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Union Calendar No. 85 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2262 

[Report No. 114–119] 

To facilitate a pro-growth environment for the developing commercial space 

industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more 

stable and predictable regulatory conditions, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 12, 2015 

Mr. MCCARTHY (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. POSEY, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. 

BABIN, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. WEBER of Texas, and 

Mr. MOOLENAAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

MAY 18, 2015 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 12, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To facilitate a pro-growth environment for the developing 

commercial space industry by encouraging private sector 

investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Spurring Private Aero5 space Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015’’ 

6 or the ‘‘SPACE Act of 2015’’. 

7 SEC. 2. CONSENSUS STANDARDS. 

8 Section 50905(c) of title 51, United States Code, is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) by striking paragraph (3); 

11 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para12 graph (8); and 

13 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(3) INTERIM INDUSTRY VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS

16 STANDARDS REPORT.—The Secretary, in consultation 

17 with the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory 

18 Committee, or its successor organization, shall pro19 vide a report to the Committee on Science, Space, and 

20 Technology of the House of Representatives and the 

21 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor22 tation of the Senate on the progress of the commercial 

23 space transportation industry in developing vol24 untary consensus standards or any other construction 


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1 that promotes best practices to improve the industry. 

2 Such report shall include, at a minimum— 

3 ‘‘(A) any voluntary industry consensus 

4 standards or any other construction that have 

5 been accepted by the industry at large; 

6 ‘‘(B) the identification of areas that have 

7 the potential to become voluntary industry con8 sensus standards or another potential construc9 tion that are currently under consideration by 

10 the industry at large; 

11 ‘‘(C) an assessment from the Secretary on 

12 the general progress of the industry in adopting 

13 voluntary consensus standards or any other con14 struction; 

15 ‘‘(D) lessons learned about voluntary indus16 try consensus standards or any other construc17 tion, best practices, and commercial space launch 

18 operations; 

19 ‘‘(E) any lessons learned associated with the 

20 development, potential application, and accept21 ance of voluntary industry consensus standards 

22 or any other construction, best practices, and 

23 commercial space launch operations; and 

24 ‘‘(F) recommendations, findings, or observa25 tions from the Commercial Space Transportation 


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1 Advisory Committee, or its successor organiza2 tion, on the progress of the industry in devel3 oping industry consensus standards or any other 

4 construction. 

5 This report, with the appropriate updates in the in6 tervening periods, shall be transmitted to such com7 mittees no later than December 31, 2016, December 

8 31, 2018, December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2022. 

9 Each report shall describe and assess the progress 

10 achieved as of 6 months prior to the specified trans11 mittal date. 

12 ‘‘(4) INTERIM REPORT ON KNOWLEDGE AND

13 OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE.—The Secretary shall pro14 vide a report to the Committee on Science, Space, and 

15 Technology of the House of Representatives and the 

16 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor17 tation of the of the Senate on the status of the knowl18 edge and operational experience acquired by the in19 dustry while providing flight services for compensa20 tion or hire to support the development of a safety 

21 framework. Interim reports shall by transmitted to 

22 such committees no later than December 31, 2018, De23 cember 31, 2020, and December 31, 2022. Each report 

24 shall describe and assess the progress achieved as of 

25 6 months prior to the specified transmittal date. 


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1 ‘‘(5) INDEPENDENT REVIEW.—No later than De2 cember 31, 2023, an independent, private systems en3 gineering and technical assistance organization or 

4 standards development organization contracted by the 

5 Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Science, 

6 Space, and Technology of the House of Representa7 tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

8 Transportation of the Senate an assessment of the 

9 readiness of the commercial space industry and the 

10 Federal Government to transition to a safety frame11 work that may include regulations. As part of the re12 view, the contracted organization shall evaluate— 

13 ‘‘(A) the progress of the commercial space 

14 industry in adopting industry voluntary stand15 ards or any other construction as reported by the 

16 Secretary in the interim assessments included in 

17 reports provided under paragraph (4); and 

18 ‘‘(B) the knowledge and operational experi19 ence obtained by the commercial space industry 

20 while providing services for compensation or hire 

21 as reported by the Secretary in the interim 

22 knowledge and operational reports provided 

23 under paragraph (4). 

