ASTRO Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2984 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2984

 To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize transportation of 
 officers and employees of Federal agencies returning from space, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 24, 2025

  Mr. Babin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize transportation of 
 officers and employees of Federal agencies returning from space, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Astronaut Safe Temporary Ride 
Options Act'' or the ``ASTRO Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF ASTRONAUTS RETURNING FROM SPACE.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1344 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) an officer or employee returning from space when 
        transportation is necessary for the performance of medical 
        research, monitoring, diagnosis, or treatment, or other 
        official duties as approved by the Administrator of the 
        National Aeronautics and Space Administration, prior to such 
        officer or employee receiving post-flight medical clearance to 
        operate a motor vehicle.''.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
        Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, 
        and Technology and the Committee on Oversight and 
        Accountability of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
        Senate a report on transportation under paragraph (10) of 
        section 1344(b) of title 31, United States Code (as amended by 
        subsection (a)).
            (2) Contents.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include, for the immediately preceding 12 month period, the 
        following:
                    (A) For each officer or employee of a Federal 
                agency transported, the following:
                            (i) A description of such transportation.
                            (ii) The name of any such officer or 
                        employee who received such transportation.
                            (iii) Costs associated with such 
                        transportation.
                    (B) The total number of instances such 
                transportation was provided.
                    (C) The total cost of such transportation.
    (c) Prohibition on Certain Funding.--No additional amounts are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments 
made by this Act.
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