,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #c1 #bjbe,mr4  
,david ,scott of ,georgia introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,defense to conduct a study1 and publish
 guidance1 on the conversion of rural   
abandoned factories1 space centers1 and 
military bases into space-related       
manufacturing facilities and space      
complexes1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,rural ,american ,vitalization in   
,extraterrestrial ,space ,reporting ,act
 of #bjbe or the ,,raves ,reporting ,act
 of #bjbe4  #b4 ,study and guidance on  
conversion of rural1 abandoned factories
 into space-related manufacturing       
facilities  7a7 ,study ,not later than  
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        
,defense1 acting through the ,office of 
,local ,defense ,community ,cooperation1

 and in consultation with the ,office of
 ,space ,affairs of the ,department of  
,state and the ,small ,business         
,development ,center of the ,small      
,business ,administration1 shall conduct
 a study1 and publish guidance1 on the  
conversion of abandoned factories1 space
 centers1 and military bases in rural   
areas into space-related manufacturing  
facilities and space complexes4  7b7    
,elements ,the study and guidance       
required under subsection 7a7 shall     
include information relating to the     
following3 7#a7 ,on average and by      
,state1 the cost of conversions of      
abandoned factories1 and space centers1 
and abandoned military bases in rural   
areas into space-related manufacturing  
facilities and space complexes4  7#b7   
,greatest needs for terrestrial space   
manufacturing4  7#c7 ,environmental and 
sustainability concerns relating to such
 conversions4  7#d7 ,impact on local    
economies of region in which such       
conversions are carried out4  7#e7      

,technical skills and relevant education
 needed for construction workers1       
engineers1 scientists1 and other        
elements of the workforce relating to   
such conversions1 as well as for the    
operation of such facilities4  7#f7     
,potential for collaboration with local 
community colleges relating to such     
conversions4  7#g7 ,effects of          
artificial intelligence on workforce    
development relating to such            
conversions4  7#h7 ,the number of       
factories and military bases in rural   
areas abandoned as of #bjbe4  7#i7      
,potential for development within rural 
communities relating to such            
conversions4  7#aj7 ,viable sources of  
potential funding or incentives for     
private sector entities for such        
conversions4  7#aa7 ,potential national 
security implications relating to such  
conversions1 in particular with regard  
to ,united ,states adversaries and the  
,space ,command4  7#ab7 ,an estimate of 
the time required to complete such      

conversions4  7#ac7 ,input from private 
and public entities that have           
collaborated or currently collaborate   
with the ,national ,aeronautics and     
,space ,administration 7,,nasa7         
regarding space manufacturing4  7#ad7   
,an analysis undertaken in consultation 
with outside experts in the aerospace   
field on the current state of the       
aerospace industry in rural areas of the
 ,united ,states1 including a           
description of best practices relating  
to such conversions4  7c7 ,submission to
 ,congress ,the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall submit to ,congress the study and 
guidance required under subsection 7a74 
7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,abandoned ,the term abandoned means out
 of use or underutilized for at least   
five years1 with no apparent plans to   
restart production or repurpose for     
other uses4  7#b7 ,factory ,the term    
factory means an industrial facility for
 manufacturing goods or parts4  7#c7    
,rural area ,the term rural area1 with  

respect to an abandoned factory1 space  
center1 or military base1 means such a  
factory1 center1 or base1 as the case   
may be1 that is located in any area     
other than--  7,a7 a city or town that  
has a population of greater than #ej1jjj
 inhabitants2 or  7,b7 any urbanized    
area contiguous and adjacent to a city  
or town described in subparagraph 7,a74 
7#d7 ,space complex ,the term space     
complex means a group of buildings      
designed for the purpose of building    
spacecraft1 instruments1 or technologies
 to study space1 or testing or launching
 such devices4