1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2010
.
(b)The table of
contents for 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 2011.
Sec. 102. Fiscal year 2012.
Sec. 103. Fiscal year 2013.
Title II—Human Space Flight
Subtitle A—Exploration
Sec. 201. Reaffirmation of exploration
policy.
Sec. 202. Restructured Exploration
program.
Sec. 203. Space radiation.
Subtitle B—International Space
Station
Sec. 211. Extension of ISS
operations.
Sec. 212. ISS research management
institution.
Sec. 213. ISS research management
plan.
Sec. 214. Outreach plan for United States ISS
research.
Sec. 215. ISS cargo resupply requirements and
contingency capacity through 2020.
Sec. 216. Centrifuge.
Sec. 217. Exploration technology development
using the ISS.
Sec. 218. Fundamental space life science and
physical sciences and related technology research.
Subtitle C—Space Shuttle
Sec. 221. Contingent authorization of
additional space shuttle mission.
Sec. 222. Expanded scope of Space Shuttle
Transition Liaison Office.
Sec. 223. Post-Shuttle workforce transition
initiative grant program.
Sec. 224. Disposition of orbiter
vehicles.
Subtitle D—Space and Flight Support
Sec. 231. 21st Century Space Launch Complex
Initiative.
Subtitle E—Commercial Crew
Transportation
Sec. 241. Affirmation of policy.
Sec. 242. Commercial crew and related
commercial space initiatives.
Sec. 243. Federal assistance for the
development of commercial orbital human space transportation
services.
Subtitle F—General Provisions
Sec. 251. Use of program funds.
Title III—Science
Subtitle A—Earth Science
Sec. 301. Earth science
applications.
Sec. 302. Essential space-based Earth science
and climate measurements.
Sec. 303. Commercial remote sensing data
purchases pilot project.
Sec. 304. Report on temperature
records.
Subtitle B—Space Science
Sec. 311. Suborbital programs.
Sec. 312. Review of Explorer
program.
Sec. 313. Radioisotope thermoelectric generator
material requirements and supply.
Title IV—Aeronautics
Sec. 401. Environmentally friendly aircraft
research and development initiative.
Sec. 402. Research on NextGen airspace
management concepts and tools.
Sec. 403. Research on aircraft cabin air
quality.
Sec. 404. Research on on-board volcanic ash
sensor systems.
Sec. 405. Aeronautics test
facilities.
Sec. 406. Expanded research program on
composite materials used in aerospace.
Title V—Space Technology
Sec. 501. Space technology program.
Title VI—Education and Outreach
Sec. 601. STEM education and
training.
Sec. 602. Assessment of impediments to space
science and engineering workforce development for minority and underrepresented
groups at NASA.
Sec. 603. Independent review of the National
Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.
Sec. 604. Hands-on space science and
engineering education and training.
Title VII—Institutional Capabilities
Revitalization
Sec. 701. Institutional management.
Sec. 702. James E. Webb Cooperative Education
Distinguished Scholar Program.
Title VIII—Acquisition Management
Sec. 801. Prohibition on expenditure of funds
when 30 percent threshold is exceeded.
Sec. 802. Project and program
reserves.
Sec. 803. Independent reviews.
Sec. 804. Avoiding organizational conflicts of
interest in major NASA acquisition programs.
Sec. 805. Report to Congress.
Title IX—Other Provisions
Sec. 901. Cloud computing.
Sec. 902. Review of practices to detect and
prevent the use of counterfeit parts.
Sec. 903. Preservation and management of lunar
sites.
Sec. 904. Continuity of moderate resolution
land imaging remote sensing data.
Sec. 905. Space weather.
Sec. 906. Use of operational commercial
suborbital vehicles for research, development, and education.
Sec. 907. Study on export control matters
related to United States astronaut safety and NASA mission
operations.
Sec. 908. Amendment to the National Aeronautics
and Space Act of 1958.
Sec. 909. Near-Earth objects.
Sec. 910. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 911. Ethics programs in the Office of
General Counsel.
2.The Congress finds the following:
(1)NASA is and should remain
a multimission agency with a balanced and robust set of core missions in
science, aeronautics, and human space flight and exploration.
(2)NASA’s programs have the
potential to inspire our youth to pursue studies and careers in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics, and the agency should carry out its
activities in a manner that enhances the educational and outreach potential of
its programs.
(3)NASA should begin to
reinvest in sustained fashion in a long-term space technology research and
development activity. Such investments are an important catalyst for
innovation, and they represent the critically important seed
corn
on which NASA’s ability to carry out challenging and productive
missions in the future will depend.
(4)The Space Shuttle
workforce, both civil servants and contractors, encompasses skills and
experience that will be needed in the Nation’s future human space flight
activities, and the transition of that workforce to a challenging human space
flight and exploration program needs to be carried out in as expeditious and
nondisruptive a manner as possible.
(5)Human and robotic
exploration of the solar system will be a significant undertaking of humanity
in the 21st century and beyond, and it is in the national interest that the
United States should assume a leadership role in a cooperative international
exploration initiative. Continuity of exploration goals is critical if progress
is to be maximized and costly inefficiencies are to be minimized.
(6)Commercial activities
have long contributed to the vitality and strength of the Nation’s space and
aeronautics programs, and the growth of a healthy, self-sustaining United
States commercial space and aeronautics sector should continue to be
encouraged.
(7)Congress agrees with the
finding of the Review of United States Human Spaceflight Plans Committee that:
While there are many potential benefits of commercial services that
transport crew to low-Earth orbit, there are simply too many risks at the
present time not to have a viable fallback option for risk
mitigation.
.
(8)It is in the national
interest for the United States Government to develop a government system to
serve as an independent means—whether primary or backup—of crewed access to
low-Earth orbit and beyond so that it is not dependent on either non-United
States or commercial systems for its crewed access to space.
(9)Development of the next
crewed space transportation system to low-Earth orbit should be guided by the
Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s recommendation that the design
of the system should give overriding priority to crew safety, rather than trade
safety against other performance criteria, such as low cost and
reusability
.
(10)In an environment of constrained budgets,
responsible stewardship of taxpayer-provided resources makes it imperative that
NASA’s exploration program be carried out in a manner that builds on the
investments made to date in the Orion, Ares I, and heavy lift projects and
other activities of the exploration program in existence prior to fiscal year
2011 rather than discarding them. A restructured exploration program should
pursue the incremental development and demonstration of crewed and heavy-lift
transportation systems in a manner that ensures that investments to provide
assured access to low-Earth orbit also directly support the expeditious
development of the heavy lift launch vehicle system, minimize the looming human
space flight gap
, provide a very high level of crew safety, and
enable challenging missions beyond low-Earth orbit in a timely manner.
(11)NASA’s programs in
astrophysics, heliophysics, planetary science, and Earth science and climate
research have greatly increased our understanding of both our home planet and
the rest of the universe, and they have also provided numerous benefits to our
society.
(12)NASA’s aeronautics
program is undertaking research and development that benefits our economic
development and competitiveness, enhances our quality of life and enables
environmentally responsible aviation operations, and strengthens our national
defense.
(13)The ISS provides a unique research
environment and capabilities for basic and applied research, as well as having
the potential to serve as a testbed for human space flight technologies and
operational concepts. It is critically important that NASA make needed
investments to promote productive ISS utilization, including a meaningful
program of grants in the life and physical sciences microgravity research
disciplines.
(14)It is in the national
interest for the United States to have an export control policy that protects
the national security while also enabling the United States aerospace industry
to compete effectively in the global marketplace and the United States to
undertake cooperative programs in science and human space flight in an
effective manner.
(15)A strong, robust NASA program is in the
national interest. Ensuring that it can continue to pursue cutting-edge space
and aeronautical research and development activities and push back the frontier
of space exploration requires a sustained and adequate commitment in resources.
However, NASA’s share of the Federal discretionary budgetary authority has
declined significantly relative to its post-Apollo historical average share of
2.07 percent. It should be a national goal to restore NASA’s funding share to
its post-Apollo historical average.
(16)NASA should be vigilant
in taking all necessary steps to control cost and schedule growth in mission
projects, including the development of an integrated cost containment strategy,
and adopt measures that improve the performance and transparency of its cost
and acquisition management practices. NASA should approach cost and schedule
management with the same level of innovation, rigor, and technical excellence
that it applies to the execution of its mission projects.
(17)NASA has been
inconsistent in its treatment of termination liability costs for contracts
issued by different mission directorates and across various agency programs
relative to historical practice. This inconsistency has hampered NASA’s ability
to effectively execute its Exploration programs.
(18)NASA’s temperature records substantially
overlap with the records of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University
of East Anglia.
3.In this Act:
(1)The
term Administrator
means the Administrator of NASA.
(2)The
term ISS
means the International Space Station.
(3)The
term NASA
means the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
(4)The
term NOAA
means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
(5)The
term OSTP
means the Office of Science and Technology
Policy.
<enum>I</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header>
<section id="H3DC52F2230D64C858A9F8BF5E95E0CEB"><enum>101.</enum><header>Fiscal year
2011</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to
be appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2011 $19,000,000,000, to
be allocated as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HD470A23501BF410B9C3CCFEA0EB1EDB3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For Science,
$5,015,700,000, of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3579F09571C34F9CA0ED3BD97FF5BE43"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,801,800,000 shall be
for Earth Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F6D96C08905426ABDCB344DB9D8B081"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,485,700,000 shall be
for Planetary Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA58826B1108E4CF3AA6FF7D97574DD3D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$1,076,300,000 shall be
for Astrophysics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB89E4575F4B54068960596823A5592A2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$646,900,000 shall be for
Heliophysics, of which $5,000,000 shall be an augmentation to the Explorers
program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC402B19711BE4B3B884C6BB3D16EE47F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$5,000,000 shall be an
augmentation to the total amount provided under subparagraphs (C) and (D) for
Astrophysics and Heliophysics in order to augment the funding for the Science
Mission Directorate’s suborbital research programs, to be allocated between the
Astrophysics and Heliophysics suborbital programs at the Administrator’s
discretion.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B721961E9D746D08AE06168158B3704"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For Aeronautics,
$579,600,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F47F518D96A4A8E8B0D94666C2FEF80"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For Space Technology,
$572,200,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0D4473BEB8C4D61B0BA8D57F6A4EC56"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For Exploration,
$4,535,300,000 of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA63FB62C2CC54E19AC3B39DBBF983705"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$215,000,000 shall be for
Human Research;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC7E0F90EDE14ADBB36A7CC79F59B9F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$14,000,000 shall be for
the Commercial Orbital Transportation System demonstration program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACB2975877CF4230927C316372F28DC0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$50,000,000 shall be for
commercial crew transportation-related activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H302AAC6855BE46DFB7C7805D574F0F5E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$4,156,300,000 shall be
for the restructured exploration program described in section 202; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DD57996175540648A09E81BC1F51CDD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$100,000,000 shall be for
the loan and loan guarantee program described in section 243.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H181FE20CF8384DF2A7492903C11E7C8C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For Space Operations,
$4,594,300,000, of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H913D657EC5644A77A0F6C6F772B014F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$989,100,000 shall be for
the Space Shuttle program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF7E85AD406A42BAB902079C3DBE6F23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$2,804,800,000 shall be
for the ISS, of which $75,000,000 shall be for fundamental space life science
and physical sciences and related technology research using ground-based,
free-flyer, and ISS facilities, including ISS National Laboratory
research;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E93884B710D4A0C81CE9CCF3ED2D4F5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$60,000,000 shall be for
the Post-Shuttle Workforce Transition Initiative grant program described in
section 223; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5267E36E6FD44F188DE5C6EE8501BBC4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$740,400,000 shall be for
Space and Flight Support, of which $50,000,000 shall be for the 21st Century
Launch Complex Initiative.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H33FAAF9F3830463ABBD82F632F251507"><enum>(6)</enum><text>For Education,
$145,800,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC53F3BD4E16241B4A33B9F1D35715B39"><enum>(7)</enum><text>For Cross-Agency Support
Programs, $3,111,400,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99D5BC2584EB42FABA1D8C7AC458FD5E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>For Construction and
Environmental Compliance and Restoration, $407,300,000, of which $10,000,000 is
an augmentation to the President’s requested funding level in order to support
the NASA laboratory revitalization initiative described in section 701.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8E8B1EDB7DE4F74B9CCA53529E4ED7B"><enum>(9)</enum><text>For Inspector General,
$38,400,000.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H7B68AEFDADD14D8D97963B9E0D682E2A"><enum>102.</enum><header>Fiscal year
2012</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to
be appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2012 $19,450,000,000, to
be allocated as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H9EC71D9319064BE5B24AAB172953C675"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For Science,
$5,278,600,000 of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4EE6FBDA5CCA4BA993F21D9117085546"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,944,500,000 shall be
for Earth Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H567FF5842D2E452491CB53CB20DD8648"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,547,200,000 shall be
for Planetary Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H228E43635086426A8EC5ACC9E2DDF9CE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$1,109,300,000 shall be
for Astrophysics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A86521AC61A427CA3F61A9389C7C345"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$672,600,000 shall be for
Heliophysics, of which $25,000,000 shall be an augmentation to the Explorers
program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5C61D36154F4D08A8429D695A5BABB0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$5,000,000 shall be an
augmentation to the total amount provided under subparagraphs (C) and (D) for
Astrophysics and Heliophysics in order to augment the funding for the Science
Mission Directorate’s suborbital research programs, to be allocated between the
Astrophysics and Heliophysics suborbital programs at the Administrator’s
discretion.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H30DF507F80B8497891E60B6B1B59E8C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For Aeronautics,
$598,700,000, of which $78,900,000 shall be for the Aviation Safety Program,
$80,400,000 shall be for the Aeronautics Test Program, $83,900,000 shall be for
the Airspace Systems Program, $233,500,000 shall be for Fundamental
Aeronautics, and $122,000,000 shall be for Integrated Systems Research.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E256918BB8841B09F99CC669585AFC5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For Space Technology,
$1,012,200,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB4BF52A98BC444691E2C8FFAA27369B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For Exploration,
$4,881,800,000 of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H405DE00B752C40019305A0DEC3975DB2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$215,000,000 shall be for
Human Research;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FFB1BB40BE646149E43BE1C97F3DDD4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000,000 shall be for commercial crew
transportation-related activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14A4E527DAA145A199E47B0C93AC7BBD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$4,516,800,000 shall be
for the restructured exploration program described in section 202; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE02E9B0320340659FB3DF7D573E77C9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$100,000,000 shall be for
the loan and loan guarantee program described in section 243.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3D45385A961F4DC48C682606B3EB0F6C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For Space Operations,
$3,930,300,000, of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC7D698AFBB1145C2A4D09C40B34C8C33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$86,100,000 shall be for
the Space Shuttle program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0436A5F51F7B48C884CB79080402B664"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$3,033,600,000 shall be
for the ISS, of which $100,000,000 shall be for fundamental space life science
and physical sciences and related technology research using ground-based,
free-flyer, and ISS facilities, including ISS National Laboratory
research;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H105E936CFBF34E4BB0F4847AEAE02B28"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$40,000,000 shall be for the Post-Shuttle
Workforce Transition Initiative grant program described in section 223;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE74EFFF239C4999B9E68951ADB3708D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$770,600,000 shall be for
Space and Flight Support, of which $50,000,000 shall be for the 21st Century
Launch Complex Initiative.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8CA35B5E4B5F469C9248F5918CDB7E10"><enum>(6)</enum><text>For Education,
$145,800,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BF15E81CE8E40FAA994D9DFCFD46C9B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>For Cross-Agency Support
Programs, $3,189,600,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A04719D28F6431EABF2D5566AA50D8E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>For Construction and
Environmental Compliance and Restoration, $373,800,000, of which $10,000,000 is
an augmentation to the President’s requested level in order to support the NASA
laboratory revitalization initiative described in section 701.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8363E9F639CE4E4B8709636E074885C2"><enum>(9)</enum><text>For Inspector General,
$39,200,000.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE8C107D9E09648A1935484C0CE2892D3"><enum>103.</enum><header>Fiscal year
2013</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to
be appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2013 $19,960,000,000, to
be allocated as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H6EA3DA2A567B4CAA80B6B53BF57556D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For Science,
$5,569,500,000, of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4DFAC4E0D10E4EF09C16293513D05E9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$2,089,500,000 shall be
for Earth Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DA6376E577A4A059109FDA3EC63753D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,591,200,000 shall be
for Planetary Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD5902BC653143068E59B980314DFCAC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$1,149,100,000 shall be
for Astrophysics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15026A4C312948C1A4F2A6661852E54B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$734,700,000 shall be for
Heliophysics, of which $55,000,000 shall be an augmentation to the Explorers
program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1D8DB49CF67492A8A379F28E451B2E8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$5,000,000 shall be an
augmentation to the total amount provided under subparagraphs (C) and (D) for
Astrophysics and Heliophysics in order to augment the funding for the Science
Mission Directorate’s suborbital research programs, to be allocated between the
Astrophysics and Heliophysics suborbital programs at the Administrator’s
discretion.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1966F62C2CA40CC8C26FD496B7A7A33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For Aeronautics,
$609,400,000, of which $81,200,000 shall be for the Aviation Safety Program,
$79,600,000 shall be for the Aeronautics Test Program, $87,300,000 shall be for
the Airspace Systems Program, $239,000,000 shall be for Fundamental
Aeronautics, and $122,300,000 shall be for Integrated Systems Research.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F3C7881013346E091633FF68539591F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For Space Technology,
$1,059,700,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C93B05C6EB7486A851C6B330CFD9512"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For Exploration,
$4,888,500,000 of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7DE30D84DA184E62B1178311BA7D3D10"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$215,000,000 shall be for
Human Research;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADF97FA9081B4039977F42CCF303DBFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$5,000,000, shall be for
the Exploration Technology and Demonstration program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H786E4C863F454ED4A1C9B3077302EC10"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$5,000,000 shall be for
the Exploration Precursor Robotic Missions program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H848DD8CDF8FD4BCCBC4D3C2BE1F2C62D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000,000 shall be for commercial crew
transportation-related activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49C2003CC68A4A61AFAD1E91A978285E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$4,513,500,000 shall be
for the restructured exploration program described in section 202; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85AB33556FA74F01B7BE79AD19DD1173"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$100,000,000 shall be for
the loan and loan guarantee program described in section 243.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9830690ABD944257BB16EB12157BBEAE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For Space Operations,
$3,993,300,000, of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1CDAA66FC4224BFBB71A393FDEFD5DFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$3,179,400,000 shall be
for the ISS, of which $100,000,000 shall be for fundamental space life science
and physical sciences and related technology research using ground-based,
free-flyer, and ISS facilities, including ISS National Laboratory
research;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H194518F68A3A4CC3A1DCC1DCC065CC20"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$40,000,000 shall be for the Post-Shuttle
Workforce Transition Initiative grant program described in section 223;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3EE7DA0C0B1C482CA9CD33BAF12D5B8A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$773,900,000 shall be for
Space and Flight Support, of which $50,000,000 shall be for the 21st Century
Launch Complex Initiative.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3927B6675AE046E98CDF7EB1B571823C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>For Education,
$145,800,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H461037631701473C9BAB8E92DCE798BF"><enum>(7)</enum><text>For Cross-Agency Support
Programs, $3,276,800,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBA9C01DEFEAF4B0D909D85D2613205FC"><enum>(8)</enum><text>For Construction and
Environmental Compliance and Restoration, $376,900,000, of which $10,000,000 is
an augmentation to the President’s requested funding level in order to support
the NASA laboratory revitalization initiative described in section 701.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63396AE5C9AA472296BB01D6A026E4BE"><enum>(9)</enum><text>For Inspector General,
$40,100,000.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Human Space
Flight</header>
<subtitle id="H285F3CD0753D40C59D102BCBC1453FB5"><enum>A</enum><header>Exploration</header>
<section id="H5F6A6A32EFE34187A906A78A47B16184"><enum>201.</enum><header>Reaffirmation of
exploration policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress
reaffirms its support for the exploration policy set forth in sections 401 and
402 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of
2008 (Public Law 110–422; 122 Stat. 4788-4789).</text>
</section><section id="H8453CD3C22854EC698B809BF1978AE1A"><enum>202.</enum><header>Restructured
Exploration program</header>
<subsection id="H7A9E4D0BF7AC4F45BFE2831B3EDAE543"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop a plan to restructure
the exploration program in existence prior to fiscal year 2011 in order to
develop and demonstrate in an integrated manner and as expeditiously and
efficiently as practicable a governmentally owned crew transportation system
and heavy lift transportation system that satisfies the following
requirements:</text>
<paragraph id="HC316668B0F47454FB9D245B1E84259BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan shall make maximum practicable use
of the design, development, and test work completed to date on the Orion crew
exploration vehicle, Ares I crew launch vehicle, heavy lift launch vehicle
system, and associated ground support and exploration enabling systems,
including spacesuit development and related life support technology, and take
best advantage of investments and contracts implemented to date.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD87705F901F458FAA4B224EB3DBC608"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The performance capabilities of the crew
transportation system shall be phased in a manner that is consistent with
available and anticipated resources, with the initial operational goal of
having the crew transportation system developed under this section available to
assure crewed access to low-Earth orbit and the ISS no later than December 31,
2015, in order to minimize the duration of the United States human space flight
gap following the retirement of the Space Shuttle fleet. If one or more United
States commercial entities are certified to provide ISS crew transportation and
rescue services, the crew transportation system developed under this section
shall be available as a backup ISS crew transportation and rescue service as
needed but shall not be utilized as the primary means of ISS crew
transportation and rescue or otherwise compete with the commercial system for
ISS crew transportation and rescue services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFAEB5C32E5A04B26B992E0EC61CC8B58"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The crewed spacecraft
element of the crew transportation system shall be evolvable on a continuous
development path to support—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCA12DB83B4994756BEFB8DA5FE7EAC9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ISS crew transportation
and rescue capability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9CCFC02FFAF452AA693AB8DEF837B64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>non-ISS missions to,
from, and in low-Earth orbit; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CA6CC507ABC46F1998E1DFADCA2CF45"><enum>(C)</enum><text>human missions beyond
low-Earth orbit.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE57B7901A4374072ACCA5AA1C8BAE9F3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The crew transportation
system shall be able to serve as a testbed for demonstrating operations
concepts for exploration missions beyond low-Earth orbit, as well as for
demonstrating technologies and carrying out risk reduction for the heavy lift
launch vehicle development program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E30E3ECCB674898AC1D3CBC7D0B9334"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The crew transportation
system shall have predicted levels of safety during ascent to low-Earth orbit,
transit, and descent from low-Earth orbit that are not less than those required
of the Ares I/Orion configuration that has completed program preliminary design
review.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4419D6B85D944076A18496FA0D8F33AB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>In order to make the most
cost-effective use of the funds available for the restructured exploration
program, the Administrator shall pursue the expeditious and cost-efficient
development of a heavy lift launch system that utilizes the systems and flight
and ground test activities of the crew transportation system developed under
this section to the maximum extent practicable. In developing the heavy lift
launch vehicle—</text>
<subparagraph id="H82815676F34C4CB899402C9410A423BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the heavy lift launch
vehicle shall be sized to enable challenging missions beyond low-Earth orbit
and evolvable on a continuous development path to enable the efficient and
cost-effective conduct of crewed missions to the full range of destinations
envisioned in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization
Act of 2008, namely Lagrangian points, the Moon, near-Earth objects, and Mars
and its moons;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B0F6810CA8A4F2999A0A20680BE1E10"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall carry out a review of the heavy
lift launch vehicle requirements needed to support crewed missions to the full
range of destinations envisioned in the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2008, and shall select an exploration
launch vehicle architecture to meet those requirements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA09729BBAC7443BC978CDAB34DE33500"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of the heavy lift launch
vehicle authorized in this paragraph shall be completed as expeditiously as
possible within available resources and shall take maximum benefit from the
prior investments made in the Orion, Ares I, and heavy lift projects and from
investments made in the restructured program on the development, demonstration,
and test of the crew transportation system; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5408CFAB0C5C414BBD138722DB9E666E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator shall strive to meet the
goal of having the heavy lift launch vehicle authorized in this paragraph
available for operational missions by the end of the current decade.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC0142A96944741C1A1AED1147233BEE1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation of
restructured program</header><text>The restructured exploration program shall
be implemented in a manner that—</text>
<paragraph id="HEB5DC7896DF4430EBEC4337FBCFE1C7E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitates the planned transition of Space
Shuttle program personnel to the restructured exploration program upon the
retirement of the Space Shuttle fleet, while providing for cost effective
management and vehicle development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5AA36C5079524E5594159B7DBB86D0F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides for a robust
flight and ground test and demonstration program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A1F20AB87DC4FD783C444A4616534D4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>streamlines program
management processes to the maximum extent practicable while ensuring that the
Government’s ability to meet its responsibilities for cost discipline, safety,
and mission assurance is maintained;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7664CB8A1EBF4E48B0DA96D7D7B16893"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">working with industry, eliminates
unnecessary NASA and industry institutional infrastructure, other fixed costs,
processes, and oversight, reducing exploration program fixed costs to the
extent practicable and maximizing the program’s affordability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2078FFF5BB7A469BB0F208177681F89A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>incentivizes, through
innovative management practices, NASA program and project managers and industry
counterparts to establish and maintain realistic cost and schedule estimates,
and take necessary steps to avoid cost and schedule growth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69F7E4920D5B4DFD9927C532ABFC55E2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>seeks to minimize to the
extent practicable the operating costs of the crew transportation system
developed under the restructured exploration program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H66E7CD5AEBA3466B8374A1C956EB38E1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>enables the restructured
exploration program to undertake in an incremental fashion increasingly
challenging uncrewed and crewed demonstration flights in and beyond low-Earth
orbit;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82E9AC4A6E484839A2F407489364F241"><enum>(8)</enum><text>allows the systems
developed under the restructured exploration program to serve as potential
testbeds for the demonstration of key enabling exploration technologies and
operational capabilities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H720A5CE532384BBF9BA78ACE02E18726"><enum>(9)</enum><text>prepares for and enables
human missions to a variety of destinations in the inner solar system,
including cislunar space, the Moon, Lagrangian points, near-Earth objects, and
ultimately Mars and its moons.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H587636189F5C45E797006ADCDFEA84F3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Support
systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The restructured
exploration program shall continue work on ground systems and other
exploration-enabling technologies and capabilities needed to support the
exploration program, including spacesuit development, as expeditiously as
possible within available resources.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83F66E61DE2643BD8F9B4EE5B0AFF152"><enum>(d)</enum><header>NASA launch support and
infrastructure modernization program for the restructured exploration
program</header>
<paragraph id="HC349CFF34777452788981711DA1F9E32"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall carry out a program to prepare infrastructure at the Kennedy Space Center
that is needed to enable processing and launch of the elements of the
restructured exploration program, including simplifying vehicle interfaces and
other ground processing and payload integration areas to minimize overall
costs, enhance safety, and complement the purpose of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1034A0DA6D4A4A38AA04CD270A4CEB75"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program required by this section shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCED2C8AD03B24865BD120358B444E428"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investments in support of the restructured
exploration program to—</text>
<clause id="HA9D94E6753DC4DECB1F40D496928EDEA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve processing and
launch operations at the Kennedy Space Center;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5F635C00899B48CE91E54B3F0223DEA5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enhance the overall
capabilities of the Eastern Range; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF57D9DE00DA9451A8A8EFBF1C7B01300"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reduce the long-term
cost of operations and maintenance;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9E68D9D97F24D68B50C19A59A0966D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>measures in support of
the restructured exploration program to provide multivehicle support and
improvements in payload processing; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H333C06D5C1924B938BFED2B9A8B3FA48"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such other measures in
support of the restructured exploration program as the Administrator may
consider appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB2D7F0CE3AA24BDDB386623FB77B0ACB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report on NASA launch
support and infrastructure modernization program for the restructured
exploration program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a report on the plan for
the implementation of the program authorized in subsection (d).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE007BDE47FA84AACABCFD588DE77F165"><enum>(f)</enum><header>International
collaboration</header><text>The Administrator shall explore potential
international collaborations that would enable more ambitious exploration
missions in a timely manner and within available resources than would otherwise
be possible, such as human lunar landings or the incremental establishment of a
lunar research outpost.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF319C48A971D4B0EAA663D962CDDA173"><enum>203.</enum><header>Space
radiation</header>
<subsection id="H776EC67F9E0D4ABDBF8602078EE4F32A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Strategy</header><text>The
Administrator shall develop a space radiation mitigation and management
strategy and implementation plan that includes key milestones, a timetable, and
estimation of budget requirements. The strategy shall include a mechanism to
coordinate NASA research, technology, facilities, engineering, operations, and
other functions required to support the strategy and plan. The Administrator
shall transmit the strategy and plan to the Congress not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA99C08267CC0417DADDF80FB15E01258"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Space Radiation
Research Facilities</header><text>The Administrator, in consultation with the
heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall assess the national
capabilities for carrying out critical ground-based research on space radiation
biology, and shall identify any issues that could affect the ability to carry
out that research.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H39ADE86BE79F49838E82D21AE79C15A3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Research on Solar
Particle Events</header><text>The Administrator shall carry out research on
solar particle events to improve the predictions and forecasts of solar
particle events that could affect human missions beyond low-Earth orbit.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB707038DD493424E8377CD33CCEA6EC9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Radiation research on
non-human primates</header>
<paragraph id="H987652AB8DC44B1D9897457025CE56F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall transmit to the Congress not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act a report on prior
radiation research on non-human primates and the justification and rationale
for any additional research involving non-human primates.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE7D123035C04BE3AFF0D0043F1E7FA8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
preparing the report, the Administrator shall consult with other Government
agencies that have previously conducted radiation research on non-human
primates.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H35D69E1104E141B0921BE01353421B7D"><enum>B</enum><header>International Space
Station</header>
<section id="H765FBCA9194F4469A29BEB65A0148699"><enum>211.</enum><header>Extension of ISS
operations</header>
<subsection id="H597A3D8FAA1B453C90177920A0301B4E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall, in consultation with the ISS partners, take all necessary measures to
support the operation and full utilization of the International Space Station
through at least the year 2020, if it can continue to be operated safely over
that period. The Administrator shall, in consultation with the ISS partners,
seek to minimize to the extent practicable the operating costs of the