24 ‘‘(6) LEARNING PERIOD.—Beginning on Decem25 ber 31, 2025, the Secretary may propose regulations 


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1 under this subsection without regard to paragraph 

2 (2)(C) and (D). The development of any such regula3 tions shall take into consideration the evolving stand4 ards of the commercial space flight industry as iden5 tified through the reports published under paragraphs 

6 (3) and (4). 

7 ‘‘(7) COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY.— 

8 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit 

9 the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to 

10 discuss potential approaches, potential performance 

11 standards, or any other topic related to this sub12 section with the commercial space industry including 

13 observations, findings, and recommendations from the 

14 Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Com15 mittee, or its successor organization, prior to the 

16 issuance of a notice of proposed rulemaking. Such dis17 cussions shall not be construed to permit the Sec18 retary to promulgate industry regulations except as 

19 otherwise provided in this section.’’. 

20 SEC. 3. INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH COMPETITIVENESS. 

21 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro22 vide for updating the methodology used to calculate the 

23 maximum probable loss from claims under section 50914 

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1 ues associated with potential third party losses from com2 mercially licensed launches. An appropriately updated 

3 methodology will help ensure that the Federal Government 

4 is not exposed to greater financial risks than intended and 

5 that launch companies are not required to purchase more 

6 insurance coverage than necessary. 

7 (b) MAXIMUM PROBABLE LOSS PLAN.—Not later than 

8 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec9 retary of Transportation shall provide to the Committee on 

10 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representa11 tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans12 portation of the Senate a plan to update the methodology 

13 used to calculate maximum probable loss from claims under 

14 section 50914 of title 51, United States Code, through the 

15 use of a validated risk profile approach. Such plan shall 

16 include, at a minimum— 

17 (1) an evaluation of the reasonableness of the 

18 current single casualty estimate and, if needed, the 

19 steps the Secretary will take to update such estimate; 

20 (2) an evaluation, in consultation with the Ad21 ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 

22 Administration and the heads of other relevant execu23 tive agencies, of the reasonableness of the dollar value 

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1 ernment property resulting from a commercially li2 censed space launch activity, and recommendations as 

3 to a reasonable calculation if, as determined by the 

4 Secretary, the current statutory threshold is insuffi5 cient; 

6 (3) a schedule of when updates to the method7 ology and calculations for the totality of the Max8 imum Probable Loss will be implemented, and a de9 tailed explanation of any changes to the current cal10 culation; and 

11 (4) consideration of the impact of the cost of its 

12 implementation on the licensing process, both in 

13 terms of the cost to industry of collecting and pro14 viding the requisite data and cost to the Government 

15 of analyzing the data. 

16 (c) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 270 

17 days after transmittal of the plan under subsection (b), the 

18 Comptroller General shall provide to the Committee on 

19 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representa20 tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans21 portation of the Senate an assessment of— 

22 (1) the conclusions and analysis provided by the 

23 Secretary of Transportation in the plan required 

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1 (2) the implementation schedule proposed by the 

2 Secretary in such plan; 

3 (3) the suitability of the plan for implementa4 tion; and 

5 (4) any further actions needed to implement the 

6 plan or otherwise accomplish the purpose of this sec7 tion. 

8 (d) LAUNCH LIABILITY EXTENSION.—Section 50915(f) 

9 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘De10 cember 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

11 SEC. 4. LAUNCH LICENSE FLEXIBILITY. 

12 Section 50906 of title 51, United States Code, is 

13 amended— 

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

15 reentered’’ and inserting ‘‘launched or reentered under 

16 that permit’’; 

17 (2) by amending subsection (d)(1) to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(1) research and development to test design con20 cepts, equipment, or operating techniques;’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘prior to ob22 taining a license’’; 

23 (4) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘suborbital 

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

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1 (5) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(g) The Secretary may issue a permit under this sec4 tion notwithstanding any license issued under this chapter. 

