Sec. 106. 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.
Section 50901(b)(3) 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
(3)and (4), respectively; and by inserting before paragraph (3), as redesignated, the following: consistent with this chapter, authorize, license, and oversee the conduct of all commercial launch and reentry operations, including any commercial launch or commercial reentry at a Federal range; if an application for a license or permit under this chapter includes launch or reentry at a Defense range, coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, or designee, to protect any national security interest relevant to such activity, including any necessary mitigation measure to protect Department of Defense property and personnel; . This subsection takes effect on the date on which the final rule under section 105(c) 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); or the authority of the Secretary of Defense as it relates to safety and security related to launch or reentry at a Defense range. Section 113 of the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act ( Public Law 114–90 ; 129 Stat. 704; 51 U.S.C. 50918 note) and the item relating to that section in the table of contents under section 1(b) of that Act are repealed.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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