ISS.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0CC14B96D3A545328F9E84F3C6E11DAA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vehicle and component
review</header>
<paragraph id="H6D392E04F0E5459EBE32CEA96943109A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC2065964C18845609B72FA6752CFA355"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct an in-depth
assessment of all essential modules, operational systems and components,
structural elements, and permanent scientific equipment on board or planned for
delivery and installation aboard the ISS, including both United States and
international partner elements, to determine anticipated spare or replacement
requirements to ensure complete, effective, and safe function and full
scientific utilization of the ISS; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D9405F4D076478CA7FA09987BD1A4B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide the completed
assessment to the Congress within 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B7B437553D14E23831490B6706D6536"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements of
assessment</header><text>The results of the required assessment shall include,
at a minimum, the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H599275B3F48945F3BF3BF98F4709EF36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The identification of
spare or replacement elements and parts currently produced, in inventory, or on
order, and the state of readiness and schedule for delivery to the ISS,
including the planned transportation means for such delivery. Each element
identified shall include a description of its location, function, criticality
for system integrity, and specifications regarding size, weight, and necessary
configuration for launch and delivery.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0184E5A5A97545EDACCB35B110AC3FE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The identification of
anticipated requirements for spare or replacement elements not currently in
inventory or on order, a description of their location, function, criticality
for system integrity, the anticipated cost and schedule for design,
procurement, manufacture and delivery, and specifications regarding size,
weight, and necessary configuration for launch and delivery, including
available launch vehicles capable of transportation of such items to the
ISS.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6ACC9E07777D4F469C8C5BA2FF648173"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The identification of
spare or replacement parts existing or planned that due to size, weight, and
launch configuration can only be carried to the ISS by the Space
Shuttle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8475A559419347C48FF9710D8628EA58"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Comptroller
General</header><text>The Administrator shall enable the Comptroller General to
monitor and, as appropriate, participate in the assessment required by
paragraph (1) in such a way as to enable the Comptroller General to provide to
the Congress an independent review of the assessment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H825D8D4B5F6549F1B0DB30BD506DFB3E"><enum>212.</enum><header>ISS research
management institution</header>
<subsection id="H562FE0A30C8640448A9BD6213601D8C8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pursuant to section 507 of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16767), the Administrator shall designate an independent, nonprofit United
States institution, based on the result of a competitive solicitation, for the
management of fundamental space life science and physical sciences and related
technology research to be conducted on the ISS, as well as all research,
including United States commercial research, that is funded by non-NASA United
States domestic entities and carried out on the ISS.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAF60790724E44397A6D9B44F8B178BA6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The
research management institution designated under subsection (a) shall make
recommendations to the Administrator for—</text>
<paragraph id="H32680C15DDA94A2CBD5C00F7F2943F17"><enum>(1)</enum><text>competitively selecting,
prioritizing, and overseeing United States ISS research projects across all
United States users, sponsors, and disciplines, including domestic entities
other than NASA, seeking to carry out research on the ISS;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA5920FB60F4041D0A7D51D19E7172168"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establishing a process
for governance of United States ISS research users;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB1536D9264A494D903E46BB2C55EFF2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conducting outreach and
education to enhance the utilization of the ISS; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H48671B1653E2482C987B694AA5DCD63E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>providing easily
accessible information on the United States capabilities, research facilities,
and resources associated with the United States research use of the ISS.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6A14C5A8CA3D46EEA8CBBDF1EA73C5C9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deviations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator takes actions that
deviate from the recommendations provided by the research management
institution under subsection (b), the Administrator shall transmit to the
Congress a report explaining the reasons for such deviation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H26658559C93341C3863D20B135EF0ADF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Other government
contracts</header><text>Other government agencies engaged in research and
development are authorized to enter into contracts with the nonprofit
organization designated under subsection (a) if it is determined by those
agencies to be beneficial to meeting their mission requirements for use of the
ISS.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H832958C2E4774E15A6444AE3B1AC7798"><enum>213.</enum><header>ISS research
management plan</header>
<subsection id="H6541811EA4054A15AF5D67D119FD61A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, in
coordination with the Associate Administrator for the Space Operations Mission
Directorate, shall require that the institution designated under section 212(a)
prepare for the Administrator a United States ISS research management plan
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HB14B588ACA174D1DA2A33A192713D99F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishes a process for
selecting United States ISS research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC032E8F151444A184CDD10439E61004"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifies the expertise
and support available to researchers selected to carry out research on the
ISS;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB2CF8980B124258AA9FCF224344FBAA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establishes a process for
determining allocation schedules for research to be carried out on the
ISS;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE858D85D96B04F4596766312F44FFF98"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establishes a process for
accommodating logistical and transportation requirements for ISS research
payloads;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4AB0EE1665CE4E75A604286B71BB46A7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>prescribes flight
schedules for research payloads to the ISS (and research materials to be
returned to Earth, if necessary); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD7D5139DB314EBD967F187477F134AB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>addresses other factors
associated with the selection, management, and oversight of United States ISS
research.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6F5F5AA89DD64C4CB9E9C1921AB3EC83"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transmittal to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan shall be
transmitted to the Congress not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCB00D06BF23745E8B8C0F2C9B39CC1CB"><enum>214.</enum><header>Outreach plan for
United States ISS research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall transmit to the Congress a plan prepared by the institution designated
under section 212(a) for broadening and enhancing the outreach to potential
United States Government, academic, and commercial users of the ISS.</text>
</section><section id="HD56D87D9A4CA41D78B3210A50265EA9E"><enum>215.</enum><header>ISS cargo resupply
requirements and contingency capacity through 2020</header>
<subsection id="H6363433E5530490CB34560612753EAEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Administrator shall ensure the availability of ISS
cargo resupply capacity to support the full and productive utilization and the
extended operations of the ISS through the year 2020.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD34F5731CB854CE086F3FBF420033F0D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The
Administrator shall conduct an assessment of the ISS cargo resupply capacity
required to support the enhanced research utilization and extended operations
of the ISS through 2020. The assessment shall describe the methodology and
assumptions used to define the cargo requirements and provide a breakdown of
the cargo resupply requirements (upmass and downmass) to support scientific
research, other research and development, operations and maintenance, crew
supplies, and other necessary activities. In addition, the assessment shall
identify the systems to be used for ISS cargo resupply, the amount of cargo
those systems will transport, and the timeline for cargo resupply services to
the ISS.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF75B5FEE648648BAA2A376D72FCEAA9E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional resupply
options</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall explore with ISS partners options for ensuring the provision of needed
upmass to and downmass from the ISS in the event that adequate commercial cargo
resupply capabilities are not available during any extended period after the
date that the Space Shuttle is retired. Before relying on ISS partners to
upmass or downmass cargo, the Administrator must certify to the Congress that
no United States or commercial cargo resupply capabilities are
available.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HEE71CA49D79848A48E652E7FD15066B7"><enum>216.</enum><header>Centrifuge</header>
<subsection id="HF2F8EAB3D5A24A16A5E6371047CEB686"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The
Administrator shall carry out an assessment of innovative options for deploying
a variable-gravity centrifuge on the ISS. The assessment shall identify the
requirements for a variable-gravity centrifuge to support fundamental and
applied research on the ISS, including research to help mitigate the risk of
long-term spaceflight beyond low-Earth orbit. The assessment shall also—</text>
<paragraph id="H2B9EE141A78D4B3490B0ECE4946D7798"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the requirements
for development, launch, and operation of the facility on the ISS;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92B1EDD58B9F42369BC31CC818195068"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide an estimate of
the potential cost and timeline for developing and deploying the centrifuge
capabilities evaluated as part of the assessment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD0C9F6C15EC42E09D079150D63FA176"><enum>(3)</enum><text>evaluate the status of
previous work on development of an in-flight centrifuge for the ISS and the
cost and time that would be required to complete the work and launch the
facility; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7F1E2C98217448D5BB186009C32E7481"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify the potential
for international collaboration and other potential partnerships or innovative
acquisition approaches that could facilitate the development and deployment of
a centrifuge facility for the ISS.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8AFE4E03D19548808A166BBCADEBE2CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transmittal to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall transmit the assessment described in subsection (a) to the Congress not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC1AC22AA532D4D98B158AD593AD1C104"><enum>217.</enum><header>Exploration technology
development using the ISS</header>
<subsection id="HAA901D788116404DBFC649F254A3AD92"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall develop priorities
for technology development, testing, and demonstration activities that enable
and support NASA’s long-term plans for exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and
that require the capabilities of the ISS, and shall develop a plan, including
milestones, a schedule, and an estimate of resource requirements, for carrying
out the prioritized activities. The plan shall be developed for the period of
fiscal years 2011 through 2020.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7CC63E7DA47C4379AEEF80DED452EE29"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transmittal to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall transmit the plan developed under subsection (a) to the Congress not
later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB27030C575E84FB9ACA832596D0E9E8E"><enum>218.</enum><header>Fundamental space life
science and physical sciences and related technology research</header>
<subsection id="H05783413D02040029AA28BEAED5CF0BE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Strategic Plan for
Science and Technology Research</header>
<paragraph id="HCFF8FE65B8E24BD8B4C52BFF922AB602"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header><text>The
Administrator, in consultation with academia, other Federal agencies, and other
potential stakeholders, shall develop a strategic plan for carrying out
competitive, peer-reviewed fundamental space life science and physical sciences
and related technology research, including research on phenomena such as the
response of fluids and materials to reduced gravity environments that need to
be understood in developing exploration-related technologies and systems. The
plan shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2D8A7562A2F7474AA34AAEA33F9A9B02"><enum>(A)</enum><text>address the facilities
and instrumentation that would enable and facilitate such research;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BCC6F8BBB1B46A2918CC5E8AF7662DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be consistent with the
priorities and recommendations established by the National Academies in its
decadal survey of life and microgravity sciences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DB0138064654F138C45C5B18B32C40A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide a research
timeline and identify the resource requirements for its implementation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2963DDA3BE81483B9BBF11170B74FE9D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>include an estimate of
the number of students, including undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral
students, and early-career researchers that would be supported in carrying out
the plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC44113D6B06C4BA2988B5A30242212AA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>identify—</text>
<clause id="HB9CC33E2811749D9845BD0CF14FE4FDC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>criteria for the proposed
space research, including—</text>
<subclause id="H47D30A18F22443CF83479A1ECC3D315F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a justification for the
research to be carried out in the space microgravity environment;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H302DF598392B4D90AB3AE082E112FCDE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the use of model
systems;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0F408680508F423D8D612C8396C26751"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the testing of flight
hardware to understand and ensure its functioning in the microgravity
environment;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H661CB00CDC9644C89A07ABE53104D131"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the use of controls to
help distinguish among the direct and indirect effects of microgravity, among
other effects of the flight or space environment;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H37432FA39327427086335C946EEDCFBE"><enum>(V)</enum><text>approaches for
facilitating data collection, analysis, and interpretation;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H005AB4C0300A497892224B81495BED8A"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>procedures to ensure
repetition of experiments as needed; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H561621E386DB462AB97C0F1934ECD9AD"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>support for timely
presentation of the peer-reviewed results of the research;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H6F8073E9F80949FC90DB4B54640EA670"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>instrumentation required
to support the measurements and analysis of the research to be carried out
under the strategic plan, including the potential use of instrumentation
developed by other countries and the potential for a variable-gravity
centrifuge to support the research;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4262215ACF8B4937BD79F76C1687235C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the capabilities needed
to support direct, real-time communications between astronauts working on
research experiments onboard the ISS and the principal investigator on the
ground; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HAC109E234B084F408D9F192A750824F0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a process for involving
the external user community in research planning, including planning for
relevant flight hardware and instrumentation, and for utilization of the ISS,
free flyers, or other research platforms.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H07CE18492B6942BDBAD8247F1B9204DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transmittal to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit
the strategic plan developed under paragraph (1) to the Congress.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H513E9657AA084DEEBE34C421F99154E5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Integrated research
management organization</header>
<paragraph id="H9DDB9EF01C4B49AB80E9FC343B8AB2B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Responsible
Official</header>
<subparagraph id="H9DEB11FCFA234689AB249D8A5776372B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall ensure that a responsible official is designated at NASA headquarters to
lead a competitive, integrated basic and applied research program in
fundamental space life science and physical sciences and related
technology.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88AB7E9A6D7A4115954FD77990A72F99"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The
official designated under subparagraph (A) shall be responsible for—</text>
<clause id="H3876C470C98E4F96B71212266B9E371E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>leading near-term and
long-term strategic planning pursuant to the research plan developed under
subsection (a);</text>
</clause><clause id="H36E18D45A17244C794C937E8C4F7B62F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensuring the input of
the external user community in science planning processes;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0D23715E84504C61A7D71B4726810C6F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ensuring the
implementation of an integrated, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary,
competitive research program in fundamental space life and physical sciences
and related technology;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCF3CE837BADB4EA990980A092FCBBC28"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>supporting the
appropriate interaction of research investigators and agency managers and
engineers in planning, designing, testing, and operations related to such
research projects;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB8E14F65E8D84527B8FBDB7E683E20B2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>monitoring progress of
the program in achieving the objectives and milestones identified in the
strategic plan developed under subsection (a)(1); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H860321A05A0A46D389DCCC9EFCB35453"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>other functions required
to support the research program under this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D56961C1C2D48BABCA5F5AC524E580E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coordination and
communications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Administrator shall ensure that the responsible official coordinates and
communicates the fundamental space life science and physical sciences and
related technology research activities with relevant entities within NASA, with
the ISS research management institution designated under section 212(a), and
