3.0.0 3661 2020-02-12T18:54:42Z 2020-02-12T18:54:42Z Senate S S 2012-12-05 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-12-05T21:25:39Z 2012-12-05 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2012-12-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM N H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2012-12-05 True Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Government liability International organizations and cooperation Licensing and registrations National Aeronautics and Space Administration Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Russia Sanctions Space flight and exploration Spacecraft and satellites Technology assessment Technology transfer and commercialization Trade restrictions Science, Technology, Communications 00 2012-12-05 Introduced in Senate 2012-12-28T16:24:13Z Space Exploration Sustainability Act - Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 to make it: (1) a long-term goal for the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) to sustainably expand permanent human presence beyond low-Earth orbit and to expand economic activity in space, and (2) a key objective of the United States to expand throughout cis-lunar space (the region of space from the Earth out to and including the region around the surface of the Moon) and beyond.

Requires the Administrator of NASA to submit to Congress a strategy for achieving the long-term goal of sustainably expanding a human presence beyond low-Earth orbit through robust use of cis-lunar space.

Instructs NASA to proceed with the utilization of the International Space Station, technology development, and follow-on transportation systems, including the space launch system and the multi-purpose crew vehicle.]]>

Space Exploration Sustainability Act Short Titles as Introduced Space Exploration Sustainability Act Display Title Space Exploration Sustainability Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to reaffirm and amend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-12-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3661is/xml/BILLS-112s3661is.xml 2012-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.