113 S1317 RS: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2013
U.S. Senate
2013-07-17
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1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2013
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title;
table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I—Authorization of
appropriations
Sec. 101. Fiscal year 2014.
Sec. 102. Fiscal year 2015.
Sec. 103. Fiscal year 2016.
TITLE II—Human space
flight exploration and operations
Subtitle A—Exploration
Sec. 201. Missions and
destinations.
Sec. 202. NASA processing and launch
infrastructure.
Sec. 203. Naming of the space launch
system.
Sec. 204. Report; space suit
system.
Subtitle B—Maximizing ISS
utilization
Sec. 221. Operation and utilization of
the ISS.
Sec. 222. Research roles and
responsibilities.
Sec. 223. ISS national laboratory;
property rights in inventions.
Sec. 224. Commercial cargo and crew
capabilities.
Subtitle C—Other matters
Sec. 231. Safety and mission assurance
in human space flight.
Sec. 232. Launch liability
provisions.
TITLE
III—Science
Subtitle A—Earth Science
Sec. 301. Earth science.
Subtitle B—Space Science
Sec. 321. Human exploration and science
collaboration.
Sec. 322. Maintaining a balanced space
science portfolio.
Sec. 323. Science mission
extensions.
Sec. 324. Planetary science.
Sec. 325. Space weather.
Sec. 326. James Webb space
telescope.
Sec. 327. University class science
missions.
TITLE
IV—Aeronautics
Sec. 401. Sense of Congress on NASA
aeronautics.
TITLE V—Space
technology
Sec. 501. Space technology.
TITLE
VI—Education
Sec. 601. Education and outreach
activities.
TITLE VII—Other
matters
Sec. 701. Sense of Congress on NASA's
cross agency support.
Sec. 702. Space communications
network.
Sec. 703. Astronaut occupational
healthcare.
Sec. 704. Helium capture and
recovery.
Sec. 705. Information technology
governance.
Sec. 706. Improvements to baselines and
cost controls breach reporting process.
Sec. 707. Infrastructure.
Sec. 708. Knowledge
management.
2.Congress makes the following
findings:
(1)A robust and balanced space program
enhances the United States long-term national and economic security by—
(A)stimulating development of advanced
technologies with widespread applications;
(B)increasing the United States technological
competitiveness;
(C)enhancing global prosperity and security
through cooperation in shared interests, such as advancement of science,
understanding of Earth and the universe, and protection from space borne
threats, such as asteroids;
(D)opening the solar system to the full range
of peaceful human activity; and
(E)inspiring students
to pursue disciplines in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics.
(2)The Nation’s space program should
include—
(A)national security and civil space
activities;
(B)robotic and human exploration;
(C)advancement of scientific knowledge and
engagement of the general public;
(D)U.S. Government led launch capability
development, including the Space Launch System and the Orion multi-purpose
crew
vehicle, and partnerships with commercial and international entities;
(E)advancement of the space frontier and
stimulation of commerce; and
(F)searching outward to further our
understanding of the universe and observing Earth to expand knowledge of
our
home planet.
3.In this Act:
(1)The
term Administration means the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
(2)The
term Administrator means the Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(3)Appropriate
committees of CongressThe term appropriate committees of
Congress means—
(A)the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
(B)the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.
(4)The
term ISS means the International Space Station.
(5)The
term NASA means the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
(6)The
term Orion means the multi-purpose crew vehicle described under
section 303 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Authorization
Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18323).
(7)The term Space Launch System has the meaning
given the term under section 3 of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18302).
<enum>I</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<section id="id55438B2CC7734412A87CE6DF1339988C"><enum>101.</enum><header>Fiscal year
2014</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to
be appropriated to NASA for fiscal year 2014, $18,100,000,000, as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="id8A7878BB270B488DBA49C14776048DA8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Exploration, $4,275,000,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id428B299C4C9F4861AABA50A585D8DDD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,600,000,000 shall be for Space Launch
System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDF0FA05D20EC414D8B3253024E156846"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,200,000,000 shall be for the Orion
multi-purpose crew vehicle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC5763ABD6A3E442AA1D160816F6EA048"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$350,000,000 shall be for Exploration
Ground Systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC9AF7FAAAC8A4751A5084299CD5C2735"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$325,000,000 shall be for Exploration
Research and Development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBAD14FE9C6A740858B75B5CC5DFDBFEB"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$800,000,000 shall be for Commercial Space
Flight.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id47B5ADDE987643F1B94CB737156B8755"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Space Operations, $3,832,000,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB1D6687E11F941E4BD9CB3DD6F3958C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000,000 shall be for the ISS
program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE6B6A43DFE554B0BABF330CA24335CD6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$832,000,000 for Space and Flight
Support.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id66B53E3CE61140008BEF943EBEF5114B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Science, $5,154,000,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA2FBEDE966914240A472E4A1FD97B96C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,800,000,000 shall be for Earth
Sciences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2B537AA547E24E199ADE6B6A145F8AE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,400,000,000 shall be for Planetary
Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id876F1EA5890E432390EC84258FD2D509"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$642,000,000 shall be for
Astrophysics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E5EA536CF274C1C96EE2D81A8EE1F5E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$658,000,000 shall be for the James Webb
Space Telescope; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9689FD15849F4DEF9777BE9E6E353508"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$654,000,000 shall be for
Heliophysics.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9E6811635F434B9CA65EAA84850D9209"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Aeronautics, $570,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBC1AFE971BF5485A9FD912F8BB6A1571"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Space Technology, $635,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFBD4EB7D72D14DBD986D98342D86D4EC"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Education, $136,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id452DAA3309B541D8A94C16393E839E2F"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Cross-Agency Support Programs,
$2,850,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB5DF3BA780864B13B963AA4BAD8C7673"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Construction and Environmental
Compliance and Restoration, $610,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id512231BA31504C64895694AEA4A6BD18"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Inspector General, $38,000,000.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id0B99D4AEA75D4536BBB07F4F7C3AB4C2"><enum>102.</enum><header>Fiscal year
2015</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to
be appropriated to NASA for fiscal year 2015, $18,462,000,000, as
follows</text>
<paragraph id="id10FECBDBFE644AD58CEE7880C31118D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Exploration, $4,522,000,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id71279CAAB8F047378F4F1EF265921BF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,725,000,000 shall be for Space Launch
System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id229AFC73D006453D9A482DAF8E10ADDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,225,000,000 shall be for the Orion
multi-purpose crew vehicle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7BC32850C8C74B75A15BB18AE9C55DFF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$425,000,000 shall be for Exploration
Ground Systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF8DBDB0341A14D679F43B13FB9BBB605"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$332,000,000 shall be for Exploration
Research and Development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDBC4DC802033498DBD6A784644D0D560"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$815,000,000 shall be for Commercial Space
Flight.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA7F2B6E0E4234D9D81A4A561793A6415"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Space Operations, $3,948,000,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id860B26D3C03B4E9988C915BBB93B8A95"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,103,000,000 shall be for the ISS
program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD4D4B59E15924AC4B2A9C22579B06D9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$845,000,000 for Space and Flight
Support.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id593B4248C747431388766DFE6A1AA7D8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Science, $5,234,400,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA1C1A85229714393841BC663A24E9159"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,836,000,000 shall be for Earth
Sciences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id880D7719E91F428197AE4C53F903A094"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,450,000,000 shall be for Planetary
Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9B1BD42D8D49492B98AEBBD6F35B3832"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$670,000,000 shall be for
Astrophysics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id242BDD3D170445A6B4CB0668E86DC564"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$645,400,000 shall be for the James Webb
Space Telescope; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id459FF62FE32049CE9E665590C190B377"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$633,000,000 shall be for
Heliophysics.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDEFC828D06A64963B183C040D75FA9D4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Aeronautics, $581,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id24ADC9B992CA49F3A97EB0514A3B1168"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Space Technology, $650,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id85E75A986DD0476FA7B79495D1C13E8F"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Education, $139,800,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id957C8019AFDE4E5DA62F9C66D159D033"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Cross-Agency Support Programs,
$2,907,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD5D307100AA8496F9A8FDFDD239B5367"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Construction and Environmental
Compliance and Restoration, $441,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id53F0565785824E848B3B20E2ABA946A4"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Inspector General, $38,800,000.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id6DDB194909B6482F84BAAC1976A116C8"><enum>103.</enum><header>Fiscal year
2016</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to
be appropriated to NASA for fiscal year 2016, $18,831,000,000, as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="id152E702EF134432493AE17602C794A11"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Exploration, $4,660,000,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id025A849B58464F7A9573069A9EBF9E34"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,800,000,000 shall be for Space Launch
System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03BECCE5878346F086A7A8F9E0E54EEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,250,000,000 shall be for the Orion
multi-purpose crew vehicle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1B6DBDB99F4342BAB15CC21BEC61B122"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$435,000,000 shall be for Exploration
Ground Systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC9585B54F8564A8D8E44D51B16FB56DC"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$350,000,000 shall be for Exploration
Research and Development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF03E62DD745F4ED5B4F2FC93136E42EA"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$825,000,000 shall be for Commercial Space
Flight.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id57926D947C834803B4D12164410C953F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Space Operations, $4,010,000,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3909532914F34298859D233C64B61DB6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,196,000,000 shall be for the ISS
program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB50E970D1F67416898117E1CBAC959A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$814,000,000 for Space and Flight
Support.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEE6A640842EA4606B537EAE4597CFF3A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Science, $5,315,800,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDC67C6E5083A48D6A7E8F1AF718673DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,872,000,000 shall be for Earth
Sciences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id28819F5010F34194B39BE326CDE35909"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,500,000,000 shall be for Planetary
Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBDE6E324424940D5892EBD08AC918BE6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$686,800,000 shall be for
Astrophysics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2BBB8D7B025B47E6ACF949FA400D5D6A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$620,000,000 shall be for the James Webb
Space Telescope; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCD828CDEFA36421E818B6F4F9FA77EE6"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$637,000,000 shall be for
Heliophysics.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5C11FA30F4A145349CC0B0AC34FB9DA8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Aeronautics, $593,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB6270BA0F6E44AC4B6811794995E4CFA"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Space Technology, $665,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF943459A1094419480662590B38B9E42"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Education, $142,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id37B1A3A5B9EA4B9AB912D4AC240B2870"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Cross-Agency Support Programs,
$2,965,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7AB2A28EA4424D948BBADF7933727531"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Construction and Environmental
Compliance and Restoration, $441,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9182BEB5202346D586E33DE61EA5F5AC"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Inspector General, $39,200,000.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Human space
flight exploration and operations</header>
<subtitle id="idC2DB908E1F1540D6B9D604A42B2802B4"><enum>A</enum><header>Exploration</header>
<section id="idC70E23556FC84065B3EAF87DE62C6CC1"><enum>201.</enum><header>Missions and
destinations</header>
<subsection id="id823AAFE3B6AD47458C7710E9DE3DE19B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Congress reaffirms that the long-term goal of the human
space flight and exploration efforts of NASA shall be to expand permanent
human
presence beyond low-Earth orbit and to do so, where practical, in a manner
involving international partners, as stated in section 202(a) of the
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C.
18312(a)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8fc7f86f29b940c9a27903dd8f66fd25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Human
exploration of Mars</header><text>Section 202(b) of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18312">42 U.S.C. 18312(b)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id374B02A2C59646A8B8E7C3A9B6E059CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (3);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9C9B766395AD4F00BFEF856FD7FC79D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id54EB2308BE1144E58B3D441D99C3A0FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="idC5BCA7C9B0C44185886B6FFC63E85ACF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to achieve human
exploration of Mars, including the establishment of a capability
for human
habitation on the surface of
Mars.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id66ef23fb14954c01bf15d668de172c62"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Development of
exploration strategy</header>
<paragraph id="idF5A3FE2A22664EFAB070E33FFA67C7A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a strategy to achieve the objective
under
section 202(b)(5) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Authorization Act of 2010, as amended (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18312">42 U.S.C. 18312(b)(5)</external-xref>) through a
series
of successive, free-standing, but complementary missions making robust
utilization of cis-lunar space and employing the Space Launch System,
Orion,
and other capabilities provided under titles III, IV, V, and IX of that
Act (42
U.S.C. 18301 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb440c4b702d74dff8551c79da7898d00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Strategy
requirements</header><text>In developing the strategy under paragraph (1), the
Administrator shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida6dc8f4e54ea4f9a8659f8472f3a6ac4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the utility of an
expanded human presence in cis-lunar space toward enabling missions to
various
lunar orbits, the lunar surface, asteroids, the Mars system, and other
destinations of interest for future human exploration and development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad71c1e6f8504ab9b3c14f92a4c0fa2a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the utility of an
expanded human presence in cis-lunar space for economic, scientific, and
technological advances;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6b5d511702dc4723bc0a906f2e727c38"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the opportunities
for collaboration with—</text>
<clause id="id0d00e76370b74675a33dc8f29f3989fd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>international
partners;</text>
</clause><clause id="idcc6939b9f1b045dea73ace279564715c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>private industry;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idf408bffe148c4001ab64e0e2adfd6dfa"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other Federal
agencies, including missions relevant to national security or scientific
needs;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb91fca5bf1c842dc8c7b299c4125699b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the opportunities
specifically afforded by the ISS to support high priority scientific and
technological developments useful in expanding and sustaining a human
presence
in cis-lunar space and beyond;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19b1ba69345f47a4ac1c538c424d3705"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a range of
exploration mission architectures and approaches for the missions
identified
under paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id28c425706e9f4e5f8b660e55e3698252"><enum>(F)</enum><text>standards for
ensuring crew health and safety, including limits regarding radiation
exposure
and countermeasures necessary to meet those limits, means and methods for
addressing urgent medical conditions or injuries, and other such safety,
health, and medical issues that can be anticipated in the conduct of the
missions identified under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7be485e064ee4e87a49c44ea506a0bd7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Comparison of
mission architectures and approaches</header>
<subparagraph id="id2fdb0a312c5341deb8aeaa1f0a134c09"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The strategy shall include a comparison of mission
architectures and approaches identified under paragraph (2)(E) with a
primary
objective of identifying the architectures and approaches that—</text>
<clause id="id7de6f05876464fbdb2dd4406b10edc34"><enum>(i)</enum><text>best support the
long-term goal under section 202(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18312">42 U.S.C. 18312(a)</external-xref>); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id63b1335a23b449f5b2be5be94ca88562"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are enabled by
the Space Launch System, Orion, and other transportation capabilities and
technologies provided under titles III, IV, V, and IX of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C.
18301
et seq.) and by other capabilities that may be available commercially or
internationally.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id87a832decf7a4f1abed6892bdd8ea0e5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>The
comparison of mission architectures and approaches under subparagraph (A)
shall
include options that assess cost, schedule, safety, sustainability,
opportunities for international collaboration, the enabling of new markets
and
opportunities for U.S. private industry, compelling scientific
opportunities or
national security considerations and requirements, the flexibility of the
architecture to adjust to evolving technologies, leadership, and
priorities,
and contributions made to U.S. technological excellence, competitiveness,
and
leadership.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idab03810a88b84b95af39d4754f7e9cc4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>National
security collaboration</header><text>In identifying opportunities for
collaboration under paragraph (2)(C)(iii), the Administrator, in
collaboration
with the Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence, shall
include a discussion of the work, cost, and schedule required to enable
and
utilize a cargo variant of the Space Launch System, including the 70-,
105-,
and 130-metric ton configurations, with both a 5-meter or 8-meter
faring.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8B92A58A6AE841ACAEA102B4EF223C7B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>The strategy shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id10DD2F9DA8D94383B2D00F093869DEE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technical
information as needed to identify interest from the scientific and
national
security communities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0B7CDA3DF5A34A1091C46AB5956A1D21"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of
the Space Launch System to enable and sustain near-Earth object
surveillance of
potentially Earth-threatening objects for the purpose of planetary
protection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id2B4A25A54C164158913D04817E4FF54D"><enum>202.</enum><header>NASA processing
and launch infrastructure</header>
<subsection id="id1A51F510F7844806B01FC78CAAF8C573"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>It
is the policy of the United States that the Exploration Ground Systems to
process and launch the Space Launch System, Orion, and related exploration
elements, and the 21st Century Space Launch Complex to enable and
facilitate
civil, defense, and private launches are complementary efforts to
modernize
infrastructure, reduce costs, and maintain capabilities for current and
future
missions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8a8606efc7f140eeb0a5690ef49cde97"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Development of
the processing and launch support infrastructure</header><text>In executing the
programs described under subsection (a), the Administrator, to the extent
practicable—</text>
<paragraph id="id9794a1d2f6e245a5add43c903bf95998"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may not exclude
the ability of Exploration Ground Systems to support efforts under section
305(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization
Act
of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18325">42 U.S.C. 18325(b)</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb4622e2d898f4580bc1dce403fd94d05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall allow for
cost-sharing opportunities by providing multi-use systems and capabilities
to
current and future users of the 21st Century Space Launch Complex through
modernization, refurbishment, or development of infrastructure; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id31078d54036f454aa31b4949f0a12aba"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall pursue, in
collaboration with local, State, or Federal agencies, or private industry,
capabilities and investments that support multiple entities to advance
NASA's
current and future missions and benefit NASA by creating new
partnerships.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id03FEC3F36E6D4DB4AE642906C27B995D"><enum>203.</enum><header>Naming of the
space launch system</header>
<subsection id="id68911288E0474C6888906223D4776C5A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that education and outreach to encourage the next generation of
scientists and engineers to become involved in science and space
exploration is
one of the Administration's most important missions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idFEFC6E1E138F4AE880FC689BE0ECB9BC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administration
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan to engage
the
public, including science students in elementary and secondary education
programs, throughout the United States in naming the Space Launch
System.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id596FB2FF477E40B688038643B142FF42"><enum>204.</enum><header>Report; space
suit system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administration shall
submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report updating Congress on
the
Constellation Space Suit System. The report shall include justification as
to
whether another competition to award contracts for the design,
development,
certification, production, and sustaining engineering of this space suit
system
is required to meet the needs of NASA's human exploration program.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="idDAAAF8A0A91244C8AF91AFE3B9768B45"><enum>B</enum><header>Maximizing ISS
utilization</header>
<section id="idB4E73770C2614B8A857BECA58D197B0E"><enum>221.</enum><header>Operation and
utilization of the ISS</header>
<subsection id="idD65405A8D16F4046AE7037793736A882"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="id0001F8D9EE334C8AAE858F561BA6BAD5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maximum
utilization of partnerships, scientific research, commercial applications,
and
exploration test bed capabilities of the ISS is essential to ensuring the
greatest return on investments made by the United States and its
international
partners in the development, assembly, and operations of that unique
facility;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id78955A6AE4494F2FBFC7072AA100B1FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>every effort
should be made to ensure that decisions regarding the service life of the
ISS
are made on the basis of its projected capability to continue providing
effective and productive research and exploration test bed capabilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id163F03C3F0814CA4A9F78EFF0B44FFCA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continuation of
the international space station</header><text>Congress reaffirms the policy
stated in section 501(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18351">42 U.S.C. 18351(a)</external-xref>) that it shall be the policy
of
the United States, in consultation with its international partners in the
ISS
program, to support full and complete utilization of the ISS through at
least
2020.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idBAC8949F7EA448F383A407FD8B2EAA7E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>NASA
actions</header><text>In furtherance of the policy under subsection (b), the
Administrator shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that the ISS, as a
designated national laboratory—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id3DB18549BED74B119BDE327A479E8521"><enum>(1)</enum><text>remains viable as
an element of overall exploration and partnership strategies and
approaches;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3701110871F248F8B04E64CE662AF4F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>remains an
effective, functional vehicle providing research and test bed capabilities
for
the United States through 2020, up to 2028, and possibly beyond.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4C9CCC320C7F43069BA148D6B9BFFC52"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Administrator, in consultation with the Office of Science and Technology
Policy, shall determine, through analyses and discussions with ISS
partners,
the feasible and preferred service life of the ISS as a unique scientific,
commercial, and exploration-related facility. Not later than 120 days
after the
date of enactment of this Act, and triennially thereafter, the
Administrator
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that, at a
minimum, includes—</text>
<paragraph id="id16F991A79DF24CD9890B4A46818F1E43"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment of
whether ISS operations can be extended to at least 2028, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id12261B66D2D043E7AF45D15CE498EDCB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
any activities that would be required of the international partnership to
ensure that safety requirements are met;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id379274AF95A94DE9941B9898DB506698"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a general
discussion of international partner capabilities and interest in
extension, to
include the potential for participation by additional countries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB4757E4B6B4E4506B2290282F4ABC870"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a review of
essential systems or equipment upgrades that would be necessary for ISS
extension and utilization to at least 2028;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB62E6F7B0184C9AB440521673578F9F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an evaluation of
the cost and schedule requirements associated with the development and
delivery
of essential systems or equipment upgrades identified under subparagraph
(C);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0E78FC3F851D418391100933FD948359"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an identification
of possible partner contributions and program transitions to provide the
upgrades identified under subparagraph (C);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3B0B552BF973407D84782D8F807EB3CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an evaluation of
the potential for expanding the use of ISS facilities to accommodate the
needs
of researchers and other users, including changes to policies,
regulations, and
laws that would stimulate greater private and public involvement on the
ISS;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id06177E4D6409407ABC70A36CD349D231"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such other
information as may be necessary to fully describe the justification for
and
feasibility of extending the service life of the ISS, including the
potential
scientific or technological benefits to the Federal Government or public,
or to
academic or commercial entities that, within the United States-owned
modules of
the ISS or in partner-owned facilities of the ISS allocated for United
States
utilization by international agreement, are or may become engaged in
research
and testing activities sponsored, conducted, and managed by the
Administration
or by the ISS management entity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF0BDD3745F6A43FDBE63AA26A2D531F2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition of
ISS management entity</header><text>In this section, the term <term>ISS
management entity</term> means the organization with which the Administrator
enters into a cooperative agreement under section 504(a) of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C.
