Flight safety analysis workforce

(a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) flight safety analysis is critical to maintaining a high level of public safety for commercial space launches from, and reentries to, Federal ranges; (2) significant expertise in flight safety analysis exists within the Department of Defense, the Department of Transportation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and (3) the increasing pace of commercial launch and reentries requires greater cooperation among the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to support commercial launch and reentry activities at Federal ranges. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report that identifies roles, responsibilities, expertise, and knowledge that exists within the executive branch of the Federal Government relating to analysis of flight safety for space launch and reentry activities. (c) Memorandum of understanding Upon completion of the report required by subsection (b), the Secretary may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to allow Federal range personnel to support flight safety analysis required for the licensing of commercial space launch and reentry activities.