One Giant LEAP Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8851 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8851

   To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
    Transportation to establish an electronic processing portal for
    licenses and other approvals related to commercial space launch
                  activities, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2026

    Mr. Haridopolos (for himself and Mr. Whitesides) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space,
                             and Technology

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                                 A BILL

   To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
    Transportation to establish an electronic processing portal for
    licenses and other approvals related to commercial space launch
                  activities, 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 ``One Giant Licensing Electronic
Application Portal Act'' or the ``One Giant LEAP Act''.

SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC PROCESSING PORTAL FOR LICENSES AND OTHER APPROVALS
              RELATED TO COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 509 of title 51, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 50925. Electronic processing portal for licenses and other
              approvals related to commercial space launch activities
    ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall
establish an electronic system (in this section referred to as the
`Portal') for processing applications and carrying out other
secretarial functions with respect to licenses and other approvals
under this chapter.
    ``(b) Functions.--The Portal shall facilitate the following
functions:
            ``(1) Submitting and modifying an application referred to
        in subsection (a).
            ``(2) Logging communications regarding an application,
        license, or other approval under this chapter, between any of
        the following:
                    ``(A) The Secretary of Transportation.
                    ``(B) Each applicant for, and each recipient of,
                such approval.
                    ``(C) Each head of a Federal department or agency
                consulted pursuant to section 50918.
            ``(3) Managing the submission of, and access to,
        documentation relating to such approval.
            ``(4) Making secretarial determinations with respect to
        such application.
            ``(5) Displaying to the Secretary and the relevant
        applicant information relating to the following:
                    ``(A) The following dates, as applicable:
                            ``(i) The date on which pre-application
                        consulting began.
                            ``(ii) The date such applicant submitted
                        such application.
                            ``(iii) The date on which the Secretary
                        accepted or rejected such application.
                            ``(iv) Each date on which such applicant
                        requested a modification to such application.
                            ``(v) Each date on which the Secretary so
                        modified such application.
                            ``(vi) If the Secretary consults with the
                        head of another Federal department or agency
                        regarding such application pursuant to section
                        50918, the following:
                                    ``(I) The date on which such
                                consultation begins.
                                    ``(II) The date on which such
                                consultation ends.
                            ``(vii) The date on which either of the
                        following occur:
                                    ``(I) The Secretary carries out the
                                function for which such applicant
                                submitted such application.
                                    ``(II) The Secretary denies such
                                application.
                    ``(B) The number of days between the date referred
                to in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) and the date
                referred to in subclause (vii) of such subparagraph.
                    ``(C) The number of days between the date referred
                to in clause (ii) of such subparagraph and the date
                referred to in subclause (vii) of such subparagraph.
                    ``(D) The status of such application.
            ``(6) Displaying to the public information relating to the
        following:
                    ``(A) The following dates, as applicable:
                            ``(i) The date such applicant submitted
                        such application.
                            ``(ii) The date on which the Secretary
                        accepted or rejected such application.
                            ``(iii) Each date on which such applicant
                        requested a modification to such application.
                            ``(iv) Each date on which the Secretary so
                        modified such application.
                            ``(v) The date on which either of the
                        following occur:
                                    ``(I) The Secretary carries out the
                                function for which such applicant
                                submitted such application.
                                    ``(II) The Secretary denies such
                                application.
                    ``(B) The status of such application.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 509 of
title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

``50925. Electronic processing portal for licenses and other approvals
                            related to commercial space launch
                            activities.''.
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