5 The issuance of a license under this chapter shall not invali6 date a permit under this section.’’. 

7 SEC. 5. GOVERNMENT ASTRONAUTS. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 50902 of title 51, United 

9 States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (22) 

11 as paragraphs (5) through (23), respectively; 

12 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol13 lowing new paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(4) ‘government astronaut’ means an indi15 vidual designated as such by the Administrator of the 

16 National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

17 pursuant requirements established by the Adminis18 trator, who— 

19 ‘‘(A) is an employee of— 

20 ‘‘(i) the United States Government, in21 cluding the United States Armed Forces; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) a foreign government that is a 

23 party to the Intergovernmental Agreement 

24 Among the Government of Canada, Govern25 ments of Member States of the European 


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1 Space Agency, the Government of Japan, 

2 the Government of the Russian Federation, 

3 and the Government of the United States of 

4 America Concerning Cooperation on the 

5 Civil International Space Station, signed 

6 on January 29, 1998; and 

7 ‘‘(B) is carried within a launch vehicle or 

8 reentry vehicle in the course of his or her em9 ployment, which may include performance of ac10 tivities directly relating to the launch, reentry, 

11 or other operation of the launch vehicle or re12 entry vehicle.’’; 

13 (3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated by 

14 paragraph (1) of this subsection, by inserting ‘‘gov15 ernment astronaut,’’ after ‘‘crew,’’; 

16 (4) in paragraph (7)(A), as so redesignated by 

17 paragraph (1) of this subsection, by inserting ‘‘gov18 ernment astronaut,’’ after ‘‘(including crew train19 ing),’’; 

20 (5) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated by 

21 paragraph (1) of this subsection, by inserting ‘‘gov22 ernment astronauts,’’ after ‘‘crew,’’; 

23 (6) in paragraph (15)(A), as so redesignated by 

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1 ernment astronaut,’’ after ‘‘(including crew train2 ing),’’; 

3 (7) by amending paragraph (18), as so redesig4 nated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, to read as 

5 follows: 

6 ‘‘(18) ‘space flight participant’ means an indi7 vidual, who is not crew or a government astronaut, 

8 carried within a launch vehicle or reentry vehicle.’’; 

9 and 

10 (8) in paragraph (22)(E), as so redesignated by 

11 paragraph (1) of this subsection, by inserting ‘‘, gov12 ernment astronauts,’’ after ‘‘crew’’. 

13 (b) RESTRICTIONS ON LAUNCHES, OPERATIONS, AND

14 REENTRIES; SINGLE LICENSE OR PERMIT.—Section 

15 50904(d) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by 

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

17 (c) LICENSE APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS; AP18 PLICATIONS.—Section 50905 of title 51, United States 

19 Code, is amended— 

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

21 space flight participants’’ and inserting ‘‘crew, gov22 ernment astronauts, and space flight participants’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(D), by inserting ‘‘, gov24 ernment astronauts,’’ after ‘‘crew’’; and 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, gov2 ernment astronauts,’’ after ‘‘crew’’; and 

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

4 or space flight participants’’ each place it ap5 pears and inserting ‘‘to crew, government astro6 nauts, or space flight participants’’. 

7 (d) MONITORING ACTIVITIES.—Section 50907(a) of 

8 title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘crew 

9 or space flight participant training’’ and inserting ‘‘crew, 

10 government astronaut, or space flight participant train11 ing’’. 

12 (e) ADDITIONAL SUSPENSIONS.—Section 50908(d)(1) 

13 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘to 

14 crew or space flight participants’’ each place it appears and 

15 inserting ‘‘to crew, government astronauts, or space flight 

16 participants’’. 

