[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5614 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5614

   To impose certain requirements on the expenditure of funds by the 
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the Constellation 
                                program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2010

Mr. Aderholt (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Bonner, 
  Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
Griffith, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Latta, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Olson, Mr. 
Posey, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, and Mr. Bright) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
   To impose certain requirements on the expenditure of funds by the 
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the Constellation 
                                program.

    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 ``Protecting Human Space Flight Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Notwithstanding section 1341 of title 31, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the Anti-Deficiency Act), amounts appropriated 
for fiscal year 2010 (or for prior fiscal years that remain available) 
to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the 
Constellation program shall be expended only for carrying out the 
Constellation program, including through contracts and necessary 
support activities. The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration shall not terminate or descope contracts for the 
Constellation program.
    (b) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall expend 
at least 90 percent of all funds described in subsection (a) no later 
than September 30, 2010.
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