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 118 STAT. 3981 PUBLIC LAW 108–492—DEC. 23, 2004 ‘‘(2) Any suspension imposed under this subsection shall be for as brief a period as possible and, in any event, shall cease when the Secretary— ‘‘(A) has determined that the licensee has taken suffi- cient steps to reduce the likelihood of a recurrence of the serious or fatal injury; or ‘‘(B) has modified the license pursuant to subsection (b) to sufficiently reduce the likelihood of a recurrence of the serious or fatal injury. ‘‘(3) This subsection shall not apply to permits.’’. (20) Section 70110(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or 70105a’’ after ‘‘70105(a)’’. (21) Section 70112(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (A) by inserting ‘‘crew, space flight participants,’’ after ‘‘transferee, contractors, subcontractors,’’; and (B) by inserting ‘‘or by space flight participants,’’ after ‘‘its own employees’’. (22) Section 70113(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘but not against a space flight participant,’’ after ‘‘subcontractor of a customer,’’. (23) Section 70113(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following: ‘‘This section does not apply to permits.’’. (24) Section 70115(b)(1)(D)(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘crew or space flight participant training site,’’ after ‘‘site of a launch vehicle or reentry vehicle,’’. (25) Section 70120 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: ‘‘(c) AMENDMENTS.—(1) Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004, the Secretary shall publish proposed regulations to carry out that Act, including regulations relating to crew, space flight participants, and permits for launch or reentry of reusable suborbital rockets. Not later than 18 months after such date of enactment, the Secretary shall issue final regulations. ‘‘(2)(A) Starting 3 years after the date of enactment of the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004, the Secretary may issue final regulations changing the definition of suborbital rocket under this chapter. No such regulation may take effect until 180 days after the Secretary has submitted the regulation to the Congress. ‘‘(B) The Secretary may issue regulations under this para- graph only if the Secretary has determined that the definition in section 70102 does not describe, or will not continue to describe, all appropriate vehicles and only those vehicles. In making that determination, the Secretary shall take into account the evolving nature of the commercial space launch industry. ‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—(1) Licenses for the launch or reentry of launch vehicles or reentry vehicles with human beings on board and permits may be issued by the Secretary prior to the issuance of the regulations described in subsection (c). ‘‘(2) As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004, the Secretary shall issue guidelines or advisory circulars to Guidelines. Effective date. Deadlines. Regulations. Publication. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00515 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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