18354(a)).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idA9B625DDA59E451C8D87A9C597BEB235"><enum>222.</enum><header>Research roles
and responsibilities</header>
<subsection id="id1CB636C9C82C4957A866801FF29F84E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="id81B8453CBE9D436DA4F8BCC78B828FC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expansion of the non-NASA utilization of
the ISS is critical to maximizing the research potential of the ISS
national
laboratory and to facilitating expanded commercial activity in low-Earth
orbit;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFAD20F46D2434D73875E7752E1247E62"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in order to expand the non-NASA scientific
utilization of ISS research capabilities and facilities, it is essential
to
clarify the roles and responsibilities of the entities managing research
within
the U.S. Segment of the ISS.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idB43E823023824D67B8212DA200B0B212"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Management of
the ISS national laboratory</header><text>Section 504 of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C.
18354) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id56445C39196746B3B01DA25F2A16565B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF90C37DAACAF4959A94E05966BC6D580" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="id504D51407ED64C3386C1AAACD824BEB2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conflicts of
interest</header><text>The Administrator shall ensure that the liaison function
under this subsection is implemented in a manner that precludes any
conflict of
interest between the objectives and activities of the entities
identified under
subsection
(e).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idE45D5DB0F75043A3972DB5DA2B09065F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idF725DCA97BF44918BD6C0B4D271DA279"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(A) <header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">In
general</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>If any NASA research
plan</quote> and adjusting the text accordingly;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9BCFE334A7C04DF09F82A362ECB0101E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and subject to subparagraph (B)</quote> after <quote>Until September 30,
2020</quote> in subparagraph (A), as redesignated; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9EB1989537604D51A215C8F8B873264F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31127DE4867249FC866333E0292ECE92" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id791DEB0D825E4A2EACC762CD985BB8F8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Mutual
agreement</header><text>An exception under subparagraph (A) may only be granted
if there is mutual agreement between the entities identified under
subsection
(e).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8E44018B75224EF6AC9CA6BB55BDED76"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC4D891CCE864E8A8698458139A1B34E" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="idB09E2F4E45524E0996D72C92465DB362"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Clarification of
roles</header><text>The organization with which the Administrator enters into a
cooperative agreement under subsection (a) for management of the
ISS national
laboratory shall be considered a separate and equal partner of any
NASA
organizational entity responsible for management of the NASA
research plan
onboard the
ISS.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id823C713C155C4FDEA889F77E831F106C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idC89F98222F5E4299BE1ADB371A68CCFE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idE758C75A6AB24B4D9E42AFA38A5E8576"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Options for
expanding the Administration’s collaboration with its ISS partners,
including—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id261D546207DD4BD080DF840B89187BF9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>providing U.S.
personnel expanded access to international partner research facilities;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idC3A7C7D0A4984E59839E8E370AF62E26"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coordinating
research efforts to minimize the duplication of effort, unless duplication
is a
justified element of the scientific process or essential for backup or
redundant capability.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id18D4E3D9C37D4CEFA85555A992204909"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The potential for
increasing ISS crew size to maximize utilization and applications.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7A071D01814C465AB8663DEDAF31241B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Efforts undertaken
by the Administration and the ISS management entity—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idC5211134C43F468FB26C5BD2C915065A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to enhance
collaborative research between the Administration and other Federal
science
agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health and the National
Science
Foundation; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id58AECB2CA20E4A7CBCC7A74E5E06437F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to expand the use
of the ISS national laboratory capabilities by Federal science agencies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idAD947A6BB630411593F0AC04F20D731C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of
ISS management entity</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>ISS
management entity</term> means the organization with which the Administrator
enters into a cooperative agreement under section 504(a) of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C.
18354(a)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id6F823B03DD644D57B92637E93C3A78B3"><enum>223.</enum><header>ISS national
laboratory; property rights in inventions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/20135">Section 20135</external-xref> of title 51, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idB96185D42B7647FDBB53308B05A36BEE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (g),
by striking <quote>Each such waiver</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as
provided under subsection (l), each such waiver</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id76DB52AD0E284703BDC0E4B9A9BC00D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7F38FFACDDD4A7BBA2C449F22358BFB" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id4FC7635044D44DADA94A13611C9AF5B6"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Waiver of rights
to inventions; commercial microgravity research</header>
<paragraph id="id27976B26F94F46C7AAF55FC23D643825"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to any
invention or class of inventions made or which may be made by any
person or
class of persons in the performance of any non-NASA scientific
utilization of
the ISS national laboratory, the Administrator may waive the
license reserved
by the Administrator under subsection (g), in whole or in part and
according to
negotiated terms and conditions, including the terms and conditions
under
paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/35/202">section 202(c)</external-xref> of title 35, if
the
Administrator finds that the reservation of the license by the
Administrator
would substantially inhibit the commercialization of an invention.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0A5148F2E28C4D109C43685242B77E6D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to affect the rights of the Federal Government under any
other
procurement contract, grant, understanding, arrangement, agreement,
or
transaction.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id090BA84B13AE4C1AA8D692E5E6B7BEF8"><enum>224.</enum><header>Commercial
cargo and crew capabilities</header>
<subsection id="id61B6528E9F5943EB87CE235421068540"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="idCB89275C460549779B72352467E24A10"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation
Services, Cargo Resupply Services, and Commercial Crew Program demonstrate
the
potential for procuring routine, commercially provided access to the ISS
and to
low-Earth orbit using innovative and cost-effective development and
procurement
strategies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id879163B30926431CBD26D47BA5479391"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal investments in the U.S. private
space industry have the ability to provide for lower cost access to space
for
researchers and for commercial ventures;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3215486EC4F843E88231F5285D496D65"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commercially provided space transportation
is critical to maximizing utilization of the ISS;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6A596822AB204128BEA0CF6016AD123A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encouraging competition among launch
service providers and maintaining multiple space transportation options
helps
to reduce long-term costs to the Federal Government and to induce
continual
improvement in available private-sector services; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id76A4611EFDF240C1A8480615947C1038"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consistent with section 201(b) of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010
(42
U.S.C. 18311(b)), maintaining multiple launch service providers helps
ensure
uninterrupted access to the space environment should a particular
provider’s
services become unavailable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB8A289E88CDD4C799B36C28ED954E9D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the Administration—</text>
<paragraph id="idE8B41DAD9A7E4E81B023E3B4A47CC956"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">should continue to support the development
of safe, reliable, and cost effective commercial launch capabilities for
the
primary purpose of securing domestic access to the ISS as quickly and
safely as
possible; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4467E567CCCF46DBB8B32E8D307CDEFB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">should encourage a viable commercial market
for the capabilities under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id98911D03FC734199AF0465857298CADD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>United States
policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy of
the United States that, to foster the competitive development, operation,
and
improvement of private space transportation services, services for Federal
Government access to and return from the ISS, whenever feasible, shall be
procured via fair and open competition for well-defined, milestone-based,
Federal Acquisition Regulation-based contracts under section 201(a) of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010
(42
U.S.C. 18311(a)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idA1DBD811BB7D499BAB5C796264AE8AAA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Selection of
commercial providers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
evaluating commercial space transportation service providers, the
Administrator—</text>
<paragraph id="id7DC7239E561D49058361B5B169A727DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall aim to minimize the life-cycle costs
of obtaining transportation services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id09D02B33BC3B416281D76ECC3568FAF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall assure compliance with all safety and
mission assurance requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id61091DDB8FEE4A9DADA2E0F79B23D8C7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall consider contractor financial
investment into the development of transportation capabilities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1B452DD40AAC461183F3823DCF3BA7C7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for commercial crew transport
services—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2D3E80A388C84146B46D277445026223"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall consider flexibility in design,
including sample return capabilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8DE145A048CB4AEAB3BDE776986F518E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall provide a written notification and
justification to the appropriate committees of Congress if the price per
seat
exceeds the cost negotiated by NASA for crew transport in April 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD1C4B687291E49EB96E23774AB63F7CA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Strategy for
procuring commercial services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In implementing the policy under subsection
(c), the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress,
not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a
strategy for
transitioning from Space Act Agreements to Federal Acquisition
Regulation-based
contracts for the procurement of crew transportation services to and from
the
ISS. The strategy shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD4E69947C32B4BDCA6300F4E730845C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comparison of potential procurement
strategies based on—</text>
<clause id="idC9AE045B3F9A4BF5AF83992FDB3CF10F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximizing safety and mission
assurance;</text>
</clause><clause id="idF10AE978748F4DED94CD40951157989C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total projected costs to the Federal
Government through 2020, given multiple projections of Government demand
for
launch services;</text>
</clause><clause id="id9CD5DAD018774E83997B3B03F596485F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the feasibility of the procurement strategy
and timeline, given projected funding availabilities;</text>
</clause><clause id="id081B21CF34EA410BB91985E7CFBEA752"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential for supporting the research
and exploration test bed needs of the Federal Government and of the
independent
entity responsible for ISS national laboratory activities for the purposes
described under section 504(d) of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18354">42 U.S.C. 18354(d)</external-xref>); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC5777084DB2945EF870B393B97D7E18F"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the projected impacts on developing a
viable market for commercial launch services;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id714E80D2E14F4369AEBBAB84539C3AA9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the costs and benefits of
ensuring the availability of at least 2 U.S.-based launch service
providers,
considering—</text>
<clause id="idBC1C67E4497F4FCBABC4CB8032A41BEC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential need for diversified cargo
and sample return capabilities, including a soft-landing capability as
described under section 404 of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (124 Stat. 2822); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idAED9248900CF425BAF6CFEE963EE0D2A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability of multiple cargo or crew
launch service providers to meet private or non-NASA Government mission
requirements and the subsequent benefit to the United States of such
ability;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52F113F04935429892D7555D0CD75684"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">justification for the procurement strategy
selected from among those considered; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0152C1BC66594E6497CFA6F0AF484B67"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the selected procurement strategy,
identification of additional or modified authorities, regulations, or
guidelines that are necessary for successful implementation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id05E5CB8CC5754183A0FBCF04065CCA2E"><enum>C</enum><header>Other
matters</header>
<section id="idC34AC8AECF5F450980FB6AF57DD32A87"><enum>231.</enum><header>Safety and
mission assurance in human space flight</header>
<subsection id="idF260BF4B8EC442F9BE7D9FBBA97D5756"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="idB8A686B65364471B90B0CC4793EAEFB4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In the early part
of the space race, the United States took over 3 years from the launch of
the
first American satellite, Explorer I, to the launch of the first American
to
space, Alan B. Shepard, Jr.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB4134A53CBB64C87B047A63AF73B10D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>It was known then,
as it is now, that the exploration of space by humans is an inherently
dangerous endeavor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8F86A22EB1654AC0A889D9D6C44B88E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Access to space
requires complex propulsion systems, such as the now retired Space
Shuttle,
which generated over 7,000,000 pounds of thrust.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE3C7885F154749EE80C32CEE7839682E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Adding humans to
the complex systems required to reach space requires additional
safeguards,
life support systems, and other measures to protect from the harsh
environment
of space in order to minimize risk to human life.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF3857C47A5654078BDEE691702F883E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="id217487AB1F0B48FFB9551D8451975AEF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meticulousness and
attention to detail helps ensure that all humans are safe and protected to
the
best of the abilities of all those involved in helping achieve the reaches
of
space;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC40CD40953684DBD91ADF9804768C0AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>those who strive
to send humans into space should make every effort to ensure the success
of
missions and programs through independent safety and mission assurance
analyses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBF7E993BE74F4FFDAD8FE1669AF1F877"><enum>(3)</enum><text>diligent oversight
efforts ensure adherence to safety, reliability, and quality assurance
policies
and procedures for missions and programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6AE2C36DB7964CB18B17AF90EB2E29A3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>lessons learned
from mishaps and near misses should be implemented into designs,
decisions,
policy, and procedures to reduce the risk of future incidents that could
jeopardize crew safety or mission success.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id6ED510C57D794D868CB95B86180F701A"><enum>232.</enum><header>Launch
liability provisions</header>
<subsection id="id8151FF7097574B4CB8F605983C50BF91"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Liability
extension</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/50915">Section 50915(f)</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, is
amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2013</quote> and inserting
<quote>December 31, 2016</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE29CDDB51DF14A7F8E40A61D8696D275"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Protection for
launch activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter
III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code is amended by inserting
after section 20147 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id228DE328045744718AE2FEF9CDD52120" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<section id="id83B33F8483CF4F2886A2F0EDE3968CA4"><enum>20148.</enum><header>Indemnification;
NASA launch services</header>
<subsection id="idFB28F6C5D120481EBB6BF01F1E210C30"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Under such regulations in conformity with this section as
the Administrator shall prescribe taking into account the
availability, cost,
and terms of liability insurance, any contract between the
Administration and a
provider may provide that the United States will indemnify a
provider against
claims (including reasonable expenses of litigation or settlement)
by third
parties for death, bodily injury, or loss of or damage to property
resulting
from activities that the contract defines as unusually hazardous or
nuclear in
nature, but—</text>
<paragraph id="idE8F8CE3C560E479F8FBD579FDD2B6048"><enum>(1)</enum><text>only to the extent
that such claims are not compensated by liability insurance of the
provider;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id39A9A64173AA4CE6A15C0A193C24AD8B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>only to the extent
that such claims arise out of the direct performance of the
contract.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1352B31D7B6F4075A48B42CFE83AA786"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Indemnification
under subsection (a) may be limited to claims resulting from other
than the
actual negligence or willful misconduct of the provider.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0248DDFF64AB448EAC0D037041B2AF5E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terms of
indemnification</header><text>A contract made under subsection (a) that
provides indemnification shall also provide for—</text>
<paragraph id="id65343E8429884A66B4A813F8954B1618"><enum>(1)</enum><text>notice to the
United States of any claim or suit against the provider for death,
bodily
injury, or loss of or damage to property; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7EB8C160CB43465BBCA61914400E0E65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>control of or
assistance in the defense by the United States, at its election, of
that suit
or claim.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id501A12E011C14B4E835B4B3B23753E82"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Liability
insurance of the provider</header><text>Each provider that is a party to a
contract made under subsection (a) shall have and maintain
liability insurance
in such amounts as the Administrator shall require to cover
liability to third
parties and loss of or damage to property.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idB6B6E36C927E48B9BC411FF446F0CB0B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>No
indemnification without cross-Waiver</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection
(a), the Administrator may not indemnify a provider under this
section unless
there is a cross-waiver between the Administration and the provider
as
described in subsection (f).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id53C31F9E5F914249A322660FEA6CD6A4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cross-Waivers</header><text>The
Administrator, on behalf of the United States, and its departments,
agencies,
and instrumentalities, may reciprocally waive claims with a
provider under
which each party to the waiver agrees to be responsible, and agrees
to ensure
that its own related entities are responsible, for damage or loss
to its
property for which it is responsible, or for losses resulting from
any injury
or death sustained by its own employees or agents, as a result of
activities
connected to the contract.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4363C59DFF9D457E88259CDFF5275056"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Certification of
just and reasonable amount</header><text>No payment may be made under
subsection (a) unless the Administrator or the Administrator's
designee
certifies that the amount is just and reasonable.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id051C5A1B7D5B493CA01DA15841F7BFB9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Payments</header><text>Upon
the approval by the Administrator, payments under subsection (a)
may be made,
at the Administrator's election, either from—</text>
<paragraph id="id0ED04509202445C4B0DDB61225CB6C63"><enum>(1)</enum><text>funds obligated
for the performance of the agreement concerned;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC4F20CCE706B452C810052DB4FDC02FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>funds available
for research and development not otherwise obligated; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2CF511D01CAD434499971171725045E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>funds appropriated
for such payments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id836E7FDF15EE4D6C83C83FAA1C855029"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Relationship to
other laws</header><text>The Administrator may not provide indemnification
under this section for an activity that requires a license or
permit under
chapter 509.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idD10C1C5EAB134DC5BC52467757B6C11F"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>The
authority to indemnify under this section shall not create any
rights in third
persons that would not otherwise exist by law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idCFC740592AAD48A4A2D3F139ABA1AC29"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idB83F49E8AC6D4E6A92144B0BB5CED006"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Launch
services</header><text>The term <term>launch services</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 50902.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF06BCECC35524EA4B849901EBD525AF4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provider</header><text>The
term <term>provider</term> means a person that provides domestic launch
services in support of any space activity the Government carries
out for the
Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id5FAFAFB5C3EE4A5D9B871211CB523A08"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
contents for subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 51, United States
Code, is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 20147 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF37E084A35E046C1BCFDF07066BC595D" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">20148. Indemnification;
NASA launch
services.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Science</header>
<subtitle id="id702D47AB76DB411C89AD077AAAE3A842"><enum>A</enum><header>Earth
Science</header>
<section id="idCA051E9E86DF486EA23642DC7962ABB3"><enum>301.</enum><header>Earth
science</header>
<subsection id="idA56BB36E5AC741499D48B73A166BB839"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="id99C8DD02B72945BE815E6B55CB586411"><enum>(1)</enum><text>continuous,
long-term Earth observation data supports the preparation for and
management of
natural and human-induced disasters, benefits resource management and
agricultural forecasting, improves our understanding of climate, and
encourages
environmental and economic sustainability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id52fa659f03814a31823bfd911ffe092a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>due to the scope
of activities required, Earth science research and Earth observation are
multi-agency endeavors requiring significant cooperation and information
sharing among government, international, and scientific community