17 SEC. 6. INDEMNIFICATION FOR SPACE FLIGHT PARTICI18 PANTS. 

19 Chapter 509 of title 51, United States Code, is amend20 ed— 

21 (1) in section 50914(a)(4), by adding at the end 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(E) space flight participants.’’; and 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘or a contractor’’ and in2 serting ‘‘a contractor’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘but not against’’ and in4 serting ‘‘or’’. 

5 SEC. 7. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. 

6 Section 50914 of title 51, United States Code, is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(g) FEDERAL JURISDICTION.—Any action or tort 

9 arising from a licensed launch or reentry shall be the sole 

10 jurisdiction of the Federal courts and shall be decided under 

11 Federal law.’’. 

12 SEC. 8. CROSS-WAIVERS. 

13 Section 50914(b)(1) of title 51, United States Code, is 

14 amended to read as follows: ‘‘(1) A launch or reentry license 

15 issued or transferred under this chapter shall contain a pro16 vision requiring the licensee or transferee to make a recip17 rocal waiver of claims with its contractors, subcontractors, 

18 and customers, the contractors and subcontractors of the 

19 customers, and any space flight participants, involved in 

20 launch services or reentry services or participating in a 

21 flight under which each party to the waiver agrees to be 

22 responsible for property damage or loss it or they sustain, 

23 or for personal injury to, death of, or property damage or 

24 loss sustained by its own employees resulting from an activ25 ity carried out under the applicable license.’’. 


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1 SEC. 9. ORBITAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. 

2 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con3 gress that, as none currently exists, there may be a need 

4 for a framework that addresses space traffic management 

5 of United States Government assets and United States pri6 vate sector assets to minimize the proliferation of debris and 

7 decrease the congestion of the orbital environment. 

8 (b) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

10 National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall enter 

11 into an arrangement with an independent, private systems 

12 engineering and technical assistance organization to study 

13 frameworks for the management of space traffic and orbital 

14 activities. The study shall include the following: 

15 (1) An assessment of current regulations, Gov16 ernment best practices, and industry standards that 

17 apply to space traffic management and orbital debris 

18 mitigation. 

19 (2) An assessment of current statutory authority 

20 granted to the Federal Communications Commission, 

21 the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Na22 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and 

23 how those agencies utilize and coordinate those au24 thorities. 

25 (3) A review of all space traffic management and 

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1 international agreements to which the United States 

2 is a signatory, and other nonbinding international 

3 arrangements in which the United States partici4 pates, and the manner in which the Federal Govern5 ment complies with those requirements. 

6 (4) An assessment of existing Federal Govern7 ment assets used to conduct space traffic management 

8 and space situational awareness. 

9 (5) An assessment of the risk associated with 

10 smallsats as well as any necessary Government co11 ordination for their launch and utilization. 

12 (6) An assessment of existing private sector in13 formation sharing activities associated with space sit14 uational awareness and space traffic management. 

15 (7) Recommendations related to the framework 

16 for the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of 

17 the public and economic vitality of the space indus18 try. 

19 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 

20 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

21 shall provide to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech22 nology of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

23 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 

24 the report required in subsection (b). 


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1 (d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORITIES.—Con2 gress recognizes the vital and unique role played by the De3 partment of Defense in protecting national security assets 

4 in space. Nothing in this section shall be construed to 

5 amend authorities granted to the Department of Defense to 

6 safeguard the national security. 

7 SEC. 10. STATE COMMERCIAL LAUNCH FACILITIES. 

8 It is the Sense of Congress that State involvement, de9 velopment, ownership, and operation of launch facilities 

10 can help enable growth of the Nation’s commercial sub11 orbital and orbital space endeavors and support both com12 mercial and Government space programs. It is further the 

13 sense of Congress that State launch facilities and the people 

14 and property within the affected launch areas of those State 

15 facilities are subject to risks if the commercial launch vehi16 cle fails or experiences an anomaly. To ensure the success 

17 of the commercial launch industry and the safety of the peo18 ple and property in the affected launch areas, it is the fur19 ther sense of Congress that States and State launch facilities 

20 should seek to take proper measures to secure their invest21 ments and the safety of third parties from potential dam22 ages that could be suffered from commercial launch activi23 ties. 


