Digital licensing, permitting, and approval system

(a) In general Section 50905 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Digital licensing, permitting, and approval system (1) Establishment (A) In general Subject to paragraph (4), not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall develop and maintain a digital licensing, permitting, and approval system— (i) to accept, track, and provide relevant status information regarding each license or permit application under this chapter, beginning with receipt of the initial application through final approval or denial of the application; and (ii) to provide notifications to an applicant with respect to the status of such an application. (B) Elements The system required by subparagraph (A) shall include, at a minimum, information on— (i) the date on which an application was received by the Secretary; (ii) each date on which the application was referred to any other agency of the Federal Government for review, as applicable; (iii) each date on which additional information was requested from the applicant, as applicable; (iv) the date on which the Secretary notified the applicant of a final approval or denial of the application; and (v) the overall rate of success of such system in meeting the timelines set forth in this section. (2) Public availability The Secretary shall— (A) make the information maintained by the system required by paragraph (1) available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Transportation; and (B) ensure that such information is updated on such website not less frequently than quarterly. (3) Notification With respect to an application for a license or permit under this chapter, the Secretary shall provide through the digital licensing, permitting, and approval system developed under this subsection electronic notification to an applicant— (A) immediately on— (i) receipt of a license or permit application; (ii) a determination under subsection (f) that an application received by the Secretary is complete; (iii) initiation of application processing; (iv) transmission of the application, in whole or part, for interagency review, as applicable, and such notification shall include an identification of the 1 or more agencies with which application information is shared; and (v) approval or denial of the application; and (B) with respect to— (i) any question proposed by the Secretary to the applicant; (ii) responses provided to the Secretary by any agency involved in interagency review, as applicable; and (iii) any other status update the Secretary considers necessary. (4) Existing systems In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall utilize a commercially available system that can be used off-the-shelf. (f) Complete application An application submitted under this section shall be considered complete if, at the time of electronic submission, the applicant has provided in standard digital format all information required under subsection (b).. (b) Funding Of the amounts made available for the Federal Aviation Administration for Commercial Space Transportation Safety Research and Development for fiscal year 2025, not more than $5,000,000 may be made available to develop the digital licensing, permitting, and approval system described in section 50905(e) of title 51, United States Code.