Sec. 108. Secretary of Transportation oversight and coordination of commercial launch and reentry operations
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The Secretary of Transportation, in accordance with the findings under section 1617 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( 51 U.S.C. 50918 note) and subject to section 50905(b)(2)(C) of title 51, United States Code, shall take such action as may be necessary to consolidate or modify the requirements across Federal agencies identified in section 1617(c)(1)(A) of that Act into a single application set that satisfies those requirements and expedites the coordination of commercial launch and reentry services.
Not later than 45 days after the effective date of this subsection, the President shall certify in writing to Congress that— the Secretary of Transportation is the only authority for authorizing commercial launch and reentry operations, including at a Federal range, under chapter 509 of title 51, United States Code; and consistent with section 50918 of title 51, United States Code, all matters under that chapter affecting national security or foreign policy, and such other matters under that chapter in the interest of the United States, are coordinated through the Secretary of Transportation.
Section 50901 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by inserting all before commercial launch and reentry operations . Section 50903(b) of title 51, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(1)and
(2)as paragraphs
(2)and (3), respectively; and by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following: oversee and coordinate the conduct of all commercial launch and reentry operations, including any commercial launch or commercial reentry at a Federal range; . This subsection takes effect on the date the final rule under section 107(c) of this Act is published in the Federal Register. Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, may be construed to affect section 1617 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( 51 U.S.C. 50918 note). Section 113 of the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act ( Public Law 114–90 ; 129 Stat. 704) and the item relating to that section in the table of contents under section 1(b) of that Act are repealed.
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Secretary of Transportation oversight and coordination of commercial launch and reentry operations
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