with other relevant agencies and organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B83282683314FF6B1AF7CB76700A5CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Budget
request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall, as part of the annual NASA fiscal year budget request—</text>
<subparagraph id="H750DE58E431B4F0CA3FEB76B300B5311"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify and include a
description of research being carried out pursuant to section 204 of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16633);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB231F6209D984CA6B9C9D15578FAA995"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify the percentage
of the total research budget for ISS research that the research described in
subparagraph (A) represents; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFD1CA36429C4E5392876E43377C0DBE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify the programs
proposed for carrying out research activities on the ISS and the proposed
funding to support those research programs, including a breakdown for each of
the programs identified of the funding requested for competitive grants.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H7F49BE9D612E4FFB8282D5A2360A4B77"><enum>C</enum><header>Space Shuttle</header>
<section id="HFA5211016E704F83B492C5B7AAA92E22"><enum>221.</enum><header>Contingent
authorization of additional space shuttle mission</header>
<subsection id="HBDD7A6825070438FA3C5D1475E70AA82"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of the
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
the Congress that it is very important, in view of the extension of the life of
the ISS until at least 2020, for the Shuttle fleet to leave the ISS in the best
possible configuration for the post-Shuttle era and that NASA should take all
necessary steps to ensure the continued viability of the ISS in the event that
there are delays in the delivery or the inability to deliver critical parts and
supplies once the Shuttle is retired.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEFB6AD8D32E54D519948FF5968333BF7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contingent
Authorization of Additional Shuttle Mission Beyond the Planned
Manifest</header><text>The Administrator is authorized to conduct 1 additional
Space Shuttle mission to the ISS beyond the missions contained in the flight
manifest as of February 1, 2010, if—</text>
<paragraph id="HB81BBDE47492475BBA7D05FFB8CFFF4F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Administrator
determines that an additional Space Shuttle mission is a useful and necessary
step to reduce risks to the operation and utilization of the ISS that are
associated with the retirement of the Shuttle fleet; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82EDF40AFAB949EEBC48F1B2DFBE3C58"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the conditions in
subsection (c) have been met.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA7E0C8137F6E413D8C4F35F3332010BB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>In
order to comply with subsection (b), the Administrator shall determine and
certify that all of the following conditions have been met:</text>
<paragraph id="H8CDBAA983B3643E6B55DBF734E1AD9C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The importance of
conducting the additional Space Shuttle mission to the ISS outweighs the risks
associated with conducting a Shuttle mission without a backup Shuttle
launch-on-need capability.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H15950206DFC147F9869D4FE85F44C084"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any actions resulting
from safety inspections and reviews required by NASA’s Orbiter Modification
Down Period (OMDP) and other safety guidance have been successfully
addressed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63D5E60DBE484E17AA1407828C09E3D2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Workarounds addressing
mandatory OMDP requirements, if any, have been identified and the associated
risks have been characterized.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA37E138869C84954B1FD4AE823C0395A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Aerospace Safety
Advisory Panel has reviewed the safety issues associated with the additional
Shuttle mission as well as NASA’s plans to mitigate any identified
risks.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDA2A713C4FA5430BA8EAA9F0CB141643"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Contingent
authorization of appropriations</header><text>In the event that the additional
Shuttle flight to the ISS is authorized, funding for the incremental costs
associated with the additional mission is authorized as follows from within
funds authorized in title I:</text>
<paragraph id="HADC8BE768B7540F49AE643D4C1591CE3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2011,
$700,000,000, to be taken in the amounts specified below from within the
funding for the following accounts and transferred to the Space Shuttle
account:</text>
<subparagraph id="H2C8C56E517244C938177CC26DFD5398F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$175,000,000 from the
ISS, except that at least $50,000,000 shall remain available for fundamental
space life and physical sciences and related technology research.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF088C8611B7A490E93DAE7A9F30DA459"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$525,000,000 from the
restructured exploration program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC90A10D265A4C378022A83AD5F0BFF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Fiscal Year 2012, $200,000,000, to be
taken from within the funding for the ISS and transferred to the Space Shuttle
account, except that at least $50,000,000 shall remain available for
fundamental space life and physical sciences and related technology
research.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFC42A4095CE6467CA2EA7A2BE4D85104"><enum>222.</enum><header>Expanded scope of
Space Shuttle Transition Liaison Office</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 613(b) of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 17761(b)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB46341DE54344566BA55002A450C445F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>Space Shuttle Transition Liaison Office</quote> and inserting
<quote>Post-Shuttle Transition Liaison Office</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF25518EE9E62421BBB26D2C03A3B82E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
striking <quote>2 years after the completion of the last Space Shuttle
flight</quote> and inserting <quote>2 years after the award of the final grant
under section 223 of the <short-title>National Aeronautics
and Space Administration Authorization Act of
2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H68A4F4EB21DD4B3AA177D9922D1ED44F"><enum>223.</enum><header>Post-Shuttle workforce
transition initiative grant program</header>
<subsection id="H6594986E626B4571AA1B6F3DF3C0CD04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="H65A57DF0BED3403C9E1769812CF2BC09"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator, acting through the Post-Shuttle
Transition Liaison Office established under section 613(b) of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C.
17761(b)), as amended by
<internal-xref idref="HFC42A4095CE6467CA2EA7A2BE4D85104" legis-path="222.">section 222</internal-xref>, is authorized to make grants for
the establishment, operation, coordination, and implementation of aerospace
workforce and community transition strategies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B2F46CA7EBE48F18F5721FE8658280D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text>The
Administrator may transfer amounts made available under this section to other
Federal agencies for the purpose of assisting in the transition of aerospace
workers and communities adversely affected by the termination of the Space
Shuttle program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H06C8ABEA270D46268D342A15119E46F1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A recipient of a grant under
<internal-xref idref="H6594986E626B4571AA1B6F3DF3C0CD04" legis-path="223.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> shall use the funds made
available through the grant to—</text>
<paragraph id="H911B60C3ACF540E1A7DD73C7F875B12E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct community and
business outreach;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49CB7A6E8B004A2DA91548557D34E4FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop and implement
regional revitalization and facilities reuse strategies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2668284B27241FC98A4FCAE9CDB7EE3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>support entrepreneurship
and new business development initiatives; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03AD06A53C534CEA8F47FFD97A4E222D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>support workforce
retraining.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14F456A89F0A416B8CDB84F441D5EFC3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>224.</enum><header>Disposition of
orbiter vehicles</header>
<subsection id="H1E71F09436D549DBA635460271947158"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the termination
of the Space Shuttle Program, the Administrator shall decommission any
remaining Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles according to established safety and
historic preservation procedures prior to their designation as surplus
government property. The orbiter vehicles shall be made available and located
for display and maintenance through a competitive procedure that takes into
account geographical diversity, established pursuant to the disposition plan
developed under section 613(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 17761(a)), with priority consideration
given to eligible applicants meeting all conditions of that plan which would
provide for the display and maintenance of orbiters at locations with the best
potential value to the public, including where the location of the orbiters can
advance educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics disciplines, and with an historical relationship with the Space
Shuttle orbiters.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0626F85369944B588380DAE9F9526614"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Smithsonian Institution
Orbiter</header><text>Notwithstanding the procedures in subsection (a), the
Smithsonian Institution shall be entitled to receive one of the remaining Space
Shuttle orbiter vehicles. The Administrator shall collaborate with the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to determine which orbiter the
Smithsonian Institution shall receive, and otherwise determine the timing and
procedures of transfer from NASA to the Smithsonian Institution. The
Smithsonian Institution, which, as of the date of enactment of this Act, houses
the Space Shuttle Enterprise, shall determine any new location for the
Enterprise.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H39A2FDF7B4164BDC9EB65D02B6BDA516"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Display and
Maintenance</header><text>The orbiter vehicles made available under subsection
(a) shall be displayed and maintained through agreements and procedures
established pursuant to section 613(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 17761(a)).</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H810B12C5289B4FC0AFEA005C58B88953"><enum>D</enum><header>Space and Flight
Support</header>
<section id="H1BA259C44A1749648BFE7546E010E5CF"><enum>231.</enum><header>21st Century Space
Launch Complex Initiative</header>
<subsection id="H70D017DC9EB24F15914DE963658B7644"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding authorized in title I for the 21st
Century Space Launch Complex Initiative shall be available to carry out the
following activities:</text>
<paragraph id="H8B1AF56022E440BD80B97F4209785AEA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investments to improve civil and national
security operations at the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station to enhance the overall capabilities of the Eastern Range and to reduce
the long-term cost of operations and maintenance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H05D1F7253FDF4A60AA0A59D51E4BE474"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Measures to provide multivehicle support,
improvements in payload processing, and partnering at the Kennedy Space Center
and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7555C63AACF84A44A559351147023980"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Measures to support the
restructured exploration program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1830025CA7444E2A420E9638894FF2F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Such other measures
related to launch support and infrastructure modernization at the Kennedy Space
Center as the Administrator may consider appropriate to carry out NASA’s launch
operations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9262668A79A642719B3B3A627DAC2E2B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on the 21st
Century Space Launch Complex Initiative</header>
<paragraph id="HE60325326EC549089CF076089B5606B4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to
the appropriate committees of the Congress a report on the plan for the
implementation of the 21st Century Space Launch Complex Initiative.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H696BEF57F739404590479690D4C6327D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by this subsection
shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H463C377096754F6FB8B5FAAEA3B87546"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of those initiatives tied to
the restructured exploration program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC5709CA487F433FB688C5E8C4BBD056"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of proposed
initiatives intended to be conducted jointly or in cooperation with Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, or other installations or components of
the United States Government; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4133181D025345C1AE6D0CEEDE3D0CAB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a timetable for carrying
out activities and initiatives planned for the 21st Century Space Launch
Complex Initiative.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H97B7E3572BD148C5929B349AB7C77DB6"><enum>E</enum><header>Commercial Crew
Transportation</header>
<section id="H8AEC256693EE466EA2088840704E2490"><enum>241.</enum><header>Affirmation of
policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Congress affirms
the policy of—</text>
<paragraph id="H2F51ABFA04034590A66EAD54DCD914FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>making use of United
States commercially provided ISS crew transportation and crew rescue services
to the maximum extent practicable;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2E889ADBDF81469AA785BA8CBCAD41FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>limiting, to the maximum
extent practicable, the use of the system developed under section 202 to
non-ISS missions once commercial crew transportation and crew rescue services
that meet safety requirements become operational; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B863AF9DCEA408D9039DB9082969B8D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>facilitating, to the
maximum extent practicable, the transfer of NASA-developed technologies to
United States commercial orbital human space transportation companies in order
to help promote the development of commercially provided ISS crew
transportation and crew rescue services.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H31A9FEEEBA0244C7BCD01064F2A82657"><enum>242.</enum><header>Commercial crew and
related commercial space initiatives</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD281E4E6F59B4C77A614D9A5874FC31C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Commercial services
opportunities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA shall
seek, to the extent practicable, to make use of commercially available space
services, including commercially available services to transport United States
Government astronauts to and from the ISS, provided that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEF0C5B755B2D4441BB9BEC7829281914"><enum>(1)</enum><text>those commercial services
have demonstrated the capability to meet NASA-specified ascent, transit, entry,
and ISS proximity operations safety requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H294FD392B1A8491FACBC16C97C0B7860"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the services provider has
completed, and NASA has verified, crewed flight demonstrations or operational
flights that comply with NASA standards, policies, and procedures; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAE3FA7EE52A0495F8EDB176AE92AC542"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the per-seat cost to the United States is
not greater than the per-seat cost for the system developed under section
202.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H037EC665715447C8AF06FE381B053DEB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Human-rating</header><text>The
Administrator shall establish requirements, standards, and processes for the
human rating of space transportation systems that are equivalent to NASA safety
processes and procedures.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8AF10EEC80E0429A87F27FD8370AF5B4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technology
transfer</header><text>The Administrator shall make available, on a
nonexclusive basis, NASA-developed technologies for transfer to potential
United States commercial orbital human space transportation companies. NASA
shall determine the appropriate means, through cost-reimbursable arrangements
or other mechanisms, to transfer the technologies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4D9143B2408E470CB465AE11660998F7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical Assistance
and Facilities</header><text>The Administrator shall make available, to the
extent practicable, NASA facilities and equipment to assist in the testing and
demonstration of commercial crew transportation systems, including those
associated with NASA’s safety and mission assurance activities, such as NASA’s
Independent Verification and Validation facility for software verification. The
Administrator shall determine the appropriate means, through cost-reimbursable
arrangements, agreements entered into under section 203(c)(5) of the National
Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(5)), or other mechanisms,
to provide technical assistance and access to facilities to the commercial
space sector.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE2902E6AD78F47C2B16953ACB8FAD100"><enum>(e)</enum><header>NASA Insight and
Oversight Processes</header><text>Any company that seeks to provide commercial
crew transportation services under contract to NASA shall enter into an
arrangement with NASA that allows NASA to obtain ongoing insight into the
design methodologies, processes, technologies, test data, and production and
quality control practices employed in the development of the commercial crew
transportation system throughout the development, test, demonstration, and
production phases. NASA may offer early warning of conditions that could lead
NASA to withhold certification of the crew transportation systems for the
flight of United States Government personnel or to decline to enter into a
contract for services. NASA may not require the company to make changes to its
design, technologies, or processes during the development, test, demonstration,
or production phases.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0D6B1FFD229B40FB8F491117B930AE89"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Contracts for
Commercially Available ISS crew transportation and Crew Rescue
Services</header>
<paragraph id="H7CFC503D8D064241A136A02A30F6FC2D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certification of safety
and reliability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before
entering into a contract for the use of commercially available commercial crew
transportation or crew rescue services for United States Government astronauts,
the Administrator shall certify that a commercial ISS crew transportation and
crew rescue service provider with which a contract is planned has demonstrated
the safety and reliability of its systems for crew transportation and crew
rescue to be equivalent to NASA-promulgated safety and reliability policies,
procedures, and standards for human spaceflight. Individual certifications made
under this paragraph shall be provided to the Committee on Science and
Technology of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D7AFF6F2A044C82A82A3C6B74F24C55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Flight
experience</header><text>The Administrator shall not enter into any contract or
commit any United States Government funds for a commercial ISS crew
transportation or rescue service to a service provider until sufficient
successful flight experience has been accrued by the service provider’s system
to provide to NASA the safety-related and reliability-related data and
information needed to determine whether to fly its astronauts on that system.
The Administrator shall require an amount of demonstrated flight experience for
a commercial crew transportation system that is at least as much as NASA
requires under Alternative 1 as delineated in the NASA Policy Directive NPD
8610.7D, effective January 31, 2008, for common launch vehicle configurations
before Class A (high cost and high priority) payloads can be flown on
them.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6EC2B04694884FDC8CB92D4F70B5E5EE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administrator’s
actions</header><text>To facilitate the ability of commercial crew
transportation providers to comply with NASA human spaceflight safety and
reliability requirements, the Administrator shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7C1804DB232D4AFDB35E61FB80672063"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop and communicate
the human-rating requirements established under subsection (b) to commercial
space companies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD62CDA14953D4108B3D01E55597FDC82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish minimum
acceptable safety levels;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1442D78C91EF442DA3F91AE3B3CF2D94"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance, to the maximum extent practicable, to the commercial space sector
in understanding and applying NASA human-rating requirements, standards, and
processes to commercial crew transportation and crew rescue systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1B723611F5C44CA8601500C0CF63183"><enum>(D)</enum><text>establish and communicate
to the commercial sector the process NASA will apply for securing ongoing NASA
insight into the design methodologies, processes, technologies, test data, and
production and quality control practices employed in the development of the
commercial crew transportation system throughout the development, test,
demonstration, and production phases;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD98FF5732FBF4BFA8105298CEC1EC8BB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>establish and communicate
to the commercial sector NASA’s process for certifying that commercial human
spaceflight systems (including mission control, operations, ground systems, and
other supporting infrastructure) comply with NASA human-rating requirements and
standards and related NASA policies and procedures for safety and reliability,
which process shall be no less stringent than the NASA policies and procedural
requirements established for launch of Class A (high cost and high priority)
payloads; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E406DCDBA16414FA49C48F210E07CD1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>ensure that the
certification established under subparagraph (E) includes independent
verification and validation of compliance with NASA policies, procedures, and
standards.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H06FA54078F8B410493788166FDF71866"><enum>(g)</enum><header>ASAP Review of NASA’s
Human-rating Requirements, Standards, and Processes</header>
<paragraph id="H4A713A8647BE4A8FAC311EC41017FD9D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel shall conduct a
review to identify issues pertinent to the establishment of human-rating
requirements, standards, and processes for commercial crew transportation and
rescue systems that are proposed for transport of United States
astronauts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDBC43B28724D4F749AC18552C3F76392"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Aerospace Safety and Advisory Panel shall transmit
to the Congress a report describing—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAF3B95550A594428A10EC00E536DBC81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Panel’s assessment of
NASA’s currently established human-rating specifications and guidance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E49223726F14F7E88C0D0AEA12B2B3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Panel’s view of the
mandatory safety requirements that must be met with regard to human rating;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H658802BC5D284DC982BAA4BAB54E9575"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the steps NASA and the
commercial space industry need to take to ensure that commercial crew
transportation and rescue vehicles have human rating requirements, standards,
and processes equivalent to those of NASA.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H13213C11FF884B579BF118D038C8C151"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Indemnification and
Liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall not proceed with a request for proposals, award any contract, or commit
any United States Government funds for a commercial ISS crew transportation or
rescue service to be provided by a commercial service provider until all
indemnification and liability issues associated with the use of such systems by
the United States Government shall have been addressed and the Administrator
has provided to the Congress a report describing the indemnification and
liability provisions that are planned to be included in such contracts.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAE50BA8DCF3F434EB95FE41DEB1CB1EA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Predicted Level of
Safety</header><text>The Administrator shall not award any contract or commit
any United States Government funds for a commercial ISS crew transportation
system service to a service provider unless that commercial crew transportation
system has a predicted level of safety during ascent to low-Earth orbit,
transit, and descent from low-Earth orbit that is not less than that specified
for the Government system in section 202(a)(5).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4ED5A81A8D284CFAB664A3610296A290"><enum>243.</enum><header>Federal assistance for
the development of commercial orbital human space transportation
services</header>
<subsection id="HE5D76358DABE4030BE5AE6D0CDC1BCDB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Administrator shall establish a program to provide financial assistance in the
form of direct loans or loan guarantees to commercial entities for the costs of
development of orbital human space transportation systems.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3E3360820DB7454B8A1781456CDB30D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
Projects</header><text>A loan or loan guarantee may be made under such program
only for a project in the United States to develop commercial orbital human
space transportation systems that would be used to provide transportation
services to and from low-earth orbit.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD8177C4B0F064E33897FF294E25248E8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
Borrower</header><text>A loan or loan guarantee may be made under such program
only for a borrower who is determined by the Administrator to be eligible under
the criteria established pursuant to
<internal-xref idref="HD18FCF7CB67149FE80D7489426F7A29F" legis-path="243.(i)">subsection (i)</internal-xref>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6F561785F9564177B1F2C8C4C7D46B01"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>No
loan or loan guarantee shall be made unless the Administrator determines
that—</text>
<paragraph id="H18A88FACA3DA407CA12B3A81B836BB70"><enum>(1)</enum><text>there is a reasonable
prospect of repayment of the principal and interest on the obligation by the
borrower;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3030886ED6D542D6BBCFB0C19D7FCC6D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of the obligation (when combined
with amounts available to the borrower from other sources which shall be a
minimum of 25 percent of the total expected project development cost) is
sufficient to carry out the total development project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA38E2DCEA3EC42A19532D7CA60934D73"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Superiority of
Rights</header><text>The rights of the Administrator, with respect to any
property acquired pursuant to a loan, shall be superior to the rights of any
other person with respect to the property.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H630D30BB58F24433B7BBBCD691C0B1E3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Terms and
Conditions</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a loan or
loan guarantee made pursuant to this section shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HFF4A326BA7784D989C6A807D6E91070D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>bear interest at an
annual rate, as determined by the Administrator, of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBCAAE142C387433FB357EAA44D3FC0D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a direct
loan—</text>
<clause id="HBE56B130237C49569183AB6675A4136A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the cost of borrowing to
the Department of the Treasury for obligations of comparable maturity;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="H12C08348184E403D8D64269D4589C873"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>4 percent; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7367BEBF82948A5ABBFAD9DEFDF9483"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
guaranteed loan, the current applicable market rate for a loan of comparable
maturity; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1D785DC625BD4A1CA6A28A247FF78FC8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have a term not to exceed
30 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H50CBDBCA7D444DAD9F4E58C83CB2D00C"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
establishing the terms and conditions of a loan or loan guarantee under this
section, the Administrator shall consult with the Secretary of the
Treasury.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF2CC7F7DDA6F40DF9F83C8481C344B8D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Fees</header>
<paragraph id="H8B1F456D94004302B3DA833B678B232E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall charge and collect fees for loans
and loan guarantees in amounts the Administrator determines are sufficient to
cover applicable administrative expenses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A301E39F579423F86DF505DDD0149EB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Fees
collected under this subsection shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE5F83EFD86FE42AB9B792E21F15A9713"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be deposited by the
Administrator into the Treasury of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H578E02516ADC47FAA2E640826CDE5882"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remain available until
expended, subject to such other conditions as are contained in annual
appropriations Acts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BC527ABAF7C431F945B74B571FE7CA2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
charging and collecting fees under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall take
into consideration the amount of the obligation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD18FCF7CB67149FE80D7489426F7A29F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Administrator shall issue final regulations before making any loan or loan
guarantee under the program. Such regulations shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H1F431C2226E845DD8BA8DCD95A90F7F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>criteria that the
Administrator shall use to determine eligibility for loans and loan guarantees
under this section, including whether a borrower demonstrates that a
non-governmental market exists for the orbital human space transportation
service, as evidenced by written statements of interest from potential
purchasers of the services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE99F1E5C3AA34920AA4AA783A4115D1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>criteria that the
Administrator shall use to determine the amount of any fees charged under
<internal-xref idref="HF2CC7F7DDA6F40DF9F83C8481C344B8D" legis-path="243.(h)">subsection (h)</internal-xref>, including criteria related
to the amount of the obligation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB615E9FBD084020A9F876A1481BF71D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other policies,
procedures, or information necessary to implement this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6688ACD43DA242CF8BB256F5F40E7391"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Audit</header>
<paragraph id="HCD53360E8CCB485C957EF3871C2C926A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Annual independent
audits</header><text>The Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with an
independent auditor for annual evaluations of the program under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE432EF75878488D9F452E88AB20746E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comptroller General
review</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct
a biennial review of the Administrator’s execution of the program under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H22BA20B8FDC44FDAB30A6F60B55407D6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
results of the independent audit under paragraph (1) and the Comptroller
General’s review under paragraph (2) shall be provided directly to the
Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H350FA60C251A4507AC96FA9866808186"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Concurrent with the submission to the Congress of the
President’s annual budget request in each year after the date of enactment of
this section, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Science and
Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing a summary of all
activities carried out under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC04D53E2E68243CABA84A82B5145C0AE"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Minimizing
Risk</header><text>The Administrator shall promulgate regulations and policies
to carry out this section in accordance with Office of Management and Budget
Circular No. A-129, entitled <quote>Policies for Federal Credit Programs and
Non-Tax Receivables</quote>, as in effect on the date of enactment of this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7D3634D8E1F642B28A14B46CFE1293B6"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H5A220D80B8A84A03BBBF773AD80EFF99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cost</header><text>The
term <quote>cost</quote> has the meaning given such term under section 502 of
the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H367FACCBA05E4FDC97E133E1F4D132B3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Obligation</header><text>The
term <quote>obligation</quote> means the loan issued under this section or the
loan or other debt obligation that is guaranteed under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H00B89589CD174441B4032E82BA7FE1D2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
term <quote>program</quote> means the program established in
<internal-xref idref="HE5D76358DABE4030BE5AE6D0CDC1BCDB" legis-path="243.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H12461E9D5EBD432CADCCBA54F483EB5F"><enum>F</enum><header>General
Provisions</header>
<section id="H15CDA9E5AA1A400FBF1FA9861DF155E5"><enum>251.</enum><header>Use of program
funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For all programs
authorized under this title, authorized funds may be obligated only for
performance of the programs.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Science</header>
<subtitle id="HFD79C82A755A49D2974A10194B94D70E"><enum>A</enum><header>Earth Science</header>
<section id="HD7B6763B0FA74731A042F2EA295B2051"><enum>301.</enum><header>Earth science
applications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator
shall develop guidelines and procedures for entering into arrangements with
State, local, regional, tribal, and other Federal Government agencies that seek
to benefit from ongoing NASA technical information, capabilities, and support
related to Earth science applications and decision support systems. The
guidelines and procedures shall include a definition of the partnership,
milestones, cost-sharing, and project-relevant criteria for the project. The
guidelines and procedures shall define arrangements for reimbursement for
Government services, as appropriate, including the use of NASA spacecraft and
aircraft, sensors, equipment, facilities, and associated personnel for the
purpose of aiding State, local, regional, tribal, and other Federal Government
needs.</text>
</section><section id="H46CD95D44F0947CEAA707D8850198A5E"><enum>302.</enum><header>Essential space-based
Earth science and climate measurements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator, in cooperation with the
Administrator of NOAA and other relevant Federal agencies, shall enter into an
arrangement with the National Academies for a study, to be completed, and
transmitted to the Congress not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, to provide a prioritized list and definition of
essential Earth science and climate measurements that should be collected with
space-based means, and maintained and archived by the Federal Government on a
continuous basis. The study shall also identify which measurements could
potentially be obtained through international partnerships, from data purchases
or other arrangements with private or commercial entities, or from other
relevant sources.</text>
</section><section id="H457390DF71C4404FBD40EB91A1F73A34"><enum>303.</enum><header>Commercial remote
sensing data purchases pilot project</header>
<subsection id="H4EDC423C5B3646F899102FC9D1D6D35D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Workshop</header><text>Not
later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall organize a workshop including relevant commercial remote sensing data
providers, scientists, and remote sensing data users, among other relevant
stakeholders, to identify the essential criteria for a pilot project for
purchasing commercial remote sensing data to support research in Earth science
and for applied uses of the data to address State, local, regional, and tribal
needs. The workshop shall address lessons learned and recommendations related
to past experience with commercial data purchases, including those outlined in
the National Research Council report entitled <quote>Toward New Partnerships in
Remote Sensing: Government, the Private Sector, and Earth Science
Research</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H10E9E03B549F48E8A0ED7B71EE5B584A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pilot
Project</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, after consideration of the results of the workshop under subsection
(a) and after obtaining relevant information from potential commercial remote
sensing data providers and users of such data, the Administrator shall
establish a pilot project for the provision, through competitive solicitations,
of commercial remote sensing data to serve research and applied uses of the
data to serve State, local, regional, and tribal needs.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3F35DB382EDF461284E1A4640026BE4F"><enum>304.</enum><header>Report on temperature
records</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue a report
to the Congress detailing the extent and degree to which NASA’s temperature
records overlap with the records at the Climatic Research Unit at the
University of East Anglia, the reasons for and sources of that overlap, and the
possibility that NASA’s temperature records have been compromised.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H23C4C031A9E6403BAB801A9CC9A6BE4C"><enum>B</enum><header>Space Science</header>
<section id="HA4025B032F33467AA1660953A9EB9CA9"><enum>311.</enum><header>Suborbital
