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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10464 
To amend chapter 511 of title 51, United States Code, to modify the authority 
for space transportation infrastructure modernization grants, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2024 
Mr. STRONG (for himself and Mr. FONG) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 511 of title 51, United States Code, 
to modify the authority for space transportation infra-
structure modernization grants, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Spaceport Project Op-
portunities for Resilient Transportation Act’’ or the 
‘‘SPACEPORT Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SPACE LAUNCH INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Paragraph (5) of section 51101 
of title 51, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(5) ‘public agency’ means a State or an agen-
cy of a State, a political subdivision of a State, a 
public corporation, or a tax-supported organiza-
tion.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION
OF GRANT AUTHORITY.—Sub-
section (b) of section 51102 of title 51, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a 
project grant under this chapter only if the grant 
will not be for more than 80 percent of the total cost 
of the project. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 
application of paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter-
mines that such a waiver is in the national inter-
est.’’. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—Section 51103 of title 
51, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘the United States Government’s space 
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transportation needs’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
civil, national security, and commercial 
space transportation needs of the United 
States’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘contributions’’ and inserting ‘‘support’’; 
and 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (F) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(F) the impact of the project and launch 
or reentry operations and other activities at 
Government launch ranges, as needed.’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Transportation shall develop 
specific criteria for evaluating and selecting proposed 
projects based on the considerations under paragraph 
(1).’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Transportation shall consult 
with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Sec-
retary of Commerce, and the heads of other appropriate 
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agencies of the Government with respect to subparagraphs 
(A) and (F) of paragraph (1), as appropriate.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) FUNDING OF PROGRAM.—Activities carried out 
under this section shall be funded only through appropria-
tions approved by Congress and not through user fees or 
other funds.’’. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Defense, the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, the Secretary of 
Commerce, and the heads of other appropriate agen-
cies of the Government, shall submit to Congress a 
report that— 
(A) evaluates the demand for space trans-
portation services, including the civil, national 
security, and commercial space transportation 
needs of the United States and international 
commercial markets; 
(B) provides legislative, regulatory, and 
policy recommendations to ensure robust and 
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resilient space transportation capabilities in 
support of the national space policy; 
(C) examines a range of long-term funding 
options and related considerations for space 
transportation infrastructure projects; and 
(D) provides an assessment of inter-
national space transportation capabilities and 
investments, including recommendations for 
maintaining United States competitiveness and 
developing an international space transportation 
network. 
(2) UPDATES.—Not later than 6 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 4 years 
thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation shall— 
(A) update the report submitted under 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) submit such updated report to Con-
gress. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
51105 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘Not more than’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for 
each fiscal year not more than $10,000,000 to make 
grants under this chapter.’’. 
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(f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CHAPTER HEADING.—The heading of chap-
ter 511 of title 51, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 511—SPACE TRANSPORTATION 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
MODERNIZATION 
GRANTS’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chap-
ters at the beginning of title 51, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 
511 and inserting the following: 
‘‘511. Space Transportation Infrastructure Moderniza-
tion Grants ...............................................................51101’’. 
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