Space Launch Noise Mitigation Study Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3804 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3804 To direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to conduct a study on the feasibility of carrying out a grant program to assist communities affected by noise from space launch activities of the Department of Defense. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2025 Mr. Carbajal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to conduct a study on the feasibility of carrying out a grant program to assist communities affected by noise from space launch activities of the Department of Defense. 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 ``Space Launch Noise Mitigation Study Act''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the commercial space launch industry is a fundamental part of United States national security and contributes greatly to assured access to space; (2) United States national security benefits from a competitive and diverse launch industry; (3) space services are critical to sectors including transportation, communication, agriculture, financial services, and others; and (4) as referenced in the report of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 8070 of the 118th Congress, the increase of launches as a result of national security and commercial launches can be disruptive to nearby communities. SEC. 3. STUDY ON SPACE LAUNCH NOISE MITIGATION. (a) Study.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secr