programs</header>
<subsection id="HCA02EF6A16B1429EA407C7601A03F6D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Responsible
Official</header>
<paragraph id="HB1956E3202CA44898187DF269C1C3732"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall ensure that an individual who shall report directly to the Associate
Administrator of the Science Mission Directorate is designated to lead NASA’s
suborbital and airborne program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1999FBACBA44380A9294FACA62558CD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The
designated individual shall be responsible for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD3EC29493996482DA884F6198DE65523"><enum>(A)</enum><text>leading near-term and
long-term strategic planning for the suborbital and airborne program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2FBA22C70F764993A154548188524334"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensuring the
implementation of strategic and other relevant plans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7176322C77F84D9289BE1F6B76AF6860"><enum>(C)</enum><text>integrating NASA’s
suborbital and airborne programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE07E33315134456B0B57A89FA0657C7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensuring the productivity
of the suborbital facilities and assets as necessary to carry out the
plans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA96DA86883D7445888FF5A0F03612459"><enum>(E)</enum><text>coordinating NASA’s
suborbital activities with associated NASA offices and Centers, universities,
and other external institutions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E4A862B56E542EB81C424F1084B9BCD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>monitoring progress on
meeting the strategic objectives for enhanced suborbital and airborne
activities, NASA workforce development, and integration of suborbital
activities within NASA’s overall plans and priorities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB9C319398E854306931D0C3C82ACA9D1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strategic
Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide to the
Congress a strategic plan to support the full and productive use of NASA’s
suborbital and airborne assets as a foundation for meeting its scientific
research, engineering, workforce development, and education goals and
objectives across NASA centers and mission directorates and in partnership with
universities and other relevant external institutions. The strategic plan
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H893CD024EB8C4D9AA0AE7C9DFF083750"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be developed in
consultation with relevant NASA offices and Centers and with input from
universities, nonprofit research institutions, and private industry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3936A54471B4CD8A099A878C01FD4F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify the needs and
priorities for using NASA’s airborne and suborbital assets to support NASA’s
scientific research, engineering, workforce development, and educational
goals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDCEC709F2C264EFA84FCC9BDBD3546FA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify and prioritize
the required infrastructure investments, including maintenance, upgrades, and
any enhanced facility or equipment capabilities, that are required to carry out
the needs and priorities described in paragraph (2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFBEEA2E051F04FE3AE25EC5DF8E838AB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide an estimate of
the budget requirements and a schedule and timeline for implementing the plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFDA9C60B08414B7D93C64684577C73BE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Training and
Professional Development</header><text>The Administrator shall, to the extent
practicable, expand the opportunities within NASA’s suborbital programs for
training science and engineering students and for providing professional
development for early career professionals. Training and development activities
shall be expanded consistent with the goals and objectives of the strategic
plan to be developed under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE04CD728479D4D37AD1CB7C42E9699C0"><enum>312.</enum><header>Review of Explorer
program</header>
<subsection id="HF852CD50E4124007A497423C23F62D13"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with
the National Academies to conduct a review of the Explorer Program and offer
any recommendations as it considers necessary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H83262728DC5549988FC165CBA3548887"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>Such
review shall address at least the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HA1F73A43F5914D6F9E603FF3E14CEEF4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review of existing or recent Explorer
program elements such as NASA’s University Class Explorer (UNEX), Small
Explorer (SMEX), Medium Class Explorer (MIDEX), Explorers (EX), and Missions of
Opportunity to assess the degree of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB3DC5177EA8042D1BE45DC0C1609C12B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>innovation in
instrumentation, and other technology and space mission elements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2446459C64CC4F4DBC5EBEA0BF09763F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>flexibility and new
approaches in management and collaboration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H643CA3F0895042D297A13804C54C82EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>project implementation
within the planned budget and schedule; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H844D35FAA6504601BA0E46A3F7FC7960"><enum>(D)</enum><text>training opportunities
for space scientists and engineers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H50DF2FD462CC411293BB1B1A05E0A3CE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The status, capability,
and availability of launch vehicles and infrastructure to support the Explorer
program elements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6FFEE977526840EA9F8B929522593BF4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Projected launch
capabilities and facilities for Explorers, including private sector launch
capabilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C598468237045959C202ED627A1A5E7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The frequency of Explorer
missions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB621D18DE0BD465F9193CBE904539467"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The balance of Explorer
missions among theme areas and between larger and smaller mission sizes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H55DB1F24CA774979AED787BB93D83AFC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The opportunities and
challenges for partner participation in Explorer missions, including
international and interagency collaborations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3548A985CF6A43688557EEBAFDF1B3B1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The contributions of
Explorers to a robust space science program, and the value of the Explorer
Program for the Nation’s scientific research and engineering community,
including its impact on training of younger researchers and engineers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8230EE5E302446B994B469ECC955CC7D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 16 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the Congress the
review and a plan for responding to the recommendations of the review.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA7FA280DBF4F4C18B2D84D2FDFC8BCF2"><enum>313.</enum><header>Radioisotope
thermoelectric generator material requirements and supply</header>
<subsection id="HC6D18C44B030465EBF5D342E79D5413C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Analysis of
requirements and risks</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Administrator, in consultation with other Federal agencies, shall conduct an
analysis of NASA requirements for radioisotope power system material which is
needed to carry out planned, high priority robotic missions in the solar system
and other surface exploration activities beyond low-Earth orbit, as well as the
risks to NASA missions in meeting those requirements, or any additional
requirements, due to a lack of adequate domestic production of radioisotope
power system material. The analysis shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H8C8FDB9B012042EDA5FC8F34B065A9C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>detail NASA’s current
projected mission requirements for radioisotope power system material;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC016FE90BCF4C25AE17E1F5BC8388A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>explain the assumptions
used to determine NASA’s requirements for the material, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F0F810A25CA4258B3693F0C80E2A57C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the planned use of
Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator technology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38F23970A1A14D0B998E75D7B74F2D03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the status of and
timeline for completing development and demonstration of the Advanced Stirling
Radioisotope Generator technology, including the development of flight
readiness requirements; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC6080CA5758B479EBA511E921FD33BF6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the risks, implications,
and contingencies for NASA mission plans of any delays or unanticipated
technical challenges related to the anticipated use of Advanced Stirling
Radioisotope Generator technology;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE97C7D9625F54C1F9569242ED1089607"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assess the risk to NASA
programs of any potential delays in achieving the schedule and milestones for
planned domestic production of radioisotope power system material;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF778AE44722A4795A3779769F1D2294D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>outline a process for
meeting any additional NASA requirements for the material; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A865520417848FC8224DF5EC26FEB2C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>estimate the incremental
costs required to increase the amount of material produced each year, if such
an increase is needed to support additional NASA requirements for the
material.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9F5CF51E806E4D479E6E6CD23B5BDA23"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transmittal</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator,
in consultation with other Federal agencies, shall transmit the results of the
analysis to the Congress.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Aeronautics</header>
<section id="HFC0A4E7FBB52480F954DB475867DA012"><enum>401.</enum><header>Environmentally
friendly aircraft research and development initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 302 of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 17721) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCFD08535B75844F5BB7788D65A31D618"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The
Administrator</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HSY00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33579FDB874D4A178CDD5EEE071BE005" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HFE95A04440454983ABC71EAC3BBB9BA9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Administrator</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5049D8EE9014413F9BEEB4707F753533"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HSY00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8A60F77F2944F828BBEE04452230B4C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HB236D049E253462786AFE65ED70F990F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan</header>
<paragraph id="H15D1B1A80FF24CBFAD9F9DB08422B8D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall develop a plan and associated
timetable for this initiative identifying key milestones, including projected
flight demonstrations to validate vehicle and technology concepts in a relevant
environment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H26FA786750E049AF9C9881A2C7E5630A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Not
later than 270 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Authorization Act of 2010</short-title>, the Administrator shall transmit the
plan to the
Congress.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF8C7C48C608949889BDC2ED425DF9E72"><enum>402.</enum><header>Research on NextGen
airspace management concepts and tools</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator shall review at least
annually the alignment and timing of NASA’s research and development activities
in support of the NextGen airspace management modernization initiative and
shall make any necessary adjustments by reprioritizing or retargeting NASA’s
research and development activities in support of the NextGen
initiative.</text>
</section><section id="HCB55B485033C43AC86EC4EA4D0A027AF"><enum>403.</enum><header>Research on aircraft
cabin air quality</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Administrator shall initiate research on aircraft cabin air quality that
complements research conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration and its
Center of Excellence on Research in the Intermodal Transport Environment,
including research on innovative aircraft cabin air quality sensors operating
during ground and flight operations and on innovative warning and mitigation
technologies for poor air quality.</text>
</section><section id="HB6A6DAB29F18478B81C7A876238FD451"><enum>404.</enum><header>Research on on-board
volcanic ash sensor systems</header>
<subsection id="H47E1D20E4CB041EFA7FF75DDBC1E150D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility of establishing a project
focused on the development of a low-cost on-board volcanic ash sensor
system.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H63FBCE26740143399CBF0A98DBCFAC8F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study shall consider, at a
minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="H49CDE694E09C45CE86E484322AEC4D4C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>NASA’s unique
capabilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68697A17C8014C44A26ABEF4F4DAA9A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>opportunities for
collaboration, both nationally and internationally; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H842A438AF6DC4254962A58D2DB7C863C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>projected resource
requirements, research milestones, and potential accomplishments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H671C956F735A47E49ACEF64F142653DE"><enum>405.</enum><header>Aeronautics test
facilities</header>
<subsection id="H321A43DEC0B44A6CB3837FD48A297F1A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of the Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H18F9A31DC8EA4973B47D4DFEBB03866B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>NASA must reverse the
deteriorating condition of its aeronautics ground test facilities and
infrastructure, as this condition is hampering the effectiveness and efficiency
of aeronautics research performed by both NASA and industry participants making
use of NASA facilities, thus reducing the competitiveness of the United States
aviation industry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE37C8D79664B4D83B834391DCCDE6E98"><enum>(2)</enum><text>NASA has a role in
providing test capabilities that are not economically viable as commercial
entities and thus are not available elsewhere; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5119EF4C0DA047C28C999A93F829FEEF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to ensure continued
access to reliable and efficient national-class test capabilities by
researchers, NASA should seek to establish strategic partnerships with other
Federal agencies, academic institutions, and industry.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H799BEC21996B4D1BB9A39984CB3551A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall develop a plan to
stabilize and, where possible, reverse the deterioration of NASA’s aeronautics
ground test facilities. The Administrator shall transmit such plan to the
Congress not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5E2E5C13B9E643DA8F5CC3A0B90A4B80"><enum>406.</enum><header>Expanded research
program on composite materials used in aerospace</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator shall expand NASA’s
research program on composite materials used in aerospace applications to
address—</text>
<paragraph id="H05B0A19F207C4BB899A0A677AAB8566F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>progressive damage
analysis, aging, inspection techniques, and new manufacturing and repair
techniques; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB78ABE4F96F4F128396773F30AC24D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ways to mitigate how the
environment, operating fluids, and mechanical loads interact with composite
materials over time.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>V</enum><header>Space Technology</header>
<section id="H345DE5633B304161B9A02E2E3701E8C9"><enum>501.</enum><header>Space technology
program</header>
<subsection id="H74E68FB2153D4307A4D732F3661CA930"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Administrator shall establish a space technology program to enable research and
development on advanced space technologies and systems that are independent of
specific space mission flight projects. The program shall support—</text>
<paragraph id="HD8EBDA1BBF6B4318A6336AD2ACDBC759"><enum>(1)</enum><text>early-stage concepts and
innovation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H194D1E16822F4F79BA50AB0AB5B7D874"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development of innovative technologies in
areas such as in-space propulsion, power generation and storage, liquid rocket
propulsion, avionics, structures, and materials that may enable new approaches
to human and robotic space missions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFEFF16B09CD4413CA391DB404D4B4A85"><enum>(3)</enum><text>flight demonstrations of
technologies, including those that have the potential to benefit multiple NASA
mission directorates, other Federal Government agencies, and the commercial
space industry; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B93D37200694B26998FF6277C858DFB"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research, development, and demonstration of
enabling technologies in support of future exploration missions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H757E2D383F2249B491366598D02BCD62"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedure</header><text>In
establishing the space technology program under this section, the Administrator
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H180B9168517841E192B442E9520F4E5A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to the maximum extent
practicable, use a competitive process to select projects to be supported as
part of the program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B6DA9EAEDEF4BECBCF349B3038E365E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support the development
of an organization to investigate innovative concepts for technological
