(B) by striking ‘‘section 70104(c)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘sections 70104(c) and 70105(c)(4)’’.
(16) Section 70110(a)(1) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘70105(a)’’ and inserting
‘‘70105’’.
(17) Section 70112(b)(1) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘space flight participants,’’
after ‘‘its contractors, subcontractors,’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘or by space flight partici-
pants,’’ after ‘‘its own employees’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The
requirement for space flight participants to make a
reciprocal waiver of claims with the licensee or
transferee shall expire 3 years after the first licensed
launch of a launch vehicle carrying a space flight
participant.’’.
(18) Section 70112(b)(2) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘crew, space flight partici-
pants,’’ after ‘‘transferee, contractors, subcontrac-
tors,’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or by space flight partici-
pants,’’ after ‘‘its own employees’’.
(19) Section 70113(a)(1) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘but not against a space
flight participant,’’ after ‘‘subcontractor of a customer,’’.
(20) Section 70113(f) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2004.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2007. This section does not apply to
permits.’’.
(21) Section 70115(b)(1)(D)(i) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘crew training site,’’
after ‘‘site of a launch vehicle or reentry vehicle,’’.
(22) Section 70119 of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(1) $11,776,000 for fiscal year 2005;
‘‘(2) $11,776,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
‘‘(3) $11,776,000 for fiscal year 2007.’’.
(23) Section 70120 of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(c) AMENDMENTS.—Not later than 12 months after
the date of enactment of the Commercial Space Launch
Amendments Act of 2004, the Secretary shall publish pro-
posed regulations to carry out that Act, including regula-
tions relating to crew, space flight participants, and per-
mits for launch or reentry of reusable suborbital rockets.
Not later than 18 months after such date of enactment,
the Secretary shall issue final regulations.
‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—(1) Licenses for the launch
or reentry of launch vehicles or reentry vehicles with
human beings on board and permits may be issued by the
Secretary prior to the issuance of the regulations de-
scribed in subsection (c).
‘‘(2) As soon as practicable after the date of enact-
ment of the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act
of 2004, the Secretary shall issue guidelines or advisory
circulars to guide the implementation of that Act until
regulations are issued.
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), no li-
censes for the launch or reentry of launch vehicles or re-
entry vehicles with human beings on board or permits may
be issued starting three years after the date of enactment
of the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of
2004 unless the final regulations described in subsection
(c) have been issued.’’.
SEC. 4. STUDY ON THE GRADUAL ELIMINATION OF COM-
MERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION LIABIL-
ITY RISK SHARING REGIME.
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall enter
into an appropriate arrangement with the National Acad-
emy of Public Administration to conduct a study of how
best to gradually eliminate the liability risk sharing regime
in the United States for commercial space transportation
under section 70113 of title 49, United States Code. The
study shall assess methods by which the liability risk shar-
ing regime could be eliminated by 2008 or as soon as pos-
sible thereafter and the impact those methods would be
likely to have on the commercial space transportation in-
dustry. The methods examined shall include incremental
approaches.
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
Section 102(c) of the Commercial Space Act of 1998
is repealed.
Passed the House of Representatives March 4,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.