[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2316 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2316

    To authorize the lease of real and personal property under the 
   jurisdiction of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 29, 2000

  Mr. Graham introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the lease of real and personal property under the 
   jurisdiction of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Space Partnership Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. LEASE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OF NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 
              SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration may 
enter into a lease under this section with any person or entity 
(including another department or agency of the Federal Government or an 
entity of a State or local government) with regard to any real property 
or personal property under the jurisdiction of the Administrator.
    (b) Lease Term.--(1) The initial term of a lease under this section 
may not exceed 20 years.
    (2) Any lease under this section may include an option providing 
for the extension of the term of the lease, upon the expiration of the 
initial term of the lease or any extension under this paragraph, for a 
period of not more than 5 years.
    (c) Consideration.--(1) A person or entity entering into a lease 
under this section shall provide consideration for the lease at fair 
market value as determined by the Administrator.
    (2) Consideration under this subsection may take one or a 
combination of the following forms:
            (A) The payment of cash.
            (B) The construction or improvement of facilities on real 
        property under the jurisdiction of the Administrator.
            (C) The provision of services to the Administration, 
        including launch services and payload processing services.
            (D) In the case of a lease of real property, use by the 
        Administration of facilities on the property.
    (3)(A) The Administrator may utilize amounts of cash consideration 
received under this subsection for a lease of property under this 
section to cover the full costs of the Administration in connection 
with the lease.
    (B) Amounts utilized in accordance with this paragraph shall be 
credited to the appropriation or appropriations which provided funds to 
cover the full costs concerned, and shall be merged with and be 
available to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions and 
limitations, as amounts in such appropriation or appropriations.
    (4) Any amounts of cash consideration received under this 
subsection that are not utilized in accordance with paragraph (3) shall 
be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous 
receipts.
    (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Administrator may require 
such terms and conditions in connection with a lease under this section 
as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
the United States.
    (e) Relationship to Other Lease Authority.--The authority under 
this section to lease property of the Administration is in addition to 
any other authority to lease property of the Administration under law.
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