SEC. 8. RESTRICTION ON PREVENTING LAUNCHES AND RE-
ENTRIES OF CERTIFIED SPACE OBJECTS. 
Section 50904(c) of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘No launch 
or reentry may be prevented under this authority on the 
basis of national security, foreign policy, or international 
obligations of the United States, including under the cov-
ered treaties on outer space (as defined in section 80101) 
if the payload has received a certification to operate as 
a space object under chapter 801.’’. 
SEC. 9. REPORT ON REGISTRATION OF SPACE OBJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, 
acting through the Office of Space Commerce and in con-
sultation with the Private Space Activity Advisory Com-
mittee established under section 80109 of title 51, United 
States Code, shall submit to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report on the implementation of 
the space object registration obligations of the United 
States and other countries under Article VIII of the Outer 
Space Treaty and the Convention on Registration of Space 
Objects. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
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(1) an identification of the practices and proce-
dures among countries that are members of the 
Outer Space Treaty and the Convention on Registra-
tion of Space Objects in implementing and com-
plying with the registration obligations contained in 
the treaties; 
(2) a description of any existing practices and 
procedures of the Federal Government for the reg-
istration of nongovernmental space objects; and 
(3) recommendations on how the registration of 
space objects in the United States could be improved 
to benefit the United States, including enabling 
United States leadership in commercial space activi-
ties. 
SEC. 10. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report on removing the Office 
of Commercial Space Transportation from under the juris-
diction of the Federal Aviation Administration and rees-
tablishing the Office under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of Transportation. Such report shall include— 
(1) the identification of key practices for suc-
cessful organizational transitions; 
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(2) the advantages and disadvantages of the re-
moval and reestablishment with respect to the ability 
of the Office to continue to coordinate and commu-
nicate with Federal Aviation Administration on air-
space issues; and 
(3) the identification of any issues that are pre-
venting the Office from fully carrying out its statu-
tory mandate, and if such issues would persist re-
gardless of organizational location of the Office with-
in the Department of Transportation. 
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