shall accept an application described in subsection 7a7 from the operator that has1 using the same or substantially similar hardware and operations as the hardware and operations proposed to be used under the application-- 7,a7 previously launched government astronauts or space flight participants employed by a ,federal agency on a launch vehicle or launch system under a contract with any other ,federal agency2 or 7,b7 7i7 entered into a contract with any other ,federal agency to launch government astronauts or space flight participants employed by a ,federal agency on a launch vehicle or launch system2 and 7ii7 has satisfactorily demonstrated compliance with the safety requirements or qualifications of such other ,federal agency4 4 7b7 ,extension of liability insurance and financial responsibility requirements ,section #ejiad of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#e71 by striking ,september #cj1 #bjbe and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjcc2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a77;,c71 by striking ,september #cj1 #bjbe and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjcc4 7c7 ,extension of payment of claims exceeding liability insurance and financial responsibility requirements ,section #ejiae of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#c77;,b71 by striking ,september #cj1 #bjbe and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjcc2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7f71 in the first sentence1 by striking ,september #cj1 #bjbe and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjcc4