,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #f1 #bjbe,mr4   
,c>bajal introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,"u ,secret>y 
( ,def5se = ,acquisition & ,su/a9m5t to 
conduct a /udy on ! feasibility ( c>ry+ 
out a grant program to assi/ communities
 affect$ by noise f space laun*         
activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,space ,laun* ,noise ,mitigation ,/udy  
,act4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !    
s5se ( ,congress t--  7#a7 ! comm]cial  
space laun* indu/ry is a fundam5tal "p (
 ,unit$ ,/ates national security &      
contributes greatly to assur$ access to 
space2  7#b7 ,unit$ ,/ates national     
security b5efits f a competitive &      
div]se laun* indu/ry2  7#c7 space       
s]vices are critical to sectors includ+ 
transportation1 communication1          
agriculture1 f9ancial s]vices1 & o!rs2 &
  7#d7 z ref]5c$ 9 ! report ( !         

,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives accompany+ ,h4,r4 #hjgj
 ( ! #aah? ,congress1 ! increase (      
laun*es z a result ( national security &
 comm]cial laun*es c be disruptive to   
ne>by communities4  #c4 ,/udy on space  
laun* noise mitigation  7a7 ,/udy ,n    
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,def5se =
 ,acquisition & ,su/a9m5t %all complete 
a /udy on ! feasibility ( conduct+ a    
space laun* noise mitigation grant      
program4  7b7 ,matt]s includ$ ,! /udy "u
 subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,an e/imate ( funds necess>y to    
c>ry out a space laun* noise mitigation 
grant program1 includ+ e/imat$ breakd[ns
 = diff]5t cov]$ facilities1 & h[ _m    
cov]$ facilities are 9 ea* eligible     
community4  7#b7 ,recomm5dations on !   
geographic range = :i* communities %all 
be eligible4  7#c7 ,recomm5dations on   
noise mitigat+ te*niques & te*nologies =
 eligible communities1 & ! e/imat$ co/ =
 ea* recomm5dation4  7#d7               

,recomm5dations = ways ! ,space ,=ce c  
"w bett] ) eligible communities to avoid
 noise di/urbances4  7#e7               
,recomm5dations = a community outrea*   
program to educate eligible communities 
ne> laun* ranges on ! b5efits ( space4  
7c7 ,consid]ations ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u
 subsection 7a71 ! ,"u ,secret>y (      
,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! ,comm&]s (  
,space ,laun* ,delta #cj & ,space ,laun*
 ,delta #de1 %all consid] ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,c-weight$ s+le-ev5t noise1 includ+
 noise g5]at$ by sonic booms1 ( #ajj d,b
 or great]4  7#b7 ,a-weight$ maximum    
s\nd level ( #ij d,b or great]4  7#c7   
,c-weight$ day night av]age s\nd level (
 #aae d,b ,peak or great]4  7#d7 ,,pk   
#ae4  7#e7 ,a direct association betwe5 
noise & its measur$ effect on !         
geographic regions :]e sonic booms f    
space activity c be he>d4  7#f7 ,a      
lit]ature review ( ! rese>* to date4    
7#g7 ,/ructure responses to vibration f 
s\nd p[] levels & ov]pressure4  7#h7    
,data f all ,f$]al ranges ) at lea/ "o  

or m v]tical space laun*es p] ye> 9     
#bjbd & !reaft]4  7#i7 ,sonic boom      
monitor+ /ations = a wide area 9 !      
region surr\nd+ ! space laun* range4    
7#aj7 ,any o!r metrics or indicators !  
,"u ,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7d7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m
 cov]$ facility means a hospital1 dayc>e
 facility1 s*ool1 facility s]v+ s5ior   
citiz5s1 or a s+le- or multi-unit       
private resid5ce1 t is--  7,a7 built    
be=e ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf2 &  7,b7 n own$  
by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#b7 ,! t]m     
eligible community means a unit ( local 
gov]nm5t s]v+ a geographic region t !   
,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce det]m9es to be  
negatively affect$ by noise f space     
laun* activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,def5se4  7#c7 ,! t]m ,,pk #ae means !  
calculat$ peak noise level1 )\t frequ5cy
 weight+1 expect$ to be exce$$ by #ae   
p]c5t ( all space laun* activities ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7#d7 ,! t]m space 
laun* noise mitigation grant program    
means a pot5tial grant program adm9i/]$ 

by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se "u :i* eligible
 communities in/all te*nologies to      
mitigate noise f ! space laun*          
activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4