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1 SEC. 11. SPACE SUPPORT VEHICLES STUDY. 

2 Not less than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

3 Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee 

4 on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep5 resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

6 Transportation of the Senate, a report on the use of space 

7 support vehicle services in the commercial space industry. 

8 This report shall include— 

9 (1) the extent to which launch providers rely on 

10 such services as part of their business models; 

11 (2) the statutory, regulatory, and market bar12 riers to the use of such services; and 

13 (3) recommendations for legislative or regulatory 

14 action that may be needed to ensure reduced barriers 

15 to the use of such services if such use is a requirement 

16 of the industry. 

17 SEC. 12. STREAMLINE COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVI18 TIES. 

19 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

20 that eliminating duplicative requirements and approvals 

21 for commercial launch and reentry operations will promote 

22 and encourage the development of the commercial space sec23 tor. 

24 (b) REAFFIRMATION OF POLICY.—Congress reaffirms 

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1 ordinating commercial launch and reentry operations, 

2 should— 

3 (1) promote commercial space launches and reen4 tries by the private sector; 

5 (2) facilitate Government, State, and private sec6 tor involvement in enhancing U.S. launch sites and 

7 facilities; 

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

9 property, national security interests, and foreign pol10 icy interests of the United States; and 

11 (4) consult with the head of another executive 

12 agency, including the Secretary of Defense or the Ad13 ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 

14 Administration, as necessary to provide consistent 

15 application of licensing requirements under chapter 

16 509 of title 51, United States Code. 

17 (c) REQUIREMENTS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor19 tation under section 50918 of title 51, United States 

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

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

22 Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 

23 Administration, and the heads of other executive 

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1 (A) to identify all requirements that are im2 posed to protect the public health and safety, 

3 safety of property, national security interests, 

4 and foreign policy interests of the United States 

5 relevant to any commercial launch of a launch 

6 vehicle or commercial reentry of a reentry vehi7 cle; and 

8 (B) to evaluate the requirements identified 

9 in subparagraph (A) and, in coordination with 

10 the licensee or transferee and the heads of the rel11 evant executive agencies— 

12 (i) determine whether the satisfaction 

13 of a requirement of one agency could result 

14 in the satisfaction of a requirement of an15 other agency; and 

16 (ii) resolve any inconsistencies and re17 move any outmoded or duplicative require18 ments or approvals of the Federal Govern19 ment relevant to any commercial launch of 

20 a launch vehicle or commercial reentry of a 

21 reentry vehicle. 

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

23 date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 

24 until the Secretary of Transportation determines no 

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1 the Federal Government exist, the Secretary of Trans2 portation, in consultation with the Secretary of De3 fense, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 

4 and Space Administration, the commercial space sec5 tor, and the heads of other executive agencies, as ap6 propriate, shall submit to the Committee on Com7 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the 

8 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 

9 House of Representatives, and the congressional de10 fense committees a report that includes the following: 

11 (A) A description of the process for the ap12 plication for and approval of a permit or license 

13 under chapter 509 of title 51, United States 

14 Code, for the commercial launch of a launch ve15 hicle or commercial reentry of a reentry vehicle, 

16 including the identification of— 

17 (i) any unique requirements for oper18 ating on a United States Government 

19 launch site, reentry site, or launch property; 

20 and 

21 (ii) any inconsistent, outmoded, or du22 plicative requirements or approvals. 

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

24 to coordinate and work across executive agencies 

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1 for sharing information, avoiding duplication of 

2 effort, and resolving common agency require3 ments. 

4 (C) Recommendations for legislation that 

5 may further— 

6 (i) streamline requirements in order to 

7 improve efficiency, reduce unnecessary costs, 

8 resolve inconsistencies, remove duplication, 

9 and minimize unwarranted constraints; 

10 and 

11 (ii) consolidate or modify requirements 

12 across affected agencies into a single appli13 cation set that satisfies the requirements 

14 identified in paragraph (1)(A). 

