,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cadb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjbe,mr4   
,dunn of ,florida 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,carbajal1 and ,mr4 ,haridopolos7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the       
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to    
treat spaceports like airports for      
purposes of exempt facility bond rules4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,secure ,u4,s4 ,leadership in   
,space ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,spaceports  
are treated like airports under exempt  
facility bond rules  7a7 ,in general    
,section #adb7;a77#a7 of the ,internal  
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended to   
read as follows3  7#a7 airports and     
spaceports1  4  7b7 ,treatment of ground
 leases ,section #adb7;b77#a7 of such   
,code is amended by adding at the end   
the following new subparagraph3  7,c7   
,special rule for spaceport ground      
leases ,for purposes of subparagraph    

7,a71 spaceport property located on land
 leased by a governmental unit from the 
,united ,states shall not fail to be    
treated as owned by a governmental unit 
if the requirements of this paragraph   
are met by the lease and any subleases  
of the property4  4  7c7 ,definition of 
spaceport ,section #adb of such ,code is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new subsection3  7p7          
,spaceport  7#a7 ,in general ,for       
purposes of subsection 7a77#a71 the term
 spaceport means any facility located at
 or in close proximity to a launch site 
or reentry site used for-- 7,a7         
manufacturing1 assembling1 or repairing 
spacecraft1 space cargo1 other          
facilities described in this paragraph1 
or any component of the foregoing1  7,b7
 flight control operations1  7,c7       
providing launch services and reentry   
services1 or  7,d7 transferring crew1   
spaceflight participants1 or space cargo
 to or from spacecraft4  7#b7           
,additional terms ,for purposes of      

paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 ,space cargo ,the
 term space cargo includes satellites1  
scientific experiments1 other property  
transported into space1 and any other   
type of payload1 whether or not such    
property returns from space4  7,b7      
,spacecraft ,the term spacecraft means a
 launch vehicle or a reentry vehicle4   
7,c7 ,other terms ,the terms launch1    
launch site1 crew1 space flight         
participant1 launch services1 launch    
vehicle1 payload1 reenter1 reentry      
services1 reentry site1 a reentry       
vehicle shall have the respective       
meanings given to such terms by section 
#ejijb of title #ea1 ,united ,states    
,code 7as in effect on the date of      
enactment of this subsection74  7#c7    
,public use requirement ,notwithstanding
 any other provision of law1 a facility 
shall not be required to be available   
for use by the general public to be     
treated as a spaceport for purposes of  
this section4  7#d7 ,manufacturing      
facilities and industrial parks allowed 

,with respect to spaceports1 subsection 
7c77#b77;,e7 shall not apply to         
spaceport property described in         
paragraph 7#a77;,a74  4  7d7 ,exception 
from federally guaranteed bond          
prohibition ,section #adi7;b77#c7 of    
such ,code is amended by adding at the  
end the following new subparagraph3     
7,f7 ,exception for spaceports ,a bond  
shall not be treated as federally       
guaranteed merely because of the payment
 of rent1 user fees1 or other charges by
 the ,united ,states 7or any agency or  
instrumentality thereof7 in exchange for
 the use of the spaceport by the ,united
 ,states 7or any agency or              
instrumentality thereof74  4  7e7       
,exclusion from ,state ceiling ,section 
#adf7;g7 of such ,code is amended by    
striking and at the end of paragraph    
7#e71 by striking the period and        
inserting 1 and at the end of paragraph 
7#f71 and by inserting after paragraph  
7#f7 the following new paragraph3  7#g7 
any exempt facility bond issued as part 

of an issue #ie percent or more of the  
net proceeds of which are to be used to 
provide a spaceport 7as defined in      
section #adb74  4  7f7 ,conforming      
amendment ,the heading for section      
#adb7;c7 of such ,code is amended by    
inserting ,spaceports1 after ,airports14
  7g7 ,effective date ,the amendments   
made by this section shall apply to     
obligations issued after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act4