On the recordJune 27, 2018
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5346) to amend title 51, United States Code, to provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5346 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 Support Vehicle Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. Section 50902 of title 51, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (21) through (25) as paragraphs (23) through (27), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (20) the following: ``(21) `space support flight' means a flight in the air that is-- ``(A) not a launch or reentry; but ``(B) related to launch or reentry services. ``(22) `space support vehicle' means a vehicle that is-- ``(A) a launch vehicle; ``(B) a reentry vehicle; or ``(C) a component of a launch or reentry vehicle.''. SEC. 3. LICENSING OF SPACE SUPPORT FLIGHTS.…





