3.0.0 2140 2023-01-11T13:25:07Z 2023-01-11T13:25:07Z Senate S S 2014-03-13 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2014-12-04T16:56:59Z Markup by 2014-04-09T19:57:12Z Referred to 2014-03-13T21:45:10Z S. Rept. 113-318 SOARS Act 113 3038 HR 2013-12-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space. Related bill CRS 2014-12-12 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-318. Floor 2014-12-12 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-318. Committee 14900 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2014-12-04 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 612. Calendars 2014-12-04 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2014-12-04 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2014-04-09 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2014-03-13 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2014-03-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2014-03-13 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2014-03-13 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2014-03-26 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2014-04-02 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2014-04-10 False Science, Technology, Communications Licensing and registrations Spacecraft and satellites Science, Technology, Communications 00 2014-03-13 Introduced in Senate 2014-03-26T16:57:49Z Amends commercial space launch licensing requirements.

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue an experimental permit for a particular reusable suborbital rocket (as under current law) or rocket design after a license has been issued for the launch or reentry of a rocket of that design. Declares that any permits already issued shall remain valid for research and development (R&D) and other specified purposes.

]]> 01 2014-12-04 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2015-01-22T17:48:55Z Revises requirements for experimental permits related to commercial space launch activities.

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to issue an experimental permit for a particular reusable suborbital vehicle (RSV) for research and development to test design concepts, equipment, or operating techniques, regardless of whether they are new (as under current law) or already existing.

Strikes the requirement that crew training for which the permit may be used must occur before a commercial license for launch or reentry is obtained.

Allows a permit to authorize an unlimited number of launches and reentries for a particular RSV rocket design (as well as for a particular RSV, as under current law).

Repeals the prohibition against issuance of a permit, and the automatic invalidation of an existing permit, after a license has been issued for the launch or reentry of an RSV of a particular design.

Authorizes the Secretary to issue a permit regardless of whether a license has already been issued. Declares that the issuance of a license may not invalidate a permit.

]]> A bill to improve the transition between experimental permits and commercial licenses for commercial reusable launch vehicles. Display Title A bill to improve the transition between experimental permits and commercial licenses for commercial reusable launch vehicles. Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the transition between experimental permits and commercial licenses for commercial reusable launch vehicles. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2140rs/xml/BILLS-113s2140rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2014-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2140is/xml/BILLS-113s2140is.xml 2014-12-12 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-318. 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.