114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1297 

AN ACT 

To update the Commercial Space Launch Act by amending 

title 51, United States Code, to promote competitiveness 

of the U.S. commercial space sector, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘U.S. Commercial 

3 Space Launch Competitiveness Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 51, UNITED STATES CODE. 

5 Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in 

6 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

7 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi8 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

9 section or other provision of title 51, United States Code. 

10 SEC. 3. LIABILITY INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL RESPONSI11 BILITY REQUIREMENTS. 

12 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con13 gress that it is in the public interest to update the method14 ology used to calculate the maximum probable loss from 

15 claims under section 50914 of title 51, United States 

16 Code, with a validated risk profile approach in order to 

17 consistently compute valid and reasonable maximum prob18 able loss values. 

19 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than September 

20 30, 2015, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 

21 with the commercial space sector and insurance providers, 

22 shall— 

23 (1) evaluate and, if necessary, develop a plan to 

24 update the methodology used to calculate the max25 imum probable loss from claims under section 50914 

26 of title 51, United States Code; 
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1 (2) in evaluating or developing a plan under 

2 paragraph (1)— 

3 (A) ensure that the Federal Government is 

4 not exposed to greater costs than intended and 

5 that launch companies are not required to pur6 chase more insurance coverage than necessary; 

7 and 

8 (B) consider the impact of the cost to both 

9 the industry and the Government of imple10 menting an updated methodology; and 

11 (3) submit the evaluation, and any plan, to the 

12 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor13 tation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, 

14 Space, and Technology of the House of Representa15 tives. 

16 SEC. 4. LAUNCH LIABILITY EXTENSION. 

17 Section 50915(f) is amended by striking ‘‘December 

18 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 

19 SEC. 5. COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH LICENSING AND EX20 PERIMENTAL PERMITS. 

21 Section 50906 is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘launched or 

23 reentered’’ and inserting ‘‘launched or reentered 

24 under that permit’’; 
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1 (2) by amending subsection (d)(1) to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(1) research and development to test design 

4 concepts, equipment, or operating techniques;’’; 

5 (3) in subsection (d)(3) by striking ‘‘prior to 

6 obtaining a license’’; 

7 (4) in subsection (e)(1) by striking ‘‘suborbital 

8 rocket design’’ and inserting ‘‘suborbital rocket or 

9 suborbital rocket design’’; and 

10 (5) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol11 lows: 

12 ‘‘(g) The Secretary may issue a permit under this sec13 tion notwithstanding any license issued under this chapter. 

14 The issuance of a license under this chapter may not inval15 idate a permit issued under this section.’’. 

16 SEC. 6. LICENSING REPORT. 

17 Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 

18 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 

19 to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor20 tation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, 

21 and Technology of the House of Representatives a report 

22 on approaches for streamlining the licensing and permit23 ting process of launch vehicles, reentry vehicles, or compo24 nents of launch or reentry vehicles, to enable non-launch 

25 flight operations related to space transportation. The re-
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1 port shall include approaches to improve efficiency, reduce 

2 unnecessary costs, resolve inconsistencies, remove duplica3 tion, and minimize unwarranted constraints. The report 

4 shall also include an assessment of existing private and 

5 government infrastructure, as appropriate, in future li6 censing activities. 

7 SEC. 7. SPACE AUTHORITY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

9 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 

10 of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with the 

11 Secretary of State, the Secretary of Transportation, the 

12 Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad13 ministration, the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, 

14 and the commercial space sector, shall— 

15 (1) assess current, and proposed near-term, 

16 commercial non-governmental activities conducted in 

17 space; 

18 (2) identify appropriate oversight authorities 

19 for the activities described in paragraph (1); 

20 (3) recommend an oversight approach that 

21 would prioritize safety, utilize existing authorities, 

22 minimize burdens, promote the U.S. commercial 

23 space sector, and meet the United States obligations 

24 under international treaties; and 
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1 (4) submit to the Committee on Commerce, 

2 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 

3 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 

4 House of Representatives a report on the assessment 

5 and recommended approaches. 

6 (b) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in this section shall apply 

7 to the activities of the ISS national laboratory as described 

8 in section 504 of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad9 ministration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 

10 18354), including any research or development projects 

11 utilizing the ISS national laboratory. 