partners;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id15c90d245ce04d8c93998d36a6cc82dd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in developing
Earth observation technologies, conducting Earth science satellite
missions,
and providing research products to the scientific community, NASA plays a
crucial role in advancing Earth science; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida543c8a7aa7e416e8370e6f5011a57d1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the loss of
observational capabilities in Earth science, as predicted by the National
Research Council’s midterm update to its Earth Science Decadal Survey,
risks
reversing gains in weather forecast accuracy, reducing disaster response
capabilities, and creating an irreversible gap in Earth science data.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2A1B94A2878E49AC9F6D2BD4E6483A81"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="id9CF6C17B8DD847DF9C51AEE0AA5F414C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>given the
importance of Earth science and Earth observation data, NASA Earth science
efforts—</text>
<subparagraph id="id562352F2EC0E4F1DAB4BCD71EF4665FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>should be
conducted in coordination with other Federal agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63B69E6423C74D4991732278F371077A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>should be
cognizant of international efforts and the needs of the scientific and
businesses communities; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcd03dc64cced4b249f2d07edb5f61d17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>whenever feasible,
NASA and other Federal agencies should consider the potential for reducing
costs by purchasing commercially available Earth science data and
services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id946A959823DC42F39C4B5CDB5398D23E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Mission
prioritization</header>
<paragraph id="id5cc0ce88806948f99ab27b28e2959a5a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National
strategy for Earth observation</header><text>The Office of Science and
Technology Policy, in implementing its National Strategy for Earth
Observation
and in developing a National Plan for Civil Earth Observations, shall
prioritize Federal Earth science and observation investments based on—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf412341c55364aa5b951304945d04a3b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>its assessment of
Earth science and observation data requirements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2a75ebca7599415bbfa913f161419c7b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the capability
requirements as identified by the National Academies decadal surveys;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36180e064d0146e9b07d71951f018869"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the projected
costs of Earth science missions and data gathering activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb92c28a20c8c40589b2e083e5156b0e0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the projected and
available budgets.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id94532eb64ea4406cba87f035ee9e42d3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National plan
for civil Earth observations</header><text>The Administration, in prioritizing
future Earth science and Earth observation missions and technology
development
under the National Plan for Civil Earth Observations and chapter 201 of
title
51, United States Code, shall consider potential cost-reduction
opportunities,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id81ecabf266af450bba053244b0055c0a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>if feasible,
co-locating Earth science sensors on other satellites; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf31e04df9c9b4b3e96b2fc76328ce59f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>purchasing
commercially available Earth science data and services, including launch
access
to orbital and sub-orbital space.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id0E6BD4F4BEFB4129809269503D899CF7"><enum>B</enum><header>Space
Science</header>
<section id="id0FEE0C5D40A84951A6DDD15F63D283E1"><enum>321.</enum><header>Human
exploration and science collaboration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator shall ensure that the
Science Mission Directorate and the Human Exploration and Operations
Mission
Directorate coordinate in researching and reducing the risks that space
exploration beyond low-Earth orbit pose to astronaut health. Not later
than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
provide
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing the results
of
previous research in this area and identifying opportunities for future
science
missions to contribute to the understanding of these risks.</text>
</section><section id="id4FDA96173FDA47C08682B6250FB7D536"><enum>322.</enum><header>Maintaining a
balanced space science portfolio</header>
<subsection id="idCFB760E8C52046E6A9AA80D75397CE90"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 803 of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010
(124
Stat. 2832) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F41E933178043EFB47E6EBF0F695335" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<section id="idFD88074F68B44054939E79C910A9A7C2"><enum>803.</enum><header>Overall science
portfolio; sense of Congress</header>
<subsection id="idFE5273B27D4F4CCC8821A4B170C17A42"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress reaffirms its sense that a
balanced and adequately funded set of activities, consisting of
research and
analysis grants programs, technology development, small, medium,
and large
space missions, and suborbital research activities, contributes to
a robust and
productive science program and serves as a catalysis for innovation
and
discovery. The Administrator should set science priorities by
following the
guidance provided by the scientific community through the National
Academies’
decadal
surveys.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idE4571E5851F84858A93DDDB6EDC6A892"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The item relating to section 803 in the table of
contents in section 1(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
Authorization Act of 2010 (124 Stat. 2806) is amended by striking
<quote>Overall science portfolio-sense of the Congress</quote> and inserting
<quote>Overall science portfolio; sense of Congress</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id1B0056E5198545D187EDC097FD220455"><enum>323.</enum><header>Science mission
extensions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30504 of
title 51, United States Code is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6AA8C079F7A24A4C90076FEA2B0B8807" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC">
<section id="id8F6897AAAB3341BE8882DA123C5496C9"><enum>30504.</enum><header>Assessment of
science mission extensions</header>
<subsection id="id1ABA34EDD36240838C8FD6733257C8A3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall carry out biennial
reviews within each of the Science divisions to assess the cost and
benefits of
extending the date of the termination of data collection for those
missions
that have exceeded their planned mission lifetime. In conducting
these
assessments, the Administrator shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="id0283B00E815C4227B16983EEC35B16CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential continued benefit of
instruments on missions that are beyond their planned mission
lifetime;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6C3462F70E6D4D25B0C0D3D50248CC53"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost and schedule impacts, if any, of
mission extension on other NASA activities and science missions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF9DF063C9A854D84859679AB73B60FCD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation
requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When deciding
whether to extend science missions with an operational component,
the
Administrator shall consult with the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric
Administration and any other affected Federal
agency.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idBFB17E85666C4868A399BF2A6766E2B8"><enum>324.</enum><header>Planetary
science</header>
<subsection id="idC09FF11295624BB3A4DCB01EDFAF6427"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="id88CB5B0E828141AA9E2218985AAC684D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Administration
support for planetary science is critical to enabling greater
understanding of
the solar system and its origin;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id97BC18A47C524BC0A88E99E167EF4C24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States
leads the world in planetary science and can augment its success with
appropriate international partnerships;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id146B90820BF84767BB88502A346E199C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a mix of small-,
medium-, and large-planetary science missions is required to sustain a
steady
cadence of planetary exploration; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3AF2E26B97254178A9A4546A74F4C8E4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>robotic planetary
exploration is a key component of preparing for future human
exploration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEC42EB6C180D4CD7AB4062A14B715A62"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mission
priorities</header><text>In accordance with the priorities established in the
most recent decadal survey for planetary science, the Administrator shall
ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, the completion of a balanced
set of
Discovery, New Frontiers, and flagship missions. The Administrator may
seek, if
necessary, adjustments to mission priorities, schedule, and scope in light
of
changing budget projections.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idD57CAF50101740919C67E8149635545E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Instrumentation</header><text>To
support its science mission priorities, the Administration shall invest in
a
sustained program to develop or mature scientific instrument capabilities,
as
delineated in the NASA Science Instruments, Observatories, and Sensor
Systems
Roadmap.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idDB9E5047C8254F54915463634B028690"><enum>325.</enum><header>Space
weather</header>
<subsection id="id74A07716865041D198CDB9C25A5E85BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>OSTP
roadmap</header><text>In coordination with NASA, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, and other relevant Federal agencies, the
Director
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, not later than 24 months
after
the date of enactment of this Act, shall deliver to the appropriate
committees
of Congress a roadmap for developing and deploying space weather
forecasting
technologies. The roadmap shall, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="idE6D80847262241A082FF0E93ECCCB48C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>aim to relieve
capability gaps identified by the National Space Weather Program Council
review
of space weather observing systems, as requested by the National
Aeronautics
and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18301 et
seq.);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCA8FB228E5E447638185FCB1862DA580"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider ongoing
and future requirements for space weather modeling, monitoring, and
prediction.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id056279B0FD184633BB9E51BF6C1C13A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>NASA technology
roadmaps</header><text>The Administration shall update and further develop its
technology roadmaps as required to address mitigating a wide range of
space
weather effects on both satellites and spacecraft.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idAA5D78B7BCC24188BBA22FAE6D2107AF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Alert
protocol</header><text>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy shall coordinate relevant Federal agencies to propose protocols for
communicating and responding to space weather forecasts. Protocol
assessment
shall consider the needs of both government and private sector entities.
The
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall deliver a
report
on proposed protocols to Congress not later than 24 months after the date
of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idEC84741204C64689805E15D19AA42F17"><enum>326.</enum><header>James Webb
space telescope</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the
sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="idBEDE13240FDE4334B742EA6F6E02D56D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the James Webb Space Telescope will
significantly advance our understanding of star and planet formation,
improve
our knowledge of the early universe, and support U.S. leadership in
astrophysics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA77926FBFED146E8B81FCB6BDB78FA57"><enum>(2)</enum><text>significant
progress has been made with regard to overcoming the James Webb Space
Telescope’s technical challenges and in improving NASA management
oversight;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id14ECA955E2E94055BC570CD54827C8F4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the on-time and
on-budget completion of the James Webb Space Telescope should remain a top
NASA
priority; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2C073EA3955448A393F7BC65D8CD2F4F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consistent with
annual Government Accountability Office reviews of the James Webb Space
Telescope program, the Administrator should continue to improve the James
Webb
Space Telescope's cost and schedule estimates and oversight procedures in
order
to enhance NASA’s ability to successfully deliver the James Webb Space
Telescope on time and on budget.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id0C23F9860CF64CE4870AB431A11F9515"><enum>327.</enum><header>University
class science missions</header>
<subsection id="id2A6A71B9E8E34811A0BD2882617DDD66"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that principal
investigator-led small orbital science missions, including CubeSat,
University
Explorer (UNEX), Small Explorer (SMEX), and Venture class missions, offer
valuable, lower-cost opportunities to advance science, train the next
generation of scientists and engineers, and provide opportunities for
program
participants to acquire skills in systems engineering and systems
integration
that are critical to maintaining the Nation’s leadership in space.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0A1A7359BFFC425BA509425094E6737A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review of
principal investigator led small orbital science missions</header>
<paragraph id="idBA69E7BAB6A74D64BEFDA96EE1FD88B1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with the
National
Academy of Sciences to conduct a review of the small orbital science
missions
described under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2669654E14E24C18B52F194DF15E7F4A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
review under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id804A48BDF4324787804476E37A4ED603"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The status,
capability, and availability of existing small orbital science mission
programs
in which the missions are led by principal investigators and enable
significant
participation by university scientists and students.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDA256DB5885443D0B3A02DCFB59285B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The opportunities
that the small orbital science missions described under subsection (a)
provide
for scientific research, training, and education, including scientific and
engineering workforce development.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40222C683E5F4626A7F29B5052063B3B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The use of
commercial applications, such as hosted payloads, free flyers, and data
buys,
as vehicles to further the goals of small orbital science missions, while
preserving the principle of independent peer review as the basis for
mission
selection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE637AC97D5084D4FB3999D443DBB8869"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="id93592FC9AE294B8A9B94608901340DBD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the review required by this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0BA45040CEF946C4967B1723149C9AC4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id492DDA4B691C4670A4A96357C0C1FD71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of the
review under subsection (b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90CD10472524460899338F2BE5A4FB5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the findings of
the Administrator with respect to that review; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC31DFB2D83FC4396A4D11323D63EF2E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations
regarding principal investigator led small orbital science missions
conducted
by the Administration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Aeronautics</header>
<section id="idC96BB2CF949C4F0F83F5AD9D36AB311E"><enum>401.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress on NASA aeronautics</header>
<subsection id="id7F375EA658724FDDBABF4684E2EC0575"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="id5a31407c08ed480aa250f85993180e89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>aviation is vital
to the United States economy, with the industry supporting nearly
1,000,000
jobs, conducting nearly 10,000,000 commercial flights per year within the
United States alone, and contributing to the aerospace industry’s positive
trade balance in 2012;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id338fb7274e5c4c63bff07d9a4b5a1502"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in helping test
and mature new technologies for quiet and efficient air transportation,
NASA’s
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate addresses major aviation trends,
such
as the rapid growth in passengers, increasing fuel costs, and the demand
for
faster vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3d5ad3e27a63479a955db3a8e7ea39e8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Directorate
works closely with industry and academia to address long-term challenges
to the
air transportation system that require improving aviation safety,
increasing
the capacity of the increasingly crowded national airspace system, and
reducing
environmental impacts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9495d3a62f614b448bfb9ace31c98aa8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>through its
Aeronautics Test Program, the Directorate manages the flight operations
and
test infrastructure at 4 NASA centers, providing both NASA and its
industry
partners with access to critical facilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbc302da18f06416db94dc07e7e7d674f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>NASA’s
contribution to aeronautics is evidenced in the use of its technologies in
almost every modern aircraft; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCB0AE7B9F4F74D8AB1208ECB4325D0D2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Directorate
has identified otherwise unknown safety issues and helped optimize
aircraft
routes, yielding millions of dollars in potential savings to airlines and
benefitting passengers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id84BD2BCC1A6C420780A1C0102DA897AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="id883f5362fd8a45529e9daa2058290a13"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Aeronautics
Research Mission Directorate builds on the successful legacy of NASA’s
predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which worked
closely with industry partners to advance both military and civil aviation
until its dissolution in 1958;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id194afaee65ab478eb77a170dc81bc0b8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>NASA aeronautics
research, development, and test activities, including investments into
composite structures, new fuels, and innovative aircraft concepts, must
continue in order to support U.S. leadership in aviation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id85ac82e09324415f8a7a66c0fb703bc3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Directorate’s
efforts to collaborate with the aviation industry to gather and analyze
data
and to prototype and test algorithms that optimize flight routes, manage
air
traffic, and account for weather impacts are critical to supporting the
safe
use of the national airspace; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1299b25cffca45208f411e6a95fdad22"><enum>(4)</enum><text>continued
cooperation between NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and
the
Federal Aviation Administration is vital to providing the data and tools
necessary to best regulate the national airspace and to ensure that new
technologies are effectively tested and acquire timely regulatory
approval.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Space
technology</header>
<section id="idE4398EBC001B40C690B56AF3F64CD029"><enum>501.</enum><header>Space
technology</header>
<subsection id="id382562E7C1184FEAB6D157911FFB0C7F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of the Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="idd291280d68ab4615a6e0bc928c0e007d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>previous
investments in space technologies have not only enabled space exploration
and
research missions, but also have improved the quality of life on Earth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6f26cc82c5ac4606855eb28becb74d18"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by improving
affordability, reliability, and operational capability, continued space
technology developments will enable NASA missions that otherwise would be
unachievable;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idca934b1480a94a88b47d68db7d8c7aca"><enum>(3)</enum><text>investments in
space technology engage the talent of the Administration and of the
Nation’s
academic and business enterprises; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id208b0c9eb3334d7581fab82526d23dae"><enum>(4)</enum><text>space technology
roadmaps serve as a useful framework for NASA, academic, and industry
development efforts.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id4F674925E5BE4B57ADEC1A1B372EE07C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Space technology
directive</header><text>To advance NASA’s space exploration and space research
goals, the Administrator shall continue a program with responsibility for
NASA
investments in space technologies and capabilities. To the greatest extent
possible, the Administrator shall synergize all NASA space technology
investments, encourage collaboration in space technology development with
academia and industry, and minimize duplication of space technology
development
efforts across the Administration and the private sector unless
duplication is
required to maintain mission safety, security, or backup capability.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id96AB113C506A476C8C88C485C15946D5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Space technology
roadmap report</header><text>In carrying out the policy under subsection (b),
the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress,
not
later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a progress
report
on the development, testing, and demonstration of the 14 technological
areas of
the Space Technology Roadmaps.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Education</header>
<section id="idF5E737B4E1A2488784E3F05B5017A98F"><enum>601.</enum><header>Education and
outreach activities</header>
<subsection id="id72AE2E3404124D0CA6F30E4A0E5D865F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="id4E9606C30E3F4396B425EF6A523E6B0E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Administration
is uniquely recognized in the educational and global communities for its
aerospace knowledge, passionate workforce, and unique capabilities and
facilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAD07BDB1124D428AB22EEA91B4FA001C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>U.S.
competitiveness in aerospace requires engaging the science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) talent in all States and
jurisdictions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA825BBAD3A6843A9A54BCB7FCE9E0C2A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
Administration’s education and outreach programs, including the
Experimental
Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and the Space Grant
College
and Fellowship Program, reflect the Administration’s successful commitment
to
growing and diversifying the national science and engineering workforce;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id501F7D7E7B564DAE8481551558E5EA4B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
Administration’s outreach efforts to underrepresented and underserved
communities, by helping minorities to pursue higher education in STEM
fields
and to attain STEM careers, benefit the overall national workforce; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id318575E76FDF402F9805AB54FCBF3613"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the
Administration’s efforts to improve the management and execution of its
education portfolio and to evaluate program success using evidence-based
approaches should continue.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id22AF470F45F0450CB9B9F1E62390DA6B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administration shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idBCCC8600388B41A28C15D0FCF2DD8D01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>continue to
execute its educational and outreach programs, including providing a wide
range
of academic research opportunities and engaging the public interest in
science,
technology, engineering and mathematics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id515BD4CB773D4D6B808D6AC018B04563"><enum>(2)</enum><text>continue to
collaborate with minority institutions to increase student participation
in
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCADF2243D8ED47C6B66CE13F437FC826"><enum>(3)</enum><text>seek partnerships
with industry, academia, and with other communities to best respond to the
Nation’s aerospace-related educational and workforce needs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4255F4C5EA344F80A893F27C923D2253"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Space
grant</header><text>To enhance the United States STEM education and workforce,
the Administrator shall continue to operate the National Space Grant
College
and Fellowship program through a national network of regional consortia.
