Sec. 104. LAUNCH LICENSE FLEXIBILITY
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## SEC. 104 LAUNCH LICENSE FLEXIBILITY Section 50906 is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (d)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “that will be launched or reentered” and inserting “or reusable launch vehicles that will be launched into a suborbital trajectory or reentered under that permit”; #####
(B)by amending paragraph
(1)to read as follows: > > #### “(1) > > research and development to test design concepts, equipment, or operating techniques;” > ; and #####
(C)in paragraph (3)— ######
(i)by striking “prior to obtaining a license”; and ######
(ii)by inserting “or vehicle” after “design of the rocket”; ####
(2)in subsection (e)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “suborbital rocket design” and inserting “suborbital rocket or suborbital rocket design, or for a particular reusable launch vehicle or reusable launch vehicle design,”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (2), by inserting “or launch vehicle” after “the suborbital rocket”; ####
(3)by amending subsection
(g)to read as follows: > > ### “(g) > > The Secretary may issue a permit under this section notwithstanding any license issued under this chapter. The issuance of a license under this chapter may not invalidate a permit issued under this section.” > ; and ####
(4)in subsection (h), by inserting “or reusable launch vehicle” after “suborbital rocket”.