approaches, systems, architectures, or mission strategies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA7C04E7AD78045248198F913E549AD4D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make use of small
satellites and NASA suborbital platforms, to the extent practicable, to
demonstrate space technology concepts and developments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE48ECDF3B0CB4270A7924436C98CBB53"><enum>(4)</enum><text>undertake partnerships
with other Federal agencies, universities, private industry, and other
spacefaring nations, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE3D4DC1886E94E2AA085C66354846957"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Decadal
Survey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academies for a decadal
survey study to make recommendations for research and development priorities
for NASA’s space technology program over the next decade. Included in the
decadal survey shall be an identification and prioritization of key technology
research and development activities needed to enable a robust exploration
technology program, from basic research and development through flight
demonstrations. The Administrator shall transmit the results of the study to
the Congress not later than 20 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Education and
Outreach</header>
<section id="H8C8BE8C806B147D99FC85D53C8A904CE"><enum>601.</enum><header>STEM education and
training</header>
<subsection id="H25299F4D02694EF2A8C8D54C98F3A3F7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to create the diverse, skilled scientific and
technical workforce essential to meeting the challenges facing NASA and the
Nation in the 21st century, the Administrator shall develop, conduct, support,
promote, and coordinate formal and informal educational and training activities
that leverage NASA’s unique content expertise and facilities to—</text>
<paragraph id="HAF4CA03BBA0F4E90BB82FB84B516FA75"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contribute to improving science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and training at all
levels in the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE90BC4C8F32466F85AAAD72939B4D4A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enhance awareness and
understanding of STEM, including space and Earth sciences, aeronautics, and
engineering.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H839FA16734FA4DACA5C0C68346A40A44"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Programs</header>
<paragraph id="H75B2875D3AF74DD8AC3F6B53E83396C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall carry out evidence-based programs
designed to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0431A6BE5F59441FB271233039F2194F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase student interest
and participation, including by women, underrepresented minority students, and
students in rural schools;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A89C4E71EF34E31B9D06D075C60CDCB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improve public literacy
and support; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A450F136571470CB2051CF40D18BF7F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improve the teaching and
learning of space and Earth sciences, aeronautics, engineering, and other STEM
disciplines supported by NASA.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H91EED62F24414A8B8FE1B99AF5C17B69"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Included
programs</header><text>Programs authorized under this subsection may
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H76D33A635B6547E5B472ABD523C4F9F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>informal educational
programming designed to excite and inspire students and the general public
about space and Earth science, aeronautics, engineering, and other STEM
disciplines supported by NASA while strengthening their content knowledge in
these disciplines;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD84FA1EB93444DA7B01CEAF6D21C3E49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>teacher training and
professional development opportunities for pre-service and in-service
elementary and secondary school teachers designed to increase the content
knowledge of teachers in space and Earth science, aeronautics, engineering, and
other STEM disciplines supported by NASA, especially through hands-on research
and technology experiences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4D238B793FB460EA83B923CEE03F653"><enum>(C)</enum><text>research opportunities
for secondary school students, including internships at NASA and its field
centers, that provide secondary school students with hands-on research and
technology experiences as well as exposure to working scientists and
engineers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F951FEB59CE4E618FE15A473C30C781"><enum>(D)</enum><text>research opportunities at
NASA and its field centers for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing
degrees in space and Earth sciences, aeronautics, engineering, and other STEM
disciplines supported by NASA;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC10A4F729934EE38C867DCFBBB8D690"><enum>(E)</enum><text>competitive scholarships,
fellowships, and traineeships for undergraduate and graduate students in space
and Earth sciences, aeronautics, engineering, and other STEM disciplines
supported by NASA; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EDDEB2859474771840FF1354DDBF742"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">competitive grants for institutions of
higher education, with special consideration for minority serving institutions,
including 2-year institutions of higher education, to establish or expand
degree programs or courses in space and Earth sciences, aeronautics,
engineering, and other STEM disciplines supported by NASA.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H026E3C49E14742B6AD16C1002A4389AA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Organization of STEM
education programs</header>
<paragraph id="H4B975B1165A64E09BD10E0914C8829C3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Director of STEM
Education</header><text>The Administrator shall appoint or designate a Director
of STEM Education, who shall have the principal responsibility to oversee and
coordinate all NASA programs and activities in support of STEM education and
training, including space and Earth sciences, aeronautics, and
engineering.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF80231CCF2A44192B1E63B2177D15430"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
Director shall be an individual who, by reason of professional background and
experience, is specially qualified to advise the Administrator on all matters
pertaining to STEM education and training, including space and Earth sciences,
aeronautics, and engineering, at NASA.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H433059110583459BA1A7AB3F6A66AEAF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Director shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HABDFE75304B847BC88235A46952ECB8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>oversee and coordinate
all programs in support of STEM education and training, including space and
Earth sciences, aeronautics, and engineering;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B43D9DC5D6344C7A460D6C80EA6F4C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>represent NASA as the
principal interagency liaison for all STEM education and training programs,
unless otherwise represented by the Administrator or the Associate
Administrator for Education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H353921A4B66A4CA78AD6B4FACD6F6D1B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prepare the annual budget and advise the
Associate Administrator for Education and the Administrator on all budgetary
issues for STEM education and training relative to the programs of NASA;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H785DBBFB11FA474FA5586909E8B5AED8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>establish, periodically
update, and maintain a publicly accessible online inventory of STEM education
and training programs and activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0EE132414618451B8516714E31AA6659"><enum>(E)</enum><text>develop, implement, and
update the STEM education and training strategic plan required under
<internal-xref idref="H0A0CF69813324B98B4169DD8E0119E07" legis-path="601.(d)">subsection (d)</internal-xref>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4B2AB3334684F61B6ACC8BE9D1315A0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>increase, to the maximum
extent practicable, the participation and advancement of women and
underrepresented minorities at every level of STEM education and training;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49A50EAB1CC549979679B4C05263D9C3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>perform such other
matters relating to STEM education and training as are required by the
Administrator or the Associate Administrator for Education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0A0CF69813324B98B4169DD8E0119E07"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Strategic
plan</header><text>The Director of STEM Education shall develop, implement, and
update once every 3 years a STEM education and training strategic plan for
NASA. The plan shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6085EC767EED4CD88D17DC83003D11AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify and prioritize
annual and long-term STEM education and training goals and objectives for
NASA;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H988ED0472A1F4DF18500E66F8D027D77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describe the role of each
NASA program or activity in contributing to the goals and objectives identified
under
<internal-xref idref="H6085EC767EED4CD88D17DC83003D11AD" legis-path="601.(d)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF565522CF0F4C6D8BECAFA759B35566"><enum>(3)</enum><text>specify the metrics that
will be used to assess progress toward achieving those goals and objectives;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H762AB2A438974DC685AA8CA4A80046EF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>describe the approaches
that will be taken to assess the effectiveness of each STEM education program
and activity supported by NASA.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97FC13F4E32C4C408FDF280D4BCC3D5B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Outreach to students
from underrepresented groups</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall seek to ensure that
program participants include minority and underrepresented groups, including
students from a high-need local education agency as defined in section 2102(3)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6602(3)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBB593835007448BA90D21CF0E0698C1B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consultation and
partnership with other agencies</header><text>In carrying out the programs and
activities authorized under this section, the Administrator shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H73706E78A0DD4AC480D1EEED952136EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult with the
Secretary of Education and the Director of the National Science Foundation
regarding activities designed to improve elementary and secondary STEM
education and training, and recruit minorities that are underrepresented in
STEM teaching; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA8BEA731DCBE424DBD68833613103614"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult and partner with
the Director of the National Science Foundation in carrying out programs under
this section designed to build capacity in STEM education and training at the
undergraduate and graduate level.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H12B8764B8D0644379DE744293904D514"><enum>602.</enum><header>Assessment of
impediments to space science and engineering workforce development for minority
and underrepresented groups at NASA</header>
<subsection id="HC45572A33F2A4C29BDD9AD639190E113"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The
Administrator shall enter into an arrangement for an independent assessment of
any impediments to space science and engineering workforce development for
minority and underrepresented groups at NASA, including recommendations
on—</text>
<paragraph id="H7168E78081134A4FBE0783EEB878EF87"><enum>(1)</enum><text>measures to address such
impediments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC3AC343ED914332B126FF96717A07B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>opportunities for
augmenting the impact of space science and engineering workforce development
activities and for expanding proven, effective programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H452CCECB25444887BB665EC8385D108D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>best practices and
lessons learned, as identified through the assessment, to help maximize the
effectiveness of existing and future programs to increase the participation of
minority and underrepresented groups in the space science and engineering
workforce at NASA.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H039C145221AD4086B6F64EC6BC47F053"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A report on the assessment carried out
under
<internal-xref idref="HC45572A33F2A4C29BDD9AD639190E113" legis-path="602.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> shall be transmitted to the
Congress not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H72BE5C61D0F2414295B45BF8864D51B0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable, the
Administrator shall take all necessary steps to address any impediments
identified in the assessment.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6B14CDF8122F40DD81770C39FA9A535C"><enum>603.</enum><header>Independent review of
the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program</header>
<subsection id="H4E036CCB25894EA880690A071199EEAC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of the Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H52FC83C6F0424874927400D97D60BCDF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the National Space Grant
College and Fellowship Program, established in title II of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 2486
et seq.), has been an important program through which the Federal Government
has partnered with State and local governments, universities, private industry,
and other organizations to enhance the understanding and use of space and
aeronautics activities and their benefits through education, the fostering of
interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary space research and training, and
supporting Federal funding for graduate fellowships in space-related fields;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25B137639A7F4ADC9C29941C1A5F88ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enhancing the National
Space Grant College and Fellowship Program’s effectiveness will support the
program’s maximum contribution to NASA’s and the Nation’s goals for science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and training.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1487A1AC67764D8AB34319B690516914"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academies for a
review of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, including
its structure and capabilities for supporting STEM education and training, and
recommendations on measures, if needed, to enhance the program’s effectiveness.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9453B2D0794E44C48BC69D114F3DA82E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transmittal</header><text>The
Administrator shall transmit the results of the review to the Congress not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6985A7BE95E74A5ABAF44206D9A1DEEA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>604.</enum><header>Hands-on space
science and engineering education and training</header>
<subsection id="H0B34F5D9D3184D04916093DA48A3090F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pilot projects</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB54F3D383D664DEFA104C88C28EEBF72"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall competitively select pilot projects that test
and demonstrate new forms of collaborative and hands-on education and training
projects related to aeronautics, exploration, science, space operations, and
human spaceflight, that serve to stimulate and engage students in science and
engineering, and that foster skills including engineering, teamwork, project
management, and problem solving. In particular, the pilot projects shall
emphasize engineering and technology-related education and training. The pilot
projects shall include a breadth of activities that range in scope and
complexity and shall also test and demonstrate selection, evaluation,
mentoring, and related tools and services required to support the projects. The
program shall be directed at serving undergraduates. The Administrator may
include broader participation from pre-collegiate and graduate students, as
appropriate. To the extent practicable, the initiative shall also be accessible
to NASA’s young science, technical, and project management
professionals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8C33505E5704443BB48A80BC342BBF3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Projects</header><text>Pursuant
to subsection (b), the pilot projects shall be carried out through competitive
solicitations. The duration of a project awarded under the pilot program shall
be no more than 4 years. The pilot projects program shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8A5DB2C149174A53AC5A209B16F75973"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include a range of
projects of varying scope and complexity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H374010409DB243229F451637556624B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide participants with
experience in areas such as—</text>
<clause id="HD9AD67137D224385919B630B11BDA807"><enum>(i)</enum><text>formulating, planning,
designing, developing, testing and integrating, and operating mission or flight
hardware;</text>
</clause><clause id="H78010AE438174F00A74B116032264BFD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>systems
engineering;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6356EBA9AEEF4454A47F31831C5658E9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>analyzing data from a
mission or investigation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB9DDDC1A66ED4EEA90604F41BB8FCF2A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>documentation,
reporting, and reviews;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94F5D4EC1B424F378EBCCB4BBE08967A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>include defined and
measurable objectives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C37F867503D43E0B4A5C8FC4B50842A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide mentoring for
participants;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D8E129EC0EE465A82BC27173545BC6E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide for evaluation of
the project and documentation of the outcomes of the project and its
contribution to education and training; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H657D9FD92B6B4F4EA9CDB1C197D3D853"><enum>(F)</enum><text>encourage outreach to and
partnerships with universities, Federal agencies, private entities, and other
institutions involved in student collaborations and hands-on training and
education, including organizations that focus on engaging young girls in
science and engineering hands-on education and training activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE3B4678B1CA345DAAC8763392E7BCE67"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Emphasis on
