115 S442 : National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 U.S. Senate text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IC115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 442IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 27, 2017Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyAN ACTTo authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.

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Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents of this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Definitions.TITLE I—Authorization of appropriationsSec. 101. Fiscal year 2017.TITLE II—Sustaining national space commitmentsSec. 201. Sense of Congress on sustaining national space commitments.Sec. 202. Findings.TITLE III—Maximizing utilization of the ISS and low-Earth orbitSec. 301. Operation of the ISS.Sec. 302. Transportation to ISS.Sec. 303. ISS transition plan.Sec. 304. Space communications.Sec. 305. Indemnification; NASA launch services and reentry services.TITLE IV—Advancing human deep space explorationSubtitle A—Human space flight and exploration goals and objectivesSec. 411. Human space flight and exploration long-term goals.Sec. 412. Key objectives.Sec. 413. Vision for space exploration.Sec. 414. Stepping stone approach to exploration.Sec. 415. Update of exploration plan and programs.Sec. 416. Repeals.Sec. 417. Assured access to space.Subtitle B—Assuring core capabilities for explorationSec. 421. Space Launch System, Orion, and Exploration Ground Systems.Subtitle C—Journey to MarsSec. 431. Findings on human space exploration.Sec. 432. Human exploration roadmap.Sec. 433. Advanced space suit capability.Sec. 434. Asteroid robotic redirect mission.Sec. 435. Mars 2033 report.Subtitle D—TREAT Astronauts ActSec. 441. Short title.Sec. 442. Findings; sense of Congress.Sec. 443. Medical monitoring and research relating to human space flight.TITLE V—Advancing space scienceSec. 501. Maintaining a balanced space science portfolio.Sec. 502. Planetary science.Sec. 503. James Webb Space Telescope.Sec. 504. Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope.Sec. 505. Mars 2020 rover.Sec. 506. Europa.Sec. 507. Congressional declaration of policy and purpose.Sec. 508. Extrasolar planet exploration strategy.Sec. 509. Astrobiology strategy.Sec. 510. Astrobiology public-private partnerships.Sec. 511. Near-Earth objects.Sec. 512. Near-Earth objects public-private partnerships.Sec. 513. Assessment of science mission extensions.Sec. 514. Stratospheric observatory for infrared astronomy.Sec. 515. Radioisotope power systems.Sec. 516. Assessment of Mars architecture.Sec. 517. Collaboration.TITLE VI—AeronauticsSec. 601. Sense of Congress on aeronautics.Sec. 602. Transformative aeronautics research.Sec. 603. Hypersonic research.Sec. 604. Supersonic research.Sec. 605. Rotorcraft research.TITLE VII—Space technologySec. 701. Space technology infusion.Sec. 702. Space technology program.TITLE VIII—Maximizing efficiencySubtitle A—Agency information technology and cybersecuritySec. 811. Information technology governance.Sec. 812. Information technology strategic plan.Sec. 813. Cybersecurity.Sec. 814. Security management of foreign national access.Sec. 815. Cybersecurity of web applications.Subtitle B—Collaboration among mission directorates and other mattersSec. 821. Collaboration among mission directorates.Sec. 822. NASA launch capabilities collaboration.Sec. 823. Detection and avoidance of counterfeit parts.Sec. 824. Education and outreach.Sec. 825. Leveraging commercial satellite servicing capabilities across mission directorates.Sec. 826. Flight opportunities.Sec. 827. Sense of Congress on small class launch missions.Sec. 828. Baseline and cost controls.Sec. 829. Commercial technology transfer program.Sec. 830. Avoiding organizational conflicts of interest in major administration acquisition programs.Sec. 831. Protection of Apollo landing sites.Sec. 832. NASA lease of non-excess property.Sec. 833. Termination liability.Sec. 834. Independent reviews.Sec. 835. NASA Advisory Council.Sec. 836. Cost estimation.Sec. 837. Facilities and infrastructure.Sec. 838. Human space flight accident investigations.Sec. 839. Orbital debris.Sec. 840. Review of orbital debris removal concepts.Sec. 841. Space Act Agreements.

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Definitions

In this Act: (1)

Administration

The term Administration means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (2)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (3)

Appropriate committees of Congress

The 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)

Cis-lunar space

The term cis-lunar space means the region of space from the Earth out to and including the region around the surface of the Moon. (5)

Deep space

The term deep space means the region of space beyond low-Earth orbit, to include cis-lunar space. (6)

Government astronaut

The term government astronaut has the meaning given the term in section 50902 of title 51, United States Code. (7)

ISS

The term ISS means the International Space Station. (8)

ISS management entity

The term ISS management entity means the organization with which the Administrator has a cooperative agreement under section 504(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18354(a)). (9)

NASA

The term NASA means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (10)

Orion

The term Orion means the multipurpose crew vehicle described under section 303 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18323). (11)

Space Launch System

The term Space Launch System has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18302). (12)

United States government astronaut

The term United States government astronaut has the meaning given the term government astronaut in section 50902 of title 51, United States Code, except it does not include an individual who is an international partner astronaut.

Passed the Senate February 17 (legislative day, February 16), 2017.Julie E. Adams,Secretary