,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ehb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4   
,peters7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
for the authorized use of ,federal      
vehicle transportation by certain       
astronauts4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,astronaut ,ground 
,travel ,support ,act4  #b4 ,passenger  
carrier use for astronaut transportation
  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,iii of  
chapter #bja of title #ea1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #bjaej4         
,passenger carrier use for astronaut    
transportation  7a7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3 7#a7 ,government          
astronaut2 international partner        
astronaut2 space flight participant2    
space support vehicle ,the terms        
government astronaut1 international     

partner astronaut1 space flight         
participant1 and space support vehicle  
have the meanings given such terms in   
section #ejijb4  7#b7 ,mission ,the term
 mission means an assignment to a space 
support vehicle of one or more-- 7,a7   
government astronauts in the course of  
their employment2 or  7,b7 space flight 
participants4  7#c7 ,official purpose   
,with respect to transportation1 the    
term official purpose means             
transportation necessary for            
post-mission activities1 including      
medical research1 monitoring1 diagnosis1
 and treatment of a government astronaut
 or space flight participant before     
receiving post-mission medical clearance
 to operate a motor vehicle4  7#d7      
,passenger carrier ,the term passenger  
carrier means a passenger motor vehicle1
 aircraft1 boat1 vessel1 or other       
similar means of transportation that is 
owned or leased by the ,united ,states  
,government4  7b7 ,authority  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,administrator may         

authorize the use of a passenger carrier
 to transport a government astronaut or 
space flight participant between the    
residence of the individual and various 
locations if-- 7,a7 such transportation 
is provided for an official purpose2 and
  7,b7 the ,chief of the ,astronaut     
,office has approved1 in writing1       
post-mission transportation of          
government astronauts and space flight  
participants under this section4  7#b7  
,maintenance1 operation1 and repair ,the
 ,administrator may maintain1 operate1  
and repair one or more passenger        
carriers for the purpose of providing   
transportation pursuant to the authority
 provided in paragraph 7#a74  7c7       
,reimbursement ,transportation under    
subsection 7b77#a7 of an international  
partner astronaut or a space flight     
participant who is not an employee of   
the ,united ,states ,government shall be
 subject to reimbursement to the        
,treasury4  7d7 ,regulations ,the       
,administrator shall promulgate such    

regulations as are necessary to carry   
out this section4  7e7 ,applicability of
 section #acdd of title #ca ,in carrying
 out subsection 7b71 the ,administrator 
may expend funds available to the       
,administration1 by appropriation or    
otherwise1 notwithstanding section      
#acdd7;a7 of title #ca4  4  7b7         
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents for chapter #bja of title #ea1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #bjadi the following3  #bjaej4  
,passenger carrier use for astronaut    
transportation4  4