The
program shall provide hands-on research, training, and education programs,
use
measurable outcomes to gauge success, and allow States flexibility in its
execution.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Other
matters</header>
<section id="id2B837A5C4C7E4E349887F1539ACEBFF3"><enum>701.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress on NASA's cross agency support</header>
<subsection id="id2350CA7A45734407828518176F182C07"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="id66c85c345dde436cb789d04c53cafff4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Cross Agency
Support operates and maintains the Administration’s centers and
facilities,
including headquarters, enabling the accomplishment of the
Administration’s
missions while protecting human health and the environment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4eb6ec6607764064a455a6b1e3a5da05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Cross Agency
Support provides for the unique facilities, skilled personnel, and
administrative support that NASA programs, research, and development
activities
require at the centers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide7390a7083c94460ae987ead9780d56b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Cross Agency
Support provides the Administration with the capability to improve mission
success by supplying safety and mission assurance, engineering technical
authority, and health and medical oversight across all of NASA's programs,
research, and operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2c85a1d3964344408a9345cb94dec20e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Orbital Debris
Program Office is located in Cross Agency Support and leads the
Administration’s effort in addressing the orbital debris issue, which is
an
issue resulting from over 50 years of spaceflight.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd62d5f7813a44f989ccf01c57991921b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Cross Agency
Support delivers the information technology services used throughout the
Administration that allow its workforce to work and communicate
efficiently and
effectively, not only internal to the Administration, but with the
citizens of
the world which provides them the opportunity to be included and
participate in
the Administration’s accomplishments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2d7d45764def4eb7a00a8b2e489b39c0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The
Administration’s public affairs, located in Cross Agency Support, provided
worldwide live coverage of the Curiosity Rover’s landing on Mars, the
largest
rover ever sent to Mars, in August of 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0aefbe07d34d4eb48ed394f7fba859ca"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The authority and
execution of the Administration’s offices responsible for finance, budget,
acquisition, external relations, legislative affairs, training, security,
and
human capital management are performed under Cross Agency Support.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBF320EDCFF7142809EC7D82E8E51C58C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="id71ce0dd7aa504377b277024ea77ac5ae"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Cross Agency
Support represents a variety of functions vital to the strength and
success of
the Administration and is essential to the Administration’s vision;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf9c797d965794f29833139371c47fb0a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the centers and
facilities in the Administration are a vital part of the many advances in
science and technology the Administration has provided and continues to
provide
to this Nation and the world since the Administration was created in
1958;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idae49673b8e4a4d02b5c727902b2128bc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>at the
Administration’s core is safety and mission success that, through Cross
Agency
Support, is carried out by the highly talented and dedicated workforce at
the
Administration’s centers and facilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5b766db005e54d10b7a65a7c9664b0ca"><enum>(4)</enum><text>as the
Administration looks to continue international, interagency, and industry
cooperation and partnerships, Cross Agency Support will continue to
provide the
overseeing and execution of these efforts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd9d5c27c62f9405c8d6f67f9bc4c6a45"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Cross Agency
Support be given the necessary resources to keep the Administration
capable of
meeting the goals set forth by Congress and continue to be a global leader
in
space and aeronautics.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id9B4341C91CB8444C920E891A5F01E508"><enum>702.</enum><header>Space
communications network</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id3E8EF023F2CC46F5A545D4E8127FDD0D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>The
Administrator shall prepare an updated plan for NASA’s near-Earth, space,
and
deep space communications network and infrastructure. The plan shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id2d6ed5cc761143a9b1d2a8eab9763055"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify steps to
sustain the existing network and infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddd125a7cdbc64ba68ebaccdb8d7801ea"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess the
capabilities, including any upgrades, needed to support NASA’s programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5ded2604efaa4b6792af86794ce9f967"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify
priorities for how resources should be used to implement the plan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id83a999d3788542a898bb60ebdeb1bc95"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assess the impact
on missions if resources are not secured at the level needed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFB677C643C894CB08FCAAAA406CD2278"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transmittal</header><text>Not
later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator
shall transmit the plan to the appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idC80B403E44A54ED7A3DBA077D1E883D4"><enum>703.</enum><header>Astronaut
occupational healthcare</header>
<subsection id="id2617F97401EC47D195DADC478C1C95D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 313 of title
51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="idCBA97A3FEA004268BEE69AD4DDC86486"><enum>31303.</enum><header>Astronaut
occupational healthcare</header>
<subsection id="id98ED0002E71548B7806EDCB135832F50"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Administrator, as the Administrator
considers
necessary, may provide for the medical monitoring, diagnosis, and
treatment of
a crewmember for conditions that the Administrator considers
associated with
human space flight, including scientific and medical tests for
psychological
and medical conditions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id92B71E8F6E1D41A4BDC8840DB4723F92"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with applicable Federal privacy
laws, the Administration shall retain access to all medical records
and other
health data from the provision of healthcare under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idAA9CE8EDCEE54143B1492674229E8545"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition of
crewmember</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section,
the term <term>crewmember</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="id16127C5A4D734CA08D9BE28C0AED3B0B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a former NASA
astronaut/payload specialist who has flown on at least 1 space
mission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id70728387BEBF474895B1B32DD7F1B48F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a management NASA
astronaut who has flown at least 1 space mission and is currently
employed by
the U.S. Government; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA70C42808AB648E8A6E6E073068172E7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an active NASA
astronaut/payload specialist assigned, waiting assignment, or
training for an
assignment to a NASA human space
flight.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idD54C766999C348B9A83E31AA9739B7F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
contents for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/313">chapter 313</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, is amended by
adding
after the item relating to section 31302 the following:</text>
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31303. Astronaut
occupational
healthcare.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</subsection></section><section id="id59252377CDD84C038EC03441EABBFE90"><enum>704.</enum><header>Helium capture
and recovery</header>
<subsection id="idED4FF133C4A44C328D4A09700A61F6ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress an agency-wide plan to recover and recycle helium, whenever
possible,
that the Administration uses or will use in current, planned, and future
experimentation, tests, launches, and operations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE87134CC706D4BE9906F0CF459E0BEA1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
developing the plan under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider
how
modifications, updates, or new lifecycle designs for engines, balloons,
airships, or other future programs can be designed or operated to recover
and
recycle helium.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idB1928DDF3D73488C80ECBB979EC6F4EE"><enum>705.</enum><header>Information
technology governance</header>
<subsection id="idFEE152E8C20A4B959233A68512326FA3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that effective information
technology governance is critical to ensuring information security,
decreased
costs, and overall mission assurance. The June 5, 2013, NASA Office of
Inspector General audit, <quote>NASA’s Information Technology
Governance,</quote> found that the NASA Chief Information Officer has limited
oversight and control over a majority of the Administration’s information
technology assets and cannot enforce security measures across the agency’s
computer networks. For nearly 2 decades, the Administration has operated
under
a decentralized information technology governance structure that has
resulted
in increased costs and inadequate security. At the same time,
centralization of
information technology governance has resulted in increased security and
lower
operating costs at other agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4f2d0955cc344022afc1b0f1017c632d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
technology governance</header><text>The Administrator shall, in consultation
with Mission Directorate and NASA Center Chief Information Officers—</text>
<paragraph id="idf577314e38894f9186b47e1a41afd5cf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure the Agency
Chief Information Officer has the appropriate resources and visibility to
oversee agency-wide information technology operations and investments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4985520713844aee838efa7e0408d199"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a direct
line of report between the Agency Chief Information Officer and the
Administrator;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc21eb35bc7644358a7a06aa7de0cd70e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish a
minimum monetary threshold for all agency information technology
investments
over which the Agency Chief Information Officer shall have final approval;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ided738595aee841e98a09a933c25de87e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consider
appropriate revisions to the charters of information technology boards and
councils that inform information technology investment and operation
decisions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idD5A7424A0E374251A28831683254B307"><enum>706.</enum><header>Improvements to
baselines and cost controls breach reporting process</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/30104">Section 30104</external-xref> of title 51, United States
Code is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idE6B0A305F56146089D57E6132517E933"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBE01AF33FE394483AE58101E2B68693D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the
notification</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idADA3C8CFB238473BA00F4A0878CE6DF1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>the notification and a
timeline by which the Administrator intends to make the determination,
report,
and analysis under subsection (e)</quote> before the period at the end;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD755C24B040A4CC6A81618B8D1610D74"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(1), by striking
<quote>Not later than 30 days after receiving a written notification under
subsection (d)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>In accordance with the timeline
under subsection (d)(3)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFC76B6E2FD614AA191E194D11A8925C4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking
<quote>not later than 15 days after making the determination</quote> and
inserting <quote>in accordance with the timeline under subsection
(d)(3)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5666FB088BFC4696A6EF1FD65D396DE3"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(2), by striking
<quote>not later than 6 months after the Administrator makes a determination
under this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>in accordance with the
timeline under subsection (d)(3)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0A54B7B6E0CF435C9F90A6D213AC3B69"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f), by inserting <quote>or
an annual budget request that reflects this growth</quote> after <quote>a
report under subsection (e)(1)(A)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idB3B2517713364004AEC849869CD2E674"><enum>707.</enum><header>Infrastructure</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id10CD07D8D56545A9B0DBA3393B5891DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idE4CCC0B3EBCE416C90876B1AD1C8A497"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Administration
has a role in providing access to unique or specialized laboratory
capabilities
that are not economically viable for purchase by commercial entities and
therefore are not available outside of NASA;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idB9BD0ED2A0464C0AAF8EE27862F48E62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the deteriorating
condition of the Administration's facilities and other infrastructure is
hampering the research effectiveness and efficiency performed at those
facilities by both the Administration and industry participants;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id56E499279D524C02A2AF824B0549E973"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Administration
must improve the condition of its facilities and infrastructure to
maintain the
competitiveness of the U.S. aerospace industry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idDF0730477A814B31B2217F4502E7B1C9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to ensure
continued researcher access to reliable and efficient world-class
facilities,
the Administration should seek to establish strategic partnerships with
other
Federal agencies, academic institutions, and industry, as appropriate;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7896D4996DD64C208648E36A96A437E2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>decisions
regarding whether to dispose of, maintain, or modernize existing
facilities and
other infrastructure must be made in the context of meeting the future
laboratory needs of the Administration and other Federal agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id2DE276D1245C482BA1C8503431F3418D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan for
retaining or
acquiring the facilities, laboratories, equipment, test capabilities, and
other
infrastructure necessary to meet the Administration's mandates and its
current
and future missions. The plan shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id9C6CB0A921F7410B9F8604F9AC596DA6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify the
Administration's future infrastructure needs, including facilities,
laboratories, equipment, and test capabilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idFF74F1984DE947E7AC90005DCF08B4F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include a strategy
for identifying and removing unnecessary or duplicative infrastructure
consistent with the national strategic direction under the National Space
Policy, the National Aeronautics Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation
Infrastructure Plan, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Authorization Act of 2010, title 51 of the United States Code, and other
Administration-related law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idAE4A6D23B75544E48A6880E5052AF6EC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include a strategy
for the maintenance, repair, upgrading, and modernization of the
Administration’s facilities, laboratories, equipment, and other
infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id967F2326C8444A4C9310474389FE1FB8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recommend criteria
for prioritizing deferred maintenance tasks and for upgrading or
modernizing
facilities, laboratories, equipment, and other infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id72386646AE504FBABF19D7568ABBBA8D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>include an
assessment of modifications needed to maximize the use of facilities,
laboratories, equipment, and other infrastructure that offer unique and
highly
specialized benefits to the aerospace industry and the public; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7B9F1E620F864C06B0D5EBACC43E1935"><enum>(6)</enum><text>include
recommendations for implementation, including a timeline, milestones, and
an
estimate of the resources required for carrying out the plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id645D35C1C9BD4FF492DF2184B1270F17"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of
capital funds</header><text>The Administrator shall establish a capital fund at
each of NASA’s field centers for the modernization of facilities,
laboratories,
equipment, and other infrastructure in accordance with the plan under
subsection (b). The Administrator shall ensure, to the greatest extent
practicable, that any financial savings achieved by closing an outdated or
surplus facility at a NASA field center is made available to that field
center’s capital fund for the purpose of modernizing that field center’s
facilities, laboratories, equipment, and other infrastructure in
accordance
with the plan under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id16E5C7E219994EB3996C1579A40328D8"><enum>708.</enum><header>Knowledge
management</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id8662E81BC441423F9E7533C0C5F8A841"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
the Congress that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id1FDE74A124FC4048942C83697560C038"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administration's success relies heavily
on the accumulated technical knowledge of its skilled civil servant and
contractor workforce;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9E7BA511D0294E369B563373C0EA36FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in light of an aging workforce, it is
imperative that the Administration preserve, to the maximum extent
possible,
both critical technical skills and all knowledge valuable to future
mission
planning and operation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9B92D3454E1C461EB821E37A16975ED5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exercising best practice knowledge
management systems within the Administration will benefit the future NASA
workforce and help ensure future mission successes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id3F9174C71C6C418898E75D8747DD4899"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Knowledge
management system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Administrator shall establish an Administration-wide knowledge management
system and implement industry-standard best practices for capturing,
archiving,
and retrieving heritage and future information. The information under this
subsection shall be accessible to all Administration employees unless
otherwise
prohibited because of the classified or sensitive nature of the
information.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idA29F86B5F3304C45998FACBE37A98547"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that, at a
minimum, includes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idAAC9A6A17DAB4EE888E1FFDFFEA3772E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
any actions necessary to create or modify an Administration-wide knowledge
management system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9961D860C44A426B9C7D9AF38FD90DCE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a plan for
implementing the knowledge management system, including employee training
and
the provision of secure access to information, as required for all
personnel
working on Administration programs, projects, and research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7148BA2FE44A4B56929673806EC3EADA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a summary of
implementation costs for the knowledge management system; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idAB4A38864FA54CA08B1957B9C381EB04"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a timeline and
progress report for implementation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id52A5A4ED566A4B569763A589742F3800"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Workforce
stabilization and critical skills preservation</header><text>Section 1105 of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of
2010 (42
U.S.C. 18431) is amended by striking <quote>2013</quote> and inserting
<quote>2016</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section>
1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2013
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
TITLE I—Authorization of
appropriations
Sec. 101. Fiscal year 2014.
Sec. 102. Fiscal year 2015.
Sec. 103. Fiscal year 2016.
TITLE II—Human space flight exploration and
operations
Subtitle A—Exploration
Sec. 201. Missions and
destinations.
Sec. 202. NASA processing and launch
infrastructure.
Sec. 203. Naming of the space launch
system.
Sec. 204. Report; space suit
system.
Subtitle B—Maximizing ISS
utilization
Sec. 221. Operation and utilization of the
ISS.
Sec. 222. Research roles and
responsibilities.
Sec. 223. ISS national laboratory; property
rights in inventions.
Sec. 224. Commercial cargo and crew
capabilities.
Subtitle C—Other matters
Sec. 231. Safety and mission assurance in human
space flight.
Sec. 232. Launch liability
provisions.
Sec. 233. Termination liability.
TITLE III—Science
Subtitle A—Earth Science
Sec. 301. Earth science.
Sec.
302. Land remote
sensing.
Subtitle B—Space Science
Sec. 321. Human exploration and science
collaboration.
Sec. 322. Maintaining a balanced space science
portfolio.
Sec. 323. Science mission
extensions.
Sec. 324. Planetary science.
Sec. 325. Space weather.
Sec. 326. James Webb space
telescope.
Sec. 327. University class science
missions.
TITLE IV—Aeronautics
Sec. 401. NASA aeronautics.
TITLE V—Space technology
Sec. 501. Space technology.
TITLE VI—Education
Sec. 601. Education and outreach
activities.
TITLE VII—Other matters
Sec. 701. Sense of Congress on NASA's cross
agency support.
Sec. 702. Space communications
network.
Sec. 703. Astronaut occupational
healthcare.
Sec. 704. Helium capture and
recovery.
Sec. 705. Information technology
governance.
Sec. 706. Improvements to baselines and cost
controls breach reporting process.
Sec. 707. Infrastructure.
Sec. 708. Commercial launch
cooperation.
Sec. 709. Knowledge management.
Sec. 710. Authority to protect certain
technical data from public disclosure.
2.Congress makes the following
findings:
(1)A robust and balanced space program
enhances the United States long-term national and economic security by—
(A)stimulating development of advanced
technologies with widespread applications;
(B)increasing the United States technological
competitiveness;
(C)enhancing global prosperity and security
through cooperation in shared interests, such as advancement of science,
understanding of Earth and the universe, and protection from space borne
threats, such as asteroids;
(D)opening the solar system to the full range
of peaceful human activity; and
(E)inspiring students to
pursue disciplines in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
(2)The Nation’s space program should
include—
(A)national security and civil space
activities;
(B)robotic and human exploration;
(C)advancement of scientific knowledge and
engagement of the general public;
(D)U.S. Government led launch capability
development, including the Space Launch System and the Orion multi-purpose
crew
vehicle, and partnerships with commercial and international entities;
(E)advancement of the space frontier and
stimulation of commerce; and
(F)searching outward to further our
understanding of the universe and observing Earth to expand knowledge of
our
home planet.
3.In this Act:
(1)The
term Administration means the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
(2)The
term Administrator means the Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(3)Appropriate committees
of CongressThe term appropriate committees of
Congress means—
(A)the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
(B)the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.
(4)The
term ISS means the International Space Station.
(5)The
term NASA means the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
(6)The
term Orion means the multi-purpose crew vehicle described under
section 303 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Authorization
Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18323).
(7)The term Space Launch System has the meaning
given the term under section 3 of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18302).
<enum>I</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<section id="id649620d7-ca65-476b-a2c8-6879e303a0c9"><enum>101.</enum><header>Fiscal year
2014</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to
be appropriated to NASA for fiscal year 2014, $18,100,000,000, as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="idd1e7f55d-b8d1-462c-bed4-996086fd417e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Exploration, $4,275,000,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1d96b207-a741-47b4-b3de-b81580d55f4b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,600,000,000 shall be for Space Launch
System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63593aa5-4934-413d-8ee3-bbc1c793442b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,200,000,000 shall be for the Orion
multi-purpose crew vehicle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4fa93cc4-7e8b-4084-9146-06ee8b84c7f7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$350,000,000 shall be for Exploration
Ground Systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd3e98ce0-bf2f-432b-8370-fabc510ba095"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$325,000,000 shall be for Exploration
Research and Development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2ff1b3e8-7784-41b7-ba70-2a3ee702be66"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$800,000,000 shall be for Commercial Space
Flight.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd18563a3-0d58-48ae-8ebb-ed94996b5356"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Space Operations, $3,832,000,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id501375d4-2a80-49e2-83e8-94c3219cb342"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000,000 shall be for the ISS
program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6f497110-24f2-47d1-ab52-ae74015ae44b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$832,000,000 for Space and Flight
Support.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id992903a0-51b4-45d1-82bc-2864ceb69280"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Science, $5,154,000,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd7ba8f35-9e18-4af9-8d00-4cdffc5ca490"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,800,000,000 shall be for Earth
Sciences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47a049c0-dbc2-4f81-a771-79597da46879"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,400,000,000 shall be for Planetary
Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77fe180e-a417-467c-bb27-014e5f0288c3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$642,000,000 shall be for
Astrophysics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf891c641-3caa-46f5-ac51-2d6fd784d3a9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$658,000,000 shall be for the James Webb
Space Telescope; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id041f8184-d76d-405f-9c02-1a346f47ad00"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$654,000,000 shall be for
Heliophysics.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0c35c125-9149-4a39-b775-1c55d0e4479b"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Aeronautics, $570,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id203a44d8-a223-4366-86d2-a89b03e7001f"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Space Technology, $635,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id237ace44-1f72-4266-806f-799f3408ad79"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Education, $136,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id97df953a-99a5-4a91-894a-eb6de670cf4f"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Cross-Agency Support Programs,
$2,850,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide4ce1ca4-d2bf-401c-9cc7-9356ed6c3953"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Construction and Environmental
Compliance and Restoration, $610,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc819b6c5-d389-4f0c-921a-5667afd30599"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Inspector General, $38,000,000.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idae391aab-7395-486c-9b90-2ecac02f7293"><enum>102.</enum><header>Fiscal year
2015</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to
be appropriated to NASA for fiscal year 2015, $18,462,000,000, as
follows</text>
<paragraph id="idc568397a-dc3f-4cfe-840a-b4e4b80fd999"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Exploration, $4,522,000,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3dd80313-954c-4a97-bb81-8bb98a9ed752"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,725,000,000 shall be for Space Launch
System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9a7baefe-46d3-4267-a04f-63050e901b57"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,225,000,000 shall be for the Orion
multi-purpose crew vehicle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1763a20c-c138-4f08-8157-c9fe96088afa"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$425,000,000 shall be for Exploration
Ground Systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id269d0db5-f093-408e-832a-68a4bbd65bc1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$332,000,000 shall be for Exploration
Research and Development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3891b2da-5b68-43ab-80e3-c7bcdc622b72"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$815,000,000 shall be for Commercial Space
Flight.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b562ea6-f558-4d0b-8b96-fa7b31a4065b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Space Operations, $3,948,000,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id17881907-ebd4-4ecc-922d-9b9e9abae67e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,103,000,000 shall be for the ISS
program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e761a93-4cd0-482f-aca7-ccf59183dfd5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$845,000,000 for Space and Flight
Support.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0dc65946-f51a-45fc-9936-ee140a3639c1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Science, $5,234,400,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id087c5da6-314f-4a2f-8e8b-0c361fed4781"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,836,000,000 shall be for Earth
Sciences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22d40565-0f95-44fa-a679-db2a15fc0d7c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,450,000,000 shall be for Planetary
Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idda8fdd9e-fd9f-4a16-bdad-111e5f426b91"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$670,000,000 shall be for
Astrophysics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd510fd6a-325f-498f-a8b3-0e0d3541bafa"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$645,400,000 shall be for the James Webb
Space Telescope; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id519f5017-19b5-4d53-8f38-aad7672ccfbf"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$633,000,000 shall be for
Heliophysics.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id873c27e1-3684-4d5a-b75e-115cead04731"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Aeronautics, $581,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0b9aa53d-35e9-4645-a6f5-5a6bab525557"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Space Technology, $650,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbda83ea8-020b-4590-ab6c-76278dcca5b0"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Education, $139,800,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4ae99a7c-952e-490e-845b-2e2507cb7817"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Cross-Agency Support Programs,
$2,907,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id558c8eb1-3044-4713-93f3-9297842ae0c7"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Construction and Environmental
Compliance and Restoration, $441,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide65e42ed-be74-43a5-bd00-038b3d61e0f1"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Inspector General, $38,800,000.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id86676d78-1264-45ff-a8b2-fb73d8628659"><enum>103.</enum><header>Fiscal year
2016</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to
be appropriated to NASA for fiscal year 2016, $18,831,000,000, as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="id563ad0d9-10be-4e61-acb3-632bbbf0733d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Exploration, $4,660,000,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id15c483f7-69b7-413b-9853-2158d5b20b1f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,800,000,000 shall be for Space Launch
System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29316ba0-d415-4cf0-b037-e3e65bacfbb5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,250,000,000 shall be for the Orion
multi-purpose crew vehicle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47bdb50e-b6d7-4385-b872-3a8089d7ee32"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$435,000,000 shall be for Exploration
Ground Systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4da83838-4923-4843-964f-dd2287bb8e8e"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$350,000,000 shall be for Exploration
Research and Development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8d7fd102-a446-465c-85dc-556ae76e71ee"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$825,000,000 shall be for Commercial Space
Flight.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idea16f6f3-8d90-40f2-a349-f9b71ba89334"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Space Operations, $4,010,000,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id873c0bf8-a236-4fc2-8582-3b98f0fe5001"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,196,000,000 shall be for the ISS
program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb36374c4-87df-4a78-b535-110709a017f5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$814,000,000 for Space and Flight
Support.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9196f877-f46b-4b20-8402-1497d5bef58c"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Science, $5,315,800,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id507090c5-19a7-4155-9e97-d527ef522aec"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,872,000,000 shall be for Earth
Sciences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd9d6b8c9-e266-4e84-9209-d53da069e896"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,500,000,000 shall be for Planetary
Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7e8c7128-06cc-4318-8041-96d40b02d341"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$686,800,000 shall be for
Astrophysics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id223d6d23-4929-4ff0-a0e5-adb108463444"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$620,000,000 shall be for the James Webb
Space Telescope; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idab513409-4675-4898-a326-27af588de619"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$637,000,000 shall be for
Heliophysics.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc42da979-cb95-4c21-8a99-710d476f125f"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Aeronautics, $593,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idadb35ef3-069c-4787-be7a-e400c7fe6f10"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Space Technology, $665,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9eca8d7c-ddea-4154-b7bc-a7fa3e74e0a7"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Education, $142,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida29fa167-7e57-485c-aaea-59873310a3a1"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Cross-Agency Support Programs,
$2,965,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0a7c36b4-015c-4359-86b3-f17c6daaa6cc"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Construction and Environmental
Compliance and Restoration, $441,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id523d59a8-6ac5-45f3-9a46-3512ea281dd2"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Inspector General, $39,200,000.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Human space flight
exploration and operations</header>
<subtitle id="id7a57b0f8-17d3-4105-9a53-f89bd21aef59"><enum>A</enum><header>Exploration</header>
<section id="id45acb4b8-08dc-42bf-93dd-6fd643ea7509"><enum>201.</enum><header>Missions and
destinations</header>
<subsection id="ide66ba67c-5929-400f-b6d6-c175eb175934"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Congress reaffirms that the long-term goal of the human
space flight and exploration efforts of NASA shall be to expand permanent
human
presence beyond low-Earth orbit and to do so, where practical, in a manner
involving international partners, as stated in section 202(a) of the
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C.