12 SEC. 8. SPACE SURVEILLANCE AND SITUATIONAL AWARE13 NESS DATA. 

14 Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 

15 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation in concur16 rence with the Secretary of Defense shall— 

17 (1) in consultation with the heads of other rel18 evant Federal agencies, study the feasibility of proc19 essing and releasing safety-related space situational 

20 awareness data and information to any entity con21 sistent with national security interests and public 

22 safety obligations of the United States; and 

23 (2) submit a report on the feasibility study to 

24 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans25 portation of the Senate and the Committee on 
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1 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 

2 Representatives. 

3 SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN SAFETY REGULATION RE4 QUIREMENTS. 

5 (a) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN SAFETY REGULATION

6 REQUIREMENTS.—Section 50905(c)(3) is amended by 

7 striking ‘‘Beginning on October 1, 2015’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘Beginning on October 1, 2020’’. 

9 (b) CONSTRUCTION.—Section 50905(c) is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be con12 strued to limit the authority of the Secretary to dis13 cuss potential regulatory approaches with the com14 mercial space sector, including observations, find15 ings, and recommendations from the Commercial 

16 Space Transportation Advisory Committee, prior to 

17 the issuance of a notice of proposed rulemaking.’’. 

18 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

19 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, 

20 in consultation with the commercial space sector, including 

21 the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Com22 mittee, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 

23 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com24 mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 

25 of Representatives a report specifying key industry metrics 
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1 that might indicate readiness of the commercial space sec2 tor and the Department of Transportation to transition 

3 to a regulatory approach under section 50905(c)(3) of title 

4 51, United States Code, that considers space flight partici5 pant, government astronaut, and crew safety. 

6 (d) BIENNIAL REPORT.—Beginning on December 31, 

7 2016, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of Trans8 portation, in consultation and coordination with the com9 mercial space sector, including the Commercial Space 

10 Transportation Advisory Committee, shall submit to the 

11 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

12 the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and 

13 Technology of the House of Representatives a report that 

14 identifies the activities, described in subsections (c) and 

15 (d) of section 50905 of title 51, United States Code, most 

16 appropriate for regulatory action, if any, and a proposed 

17 transition plan for such regulations. 

18 SEC. 10. INDUSTRY VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS STANDARDS. 

19 (a) INDUSTRY VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS STAND20 ARDS.—Section 50905(c), as amended in section 9 of this 

21 Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(6) The Secretary shall continue to work with 

24 the commercial space sector, including the Commer25 cial Space Transportation Advisory Committee, to 
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1 facilitate the development of voluntary consensus 

2 standards based on recommended best practices to 

3 improve the safety of crew, government astronauts, 

4 and space flight participants as the commercial 

5 space sector continues to mature.’’. 

6 (b) BIENNIAL REPORT.—Beginning on December 31, 

7 2016, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of Trans8 portation, in consultation and coordination with the com9 mercial space sector, including the Commercial Space 

10 Transportation Advisory Committee, shall submit to the 

11 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

12 the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and 

13 Technology of the House of Representatives a report de14 tailing progress on the development of industry voluntary 

15 consensus standards under section 50905(c)(6) of title 51, 

16 United States Code. 

17 SEC. 11. GOVERNMENT ASTRONAUTS. 

18 (a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.—Section 50901(15) is 

19 amended by inserting ‘‘, government astronauts,’’ after 

20 ‘‘crew’’ each place it appears. 

21 (b) DEFINITION OF GOVERNMENT ASTRONAUT.— 

22 Section 50902 is amended— 

23 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 

24 (22) as paragraphs (7) through (25), respectively; 

25 and 
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1 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(4) ‘government astronaut’ means an indi4 vidual who— 

5 ‘‘(A) is either— 

6 ‘‘(i) an employee of the United States 

7 Government, including the uniformed serv8 ices, engaged in the performance of a Fed9 eral function under authority of law or an 

10 Executive act; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) an international partner astro12 naut; 

13 ‘‘(B) is identified by the Administrator of 

14 the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis15 tration; 

16 ‘‘(C) is carried within a launch vehicle or 

17 reentry vehicle; and 

18 ‘‘(D) may perform or may not perform ac19 tivities directly relating to the launch, reentry, 

20 or other operation of the launch vehicle or re21 entry vehicle. 

