Whereas H.R. 3942, the Commercial Space Launch Act, was introduced in the House of Representatives on September 21, 1983, referred exclusively to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives, and signed into law as Public Law 98–575 on September 30, 1984; Whereas the Commercial Space Launch Act ( Public Law 98–575 ) established the commercial space launch industry 35 years ago; Whereas the Commercial Space Launch Act ( Public Law 98–575 ) forms the basis of commercial space legislation and is codified as chapter 509 of title 51, United States Code; Whereas chapter 509 of title 51, United States Code, establishes the licensing, experimental permit, and monitoring processes required for commercial space launch and reentry activities; Whereas commercial space launch regulations are published in parts 400 through 460 of chapter III of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (as of the date of the adoption of this resolution); Whereas commercial space launch licensees— (1) are required by Federal statute and regulation to submit an accident investigation plan as part of a launch application and to submit to Federal Government observer access at licensee sites; and (2) are, under such chapter 509, subject to modifications, prohibitions, preemptions, suspensions, and revocations of licenses and to administrative hearings, judicial review, and investigations and inquiries; Whereas the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives (in this resolution referred to as the Committee ), through both oversight and legislation, has, since the 1960s, been the lead entity in addressing the tragic loss of life related to catastrophic spaceflight accidents; Whereas after a fire occurred in the Apollo 1 capsule during ground tests on January 7, 1967, which resulted in the deaths of Edward White, Gus Grissom, and Roger Chaffee, the Committee held a series of oversight hearings into the cause