ASTRO Act

Subjects: Government Operations and Politics, Congressional oversight, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Transportation costs

Summary:  <p><strong>Astronaut Safe Temporary Ride Options Act or the ASTRO Act</strong></p>   <p>This bill authorizes the expenditure of federal funds for transportation of government astronauts returning from space for the performance of medical research, monitoring, diagnosis, or treatment or other official duties prior to receiving post-flight medical clearance to operate a motor vehicle.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 272 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 272

To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize transportation for 
Government astronauts returning from space between their residence and 
               various locations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2023

  Mr. Babin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the 
    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize transportation for 
Government astronauts returning from space between their residence and 
               various locations, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Astronaut Safe Temporary Ride 
Options Act'' or the ``ASTRO Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF ASTRONAUTS RETURNING FROM SPACE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1344(a)(2) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or'' after the 
        comma at the end; and
            (3) by inserting before the matter following subparagraph 
        (B) the following:
            ``(C) necessary for post-flight transportation of 
        Government astronauts, and others subject to reimbursable 
        arrangements, returning from space for the performance of 
        medical research, monitoring, diagnosis, or treatment, or other 
        official duties, prior to receiving post-flight medical 
        clearance to operate a motor vehicle,''.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
        Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration shall submit an annual report to Congress on the 
        use of the authority providing transportation under 
        subparagraph (C) of section 1344(a)(2) of title 31, United 
        States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this Act).
            (2) Contents.--Any such report shall include the name of 
        any individual who received such transportation, the number of 
        instances such transportation was provided, and the total cost 
        of such transportation for the year preceding the date such 
        report is submitted.
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