22 ‘‘(5) ‘international partner astronaut’ means an 

23 individual designated under Article 11 of the Inter24 national Space Station Intergovernmental Agree25 ment, by a partner to that agreement other than the 
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1 United States, as qualified to serve as an Inter2 national Space Station crew member. 

3 ‘‘(6) ‘International Space Station Intergovern4 mental Agreement’ means the Agreement Con5 cerning Cooperation on the International Space Sta6 tion, signed at Washington January 29, 1998 (TIAS 

7 12927).’’. 

8 (c) DEFINITION OF LAUNCH.—Paragraph (7) of sec9 tion 50902, as redesignated, is amended by striking ‘‘and 

10 any payload, crew, or space flight participant’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘and any payload or human being’’. 

12 (d) DEFINITION OF LAUNCH SERVICES.—Paragraph 

13 (9) of section 50902, as redesignated, is amended by strik14 ing ‘‘payload, crew (including crew training), or space 

15 flight participant’’ and inserting ‘‘payload, crew (including 

16 crew training), government astronaut, or space flight par17 ticipant’’. 

18 (e) DEFINITION OF REENTER AND REENTRY.—Para19 graph (16) of section 50902, as redesignated, is amended 

20 by striking ‘‘and its payload, crew, or space flight partici21 pants, if any,’’ and inserting ‘‘and its payload or human 

22 beings, if any,’’. 

23 (f) DEFINITION OF REENTRY SERVICES.—Paragraph 

24 (17) of section 50902, as redesignated, is amended by 

25 striking ‘‘payload, crew (including crew training), or space 
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1 flight participant, if any,’’ and inserting ‘‘payload, crew 

2 (including crew training), government astronaut, or space 

3 flight participant, if any,’’. 

4 (g) DEFINITION OF SPACE FLIGHT PARTICIPANT.— 

5 Paragraph (20) of section 50902, as redesignated, is 

6 amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(20) ‘space flight participant’ means an indi8 vidual, who is not crew or a government astronaut, 

9 carried within a launch vehicle or reentry vehicle.’’. 

10 (h) DEFINITION OF THIRD PARTY.—Paragraph 

11 (24)(E) of section 50902, as redesignated, is amended by 

12 inserting ‘‘, government astronauts,’’ after ‘‘crew’’. 

13 (i) RESTRICTIONS ON LAUNCHES, OPERATIONS, AND

14 REENTRIES; SINGLE LICENSE OR PERMIT.—Section 

15 50904(d) is amended by striking ‘‘activities involving crew 

16 or space flight participants’’ and inserting ‘‘activities in17 volving crew, government astronauts, or space flight par18 ticipants’’. 

19 (j) LICENSE APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS; 

20 APPLICATIONS.—Section 50905 is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘crews and 

22 space flight participants’’ and inserting ‘‘crew, gov23 ernment astronauts, and space flight participants’’; 

24 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(D), by striking ‘‘crew 

25 or space flight participants’’ and inserting ‘‘crew, 
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1 government astronauts, or space flight participants’’; 

2 and 

3 (3) in subsection (c)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘crew 

5 and space flight participants’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘crew, government astronauts, and space flight 

7 participants’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘to crew 

9 or space flight participants’’ each place it ap10 pears and inserting ‘‘to crew, government astro11 nauts, or space flight participants’’. 

12 (k) MONITORING ACTIVITIES.—Section 50907(a) is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘crew or space flight participant 

14 training’’ and inserting ‘‘crew, government astronaut, or 

15 space flight participant training’’. 

16 (l) ADDITIONAL SUSPENSIONS.—Section 

17 50908(d)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘to crew or space 

18 flight participants’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘to 

19 any human being’’. 

20 (m) ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY.—Section 

21 50917(b)(1)(D)(i) is amended by striking ‘‘crew or space 

22 flight participant training site,’’ and inserting ‘‘crew, gov23 ernment astronaut, or space flight participant training 

24 site,’’. 
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1 (n) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER EXECUTIVE AGEN2 CIES, LAWS, AND INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS; NON3 APPLICATION.—Section 50919(g) is amended to read as 

4 follows: 

5 ‘‘(g) NONAPPLICATION.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This chapter does not 

7 apply to— 

8 ‘‘(A) a launch, reentry, operation of a 

9 launch vehicle or reentry vehicle, operation of a 

10 launch site or reentry site, or other space activ11 ity the Government carries out for the Govern12 ment; or 

13 ‘‘(B) planning or policies related to the 

14 launch, reentry, operation, or activity under 

15 subparagraph (A). 

