[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1260 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1260

   To promote the development of the commercial space transportation 
 industry, to authorize appropriations for the Office of the Associate 
   Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2003

  Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Brownback) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
   To promote the development of the commercial space transportation 
 industry, to authorize appropriations for the Office of the Associate 
   Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Space Transportation Act 
of 2003''.

SEC. 2. OFFICE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION.

    Section 70119 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' in paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking ``2002.'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
        ``2002;''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) $12,601,000 for fiscal year 2004;
            ``(4) $12,979,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            ``(5) $13,368,000 for fiscal year 2006;
            ``(6) $13,769,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
            ``(7) $14,183,000 for fiscal year 2008.''.

SEC. 3. COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION INDEMNIFICATION EXTENSION.

    Section 70113(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2004.'' and inserting ``December 31, 2009.''.

SEC. 4. SUBORBITAL VEHICLE REGULATIONS.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress a report on 
the need for a distinct regulatory regime for suborbital vehicles 
taking into account the unique characteristics and purposes of these 
vehicles.
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