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139 STAT. 132 PUBLIC LAW 119–21—JULY 4, 2025 to Congress a report that describes any expenditures under this section. SEC. 40004. SPACE LAUNCH AND REENTRY LICENSING AND PERMIT- TING USER FEES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 509 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘§ 50924. Space launch and reentry licensing and permitting user fees ‘‘(a) FEES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation shall impose a fee, which shall be deposited in the account estab- lished under subsection (b), on each launch or reentry carried out under a license or permit issued under section 50904 during 2026 or a subsequent year, in an amount equal to the lesser of— ‘‘(A) the amount specified in paragraph (2) for the year involved per pound of the weight of the payload; or ‘‘(B) the amount specified in paragraph (3) for the year involved. ‘‘(2) PARAGRAPH (2) SPECIFIED AMOUNT.—The amount speci- fied in this paragraph is— ‘‘(A) for 2026, $0.25; ‘‘(B) for 2027, $0.35; ‘‘(C) for 2028, $0.50; ‘‘(D) for 2029, $0.60; ‘‘(E) for 2030, $0.75; ‘‘(F) for 2031, $1; ‘‘(G) for 2032, $1.25; ‘‘(H) for 2033, $1.50; and ‘‘(I) for 2034 and each subsequent year, the amount specified in this paragraph for the previous year increased by the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (all items; United States city aver- age) over the previous year. ‘‘(3) PARAGRAPH (3) SPECIFIED AMOUNT.—The amount speci- fied in this paragraph is— ‘‘(A) for 2026, $30,000; ‘‘(B) for 2027, $40,000; ‘‘(C) for 2028, $50,000; ‘‘(D) for 2029, $75,000; ‘‘(E) for 2030, $100,000; ‘‘(F) for 2031, $125,000; ‘‘(G) for 2032, $170,000; ‘‘(H) for 2033, $200,000; and ‘‘(I) for 2034 and each subsequent year, the amount specified in this paragraph for the previous year increased by the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (all items; United States city aver- age) over the previous year. ‘‘(b) OFFICE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION LAUNCH AND REENTRY LICENSING AND PERMITTING FUND.—There is estab- lished in the Treasury of the United States a separate account, which shall be known as the ‘Office of Commercial Space Transpor- tation Launch and Reentry Licensing and Permitting Fund’, for Time periods. 51 USC 50924.