18312(a)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7c8f9181-185a-467a-9798-733d66471276"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Human exploration of
Mars</header><text>Section 202(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18312">42 U.S.C. 18312(b)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id333d7aa2-1b82-4fe2-a900-9a85db724b23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (3);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id414f7c6b-7813-4d80-8f82-73e5d6defa2d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the period at
the end of paragraph (4) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide7c9784e-6176-431e-84d8-87409008cb2d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc828e5cc-4fa7-4150-a7b9-90cdbcccffe5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id7f1f9ce7-7753-4e3a-9425-eb53407ad9aa"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to achieve human
exploration of Mars, including the establishment of a capability
for human
habitation on the surface of
Mars.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida5557e52-e4b9-4619-b20e-7b897e84c424"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Development of
exploration strategy</header>
<paragraph id="id2d77c4fb-3032-429a-9681-80f05343a7ad"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a strategy to achieve the objective
under
section 202(b)(5) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Authorization Act of 2010, as amended (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18312">42 U.S.C. 18312(b)(5)</external-xref>) through a
series
of successive, free-standing, but complementary missions making robust
utilization of cis-lunar space and employing the Space Launch System,
Orion,
and other capabilities provided under titles III, IV, V, and IX of that
Act (42
U.S.C. 18301 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5fc520c4-0ac3-4a97-8940-f8d7b7556ce4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Strategy
requirements</header><text>In developing the strategy under paragraph (1), the
Administrator shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0581ae0e-fecd-47cf-849b-f9194817df33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the utility of an
expanded human presence in cis-lunar space toward enabling missions to
various
lunar orbits, the lunar surface, asteroids, the Mars system, and other
destinations of interest for future human exploration and development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida3157b91-21c8-4118-a68b-4824f48bad9f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the utility of an
expanded human presence in cis-lunar space for economic, scientific, and
technological advances;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id535b925c-ca6f-4cfa-a5a1-513caee8b23e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the opportunities for
collaboration with—</text>
<clause id="id8f1290c3-e8b2-4c16-ab7d-5b935fe65b99"><enum>(i)</enum><text>international
partners;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1aea3e15-3adf-4cfc-bd2a-c9e520f4f087"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>private industry;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1cb8bc34-fbc3-453d-a862-ac08e3996d17"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other Federal agencies,
including missions relevant to national security or scientific needs;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65df210f-3009-4146-a622-fc7dcd7c6a91"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the opportunities
specifically afforded by the ISS to support high priority scientific and
technological developments useful in expanding and sustaining a human
presence
in cis-lunar space and beyond;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92c8e960-2231-41e2-9b71-7618c6064387"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a range of exploration
mission architectures and approaches for the missions identified under
paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e61e4cb-fcfa-49ad-996d-cd0b2d494516"><enum>(F)</enum><text>standards for ensuring
crew health and safety, including limits regarding radiation exposure and
countermeasures necessary to meet those limits, means and methods for
addressing urgent medical conditions or injuries, and other such safety,
health, and medical issues that can be anticipated in the conduct of the
missions identified under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2b032e40-61be-46e1-8b61-2908b2966f6a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Comparison of mission
architectures and approaches</header>
<subparagraph id="id97e56805-f7a5-4313-bac3-06ea04557470"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The strategy shall include a comparison of mission
architectures and approaches identified under paragraph (2)(E) with a
primary
objective of identifying the architectures and approaches that—</text>
<clause id="id62db76f5-d066-49af-981f-4dd91c74b4f6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>best support the
long-term goal under section 202(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18312">42 U.S.C. 18312(a)</external-xref>); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id15978b99-2030-4667-9b42-f8121e9dda12"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are enabled by the Space
Launch System, Orion, and other transportation capabilities and
technologies
provided under titles III, IV, V, and IX of the National Aeronautics and
Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18301">42 U.S.C. 18301 et seq.</external-xref>) and by
other
capabilities that may be available commercially or internationally.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id642a2872-a9fb-4045-9fff-e1a23ac07b3e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>The
comparison of mission architectures and approaches under subparagraph (A)
shall
include options that assess cost, schedule, safety, sustainability,
opportunities for international collaboration, the enabling of new markets
and
opportunities for U.S. private industry, compelling scientific
opportunities or
national security considerations and requirements, the flexibility of the
architecture to adjust to evolving technologies, leadership, and
priorities,
and contributions made to U.S. technological excellence, competitiveness,
and
leadership.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id458f1984-45ca-4efd-982c-023eb461043b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>National security
collaboration</header><text>In identifying opportunities for collaboration
under paragraph (2)(C)(iii), the Administrator, in collaboration with the
Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence, shall include
a
discussion of the work, cost, and schedule required to enable and utilize
a
cargo variant of the Space Launch System, including the 70-, 105-, and
130-metric ton configurations, with both a 5-meter or 8-meter faring.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id03b25816-1d8d-4f81-bf52-ded5bff6da1b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>The strategy shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1f31a19b-7c2e-42a5-b9ca-071c5d271263"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technical information as
needed to identify interest from the scientific and national security
communities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id311ab0c3-37f6-450f-a698-48cfeb53b1cf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of the
Space Launch System to enable and sustain near-Earth object surveillance
of
potentially Earth-threatening objects for the purpose of planetary
protection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1fa81825-9b43-4b46-9336-7341cf53d76f"><enum>202.</enum><header>NASA processing and
launch infrastructure</header>
<subsection id="id807e3df0-4f2a-45ef-9d10-fc7d882e4968"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>It
is the policy of the United States that the Exploration Ground Systems to
process and launch the Space Launch System, Orion, and related exploration
elements, and the 21st Century Space Launch Complex to enable and
facilitate
civil, defense, and private launches are complementary efforts to
modernize
infrastructure, reduce costs, and maintain capabilities for current and
future
missions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3fa8face-cfa4-43d7-bef0-bd7b2f5a2a73"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Development of the
processing and launch support infrastructure</header><text>In executing the
programs described under subsection (a), the Administrator, to the extent
practicable—</text>
<paragraph id="id299f31e4-5e79-4518-af53-07904ef5417e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may not exclude the
ability of Exploration Ground Systems to support efforts under section
305(b)
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of
2010
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18325">42 U.S.C. 18325(b)</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id515cad5e-afd3-4c1d-8669-95f10aa1fe77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall allow for
cost-sharing opportunities by providing multi-use systems and capabilities
to
current and future users of the 21st Century Space Launch Complex through
modernization, refurbishment, or development of infrastructure; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id582c8c63-6adf-4e3e-8dc8-e2dda21c0b16"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall pursue, in
collaboration with local, State, or Federal agencies, or private industry,
capabilities and investments that support multiple entities to advance
NASA's
current and future missions and benefit NASA by creating new
partnerships.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idED9F5A2F0EB741478E0333E5174B6A87"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(c)</added-phrase></enum><header>Improvement of
launch infrastructure for access to ISS</header>
<paragraph id="id3130376D5D8443A5A16A34524F5FC092"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall continue to improve launch
infrastructure at United States facilities launching vehicles to resupply
the
ISS in order to ensure continuous, timely, redundant, and efficient access
to
the ISS.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id615278130A46453684C03F8A63B577B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
budget materials for the Administration in each budget of the President
for a
fiscal year (as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title
31,
United States Code) shall specify the amount required for the
Administration
for such fiscal year for purposes of paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4a1faecf-aa71-4c7d-adde-df2661125e3b"><enum>203.</enum><header>Naming of the space
launch system</header>
<subsection id="id2e8414da-2d7a-42f8-bc70-c06b0cad028a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that education and outreach to encourage the next generation of
scientists and engineers to become involved in science and space
exploration is
one of the Administration's most important missions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ide3944ad1-5b06-4383-898e-c81a94c181fa"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administration
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan to engage
the
public, including science students in elementary and secondary education
programs, throughout the United States in naming—</text>
<paragraph id="idCBA62ECF5BEA47EBB3455CC9CBD2DBAF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>NASA's overall deep space
human exploration program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD2354443A8B74241AE55A165CB5007AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Space Launch
System.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id98e8cd0b-b5ac-4eef-9195-b1caf94fdc15"><enum>204.</enum><header>Report; space suit
system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administration shall submit
to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report updating Congress on the
Constellation Space Suit System. The report shall include justification as
to
whether another competition to award contracts for the design,
development,
certification, production, and sustaining engineering of this space suit
system
is required to meet the needs of NASA's human exploration program.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="id84a3035a-9ccc-4c53-84ca-e1bd1a24ee03"><enum>B</enum><header>Maximizing ISS
utilization</header>
<section id="iddd3edd42-bfef-4682-8b3e-c263319a2398"><enum>221.</enum><header>Operation and
utilization of the ISS</header>
<subsection id="id386c6285-683b-4928-8d97-af958337b8bb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="id99b3645b-5609-419d-ae77-7dcc24d6aa42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maximum utilization of
partnerships, scientific research, commercial applications, and
exploration
test bed capabilities of the ISS is essential to ensuring the greatest
return
on investments made by the United States and its international partners in
the
development, assembly, and operations of that unique facility; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id30432733-0d0a-43d4-8ceb-0ce3181250a9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>every effort should be
made to ensure that decisions regarding the service life of the ISS are
made on
the basis of its projected capability to continue providing effective and
productive research and exploration test bed capabilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id6c002ab7-2ae9-4ab0-aff1-332e5ad54ae2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continuation of the
international space station</header><text>Congress reaffirms the policy stated
in section 501(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18351">42 U.S.C. 18351(a)</external-xref>) that it shall be the policy
of
the United States, in consultation with its international partners in the
ISS
program, to support full and complete utilization of the ISS through at
least
2020.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id39613246-c16c-4547-87f4-56de3dbdd4a7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>NASA
actions</header><text>In furtherance of the policy under subsection (b), the
Administrator shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that the ISS, as a
designated national laboratory—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id22574c56-3c84-4d31-ae1d-53e92018c20d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>remains viable as an
element of overall exploration and partnership strategies and
approaches;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idDEB754569CDB432384CBA4AB09937266"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is considered for use by
all NASA mission directorates, as appropriate, for technically appropriate
scientific data gathering or technology risk reduction demonstrations;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7aa0b6ba-79d2-48c6-a38f-81dcc90aa2fd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>remains an effective,
functional vehicle providing research and test bed capabilities for the
United
States through 2020, up to 2028, and possibly beyond.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida08aa9e6-22bd-4cb2-8a14-6e9fe4f25384"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Administrator, in consultation with the Office of Science and Technology
Policy, shall determine, through analyses and discussions with ISS
partners,
the feasible and preferred service life of the ISS as a unique scientific,
commercial, and exploration-related facility. Not later than 120 days
after the
date of enactment of this Act, and triennially thereafter, the
Administrator
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that, at a
minimum, includes—</text>
<paragraph id="id63658c41-77b7-4004-89f6-1d8517a8e235"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment of whether
ISS operations can be extended to at least 2028, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb9a4926c-5326-4520-ae10-3295f86fe59c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of any
activities that would be required of the international partnership to
ensure
that safety requirements are met;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id885aafa3-2ff5-4056-8695-155308cfb251"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a general discussion of
international partner capabilities and interest in extension, to include
the
potential for participation by additional countries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd4b4fd7f-0360-43b0-aa32-139c5b640fbf"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a review of essential
systems or equipment upgrades that would be necessary for ISS extension
and
utilization to at least 2028;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id610a3358-d278-4284-b764-c6ba42c94b2a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an evaluation of the cost
and schedule requirements associated with the development and delivery of
essential systems or equipment upgrades identified under subparagraph (C);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb7d12b08-83b1-4429-86e8-1046de887030"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an identification of
possible partner contributions and program transitions to provide the
upgrades
identified under subparagraph (C);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc3d6f71e-32cf-40d7-9807-13919b8cd892"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an evaluation of the
potential for expanding the use of ISS facilities to accommodate the needs
of
researchers and other users, including changes to policies, regulations,
and
laws that would stimulate greater private and public involvement on the
ISS;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2356a8c8-8128-4c6a-b425-9f552afc19a5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such other information as
may be necessary to fully describe the justification for and feasibility
of
extending the service life of the ISS, including the potential scientific
or
technological benefits to the Federal Government or public, or to academic
or
commercial entities that, within the United States-owned modules of the
ISS or
in partner-owned facilities of the ISS allocated for United States
utilization
by international agreement, are or may become engaged in research and
testing
activities sponsored, conducted, and managed by the Administration or by
the
ISS management entity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb83720c6-1a62-4cb3-bd37-fe843b87362e"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition of ISS
management entity</header><text>In this section, the term <term>ISS management
entity</term> means the organization with which the Administrator enters into a
cooperative agreement under section 504(a) of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18354">42 U.S.C. 18354(a)</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idba34e937-10eb-47f6-a0a0-754939f58973"><enum>222.</enum><header>Research roles and
responsibilities</header>
<subsection id="id5c9ee551-5da2-4efb-a2aa-d6e744d70cc1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="id9b132011-6f93-4290-b40b-6014108a06e3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expansion of the non-NASA utilization of
the ISS is critical to maximizing the research potential of the ISS
national
laboratory and to facilitating expanded commercial activity in low-Earth
orbit;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id00803993-8371-4d9e-976a-2a84b099884f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in order to expand the non-NASA scientific
utilization of ISS research capabilities and facilities, it is essential
to
clarify the roles and responsibilities of the entities managing research
within
the U.S. Segment of the ISS.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id8c06bbcb-5ff8-4134-a333-6c15222f1160"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Management of the ISS
national laboratory</header><text>Section 504 of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18354">42 U.S.C. 18354</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idedbe062e-e831-44ac-aa0d-8b1a048a98be"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id036c99c2-5c94-497b-a105-be2c9d7e109e" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="idcf9892e0-cef4-49a2-88b0-d4ebbe361bc5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conflicts of
interest</header><text>The Administrator shall ensure that the liaison function
under this subsection is implemented in a manner that precludes any
conflict of
interest between the objectives and activities of the entities
identified under
subsection
(e).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idf474bf24-8be6-4277-9f58-488e2f0450b4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id657eb2cd-bfec-4fb9-add8-b31a352e66da"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(A)
<header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">In
general</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>If any NASA research
plan</quote> and adjusting the text accordingly;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idc567d15a-a35f-40b5-8650-d98e61c69756"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and
subject to subparagraph (B)</quote> after <quote>Until September 30,
2020</quote> in subparagraph (A), as redesignated; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ide038ef86-0cc0-4c6e-a4b3-c9e520275657"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03fb0acc-3103-42eb-9711-af9203a22f7e" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id320cf61a-5e36-439a-a3f3-50b7fb424f76"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Mutual
agreement</header><text>An exception under subparagraph (A) may only be granted
if there is mutual agreement between the entities identified under
subsection
(e).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id154d0556-6203-46c8-b8cb-ff60b9957bce"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c5fe000-d31f-4713-877e-d2e1aedf370d" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="idff504f51-e82b-49fe-88d9-992086f17fb8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Clarification of
roles</header><text>The organization with which the Administrator enters into a
cooperative agreement under subsection (a) for management of the
ISS national
laboratory shall be considered a separate and equal partner of any
NASA
organizational entity responsible for management of the NASA
research plan
onboard the
ISS.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idb99259f3-f8d7-4953-9302-7c657f51c741"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idb101bfee-cdf5-4b32-962f-6a26af187b2d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id85180a66-cf39-4806-8a67-21ee1b7996fa"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Options for expanding the
Administration’s collaboration with its ISS partners, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id6218d2da-b80d-4ddc-82f4-552f5a6d0b76"><enum>(i)</enum><text>providing U.S. personnel
expanded access to international partner research facilities; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id9f2c7f17-d180-4271-b3bd-0fb9444e66d6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coordinating research
efforts to minimize the duplication of effort, unless duplication is a
justified element of the scientific process or essential for backup or
redundant capability.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ida86279d9-a072-4283-b5b0-e23448af233b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The potential for
increasing ISS crew size to maximize utilization and applications.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7f7b52c0-6061-41ac-b90b-b6390d8ace76"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Efforts undertaken by the
Administration and the ISS management entity—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id52d7bc89-6147-4f50-8c05-5c3d662cac40"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to enhance collaborative
research between the Administration and other Federal science agencies,
such as
the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id022b3096-a71b-43e1-8322-a10e0f9ada77"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to expand the use of the
ISS national laboratory capabilities by Federal science agencies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5ad97537-82a4-4afd-beea-c60046174a9e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of ISS
management entity</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>ISS
management entity</term> means the organization with which the Administrator
enters into a cooperative agreement under section 504(a) of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C.
