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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2984 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize transportation of officers 
and employees of Federal agencies returning from space, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 24, 2025 
Mr. BABIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize trans-
portation of officers and employees of Federal agencies 
returning from space, 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 ‘‘Astronaut Safe Tem-
porary Ride Options Act’’ or the ‘‘ASTRO Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF ASTRONAUTS RETURNING 
FROM SPACE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 1344 of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(10) an officer or employee returning from 
space when transportation is necessary for the per-
formance of medical research, monitoring, diagnosis, 
or treatment, or other official duties as approved by 
the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, prior to such officer or em-
ployee receiving post-flight medical clearance to op-
erate a motor vehicle.’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and an-
nually thereafter, the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall submit 
to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
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on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report on transportation 
under paragraph (10) of section 1344(b) of title 31, 
United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)). 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include, for the immediately preceding 12 
month period, the following: 
(A) For each officer or employee of a Fed-
eral agency transported, the following: 
(i) A description of such transpor-
tation. 
(ii) The name of any such officer or 
employee who received such transportation. 
(iii) Costs associated with such trans-
portation. 
(B) The total number of instances such 
transportation was provided. 
(C) The total cost of such transportation. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FUNDING.—No addi-
tional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 
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