COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1988, H.R. 4399

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• Publication Date: May 10, 1988
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10 May 1988
OCA 88-1476
utive Assistant/DS&T
Special Assistant for
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FROM: Legislation Division
Office of Congressional Affairs
SUBJECT: Commercial Space Launch Act Amendments of
1988, H.R. 4399
1. The subcommittee on Space Science and Applications of
the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology recently
reported out the above-captioned bill. This bill, formerly
H.R. 3765, seems to take care of most, if not all, of the
problems you pointed out.
2. I shall keep you apprised of the bill's progress
through the Con ress. Should you have any questions, please
telephone me on
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OCA/LEG/OCA/LEGf
(10 May 1988)
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100TH CONGRESS
21) SESSION
. R. 4399
To facilitate commercial access to space, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 18, 1988
Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. ROE, Mr. LUJAN, Mr. WALKER, Mr.
BROWN of California, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. VOLKMER, Mr. SMITH of New
Hampshire, Mr. MINETA, Mr. SLAUGHTER of Virginia, Mr. TORRICELLI,
Mr. KONNYU, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. BUECHNER, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr.
HEFLEY, Mr. PERKINS, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. MCMILLEN of Maryland, Mr.
LEWIS of Florida, Mr. NAGLE, Mr. HAYES of Louisiana, Mr. HALL of
Texas, Mr. MACKAY, Mr. SKAGGS, Mr. NOWAK, Mr. LAGOMARSINO, Mr.
SENSENBRENNER, Mrs. LLOYD, and Mr. SCHEUER), introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology
A BILL
To facilitate commercial access to space, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 Lives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
4 (a) This Act may be cited as the "Commercial Space
5 Launch Act Amendments of 1988".
6 (b) The Congress finds that-
7 (1) a United States commercial space launch in-
8 dustry is an essential component of national efforts to
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