18354(a)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id8ad09a86-3c41-482e-9616-562133efa778"><enum>223.</enum><header>ISS national
laboratory; property rights in inventions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/20135">Section 20135</external-xref> of title 51, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id3ebc2c05-7ba8-4540-aeca-d3433fde496e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (g), by
striking <quote>Each such waiver</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as
provided under subsection (l), each such waiver</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida871e731-ab44-418d-b8c2-46c85f0df835"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61380e93-7a41-46ea-baf8-d76b30d6dbe9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id9234776d-f16b-43d7-8dd2-ee64b75de6ac"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Waiver of rights to
inventions; commercial microgravity research</header>
<paragraph id="id9d6007f9-450b-4566-9d94-d6ea913509b5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to any
invention or class of inventions made or which may be made by any
person or
class of persons in the performance of any non-NASA scientific
utilization of
the ISS national laboratory, the Administrator may waive the
license reserved
by the Administrator under subsection (g), in whole or in part and
according to
negotiated terms and conditions, including the terms and conditions
under
paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/35/202">section 202(c)</external-xref> of title 35, if
the
Administrator finds that the reservation of the license by the
Administrator
would substantially inhibit the commercialization of an invention.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id466ab19f-1509-4a31-889e-e6b748a10d4f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to affect the rights of the Federal Government under any
other
procurement contract, grant, understanding, arrangement, agreement,
or
transaction.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id0e37805f-fdbb-4154-91a9-18b67f5503ca"><enum>224.</enum><header>Commercial cargo and
crew capabilities</header>
<subsection id="id1ed8b126-0d0f-41de-a0d0-f4681b10f669"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="id0a878cc1-d19f-4a62-b14a-bb4a0c9da191"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation
Services, Cargo Resupply Services, and Commercial Crew Program demonstrate
the
potential for procuring routine, commercially provided access to the ISS
and to
low-Earth orbit using innovative and cost-effective development and
procurement
strategies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id004b51f6-0b46-4941-9c32-5f223eff87f4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal investments in the U.S. private
space industry have the ability to provide for lower cost access to space
for
researchers and for commercial ventures;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id01675e2a-721d-42b8-86b5-6f3d212f3d1e"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commercially provided space transportation
is critical to maximizing utilization of the ISS;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id633c5ceb-7fbd-430e-8241-6c30d007d510"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encouraging competition among launch
service providers and maintaining multiple space transportation options
helps
to reduce long-term costs to the Federal Government and to induce
continual
improvement in available private-sector services; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc5f4313a-a0a3-4917-9c50-a55b3eec82c7"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consistent with section 201(b) of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010
(42
U.S.C. 18311(b)), maintaining multiple launch service providers helps
ensure
uninterrupted access to the space environment should a particular
provider’s
services become unavailable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idff27ed77-d091-4383-a6cf-6975f88500e4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the Administration—</text>
<paragraph id="id07582803-cfc0-41c2-a6f7-f1bcfd1e2164"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">should continue to support the development
of safe, reliable, and cost effective commercial launch capabilities for
the
primary purpose of securing domestic access to the ISS as quickly and
safely as
possible; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbeb2a61f-094e-4c78-9a39-4ddc0132d9d6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">should encourage a viable commercial market
for the capabilities under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida8572fdf-4e80-4f67-892b-46e26296a314"><enum>(c)</enum><header>United States
policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy of
the United States that, to foster the competitive development, operation,
and
improvement of private space transportation services, services for Federal
Government access to and return from the ISS, whenever feasible, shall be
procured via fair and open competition for well-defined, milestone-based,
Federal Acquisition Regulation-based contracts under section 201(a) of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010
(42
U.S.C. 18311(a)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id91e87b33-07bc-42a7-be3b-09f81e73513d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Selection of commercial
providers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In evaluating
commercial space transportation service providers, the Administrator—</text>
<paragraph id="id7b588fbd-d7b6-47b6-919e-9011bd012620"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall aim to minimize the life-cycle costs
of obtaining transportation services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide4bf3796-c747-4a6d-ab29-b210c0495114"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall assure compliance with all safety and
mission assurance requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddf5b103f-9091-4146-a90a-7126dea3c2a9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall consider contractor financial
investment into the development of transportation capabilities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idabc27856-8322-460d-a0b7-1c8467912d18"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for commercial crew transport
services—</text>
<subparagraph id="idca4577ea-d2c2-4410-9c47-22d7f07a3e60"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall consider flexibility in design,
including sample return capabilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9b97d030-9806-4985-b656-b81d148a53f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall provide a written notification and
justification to the appropriate committees of Congress if the price per
seat
exceeds the cost negotiated by NASA for crew transport in April 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id231b32b4-7ea3-4757-97b4-3c7abecdad2b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Strategy for procuring
commercial services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
implementing the policy under subsection (c), the Administrator shall
submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress, not later than 120 days after the
date
of enactment of this Act, a strategy for transitioning from Space Act
Agreements to Federal Acquisition Regulation-based contracts for the
procurement of crew transportation services to and from the ISS. The
strategy
shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida3bc358b-629e-41e4-a46c-0fd43d976ad9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comparison of potential procurement
strategies based on—</text>
<clause id="id5470213c-6776-4379-86cd-cb14f8a6dd1c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximizing safety and mission
assurance;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6b025aad-e219-42ce-8f08-cd79005da962"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total projected costs to the Federal
Government through 2020, given multiple projections of Government demand
for
launch services;</text>
</clause><clause id="idf9acfeab-c959-4421-abec-baa66fa426cf"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the feasibility of the procurement strategy
and timeline, given projected funding availabilities;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1e380318-e96b-4a8e-b0c6-c22af2c01b63"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential for supporting the research
and exploration test bed needs of the Federal Government and of the
independent
entity responsible for ISS national laboratory activities for the purposes
described under section 504(d) of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18354">42 U.S.C. 18354(d)</external-xref>); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idc42fc53b-9e6b-49d1-94dd-e48a7f69d1bd"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the projected impacts on developing a
viable market for commercial launch services;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1fa0726b-097b-462a-bd58-908d5adcaa1e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the costs and benefits of
ensuring the availability of at least 2 U.S.-based launch service
providers,
considering—</text>
<clause id="idfc803062-bf31-474e-a936-9799ab6804e3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential need for diversified cargo
and sample return capabilities, including a soft-landing capability as
described under section 404 of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (124 Stat. 2822); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idce4f7d7f-0e80-4af0-810a-3900ac814de4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability of multiple cargo or crew
launch service providers to meet private or non-NASA Government mission
requirements and the subsequent benefit to the United States of such
ability;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78e08609-4d5f-4e07-a167-5c0e9a9e61fc"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">justification for the procurement strategy
selected from among those considered; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3d4151dc-0b1e-4251-86e8-3cf3c7b1d7c5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the selected procurement strategy,
identification of additional or modified authorities, regulations, or
guidelines that are necessary for successful implementation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id9d55af47-6ad4-4781-90f5-81e7cca89612"><enum>C</enum><header>Other matters</header>
<section id="idc5ac7150-cd6d-42ee-a5c4-264e067e0b1b"><enum>231.</enum><header>Safety and mission
assurance in human space flight</header>
<subsection id="ida97c3034-a5b0-456c-8658-75d6d152356d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="id59276499-0db1-4407-afbf-fd549ff90dd5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In the early part of the
space race, the United States took over 3 years from the launch of the
first
American satellite, Explorer I, to the launch of the first American to
space,
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0e732a24-2013-496b-92ac-76dcd6ec32ac"><enum>(2)</enum><text>It was known then, as it
is now, that the exploration of space by humans is an inherently dangerous
endeavor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcdf913ce-bc7c-489b-a5da-dcab7db4252f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Access to space requires
complex propulsion systems, such as the now retired Space Shuttle, which
generated over 7,000,000 pounds of thrust.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf7330320-d4e9-45c5-965b-c6ea85140df9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Adding humans to the
complex systems required to reach space requires additional safeguards,
life
support systems, and other measures to protect from the harsh environment
of
space in order to minimize risk to human life.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3c003bdf-9532-4da9-ac56-ba09e817c7bf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="ideccbc4d7-8128-4130-b59d-b5d22cdd106c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meticulousness and
attention to detail helps ensure that all humans are safe and protected to
the
best of the abilities of all those involved in helping achieve the reaches
of
space;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfeeadb0d-5637-40f8-ad0d-69b16394ac13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>those who strive to send
humans into space should make every effort to ensure the success of
missions
and programs through independent safety and mission assurance analyses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idee253475-fbe3-4226-8eb5-d7fb50f2ae22"><enum>(3)</enum><text>diligent oversight
efforts ensure adherence to safety, reliability, and quality assurance
policies
and procedures for missions and programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id66e86ecc-6dc4-4811-8b0b-2624754d0c2e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>lessons learned from
mishaps and near misses should be implemented into designs, decisions,
policy,
and procedures to reduce the risk of future incidents that could
jeopardize
crew safety or mission success.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idbe678471-2944-4b95-a8f1-8ead46708688"><enum>232.</enum><header>Launch liability
provisions</header>
<subsection id="idad558480-bccc-4dde-a81d-be05822d415b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Liability
extension</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/50915">Section 50915(f)</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, is
amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2013</quote> and inserting
<quote>December 31, 2016</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idf0f0741a-12d7-4be1-9268-4ac1dd6aa3cc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Protection for launch
activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter III of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code is amended by inserting after
section 20147 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0c7387a-848b-438a-a507-11e5573209bb" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="id50727f4e-e323-462a-9f1e-fc6b6efbd28e"><enum>20148.</enum><header>Indemnification;
NASA launch services</header>
<subsection id="ide4eba544-65cb-4a09-bcd7-c79ac398398c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Under such regulations in conformity with this section as
the Administrator shall prescribe taking into account the
availability, cost,
and terms of liability insurance, any contract between the
Administration and a
provider may provide that the United States will indemnify a
provider against
claims (including reasonable expenses of litigation or settlement)
by third
parties for death, bodily injury, or loss of or damage to property
resulting
from activities that the contract defines as unusually hazardous or
nuclear in
nature, but—</text>
<paragraph id="ide1fe10a3-57fd-4364-9eda-72e296916800"><enum>(1)</enum><text>only to the extent that
such claims are not compensated by liability insurance of the
provider;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id25814b12-e4eb-49b7-822d-23faa5415e3b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>only to the extent that
such claims arise out of the direct performance of the contract.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida9c460f6-8ba2-4950-89bf-052f6dd61658"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Indemnification
under subsection (a) may be limited to claims resulting from other
than the
actual negligence or willful misconduct of the provider.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id168ff850-43c7-4c85-8b50-0f9ea435171b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terms of
indemnification</header><text>A contract made under subsection (a) that
provides indemnification shall also provide for—</text>
<paragraph id="id64511387-c228-4d1d-b08e-c225c32c7b03"><enum>(1)</enum><text>notice to the United
States of any claim or suit against the provider for death, bodily
injury, or
loss of or damage to property; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb1d1af82-f413-42c6-8966-b62d7751a0e1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>control of or assistance
in the defense by the United States, at its election, of that suit
or
claim.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ide66d7668-e527-46de-9f31-3803808bd5eb"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Liability insurance of
the provider</header><text>Each provider that is a party to a contract made
under subsection (a) shall have and maintain liability insurance in
such
amounts as the Administrator shall require to cover liability to
third parties
and loss of or damage to property.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id54fde043-e3b7-4c67-a339-e7be54425388"><enum>(e)</enum><header>No indemnification
without cross-Waiver</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (a), the
Administrator may not indemnify a provider under this section
unless there is a
cross-waiver between the Administration and the provider as
described in
subsection (f).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id4887d5d6-a6d4-4bbc-bef7-c6843e7ff292"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cross-Waivers</header><text>The
Administrator, on behalf of the United States, and its departments,
agencies,
and instrumentalities, may reciprocally waive claims with a
provider under
which each party to the waiver agrees to be responsible, and agrees
to ensure
that its own related entities are responsible, for damage or loss
to its
property for which it is responsible, or for losses resulting from
any injury
or death sustained by its own employees or agents, as a result of
activities
arising out of the performance of the contract.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7ea545c0-14f9-4ad6-ab5c-371b7035c290"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Certification of just
and reasonable amount</header><text>No payment may be made under subsection (a)
unless the Administrator or the Administrator's designee certifies
that the
amount is just and reasonable.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id26359b82-9458-4909-b6c0-797f5c18590c"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Payments</header><text>Upon
the approval by the Administrator, payments under subsection (a)
may be made,
at the Administrator's election, either from—</text>
<paragraph id="id57282a5f-8774-44b7-91cb-9c1355af1db2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>funds obligated for the
performance of the contract concerned;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idecd702aa-4630-4cb2-a0a1-db5f89e894a4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>funds available for
research and development not otherwise obligated; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbe04bad5-e74f-4e59-b148-a824c0970fc8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>funds appropriated for
such payments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idEE26C0D43C5D4322A1147BDC6D8EBA0F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Application of certain
provisions</header><text>If the Administrator requests additional
appropriations to make payments under this section, then the
request for those
appropriations shall be made in accordance with the procedures
established
under section 50915. The Administrator shall not authorize payments
under
subsection (h) of this section, except to the extent provided in an
appropriation law or to the extent additional legislative authority
is enacted
providing for such payments. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this
section, all obligations under this section are subject to the
availability of
funds, and nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require
obligation
or payment of funds in violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31
U.S.C.
1341).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4ffbbbb4-7586-45ac-9b2a-077a63d7d2c2"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Relationship to other
laws</header><text>The Administrator may not provide indemnification under this
section for an activity that requires a license or permit under
chapter
509.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id112ef9e8-67b5-44f3-bbbb-22ae586c1ace"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>The
authority to indemnify under this section shall not create any
rights in third
persons that would not otherwise exist by law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idff6e6caf-368a-4f84-be80-ba4b4e516fc7"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id3d2456a4-e24b-457f-ac50-a05ac56f0931"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Launch
services</header><text>The term <term>launch services</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 50902.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide4db55b1-5121-45d4-a762-b960bc25bfdd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provider</header><text>The
term <term>provider</term> means a person that provides domestic launch
services in support of any space activity the Government carries
out for the
Government, including a subcontractor under a contract containing
an
indemnification provision under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id08237CA1171347438EFAE37177809D45"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Related
entity</header><text>The term <term>related entity</term> includes a contractor
or
subcontractor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idac006892-0192-4762-a0c6-ce0e8f0c1ac0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
contents for subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 51, United States
Code, is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 20147 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda607542-af88-4eb9-8942-60317e004333" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">20148. Indemnification; NASA
launch
services.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idC4D300E783E44A17902F1CCFE2E7C526"><enum>233.</enum><header>Termination
liability</header>
<subsection id="id23ad313bd9034274affacb1e5407fb88"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="idc4c595fd70334d58bbe6196b1da739a2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>while NASA’s rate of
contract termination is relatively low, the proper management of
termination
liability is essential to minimizing the government’s cost risk and to
ensuring
that taxpayer funding properly supports meeting NASA contract performance
goals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id428805bcb25642a2a113341dac117fac"><enum>(2)</enum><text>maintaining the
Administration’s flexibility in executing termination liability provisions
helps NASA to effectively manage its cost risks, given the circumstances
relevant to individual contracts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide0743319eaf246d2818722bed733ecd5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>current statute provides
the Administration with broad leeway in determining the amount of and
managing
its termination liability reserves; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id17cfe1be27054a01b79e3eec390c4e2b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the concerns noted in
2011 by the Comptroller General, who found that NASA had not successfully
monitored potential termination liability costs or enforced related
procedures,
must be addressed in order to ensure the best use of taxpayer funds.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id55177cfdb0214949bb406630a2c16d44"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator
shall deliver to the appropriate committees of Congress a review of its
current
termination liability practices and the benefits of potential
alternatives. The
report shall include –</text>
<paragraph id="ida623a29e50f5475b8e724c00083ab364"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an accounting of the
total budget currently held in reserve, by either the Administration or a
contractor, to cover termination liability for the Space Launch System and
Orion programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida7229f843fc24e4d9141eb39843507cf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an accounting of the
current cost risk of termination liability for the Space Launch System and
Orion programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2f6766fbef434d488e707ccff2b559e4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of the
guidelines by which the Administration determines the appropriate level of
termination liability and monitors potential termination liability costs
over
the lifetime of a contract;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida36ccb70448f4af694bc029ccfb32835"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a descriptive list of
alternative frameworks for managing termination liability, including
frameworks
wherein neither NASA nor the contractor holds funds in reserve to cover
termination liability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5848565164eb408cb6d45b2edabb1ff6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a comparison
demonstrating the benefits and drawbacks of the current and alternative
termination liability frameworks; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfbbef5afe35948f7b8b41addf4f850a8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a description of any
statutory changes that may be required to implement alternative
termination
liability frameworks, which may include permitting the Administration to
pool
reserves across programs or to apply current year appropriations towards
liability payments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide88c179bbbd34245a9507f5841479fd4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>GAO
review</header><text>Concurrent with the delivery of the report to the
appropriate committees of Congress, the Administration shall submit the
report
for review by the Comptroller General. Not later than 30 days after the
date
that NASA receives the report, the Comptroller General shall deliver to
Congress an assessment of the potential for continued improvement relative
to
the previous GAO review of NASA termination liability, conducted in
2011.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Science</header>
<subtitle id="id676843a5-aef7-4e50-80fc-0603a87af6bd"><enum>A</enum><header>Earth Science</header>
<section id="idca8e63a9-1edc-4adf-a900-0e90e66e1c7b"><enum>301.</enum><header>Earth science</header>
<subsection id="idb1e2e984-87ab-4178-b97d-11722e5f456c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="id53f3e023-a9e6-4634-9cf8-ffecbbfc288c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>continuous, long-term
Earth observation data supports the preparation for and management of
natural
and human-induced disasters, benefits resource management and agricultural
forecasting, improves our understanding of climate, and encourages
environmental and economic sustainability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida73b6b9f-470b-47d8-97f2-77fb07178abd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>due to the scope of
activities required, Earth science research and Earth observation are
multi-agency endeavors requiring significant cooperation and information
sharing among government, international, and scientific community
partners;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5d5bcf7f-e74e-46b2-b607-45c2483d3abb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in developing Earth
observation technologies, conducting Earth science satellite missions, and
providing research products to the scientific community, NASA plays a
crucial
role in advancing Earth science; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide99856f0-9e27-4d92-b366-b4a19c02c8f1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the loss of observational
capabilities in Earth science, as predicted by the National Research
Council’s
midterm update to its Earth Science Decadal Survey, risks reversing gains
in
weather forecast accuracy, reducing disaster response capabilities, and
creating an irreversible gap in Earth science data.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id07628525-3380-4e36-9ceb-55627c655f76"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="id675b32c0-d526-4544-bd3c-318a2f40d89d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>given the importance of
Earth science and Earth observation data, NASA Earth science efforts—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8dcb872c-9c49-4fed-9b2e-6a11433ccd03"><enum>(A)</enum><text>should be conducted in
coordination with other Federal agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5ae273be-114e-47a6-b954-e633c1918b72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>should be cognizant of
international efforts and the needs of the scientific and businesses
communities; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id86da2643-c19f-445f-877a-2649e200f078"><enum>(2)</enum><text>whenever feasible, NASA
and other Federal agencies should consider the potential for reducing
costs by
purchasing commercially available Earth science data and services while
maintaining free and open data policies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id05cec432-3bc3-4198-88e0-42016b053ddd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Mission
prioritization</header>
<paragraph id="id2fd049d2-0449-4fd8-8599-644df5a57b83"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National strategy for
Earth observation</header><text>The Office of Science and Technology Policy, in
implementing its National Strategy for Earth Observation and in developing
a
National Plan for Civil Earth Observations, shall prioritize Federal Earth
science and observation investments based on—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4b7b5e72-eac0-49a0-881e-368a2adbcb28"><enum>(A)</enum><text>its assessment of Earth
science and observation data requirements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd1e9ab9-6167-40ea-824d-9517f0b4bd83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the capability
requirements as identified by the National Academies decadal surveys;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf2b71c21-ebfd-4b61-a171-26584877c1e3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the projected costs of
Earth science missions and data gathering activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1a821b57-1df8-47f4-9562-d38529cc7991"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the projected and
available budgets.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id47dfff9b-3a9c-4f51-aa1e-fbe5d004e2f6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National plan for civil
Earth observations</header><text>The Administration, in prioritizing future
Earth science and Earth observation missions and technology development
under
the National Plan for Civil Earth Observations and chapter 201 of title
51,
United States Code, shall consider potential cost-reduction opportunities,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="idace0caea-fdef-4dfe-9f57-1763ad7ce4c7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>if feasible, co-locating
Earth science sensors on other satellites; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id464f9b95-8ac6-4f1b-9366-d5319bc9b206"><enum>(B)</enum><text>purchasing commercially
available services, such as launch access to orbital and sub-orbital
space, and
Earth science data with free and open data policies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCE0DD8872EC84859BD7A86AA884B278D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Deep space climate
observatory</header><text>The Administrator shall continue to develop and
integrate the National Institute of Standards and Technology Advanced
Radiometer, the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera, and related hardware
and
software onto the Deep Space Climate Observatory.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idEF0446042C694B02A4291B19A3AC4406"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">302.</added-phrase></enum><header>Land remote
sensing</header>
<subsection id="idcd2ece69fb8148128b7091e6d735fbf4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reaffirmation of
finding</header><text>Congress reaffirms the finding in section 2(1) of the
Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/555">Public Law 102–555</external-xref>; 106 Stat.
