[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6007 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6007

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend title 49, United States Code, to include consideration of 
certain impacts on commercial space launch and reentry activities in a 
          navigable airspace analysis, 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. NAVIGABLE AIRSPACE ANALYSIS FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH SITE 
              RUNWAYS.

    (a) In General.--Section 44718(b)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``air navigation facilities and equipment'' 
        and inserting ``air or space navigation facilities and 
        equipment'';
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (3) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(F) the impact on launch and reentry for launch and 
        reentry vehicles arriving or departing from a launch site or 
        reentry site licensed by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall initiate a rulemaking to implement the amendments 
made by subsection (a).

            Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6007

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To amend title 49, United States Code, to include consideration of 
certain impacts on commercial space launch and reentry activities in a 
          navigable airspace analysis, and for other purposes.