16 ‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The following 

17 activities are not space activities the Government 

18 carries out for the Government under paragraph (1): 

19 ‘‘(A) A government astronaut being carried 

20 within a launch vehicle or reentry vehicle under 

21 this chapter. 

22 ‘‘(B) A government astronaut performing 

23 activities directly relating to the launch, re24 entry, or other operation of the launch vehicle 

25 or reentry vehicle under this chapter.’’. 
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1 (o) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act, 

2 or the amendments made by this Act, may be construed 

3 to modify or affect any law relating to astronauts. 

4 SEC. 12. STREAMLINE COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH AC5 TIVITIES. 

6 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con7 gress that eliminating duplicative requirements and ap8 provals for commercial launch and reentry operations will 

9 promote and encourage the development of the commercial 

10 space sector. 

11 (b) REAFFIRMATION OF POLICY.—Congress reaf12 firms that the Secretary of Transportation, in overseeing 

13 and coordinating commercial launch and reentry oper14 ations, should— 

15 (1) promote commercial space launches and re16 entries by the private sector; 

17 (2) facilitate Government, State, and private 

18 sector involvement in enhancing U.S. launch sites 

19 and facilities; 

20 (3) protect public health and safety, safety of 

21 property, national security interests, and foreign pol22 icy interests of the United States; and 

23 (4) consult with the head of another executive 

24 agency, including the Secretary of Defense or the 

25 Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
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1 Space Administration, as necessary to provide con2 sistent application of licensing requirements under 

3 chapter 509 of title 51, United States Code. 

4 (c) REQUIREMENTS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor6 tation under section 50918 of title 51, United States 

7 Code, and subject to section 50905(b)(2)(C) of that 

8 title, shall consult with the Secretary of Defense, the 

9 Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 

10 Space Administration, and the heads of other execu11 tive agencies, as appropriate— 

12 (A) to identify all requirements that are 

13 imposed to protect the public health and safety, 

14 safety of property, national security interests, 

15 and foreign policy interests of the United States 

16 relevant to any commercial launch of a launch 

17 vehicle or commercial reentry of a reentry vehi18 cle; and 

19 (B) to evaluate the requirements identified 

20 in subparagraph (A) and, in coordination with 

21 the licensee or transferee and the heads of the 

22 relevant executive agencies— 

23 (i) determine whether the satisfaction 

24 of a requirement of one agency could result 
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1 in the satisfaction of a requirement of an2 other agency; and 

3 (ii) resolve any inconsistencies and re4 move any outmoded or duplicative require5 ments or approvals of the Federal Govern6 ment relevant to any commercial launch of 

7 a launch vehicle or commercial reentry of 

8 a reentry vehicle. 

9 (2) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 

11 thereafter until the Secretary of Transportation de12 termines no outmoded or duplicative requirements or 

13 approvals of the Federal Government exist, the Sec14 retary of Transportation, in consultation with the 

15 Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the Na16 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, the 

17 commercial space sector, and the heads of other ex18 ecutive agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to the 

19 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor20 tation of the Senate, the Committee on Science, 

21 Space, and Technology of the House of Representa22 tives, and the congressional defense committees a re23 port that includes the following: 

24 (A) A description of the process for the ap25 plication for and approval of a permit or license 
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1 under chapter 509 of title 51, United States 

2 Code, for the commercial launch of a launch ve3 hicle or commercial reentry of a reentry vehicle, 

4 including the identification of— 

5 (i) any unique requirements for oper6 ating on a United States Government 

7 launch site, reentry site, or launch prop8 erty; and 

9 (ii) any inconsistent, outmoded, or du10 plicative requirements or approvals. 

11 (B) A description of current efforts, if any, 

12 to coordinate and work across executive agen13 cies to define interagency processes and proce14 dures for sharing information, avoiding duplica15 tion of effort, and resolving common agency re16 quirements. 