4163; 15
U.S.C. 5601), namely, that <quote>[t]he continuous collection and utilization
of land remote sensing data from space are of major benefit in studying
and
understanding human impacts on the global environment, in managing the
Earth's
natural resources, in carrying out national security functions, and in
planning
and conducting many other activities of scientific, economic, and social
importance</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3B9504ABEC2F441784A5E875D241AE85"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="idda594b797aa54b589d9b9a0f072fb30a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Since 1972, the Landsat
program has provided standardized scientific data, the continuity of which
is
essential to ensuring the value of Landsat in monitoring the environment,
modeling and detecting changes in the global supply of natural resources,
and
updating maps relevant to national security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idad2bb1dab7c5431691c6f091d335d752"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Landsat data engages and
benefits a broad group of national stakeholders, from Landsat data
processors
in South Dakota to coastal restoration planners in Louisiana, forest
managers
in Colorado, Texas, and West Virginia, fire risk assessors in California,
and
beyond.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id597aaff953264b9683b02f59efa34c4f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The May 2013
operationalization of Landsat 8 is especially notable given the dramatic
increase in the usage and economic value of Landsat data which has
occurred
since the 2008 adoption of free and open data policies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1f02b29028c640ccadf1dffebfbf55af"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Rapidly proceeding with
the definition and construction of the next global land-imaging system,
Landsat
9 offers the potential for cost savings by taking advantage of the
standing
infrastructure and flight hardware used to construct Landsat 8 to sustain
the
highly successful Landsat partnership between the Administration and the
United
States Geological Survey.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id765fac0f5d5b42578df3ac771e0d641a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>According to the report
of the National Academies of Sciences entitled <quote>Future U.S. Workforce on
Geospatial Intelligence</quote>, remote sensing is one of the 5 core areas on
which the current production and analysis of geospatial intelligence
relies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id75F9A8EA34E84C72831DF62CF3D62B5B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>System definition and
procurement of next global land-imaging system</header><text>The Administrator
shall use existing studies and data to initiate system definition and
procurement of the next global land-imaging system in a manner consistent
with
continuing Earth remote sensing data collection over multi-decade time
periods.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id254A107E1BC8416BAA9BDAFC31ECC876"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Support for education
in remote sensing disciplines</header><text>The Administrator shall, to the
extent practicable within funds available to the Administration, seek
partnerships with institutions of higher education, and other Federal
agencies,
to support education of the next generation of remote sensing engineers,
scientists, and analysts.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="ide942cbc6-ded7-4167-9f95-ce4a1d9d414a"><enum>B</enum><header>Space Science</header>
<section id="ide131dce6-c003-4931-ba8b-eb2752052bd7"><enum>321.</enum><header>Human exploration and
science collaboration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Administrator shall ensure that the Science Mission Directorate and the
Human
Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate coordinate in researching
and
reducing the risks that space exploration beyond low-Earth orbit pose to
astronaut health. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this
Act, the Administrator shall provide to the appropriate committees of
Congress
a report detailing the results of previous research in this area and
identifying opportunities for future science missions to contribute to the
understanding of these risks.</text>
</section><section id="id01b46425-0373-43d0-a6ce-89c9892af7cc"><enum>322.</enum><header>Maintaining a balanced
space science portfolio</header>
<subsection id="idda520f38-89ab-45ae-b8f5-9b880f704a30"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 803 of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010
(124
Stat. 2832) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c595a00-2da4-4f9f-bc64-bfed960aa642" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="id093c132c-3eae-4299-8c3c-06303b15ba4b"><enum>803.</enum><header>Overall science
portfolio; sense of Congress</header>
<subsection id="ida35c2dba-39c5-45c1-9f08-121f8503b9ef"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress reaffirms its sense that a
balanced and adequately funded set of activities, consisting of
research and
analysis grants programs, technology development, small, medium,
and large
space missions, and suborbital research activities, contributes to
a robust and
productive science program and serves as a catalysis for innovation
and
discovery. The Administrator should set science priorities by
following the
guidance provided by the scientific community through the National
Academies’
decadal
surveys.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ida56d79ea-f3b9-42f8-805a-623c063f3ca1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The item relating to section 803 in the table of
contents in section 1(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
Authorization Act of 2010 (124 Stat. 2806) is amended by striking
<quote>Overall science portfolio-sense of the Congress</quote> and inserting
<quote>Overall science portfolio; sense of Congress</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idca2edd94-247b-49f9-a934-cc987e913a7b"><enum>323.</enum><header>Science mission
extensions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30504 of
title 51, United States Code is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b0183ae-2629-444a-b774-52982eab14be" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="idd8df386a-8a8f-428d-a2d9-6bcab57b6bf8"><enum>30504.</enum><header>Assessment of
science mission extensions</header>
<subsection id="id17f0c21d-73d0-4d24-970b-196c06b01071"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall carry out biennial
reviews within each of the Science divisions to assess the cost and
benefits of
extending the date of the termination of data collection for those
missions
that have exceeded their planned mission lifetime. In conducting
these
assessments, the Administrator shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="ide25a33a3-14a1-43eb-a0b6-25d21a0dfff0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential continued benefit of
instruments on missions that are beyond their planned mission
lifetime;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idca2e9d33-ff89-440f-a6f5-96f6367abeb5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost and schedule impacts, if any, of
mission extension on other NASA activities and science missions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idca7115bd-33de-45c1-8168-aa03768a12b4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation
requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When deciding
whether to extend science missions with an operational component,
the
Administrator shall consult with the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric
Administration and any other affected Federal
agency.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idc8bc3b10-6317-4354-9fb0-376abba187d3"><enum>324.</enum><header>Planetary
science</header>
<subsection id="idec84098a-9f9c-43a4-a048-620d9cae38c7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="id529e155e-aa1c-45d1-b595-faf188b6dc4d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Administration support
for planetary science is critical to enabling greater understanding of the
solar system and its origin;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3105a4ec-d926-4e73-990a-7e6b1bd167c4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States leads
the world in planetary science and can augment its success with
appropriate
international partnerships;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3bfeb52e-6dfd-4dc6-8f3c-0927f849d5af"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a mix of small-, medium-,
and large-planetary science missions is required to sustain a steady
cadence of
planetary exploration; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9217fee7-7c3a-4606-bc03-5a13bf37be3d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>robotic planetary
exploration is a key component of preparing for future human
exploration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8227d81f-484c-4f00-adb4-761e09536a07"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mission
priorities</header><text>In accordance with the priorities established in the
most recent decadal survey for planetary science, the Administrator shall
ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, the completion of a balanced
set of
Discovery, New Frontiers, and flagship missions. Consistent with this
balanced
mix of missions and maintaining the continuity of scientific data and
steady
development of capabilities and technologies, the Administrator may seek,
if
necessary, adjustments to mission priorities, schedule, and scope in light
of
changing budget projections.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id25f9b230-3132-49bc-8f55-69142571a6ed"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Instrumentation</header><text>To
support its science mission priorities, the Administration shall invest in
a
sustained program to develop or mature scientific instrument capabilities,
as
delineated in the NASA Science Instruments, Observatories, and Sensor
Systems
Roadmap.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id1dd8d954-e6f8-422f-8d7c-11cbe8b82cad"><enum>325.</enum><header>Space weather</header>
<subsection id="id3f980701-e7e5-4a59-9163-adf8caca9254"><enum>(a)</enum><header>OSTP
roadmap</header><text>In coordination with NASA, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, and other relevant Federal agencies, the
Director
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, not later than 24 months
after
the date of enactment of this Act, shall deliver to the appropriate
committees
of Congress a roadmap for developing and deploying space weather
forecasting
technologies. The roadmap shall, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="id5e88325e-55bd-4f79-ba38-234bc15e7a8e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>aim to relieve capability
gaps identified by the National Space Weather Program Council review of
space
weather observing systems, as requested by the National Aeronautics and
Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18301">42 U.S.C. 18301 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ideefcb1b9-1e00-4eee-858f-1971f256d53d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider ongoing and
future requirements for space weather modeling, monitoring, and
prediction.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id187d7236-1b93-44c5-896c-d5fbe3e484da"><enum>(b)</enum><header>NASA technology
roadmaps</header><text>The Administration shall update and further develop its
technology roadmaps as required to address mitigating a wide range of
space
weather effects on both satellites and spacecraft.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idc06f5fc6-1409-445b-92b3-fd7becb4949f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Alert
protocol</header><text>The Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy shall coordinate relevant Federal agencies to propose protocols for
communicating and responding to space weather forecasts. Protocol
assessment
shall consider the needs of both government and private sector entities.
The
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall deliver a
report
on proposed protocols to Congress not later than 24 months after the date
of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idcbdeab2f-c2aa-43ad-82d2-7c697f842439"><enum>326.</enum><header>James Webb space
telescope</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="id3f3511e9-99f7-45be-992d-5c8d31f498aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the James Webb Space Telescope will
significantly advance our understanding of star and planet formation,
improve
our knowledge of the early universe, and support U.S. leadership in
astrophysics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id197c5705-7ab3-40c7-ad53-ecb69ce777d9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>significant progress has
been made with regard to overcoming the James Webb Space Telescope’s
technical
challenges and in improving NASA management oversight;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id84630a7d-6c6e-4f7c-a4f5-5729dd8c76c3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the on-time and on-budget
completion of the James Webb Space Telescope should remain a top NASA
priority;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3d176e41-8078-4957-9235-7dbbbf597c70"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consistent with annual
Government Accountability Office reviews of the James Webb Space Telescope
program, the Administrator should continue to improve the James Webb Space
Telescope's cost and schedule estimates and oversight procedures in order
to
enhance NASA’s ability to successfully deliver the James Webb Space
Telescope
on time and on budget.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ide7befc1f-99df-4eb6-9c27-41e854301960"><enum>327.</enum><header>University class
science missions</header>
<subsection id="ida78e9715-1fd8-46ec-b957-0f197400b750"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that principal
investigator-led suborbital and small orbital science missions, including
CubeSat, University Explorer (UNEX), Small Explorer (SMEX), and Venture
class
missions, offer valuable, lower-cost opportunities to advance science,
train
the next generation of scientists and engineers, and provide opportunities
for
program participants to acquire skills in systems engineering and systems
integration that are critical to maintaining the Nation’s leadership in
space.
The use of public-private partnerships and commercial contracting are
important
means for sustaining lower costs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id91f57712-1285-4cee-8c73-6aa3bd0729ac"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review of principal
investigator led suborbital and small orbital science missions</header>
<paragraph id="idd569e046-052d-4528-b554-6e769beda096"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator, in collaboration with the Director of the
National
Science Foundation, shall enter into an arrangement with the National
Academy
of Sciences to conduct a review of suborbital and small orbital science
missions, including those described under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id15da2bf1-f884-4322-a434-e450da92d8a3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
review under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id888cfd5b-26f6-461b-8019-837df442f43f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The status, capability,
and availability of existing suborbital and small orbital science mission
programs in which the missions are led by principal investigators and
enable
significant participation by university scientists and students.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55b53748-340f-45bd-9e99-65fa94023452"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The opportunities that
suborbital and small orbital science missions provide for scientific
research,
training, and education, including scientific and engineering workforce
development.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6b3e795e-b3ad-4746-8396-a7347e79107d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The use of commercial
applications, such as hosted payloads, free flyers, data buys, secondary
payloads, and commercial launches further the goals of suborbital and
small
orbital science missions, while preserving the principle of independent
peer
review as the basis for mission selection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id71a7cda9-b18f-49fb-b143-1014862857fa"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="id460c4b61-41fd-4bad-a8b9-63d54864e23a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator and the Director of the National Science
Foundation
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the
review
required by this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idab6b1019-f1d1-4de2-8d38-7d25a9ba932f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida9f8aa38-4d4c-489d-8c19-9f16b3273008"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of the review
under subsection (b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida99cfd81-7f93-4401-ad7d-35da26330934"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the findings of the
Administrator and the Director of the National Science Foundation with
respect
to that review; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3d5fcb3f-2142-41fd-9fdb-6b16d18d09dc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations regarding
principal investigator led suborbital and small orbital science missions
conducted by the Administration and the National Science Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Aeronautics</header>
<section id="ida812736e-4d87-4b77-9a0a-785f268f3aa3"><enum>401.</enum><header>NASA
aeronautics</header>
<subsection id="ida0466910-03f2-4902-8abb-291cc37ea52b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="id96ca1daa-e5d3-47ba-8921-1fd96148a2a8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>aviation is vital to the
United States economy, with the industry supporting nearly 1,000,000 jobs,
conducting nearly 10,000,000 commercial flights per year within the United
States alone, and contributing to the aerospace industry’s positive trade
balance in 2012;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id05b6eda6-3862-473d-9c04-92b0066c699f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in helping test and
mature new technologies for quiet and efficient air transportation, NASA’s
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate addresses major aviation trends,
such
as the rapid growth in passengers, increasing fuel costs, and the demand
for
faster vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7f167f0f-4e6c-4d7d-90e5-a0fb0fb14f7f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Directorate works
closely with industry and academia to address long-term challenges to the
air
transportation system that require improving aviation safety, increasing
the
capacity of the increasingly crowded national airspace system, and
reducing
environmental impacts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id56061c6d-9338-48cc-83a7-f8ac56ab9af2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>through its Aeronautics
Test Program, the Directorate manages the flight operations and test
infrastructure at 4 NASA centers, providing both NASA and its industry
partners
with access to critical facilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id75e48e68-7598-4b50-b5f4-e34967aa5db7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>NASA’s contribution to
aeronautics is evidenced in the use of its technologies in almost every
modern
aircraft; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2c5d5174-7963-4d28-bcf1-4d3a6a38b3d4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Directorate has
identified otherwise unknown safety issues and helped optimize aircraft
routes,
yielding millions of dollars in potential savings to airlines and
benefitting
passengers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1ce3bfe8-1a7f-455c-9a14-31d275b90d71"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="idfa27870d-0363-49ba-b4c8-0ec9fdbbe2bc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Aeronautics Research
Mission Directorate builds on the successful legacy of NASA’s predecessor,
the
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which worked closely with
industry
partners to advance both military and civil aviation until its dissolution
in
1958;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8c513783-0d25-4037-9775-8cfd354a6c46"><enum>(2)</enum><text>NASA aeronautics
research, development, and test activities, including investments into
composite structures, new fuels, and innovative aircraft concepts, must
continue in order to support U.S. leadership in aviation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2f4cb6d3-59d0-45a5-b3b5-55172cb29453"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Directorate’s efforts
to collaborate with the aviation industry to gather and analyze data and
to
prototype and test algorithms that optimize flight routes, manage air
traffic,
and account for weather impacts are critical to supporting the safe use of
the
national airspace;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3034bf25-ccaf-4e6b-8c67-bf2927ad8b3b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>continued cooperation
between NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and the Federal
Aviation Administration is vital to providing the data and tools necessary
to
best regulate the national airspace and to ensure that new technologies
are
effectively tested and acquire timely regulatory approval; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDB327049DD3E40C19D1A656687ADDD61"><enum>(5)</enum><text>continued cooperation
between NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and the Department
of
Defense is vital to providing technical expertise, research, and
experimental
and test facilities for a broad range of aeronautics research and
development,
including hypersonics and rotorcraft.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id417F7ED7308145199FE5B621267BA584"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(c)</added-phrase></enum><header>Advanced
Composites Project</header>
<paragraph id="id3073705794814B75AFEFBAD85547CFC8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall carry out an Advanced Composites
Project to accelerate the use of advanced composite materials in aircraft.
To
implement the project, the Administrator shall enter into a public-private
partnership between the Administration and appropriate private sector
entities.
The partnership shall be called the <quote>Advanced Composites
Consortium</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcb74b3c2bd5b46a3ae32b14d41e568ec"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participation and
coordination with other Federal agencies</header><text>The partnership to
implement the project—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD85D9A805E604ECA847CE2C2788ADDC4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may include other Federal
agencies if the Administrator determines that the participation of such
agencies in the partnership will further the purpose of the partnership;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84028954335E4F4E905AFB560B477F49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall coordinate with the
Joint Advanced Materials and Structures Center of Excellence of the
Federal
Aviation Administration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83edd9acfef943779292f54af82a9bce"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of the Advanced Composites Project shall be to accelerate the
development and certification of advanced composite materials and
structures
for use in commercial and military aircraft. The partnership shall foster
collaboration with the private sector, and with other Federal agencies, in
order to accomplish the purpose of the project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Space technology</header>
<section id="ide4885b98-23f2-40e5-b50d-7d0c027d4d24"><enum>501.</enum><header>Space
technology</header>
<subsection id="id10cbe417-5a38-46b3-99fb-940556775cd3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of the Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="idf6d088c9-3a41-44be-95f9-0808e187340c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>previous investments in
space technologies have not only enabled space exploration and research
missions, but also have improved the quality of life on Earth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0c061110-2625-4e2d-8434-eb954d94df80"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by improving
affordability, reliability, and operational capability, continued space
technology developments will enable NASA missions that otherwise would be
unachievable;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbcc9b7af-c392-4fb4-84da-bb78e2adca5b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>investments in space
technology engage the talent of the Administration and of the Nation’s
academic
and business enterprises; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4b6bc8bf-b5e0-4391-8720-6ae95aa2a0cb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>space technology roadmaps
serve as a useful framework for NASA, academic, and industry development
efforts.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ida29710ed-836b-403e-b336-aa7760ad81a1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Space technology
directive</header><text>To advance NASA’s space exploration and space research
goals, the Administrator shall continue a program with responsibility for
NASA
investments in space technologies and capabilities. To the greatest extent
possible, the Administrator shall synergize all NASA space technology
investments, encourage collaboration in space technology development with
academia and industry, and minimize duplication of space technology
development
efforts across the Administration and the private sector unless
duplication is
required to maintain mission safety, security, or backup capability.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id39197960-bc5c-4bca-80f3-4feee94d6325"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Space technology
roadmap report</header><text>In carrying out the policy under subsection (b),
the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress,
not
later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a progress
report
on the development, testing, and demonstration of the 14 technological
areas of
the Space Technology Roadmaps.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idD2EA7F67EAFC49A386A8194A6BD9883D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Flight
opportunities</header>
<paragraph id="idA702BA46944045B9A74CBF015D4CA9F8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development of
payloads</header><text>In order to do necessary research, the Administrator
shall continue and, as appropriate, expand the development of technology
payloads that investigate improved capabilities and scientific research.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2D79E3AF3C1D410BB39D889F6D44640B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Flight opportunities
for payloads</header><text>The Administrator shall provide flight opportunities
for such payloads to microgravity environments and suborbital altitudes as
authorized by section 907 of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18405">42 U.S.C. 18405</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id2973CE4D645B439785AC0BBD6793FAE6"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">(e)</added-phrase></enum><header>Report
repeal</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Administration is not required to compile or submit the annual report on
the
Innovative Partnerships Program under section 1107(c) of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 (122 Stat.
