3.0.0 2772 2023-01-14T22:48:25Z 2023-01-14T22:48:25Z Senate S S 2004-07-22 108 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-07-23T03:43:07Z Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 108 3752 HR 2004-03-08 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2004-07-22 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2004-07-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8767-8768) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Astronautics Astronauts Authorization Aviation insurance Aviation safety Claims Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Contractors Department of Transportation Economics and Public Finance Employee training Finance and Financial Sector Flight crews Flight training Government Operations and Politics Government liability Government paperwork Governmental investigations Health Indemnity Investments Labor and Employment Launch vehicles Law Liability (Law) Licenses Manned space flight Medical tests Product development Research and development Rockets (Aeronautics) Space activities Space commercialization Space flight Spacecraft Standards Subcontractors Transportation and Public Works Science, Technology, Communications 00 2004-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2004-10-20T19:17:57Z Space Commercial Human Ascent Serving Expeditions Act (Space CHASE Act) - Amends Federal law concerning commercial space transportation to specify that the Secretary of Transportation shall carry out commercial space launch activities through the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.

Provides for the issuance of experimental permits for an unlimited number of launches of reusable suborbital rockets.

Subjects to specified conditions reusable suborbital rockets and holders of licenses or permits to launch and reenter crews and space flight participants.

Requires crew and space flight participants to execute reciprocal waivers of claims with licensees and permitees and the Federal government.

Makes liability indemnification program requirements inapplicable to space flight participants.

Extends liability insurance and financial responsibility requirements for three years.

Requires the Secretary to arrange for the National Academy of Public Administration to study how best to gradually eliminate by 2008 or so the liability risk sharing regime for commercial space transportation.

]]> Space CHASE Act Display Title Space CHASE Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote the development of the emerging commercial human space flight industry, to extend the liability indemnification regime for the commercial space transportation industry, to authorize appropriations for the Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Space CHASE Act Short Titles as Introduced Space Commercial Human Ascent Serving Expeditions Act Introduced in Senate 2004-07-22T04:00:00Z 2004-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.