17 (C) Recommendations for legislation that 

18 may further— 

19 (i) streamline requirements in order 

20 to improve efficiency, reduce unnecessary 

21 costs, resolve inconsistencies, remove dupli22 cation, and minimize unwarranted con23 straints; and 

24 (ii) consolidate or modify require25 ments across affected agencies into a sin-
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1 gle application set that satisfies the re2 quirements identified in paragraph (1)(A). 

3 (3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub4 section— 

5 (A) any applicable definitions set forth in 

6 section 50902 of title 51, United States Code, 

7 shall apply; 

8 (B) the terms ‘‘launch’’, ‘‘reenter’’, and 

9 ‘‘reentry’’ include landing of a launch vehicle or 

10 reentry vehicle; and 

11 (C) the terms ‘‘United States Government 

12 launch site’’ and ‘‘United States Government 

13 reentry site’’ include any necessary facility, at 

14 that location, that is commercially operated on 

15 United States Government property. 

16 SEC. 13. OPERATION AND UTILIZATION OF THE ISS. 

17 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con18 gress that— 

19 (1) maximum utilization of partnerships, sci20 entific research, commercial applications, and explo21 ration test bed capabilities of the ISS is essential to 

22 ensuring the greatest return on investments made by 

23 the United States and its international partners in 

24 the development, assembly, and operations of that 

25 unique facility; and 
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1 (2) every effort should be made to ensure that 

2 decisions regarding the service life of the ISS are 

3 based on the station’s projected capability to con4 tinue providing effective and productive research and 

5 exploration test bed capabilities. 

6 (b) CONTINUATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE

7 STATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 501 of the National 

9 Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization 

10 Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18351) is amended— 

11 (A) in the heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘THROUGH 2020’’; and 

13 (B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘through 

14 at least 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘through at least 

15 2024’’. 

16 (2) MAINTENANCE OF THE UNITED STATES

17 SEGMENT AND ASSURANCE OF CONTINUED OPER18 ATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.— 

19 Section 503 of the National Aeronautics and Space 

20 Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 

21 U.S.C. 18353) is amended— 

22 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘through 

23 at least September 30, 2020’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘through at least September 30, 2024’’; and 
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1 (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘In 

2 carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘The Administrator’’. 

4 (3) RESEARCH CAPACITY ALLOCATION AND IN5 TEGRATION OF RESEARCH PAYLOADS.—Section 

6 504(d) of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad7 ministration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 

8 18354(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

9 2020’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘at least 

10 September 30, 2024’’. 

11 (4) MAINTAINING USE THROUGH AT LEAST

12 2024.—Section 70907 is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘§ 70907. Maintaining use through at least 2024 

14 ‘‘(a) POLICY.—The Administrator shall take all nec15 essary steps to ensure that the International Space Sta16 tion remains a viable and productive facility capable of po17 tential United States utilization through at least Sep18 tember 30, 2024. 

19 ‘‘(b) NASA ACTIONS.—In furtherance of the policy 

20 under subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure, to 

21 the extent practicable, that the International Space Sta22 tion, as a designated national laboratory— 

23 ‘‘(1) remains viable as an element of overall ex24 ploration and partnership strategies and approaches; 
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1 ‘‘(2) is considered for use by all NASA mission 

2 directorates, as appropriate, for technically appro3 priate scientific data gathering or technology risk re4 duction demonstrations; and 

5 ‘‘(3) remains an effective, functional vehicle 

6 providing research and test bed capabilities for the 

7 United States through at least September 30, 

8 2024.’’. 

9 (5) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND10 MENTS.— 

11 (A) TABLE OF CONTENTS OF 2010 ACT.— 

12 The item relating to section 501 in the table of 

13 contents in section 1(b) of the National Aero14 nautics and Space Administration Authorization 

15 Act of 2010 (124 Stat. 2806) is amended by 

16 striking ‘‘through 2020’’. 

17 (B) TABLE OF CONTENTS OF CHAPTER

18 709.—The table of contents for chapter 709 is 

19 amended by amending the item relating to sec20 tion 70907 to read as follows: 

‘‘70907. Maintaining use through at least 2024.’’. 

Passed the Senate August 4, 2015. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1297 

AN ACT 

To update the Commercial Space Launch Act by 

space sector, and for other purposes. mote competitiveness of the U.S. commercial amending title 51, United States Code, to pro-