4779).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Education</header>
<section id="id9f9d572f-aa28-43c2-a7e2-0c7d482bdc54"><enum>601.</enum><header>Education and outreach
activities</header>
<subsection id="id2f4eb89b-6ccc-4cf8-a213-693a73638280"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="ida82254a3-7b2e-479a-9ca9-93de795a6b60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Administration is
uniquely recognized in the educational and global communities for its
aerospace
knowledge, passionate workforce, and unique capabilities and facilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd50cd848-e166-449c-9a2b-6168052f123c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>U.S. competitiveness in
aerospace requires engaging the science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) talent in all States and jurisdictions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb836725a-fa5c-4af3-a160-f58e2d9c71d2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Administration’s
education and outreach programs, including the Experimental Program to
Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and the Space Grant College and
Fellowship Program, reflect the Administration’s successful commitment to
growing and diversifying the national science and engineering workforce;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id43e91e7d-b096-4ab4-abb7-fe799aa86874"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Administration’s
outreach efforts to underrepresented and underserved communities, by
helping
minorities to pursue higher education in STEM fields and to attain STEM
careers, benefit the overall national workforce; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id584d4f4b-eb2c-40cf-b3e6-5aa5a6678496"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Administration’s
efforts to improve the management and execution of its education portfolio
and
to evaluate program success using evidence-based approaches should
continue.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id08a38e89-8a02-4904-9fec-068052cf06c4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administration shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idf9322204-018f-4ad6-8ed9-2eae0c316902"><enum>(1)</enum><text>continue to execute its
educational and outreach programs, including providing a wide range of
academic
research opportunities and engaging the public interest in science,
technology,
engineering and mathematics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id55abc0d4-a360-46cc-8444-a228a737b845"><enum>(2)</enum><text>continue to collaborate
with minority institutions (as defined in section 365 of title III of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1067k">20 U.S.C. 1067k</external-xref>) to increase student
participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2b09fbf7-4899-4f45-b3a8-37fd35a792ce"><enum>(3)</enum><text>seek partnerships with
industry, academia, and with other communities to best respond to the
Nation’s
aerospace-related educational and workforce needs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfcc3eef7-a30e-4134-b97e-b592271b4e56"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Space
grant</header><text>To enhance the United States STEM education and workforce,
the Administrator shall continue to operate the National Space Grant
College
and Fellowship program through a national network consisting of a
state-based
consortium in each State (as defined under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/40302">section 40302</external-xref> of title 51,
United
States Code). The program shall provide hands-on research, training, and
education programs, use measurable outcomes to gauge success, and allow
States
flexibility in its execution.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Other matters</header>
<section id="id0b466e84-5a54-4bd6-81c9-bfa615d72732"><enum>701.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on
NASA's cross agency support</header>
<subsection id="ide57f6355-928c-4967-bfa8-9e33a5c6d2a0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="idbe9807ee-d1ec-4126-8766-6143750e4592"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Cross Agency Support
operates and maintains the Administration’s centers and facilities,
including
headquarters, enabling the accomplishment of the Administration’s missions
while protecting human health and the environment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id15ee6ba0-c5e7-448d-a0e4-bdc97cb245a2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Cross Agency Support
provides for the unique facilities, skilled personnel, and administrative
support that NASA programs, research, and development activities require
at the
centers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idde00b1be-2645-487e-86c7-ef0c23748a7d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Cross Agency Support
provides the Administration with the capability to improve mission success
by
supplying safety and mission assurance, engineering technical authority,
and
health and medical oversight across all of NASA's programs, research, and
operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfe9aa391-61a7-4149-8a50-fdcb3720168c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Orbital Debris
Program Office is located in Cross Agency Support and leads the
Administration’s effort in addressing the orbital debris issue, which is
an
issue resulting from over 50 years of spaceflight.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6b5520c1-e314-485d-88c8-c941d295ed0f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Cross Agency Support
delivers the information technology services used throughout the
Administration
that allow its workforce to work and communicate efficiently and
effectively,
not only internal to the Administration, but with the citizens of the
world
which provides them the opportunity to be included and participate in the
Administration’s accomplishments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id52e530fc-d089-4818-b3b4-6f6460ab9615"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Administration’s
public affairs, located in Cross Agency Support, provided worldwide live
coverage of the Curiosity Rover’s landing on Mars, the largest rover ever
sent
to Mars, in August of 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0a9f1f95-c03e-4adf-be1f-6726e625174b"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The authority and
execution of the Administration’s offices responsible for finance, budget,
acquisition, external relations, legislative affairs, training, security,
and
human capital management are performed under Cross Agency Support.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id72ead22f-248b-49d2-b0a8-ca5186e700d1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="id02a1197b-e00d-492d-a95a-6abf3afc39d0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Cross Agency Support
represents a variety of functions vital to the strength and success of the
Administration and is essential to the Administration’s vision;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id986cf466-c8b3-4971-b137-61b3d1138ef8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the centers and
facilities in the Administration are a vital part of the many advances in
science and technology the Administration has provided and continues to
provide
to this Nation and the world since the Administration was created in
1958;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id26b637ea-42be-4199-a267-64c9cd96cb9f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>at the Administration’s
core is safety and mission success that, through Cross Agency Support, is
carried out by the highly talented and dedicated workforce at the
Administration’s centers and facilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9abb96d6-2b24-4876-a056-77dc213e96f2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>as the Administration
looks to continue international, interagency, and industry cooperation and
partnerships, Cross Agency Support will continue to provide the overseeing
and
execution of these efforts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id56266fbb-35db-4695-9794-491442f73093"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Cross Agency Support be
given the necessary resources to keep the Administration capable of
meeting the
goals set forth by Congress and continue to be a global leader in space
and
aeronautics.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ida4f91126-9758-48f8-8efe-b04691a5fa55"><enum>702.</enum><header>Space communications
network</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="idd393ae78-c61b-4066-a5e4-2b1bc0b7f13d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>The
Administrator shall prepare an updated plan for NASA’s near-Earth, space,
and
deep space communications network and infrastructure. The plan shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ide6d6cf45-663f-4d73-806e-4a171bbec61e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify steps to sustain
the existing network and infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4bc9e4bd-e6a3-48a0-88ec-6376f3dece45"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess the capabilities,
including any upgrades, needed to support NASA’s programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc0e91ba6-c822-4e9f-92b9-fcf1629e65b2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify priorities for
how resources should be used to implement the plan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id81a9b6f4-fccd-49e0-8d5a-8a468dc12f1e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assess the impact on
missions if resources are not secured at the level needed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4999c948-be9d-4b7d-8e93-7a8f3fa2b660"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transmittal</header><text>Not
later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator
shall transmit the plan to the appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id4db95ee3-3b58-4598-a3f4-58c8a880ae98"><enum>703.</enum><header>Astronaut occupational
healthcare</header>
<subsection id="id3bb6ebdb-3ce9-458b-9a36-0e35d1775c55"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 313 of title
51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c30d7e1-0f17-44af-957f-8875081b31cf" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="id72922634-56b1-4eed-a389-d621711bc86b"><enum>31303.</enum><header>Astronaut
occupational healthcare</header>
<subsection id="id4651364a-88a1-4310-bd04-6647f6653093"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Administrator, as the Administrator
considers
necessary, may provide for the medical monitoring, diagnosis, and
treatment of
a crewmember for conditions that the Administrator considers
associated with
human space flight, including scientific and medical tests for
psychological
and medical conditions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id316ea1c2-fffa-461f-8315-6a50fcb3ecfd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with applicable Federal privacy
laws, the Administration shall retain access to all medical records
and other
health data from the provision of healthcare under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ide40ac691-489d-4772-b175-07d77eca2d92"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition of
crewmember</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section,
the term <term>crewmember</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="id861e1612-1d58-42b2-bfb6-c0079fb66a46"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a former NASA
astronaut/payload specialist who has flown on at least 1 space
mission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd52ec778-1ff2-4ec7-8def-b13094cfad59"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a management NASA
astronaut who has flown at least 1 space mission and is currently
employed by
the U.S. Government; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2e1bf2d7-b525-4b58-8459-afdd9374a167"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an active NASA
astronaut/payload specialist assigned, waiting assignment, or
training for an
assignment to a NASA human space
flight.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id421535b0-16d2-4c47-8b08-ecf6f7b1be02"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
contents for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/313">chapter 313</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, is amended by
adding
after the item relating to section 31302 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08006c81-cfba-4cc5-a1e5-c7cda9f57aff" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31303. Astronaut occupational
healthcare.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id889d8288-d6d7-4817-8968-07de47a75bf3"><enum>704.</enum><header>Helium capture and
recovery</header>
<subsection id="id4ff79f67-55db-4d44-9a88-488907aee249"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress an agency-wide plan to recover and recycle helium, whenever
possible,
that the Administration uses or will use in current, planned, and future
experimentation, tests, launches, and operations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id964ffdd1-6b95-4558-9fd4-915fb82f53a5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
developing the plan under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider
how
modifications, updates, or new lifecycle designs for engines, balloons,
airships, or other future programs can be designed or operated to recover
and
recycle helium.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id8f6e3f54-7a6e-487f-a09f-a427c5d057e7"><enum>705.</enum><header>Information technology
governance</header>
<subsection id="id3c726730-fcce-426e-9e25-39a05e67ff89"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that effective information
technology governance is critical to ensuring information security,
decreased
costs, and overall mission assurance. The June 5, 2013, NASA Office of
Inspector General audit, <quote>NASA’s Information Technology
Governance,</quote> found that the NASA Chief Information Officer has limited
oversight and control over a majority of the Administration’s information
technology assets and cannot enforce security measures across the agency’s
computer networks. For nearly 2 decades, the Administration has operated
under
a decentralized information technology governance structure that has
resulted
in increased costs and inadequate security. At the same time,
centralization of
information technology governance has resulted in increased security and
lower
operating costs at other agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id9d9bfd3e-2735-43dd-815e-632d251ad6ef"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information technology
governance</header><text>The Administrator shall, in consultation with Mission
Directorate and NASA Center Chief Information Officers—</text>
<paragraph id="idbc66a4d8-57d6-4e64-add0-b545555bde3d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure the Agency Chief
Information Officer has the appropriate resources and visibility to
oversee
agency-wide information technology operations and investments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2bd9eecb-5c89-43ac-a660-37d90c1b481c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a direct line
of report between the Agency Chief Information Officer and the
Administrator;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id44d88691-8e8d-4a0e-ac9d-a00034aba8d3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish a minimum
monetary threshold for all agency information technology investments over
which
the Agency Chief Information Officer shall have final approval; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id80947467-cfee-470a-9395-08505621a998"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consider appropriate
revisions to the charters of information technology boards and councils
that
inform information technology investment and operation decisions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idff2c9b60-5dbe-423a-85db-aa98d48e3558"><enum>706.</enum><header>Improvements to
baselines and cost controls breach reporting process</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/30104">Section 30104</external-xref> of title 51, United States
Code is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idada4e3cc-1413-4329-8577-26f53a31c07f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb977d2e3-669d-4fad-b662-6ddaaae8fe96"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the
notification</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddedfe4c3-3a64-49eb-b1ee-84c8fc7e7fb7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>the notification and a
timeline by which the Administrator intends to make the determination,
report,
and analysis under subsection (e)</quote> before the period at the end;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b0442c7-ce9f-40c8-b55b-6b353f7f1919"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(1), by striking
<quote>Not later than 30 days after receiving a written notification under
subsection (d)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>In accordance with the timeline
under subsection (d)(3)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9ec3dbdc-f843-4194-80fe-897dd67af54c"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking
<quote>not later than 15 days after making the determination</quote> and
inserting <quote>in accordance with the timeline under subsection
(d)(3)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd04b490e-29be-4168-a639-3198ae91db9d"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(2), by striking
<quote>not later than 6 months after the Administrator makes a determination
under this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>in accordance with the
timeline under subsection (d)(3)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id98e4b81f-75dd-41f0-80a7-e90fd34bd9a8"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f), by inserting <quote>or
an annual budget request that reflects this growth</quote> after <quote>a
report under subsection (e)(1)(A)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id9c361a02-e485-46a0-aa9d-5c52adb7dde9"><enum>707.</enum><header>Infrastructure</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id91184ec0-b1df-4ca0-9d5b-0b6f21e97f28"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id04effad0-5752-4816-9d81-ec9f006ed331"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Administration has a
role in providing access to unique or specialized laboratory capabilities
that
are not yet economically viable for purchase by commercial entities and
therefore are not available outside of NASA;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id682384ab-d09f-4382-b8de-1f3c95b2fff8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Administration must
improve the condition of its relevant facilities and infrastructure to
maintain
the competitiveness of the U.S. aerospace industry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idb757d717-cf54-4eb2-9bf0-0d89ba2ab13f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to ensure continued
researcher access to reliable and efficient world-class facilities, the
Administration should continue to seek to establish strategic partnerships
with
other Federal agencies, academic institutions, and industry, as
appropriate;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id05bb46be-c719-407f-bf3e-f1e6cb0d3d6a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>decisions regarding
whether to dispose of, maintain, or modernize existing facilities and
other
infrastructure must be made in the context of meeting the future needs of
the
Administration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id0acc4460-7f9b-4e78-b759-54fdac84f0de"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan for
retaining,
acquiring, or disposing of the facilities, laboratories, equipment, test
capabilities, and other infrastructure necessary to meet the
Administration's
mandates and its current and future missions. The plan shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id41e5622d-576d-495b-b7b4-9df3a5209506"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify the
Administration's future infrastructure needs, including facilities,
laboratories, equipment, and test capabilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ida2236a88-3a93-46e8-938b-2b0a083eb2ef"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include a strategy for
identifying and removing unnecessary or duplicative infrastructure
consistent
with the national strategic direction under the National Space Policy, the
National Aeronautics Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Infrastructure
Plan, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act
of
2010, title 51 of the United States Code, and other Administration-related
law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id098a68e9-97a0-4315-b386-c0b1c3e6af49"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include a strategy for
the maintenance, repair, upgrading, and modernization of the
Administration’s
facilities, laboratories, equipment, and other infrastructure not being
excessed or disposed of;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idb083f983-81bc-4296-8f0a-3487ad54a145"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recommend criteria for
prioritizing deferred maintenance tasks and for upgrading or modernizing
facilities, laboratories, equipment, and other infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id01f8c153-64bb-4b37-8c8e-582efaeae9b1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>include an assessment ,
including cost-effectiveness, of any modifications needed to maximize the
use
of facilities, laboratories, equipment, and other infrastructure that
offer
unique and highly specialized benefits to the aerospace industry and the
public; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idbf015764-b432-4531-a8ce-f551828cddeb"><enum>(6)</enum><text>include recommendations
for implementation, including a timeline, milestones, and an estimate of
the
resources required for carrying out the plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id51267620-f3d7-45a2-8834-77220bf9d6b8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of
capital funds</header><text>The Administrator shall establish a capital fund at
each of NASA’s field centers for the modernization of facilities,
laboratories,
equipment, and other infrastructure in accordance with the plan under
subsection (b). The Administrator shall ensure, to the greatest extent
practicable, that any financial savings achieved by closing an outdated or
surplus facility at a NASA field center is made available to that field
center’s capital fund for the purpose of modernizing that field center’s
facilities, laboratories, equipment, and other infrastructure in
accordance
with the plan under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idDE5B2DBA71FE4BF89A0D8F8713A5EB08"><enum>708.</enum><header>Commercial launch
cooperation</header>
<subsection id="idBE89EFFA84B94FCEA28A62400C404BF6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/505">Chapter 505</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC4C667CED687426080705AE1473739D2" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="idEA4D80828B15443FAEEF2747DA4D7AFD"><enum>50507.</enum><header>Commercial launch
cooperation</header>
<subsection id="idC5872FA221F8405C8931F43738C05E53"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority for
agreements relating to space transportation
infrastructure</header><text>Notwithstanding section 50504, the
Administrator—</text>
<paragraph id="id9E2F362AB04B411DA6C351D1A1BC0C85"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may enter into an
agreement with a covered entity to provide the covered entity with
support and
services related to the space transportation infrastructure of the
Administration; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3CD7B6DB172A42F6B61E4D57AF762191"><enum>(2)</enum><text>at the request of the
covered entity, may include that support and services in the launch
and reentry
range support requirements of the Administration if—</text>
<subparagraph id="id81C02AC46F5B4F14A8DF13263946BEFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Administrator
determines that including that support and services in the
requirements—</text>
<clause id="idBF5628D7E3724B869AF9CD6BDC8B384A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is in the best interest
of the Federal Government;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7FC56D9F1D01495E8FC01C0B74F5291D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>does not interfere with
the requirements of the Administration; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id43CA374815714B4E96D23ADD6CF69E71"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>does not compete with
the commercial space activities of other covered entities, unless
that
competition is in the national security interests of the United
States;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC5EB372EEA1D485AA0950B538750B921"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any commercial
requirement included in the agreement has full non-Federal funding
before the
execution of the agreement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5CB60C16F65D4714A2A6248C0C67EBE9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contributions</header>
<paragraph id="id64CD5A822E75491EB7AE55B8799E19AC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator may enter into an agreement with a
covered entity on a cooperative and voluntary basis to accept
contributions of
funds, services, and equipment to carry out this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB26A54DA13D5494FBEEE3F146FC3DFFD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
contributions</header><text>Any funds, services, or equipment accepted by the
Administrator under this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0D78AA72799D4B75A079B08F7034A3B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may be used only for the
objectives specified in this section in accordance with terms of
use set forth
in the agreement entered into under this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC3758EB8214B4455A65C2CA1D23CF232"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be managed by the
Administrator in accordance with regulations of the Administration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB6005A9665F34BDFB8B866B7C20BBB7E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements with
respect to agreements</header><text>An agreement entered into with a covered
entity under this subsection shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8E3D7CA87C2649CFAE7E38F7855C8329"><enum>(A)</enum><text>address the terms of use,
ownership, and disposition of the funds, services, or equipment
contributed
pursuant to the agreement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCDAAECFB1ACE4DDE9B5DD4E900426D40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include a provision that
the covered entity will not recover the costs of its contribution
through any
other agreement with the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8C2298010F054D808980F3EA00BA6838"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>Not later than January 31 of each year, the Administrator
shall submit to its congressional oversight committees a report on
the funds,
services, and equipment accepted and used by the Administrator
under this
section during the preceding fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idBB0C41DE754041D9A6B8AF434B132367"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Administrator shall prescribe regulations to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id9E270FF1A6154771AEA553F765872BE8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition of covered
entity</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered entity</term>
means a non-Federal entity that—</text>
<paragraph id="id5BE6E507D3864B76ACD4E45829E20C26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is organized under the
laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United
States;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7FA369CEC31A4719A45AA74503102EDA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is engaged in commercial
space
activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id489E5EEC72454F769A178599159DA488"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/505">chapter 505</external-xref> of title 51,
United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to
section
50506 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB1CA8146D3E4001B29A83DD865B66D7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">50507. Commercial launch
cooperation.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id5796798d-db54-42a9-bd83-b50cd3303da1"><enum>709.</enum><header>Knowledge
management</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id13fe5675-afbd-4e74-83dd-ca7cad983801"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
the Congress that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id344dec03-fc87-477f-8335-18d3b77f497d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administration's success relies heavily
on the accumulated technical knowledge of its skilled civil servant and
contractor workforce;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id581467b3-1a32-40ba-aec4-dc38f0dffdf6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in light of an aging workforce, it is
imperative that the Administration preserve, to the maximum extent
possible,
both critical technical skills and all knowledge valuable to future
mission
planning and operation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ide2ccadb7-d298-4fa8-8d59-0b03f2792704"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exercising best practice knowledge
management systems within the Administration will benefit the future NASA
workforce and help ensure future mission successes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id5c96235c-58c3-47bd-be41-cb02fd2ff3e0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Knowledge management
system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall establish an Administration-wide knowledge management system and
implement industry-standard best practices for capturing, archiving, and
retrieving heritage and future information. The information under this
subsection shall be accessible to all Administration employees unless
otherwise
prohibited because of the classified or sensitive nature of the
information.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idd47e5f96-e84a-492f-9d04-c82c80115e63"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that, at a
minimum, includes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id99b6631d-97b6-401d-9855-6c6860aed876"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of any
actions necessary to create or modify an Administration-wide knowledge
management system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id836c120a-7f53-4245-802a-bcfea7ef23a8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a plan for implementing
the knowledge management system, including employee training and the
provision
of secure access to information, as required for all personnel working on
Administration programs, projects, and research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id83650870-0c15-4585-a9e7-fd55f9b698fd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a summary of
implementation costs for the knowledge management system; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6dba4b60-664e-448f-9735-85cae8e5b184"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a timeline and progress
report for implementation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id2f3daf89-83d4-4754-be65-1edafa8a4b35"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Workforce stabilization
and critical skills preservation</header><text>Section 1105 of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C.
18431) is amended by striking <quote>2013</quote> and inserting
<quote>2016</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id4B08DB9E97014CBDAE90BBDFE0E77B0C"><enum>710.</enum><header>Authority to protect
certain technical data from public disclosure</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/20131">Section 20131</external-xref> of title 51, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id13FB08436C4F4042B9FAF58B01C30502"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(3), by
striking <quote>subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b) or
(c)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD1DE0BF8584349739ACD0E570485F483"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0FF9FF677E844E53A8D540458D663A65"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (b) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSCM00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CD72473494B40A185705F8C5458F1BA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idB6693D5A17D24D229A57964A421499F6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authority to withhold
from public disclosure certain technical data</header>
<paragraph id="id68E761B6616B43CF93D434CB22D9DAAA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Administrator may withhold from public disclosure any technical
data with
aeronautical or space application in the possession of, or under
the control
of, the Administration, if the data may not be exported lawfully
outside the
United States without an approval, authorization, or license under
the Export
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.) or the
Arms Export
Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2751">22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC2C739B3B9FA4C00A84E50679E4E1BDE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of technical
data</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>technical data</term>
means any blueprints, drawings, photographs, plans, instructions,
computer
software, or documentation, or other technical information that can
be used, or
be adapted for use, to design, develop, engineer, produce,
manufacture,
assemble, operate, repair, test, maintain, overhaul, modify, or
reproduce any
aeronautical or space items, including subsystems, components, or
parts
therefor, or technology concerning such items.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7E1E2F985D3A4BC18E373820133E1BCB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>FOIA exemption
3</header><text>This subsection shall be considered a statute described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section 552(b)(3)</external-xref> of title 5.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCA3CCF22A5CD4055A07B3317D0A23C40"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report
repeal</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Administration is not required to compile or submit the annual
audit on export
controls compliance under section 126 of the National Aeronautics
and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2000 (114 Stat.
1585).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section>
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