15 (3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub16 section— 

17 (A) any applicable definitions set forth in 

18 section 50902 of title 51, United States Code, 

19 shall apply; 

20 (B) the terms ‘‘launch’’, ‘‘reenter’’, and ‘‘re21 entry’’ include landing of a launch vehicle or re22 entry vehicle; and 

23 (C) the terms ‘‘United States Government 

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1 that location, that is commercially operated on 

2 United States Government property. 

3 SEC. 13. SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM UPDATE. 

4 (a) CHAPTER 701.— 

5 (1) AMENDMENT.—The chapter heading of chap6 ter 701 of title 51, United States Code, is amended 

7 by striking ‘‘SPACE SHUTTLE’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM’’. 

9 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relat10 ing to chapter 701 in the table of chapters at the be11 ginning of title 51, United States Code, is amended 

12 by striking ‘‘Space Shuttle’’ and inserting ‘‘Space 

13 Launch System’’. 

14 (b) SECTION 70101.— 

15 (1) AMENDMENTS.—Section 70101 of title 51, 

16 United States Code, is amended— 

17 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

18 ‘‘space shuttle’’ and inserting ‘‘Space 

19 Launch System’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘space shuttle’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘Space Launch System’’. 

22 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relat23 ing section 70101 in the table of sections for chapter 

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1 striking ‘‘space shuttle’’ and inserting ‘‘Space Launch 

2 System’’. 

3 (c) SECTION 70102.— 

4 (1) AMENDMENTS.—Section 70102 of title 51, 

5 United States Code, is amended— 

6 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

7 ‘‘Space shuttle’’ and inserting ‘‘Space 

8 Launch System’’; 

9 (B) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking 

10 ‘‘space shuttle’’ both places it appears and in11 serting ‘‘Space Launch System’’; 

12 (C) in subsection (a)(1)(A)(i), by inserting 

13 ‘‘directly to cis-lunar space and the regions of 

14 space beyond low-Earth orbit’’ after ‘‘human 

15 presence’’; 

16 (D) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘a 

17 shuttle launch’’ and inserting ‘‘a launch of the 

18 Space Launch System’’; 

19 (E) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘a 

20 space shuttle mission’’ and inserting ‘‘a mission 

21 of the Space Launch System’’; 

22 (F) in subsection (b)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘space shuttle’’ each 

24 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Space 

25 Launch System’’; and 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘from the shuttle’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘from the Space Launch System’’; 

3 (G) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘space 

4 shuttle’’ and inserting ‘‘Space Launch System’’; 

5 and 

6 (H) by adding at the end the following new 

7 subsection: 

8 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘Space 

9 Launch System’ means the Space Launch System author10 ized under section 302 of the National Aeronautics and 

11 Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010.’’. 

12 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relat13 ing section 70102 in the table of sections for chapter 

14 701 of title 51, United States Code is amended by 

15 striking ‘‘Space shuttle’’ and inserting ‘‘Space 

16 Launch System’’. 

17 (d) SECTION 70103.— 

18 (1) AMENDMENTS.—Section 70103 of title 51, 

19 United States Code, is amended— 

20 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

21 ‘‘space shuttle’’ and inserting ‘‘Space 

22 Launch System’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘space shuttle’’ each place it 

24 appears and inserting ‘‘Space Launch System’’. 


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1 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relat2 ing section 70103 in the table of sections for chapter 

3 701 of title 51, United States Code is amended by 

4 striking ‘‘space shuttle’’ and inserting ‘‘Space Launch 

5 System’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 85 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2262 

[Report No. 114–119] 

A BILL 

To facilitate a pro-growth environment for the detions, and for other purposes. more stable and predictable regulatory condi- aging private sector investment and creating veloping commercial space industry by encourMAY 18, 2015 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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