‘‘(C) responsiveness and readiness of com-
mercial space launches to meet commercial and 
national security needs, including by minimizing 
delays as a result of licensing and authorization 
processes; and 
‘‘(D) public safety concerns. 
‘‘(d) TRANSFER.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of the New Space Age Act of 2024, 
the Secretary shall transfer the authorities to be exercised 
by the Administrator of the Commercial Space Transpor-
tation Administration from the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration or any other agency of the Department of Trans-
portation. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the 
activities of the Commercial Space Transportation Admin-
istration $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2028, of which not less than 75 percent of the 
amount appropriated— 
‘‘(1) shall be reserved only for use in the timely 
and expeditious processing of applications for li-
censes and authorizations; and 
‘‘(2) may not be used in the development or 
promulgation of regulations.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for title 
51, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 50921 and inserting the following: 
‘‘50921. Commercial Space Transportation Administration.’’. 
SEC. 3. LAUNCH AND REENTRY WORKING GROUP. 
(a) DISESTABLISHMENT.—The Common Standards 
Working Group established by the Department of the Air 
Force, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall be dis-
established not more than 180 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act. The records, responsibilities, and du-
ties of such Working Group shall be assumed by the work-
ing group established pursuant to subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a working group, to be known as the 
‘‘Launch and Reentry Working Group’’, to recommend to 
the Secretary safety standards intended to protect the 
public and critical assets on Federal space launch ranges 
from hazards associated with space launch and reentry 
events. 
(c) MEMBERS.—The Launch and Reentry Working 
Group shall be made up of— 
(1) the Administrator of the Commercial Space 
Transportation Administration; 
(2) the Chief of Space Operations; 
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(3) the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration; 
(4) representatives from commercial space 
launch or reentry operators with a proven history of 
successful launch or reentry activities licensed by the 
Commercial Space Transportation Administration or 
the Office of the Associate Administrator for Com-
mercial Space Transportation; and 
(5) not more than 4 non-governmental members 
with specific expertise in space launch and reentry, 
to be appointed by the Secretary of Transportation, 
that are not representatives of commercial space 
launch and reentry providers described in paragraph 
(4). 
(d) ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES.—The Launch and 
Reentry Working Group shall— 
(1) make its methodologies for calculating risks 
and standards available to an operator of a launch 
or reentry vehicle system within 7 days of a request 
by such operator impacted by such methodologies; 
(2) in approving new risk models, data prod-
ucts, other safety recommendations, or in conducting 
other significant business— 
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(A) require recorded approval from a ma-
jority of the participants of the Working Group; 
and 
(B) not allow nonconcurrence or abstention 
by a single or multiple members of the Working 
Group to disrupt or delay the approval; 
(3) make all relevant data available to space 
launch and reentry providers, government agencies, 
and other responsible bodies upon request; 
(4) conduct the work of the Working Group in 
a timely manner, including through regularly sched-
uled meetings and, as required, emergency meetings; 
and 
(5) ensure that recommendations are based on 
real-world, probabilistic assessments and discount 
hypotheticals based on unproven assumptions or 
technologies. 
SEC. 3. COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall update 
the charter of the Commercial Space Transportation Advi-
sory Committee (DOT/FAA Order 1110.124I) to— 
(1) encourage greater participation from indus-
try and nongovernmental experts; 
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(2) require that the Advisory Committee estab-
lish the agenda of the Committee independently of 
any requests from the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration; 
(3) ensure that the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration or, once established, 
the Commercial Space Transportation Administra-
tion is using the Advisory Committee to receive 
input from external sources in order to inform gov-
ernmental activities; 
(4) require that the Advisory Committee trans-
mit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives not less than annually a report that 
includes all agenda items proposed by the Advisory 
Committee, including any agenda items that are not 
accepted by the Secretary; and 
(5) require that the Secretary make available 
not later than December 31 of each year a public re-
port detailing the total expenses incurred by or rea-
sonably caused by the Advisory Committee, includ-
ing the number of hours consumed by full Com-
mittee and working group meetings and in-kind con-
tributions that may include the value of time pro-
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vided by Federal Government employees, in the cal-
endar year in which such report is prepared, as well 
as a cumulative accounting of all prior expenses in-
curred, to the maximum extent practicable. 
SEC. 3. SPACE-RELATED ADVISORY RULEMAKING COMMIT-
TEES. 
Section 50903 of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) FACA.—Chapter 10 of title 5 (commonly known 
as ‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act’) does not apply 
to such space-related rulemaking committees under the ju-
risdiction of the Secretary of Transportation as the Sec-
retary may designate.’’. 
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