HR 7448 117th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications

STAR Act

Introduced: April 7, 2022 See on congress.gov

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Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Apr 7, 2022

Introduced in House

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Spaceport Tiering for Access Resiliency Act or the STAR Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD), in coordination with the Department of Transportation (DOT), to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the resiliency of space access infrastructure to meet national security requirements.

DOT shall establish a tiered system for spaceports that categorizes their operation for planning, development, and expenditure of funds.

DOT shall develop a plan, to be known as the national plan for spaceports, for developing spaceports in the United States. DOT shall publish such plan every two years.

To the extent possible, the DOD shall make domestic military spaceports and spaceport facilities available for civil use.

DOT, in coordination with DOD and the Department of Commerce, after providing an opportunity for public comment, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of a spaceport improvement program.

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