Participation of Individuals from Underrepresented Minority
Populations</header><text>The Administrator shall make it an emphasis of the
pilot projects to seek the involvement of participants from underserved and
underrepresented minority populations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF3240993F8A84597BF0316AC6CF735CA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Flight opportunities
and access to space</header><text>The Administrator shall ensure, to the extent
practicable, the availability and accessibility of platforms for flying and
launching into space student’s collaborative and hands-on projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C4E4174ACD4490096CD65051D7259E1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Forum for Participant
Presentations</header><text>The Administrator shall organize a forum for
students and other participants in the pilot projects to discuss and present
their work, at an appropriate stage of the project, and to engage with other
students and young professionals involved in ongoing collaborative and hands-on
training activities related to space science and engineering, aeronautics,
space exploration, and human spaceflight.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2372BC3131D2452B8025F5CA45DF4173"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Workshop</header><text>The
Administrator shall organize a workshop or workshops involving the
competitively-selected pilot project teams for the purposes of collecting
information on the results of the pilot projects (including on selection,
evaluation tools, and mentoring services) and identifying lessons learned and
best practices for NASA-supported collaborative and hands-on education and
training projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H89861E2E28974E68931C75924ADA24E8"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Report and
Strategy</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Science and
Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3C0B95ADDF20418EB7CAC37969E52125"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the outcomes of
existing student collaborative and hands-on projects such as those being
conducted as part of NASA’s science programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D5671D54EA84A2ABCCF48D6C81DFE47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on the results of the
pilot projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC67C83BE8C384A77BE18C100F0C8A419"><enum>(C)</enum><text>on best practices of
NASA’s student collaborations and hands-on education and training
activities.</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">The
report shall define decision criteria, a strategy, and a process for extending
successful projects or transitioning them into an ongoing, competitive
program.</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4C7A9C37BBE344609F99740777643390"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
exchange</header><text>The Administrator shall support mission directorates
sponsoring student collaborative and hands-on education and training projects
in exchanging information, sharing knowledge, and leveraging activities, as
appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4675BEC34A9B4ED99DDED09B6CE391EC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Administrator such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2013,
and 2014 to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Institutional
Capabilities Revitalization</header>
<section id="HC899D1CA1085405A8E37DF90187B7BF1"><enum>701.</enum><header>Institutional
management</header>
<subsection id="H44EA48463FEA4CCC9D5B67639BCE5305"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Modernization of
laboratories, facilities, and equipment</header>
<paragraph id="HFF912D99AB6A47F0976C7E856C880FF2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Strategy</header>
<subparagraph id="HB13DC4BB744D4530B544800C56B36891"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall develop a strategy for the
maintenance, repair, upgrading, and modernization of NASA’s laboratories,
facilities, and equipment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B92CAB3A9C143168977E4198C0E47DD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
strategy shall include criteria for prioritizing deferred maintenance tasks and
also for upgrading or modernizing laboratories, facilities, and
equipment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0906DDC06074AA1B95FFCC035CBFF19"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Other
considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The strategy
shall also include an assessment of modifications needed to maximize usage of
facilities that offer unique and highly specialized benefits to the aerospace
industry and the American public.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1D5A24868684CF69BC96ED423314DD0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>The
Administrator shall develop a plan for implementing the strategy in
<internal-xref idref="HFF912D99AB6A47F0976C7E856C880FF2" legis-path="701.(a)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>, including a timeline,
milestones, and an estimate of resources required for carrying out the plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H961F6FB96D884D99A096DB2A7692E9F1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transmittal to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall transmit to the Congress <editorial></editorial>the strategy under
<internal-xref idref="HFF912D99AB6A47F0976C7E856C880FF2" legis-path="701.(a)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> and the plan under
<internal-xref idref="HF1D5A24868684CF69BC96ED423314DD0" legis-path="701.(a)(2)">paragraph (2)</internal-xref> not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1C1AA3951460489E88FD47B30394CEB6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of
capital fund</header>
<paragraph id="H36E2DB1FF6CD457EBACE8B7BC0E2164C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall establish a capital fund at each
of NASA’s field centers for the modernization of facilities and
laboratories.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34D0421B2CE147C693390D7FF13F9C1B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Source of
funding</header><text>The Administrator shall ensure to the maximum extent
practicable that all financial savings achieved by closing outdated or surplus
facilities at a NASA field center shall be made available to that center’s
capital fund for the purpose of modernizing the field center’s facilities and
laboratories and for upgrading the infrastructure at the field center.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H451545F20E094958AEB375147EA77967"><enum>702.</enum><header>James E. Webb
Cooperative Education Distinguished Scholar Program</header>
<subsection id="H649702BDCBAE43D3BFA719991D139461"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Administrator is authorized to establish a national cooperative education
program to complement existing NASA Center-administered cooperative education
initiatives.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4C60578768C64032A3F16C193D4A47A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application
process</header><text>The Administrator shall encourage and seek applications
from the pool of American students pursuing science, technology, engineering,
or mathematics degrees who wish to gain working experience in NASA.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2ED062ECE0CC47A2A89AC8E7A9F87B27"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>From
the applications, the Administrator shall select 10 finalists annually as James
E. Webb Cooperative Education Distinguished Scholars.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H847FDD114E1848518827291DBD07B9BD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Award</header><text>The
James E. Webb Cooperative Education Distinguished Scholars shall be provided
with—</text>
<paragraph id="H5765A0790F234E37BA85B9E38CF3E607"><enum>(1)</enum><text>learning experiences that
will enhance their understanding of activities conducted in the various NASA
Centers in furtherance of NASA’s missions and priorities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H570EE097DF5145359363FAC76726A130"><enum>(2)</enum><text>exposure to NASA
headquarters functions and activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7A3D0F2B70749EA83DFBF0C378DC857"><enum>(3)</enum><text>stipends for living
expenses.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VIII</enum><header>Acquisition
Management</header>
<section id="H1C264C12F73A45E3836EDDCC20C646B6"><enum>801.</enum><header>Prohibition on
expenditure of funds when 30 percent threshold is exceeded</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103(e) of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration Authorization of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16613(e)) is amended
by striking <quote>beginning 18 months after the date the Administrator
transmits a report under subsection (d)(1)</quote> and inserting
<quote>beginning 18 months after the Administrator makes such
determination</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HBBFAF9527DE84049B72D329907E02C11"><enum>802.</enum><header>Project and program
reserves</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To ensure that the
establishment, maintenance, and allotment of project and program reserves
contribute to prudent management, not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the Congress a
report describing NASA’s criteria for establishing the amount of reserves at
the project and program levels and how such criteria complement NASA’s policy
of budgeting at a 70 percent confidence level.</text>
</section><section id="H20EAFD50A0F3471AACD9CA52B9D9E263"><enum>803.</enum><header>Independent
reviews</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 270
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit
to the Congress a report describing NASA’s procedures for conducting
independent reviews of projects and programs at lifecycle milestones and how
NASA ensures the independence of the individuals who conduct those reviews
prior to their assignment.</text>
</section><section id="H6FE47294D8714B6896416CF46D582A4B"><enum>804.</enum><header>Avoiding
organizational conflicts of interest in major NASA acquisition
programs</header>
<subsection id="H2DFAEB282F754D4C82A2D1CA182A9251"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Revised regulations
required</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall revise the NASA Supplement to the Federal
Acquisition Regulation to provide uniform guidance and tighten existing
requirements for preventing organizational conflicts of interest by contractors
in major acquisition programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE96205EC7BE5418EB043432014511969"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
revised regulations required by subsection (a) shall, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="H8E8EC18C5BC74063AEDF88789154E998"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address organizational conflicts of
interest that could potentially arise as a result of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2F6987CACC3C44E1A90CCC4F597C8FD7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>lead system integrator
contracts on major acquisition programs and contracts that follow lead system
integrator contracts on such programs, particularly contracts for production;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C82614F573A46E295B3B38F7A518188"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the ownership of business
units performing systems engineering and technical assistance functions,
professional services, or management support services in relation to major
acquisition programs by contractors who simultaneously own business units
competing to perform as either the prime contractor or the supplier of a major
subsystem or component for such programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB132F6FC2294B2F9A45A3CD423BAFBD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the award of major
subsystem contracts by a prime contractor for a major acquisition program to
business units or other affiliates of the same parent corporate entity, and
particularly the award of subcontracts for software integration or the
development of a proprietary software system architecture; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDD34639B5864745B1B9E366E03E56FC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the performance by, or
assistance of, contractors in technical evaluations on major acquisition
programs;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8DC505CC12FE4221A50BB347121403B0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that NASA receives
advice, when appropriate, on systems architecture and systems engineering
matters with respect to major acquisition programs from federally funded
research and development centers or other sources independent of the prime
contractor;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53CE2227A4F74474BAA4F8D7F9864CFB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>require that a contract
for the performance of systems engineering and technical assistance functions
for a major acquisition program contains a provision prohibiting the contractor
or any affiliate of the contractor from participating as a prime contractor or
a major subcontractor in the development of a system under the program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE96661D1B81E4E979891B88F8EA11850"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establish such limited
exceptions to the requirement in paragraphs (2) and (3) as may be necessary to
ensure that NASA has continued access to advice on systems architecture and
systems engineering matters from highly qualified contractors with domain
experience and expertise, while ensuring that such advice comes from sources
that are objective and unbiased.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H15455B5052E346328F0BCBB1E53D6753"><enum>805.</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator
shall transmit to the Congress, not later than April 30 of each year, an
estimate of the total termination liability as of the end of the second fiscal
quarter for all NASA contracts with a total value in excess of
$200,000,000.</text>
</section><enum>IX</enum><header>Other
Provisions</header>
<section id="H0674A0B296424F4CAD18DAC319121C11"><enum>901.</enum><header>Cloud
computing</header>
<subsection id="HCABCE814C49E427FBAD298A9B22CCBE3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As defined by the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, for purposes of this section, the term <quote>cloud
computing</quote> means a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network
access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly
provisioned with minimal management effort or service provider
interaction.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H387FE1F341104CC4B5E52F3B2060D60F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after NASA has
entered into a contract for its first use of a non-Federal cloud computing
facility, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the Congress a report
detailing whether sensitive but unclassified and classified NASA information
was processed on that facility and if so, how NASA ensured that data access and
security requirements were in place to safeguard NASA’s scientific and
technical information.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2039BD2AC98D470FB71F9F1BCE57D0B2"><enum>902.</enum><header>Review of practices to
detect and prevent the use of counterfeit parts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the Congress a
review of NASA’s processes and controls to detect and prevent the use of
counterfeit parts in NASA mission projects and related assets. The review shall
examine—</text>
<paragraph id="H8F66E3034DA14D7D898D6F5B119847E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the trends in known and
identified counterfeit parts in NASA’s supply chain;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9B65AE1C7B6428FB2F53F496B64701B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>NASA’s processes and
controls to detect counterfeit parts and prevent their incorporation into NASA
mission projects, instruments, and other mission-related assets; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2F57808C5914BCF92949241AEA040EF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any gaps in NASA’s
controls and processes for detecting counterfeit parts and preventing their
incorporation into NASA missions and related assets.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H174C65B0DE6642E3B779BF7363627F9B"><enum>903.</enum><header>Preservation and
management of lunar sites</header>
<subsection id="H4820519B55744C69A6DE176832135414"><enum>(a)</enum><header>International
dialogue</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of
OSTP, in cooperation with the Administrator, other relevant Federal agencies,
commercial entities, and international bodies, shall enter into a dialogue to
identify the questions and research needed to understand—</text>
<paragraph id="HAD13CABF78114B03B7FD8190B6573A67"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the potential adverse
impacts of various uses of the Moon on scientific research activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03C2EF4F7AA74A1A8D3AB59F0814C70D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the potential adverse
impacts of such uses on lunar areas of historical, cultural, or scientific
value; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A4A147EC7144630BE695DD1D298747F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>how to prevent or
mitigate such impacts.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9CE5547551464C79A774AC4F0B81A1CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants
Program</header><text>The Administrator, in cooperation with other relevant
Federal agencies and stakeholders, shall establish a grants program to conduct
research for the purpose of identifying and characterizing potential impacts
related to lunar activities and describing potential means for managing and
mitigating the impacts.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H68824A13EFB240F5AF8CDA0D979AB2A4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>International
Framework</header><text>As a result of the dialogue under subsection (a), the
Director of OSTP shall initiate an effort to establish an international
framework for identifying, protecting, and preserving lunar areas determined to
be of significant historical, cultural, or scientific value.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0AE6CB92EF23400184840228C6865E57"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of OSTP shall provide a report
on the results of the international dialogue under subsection (a) and the
establishment of an international framework under subsection (c), to be
transmitted to the Congress not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3C40CBE84189472D8F974C601202ED43"><enum>904.</enum><header>Continuity of moderate
resolution land imaging remote sensing data</header>
<subsection id="H87AD8932AA2E450597E4E92F285A6EF9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reaffirmation of
policy</header><text>The Congress reaffirms the finding in section 2(1) of the
Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 5601(1)) which states that
<quote>The 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="HD20D1941A1794B0397BCC1C908B402A4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continuous Land Remote
Sensing Data Collection</header><text>The Director of OSTP shall take steps in
consultation with other relevant Federal agencies to ensure, to the maximum
extent practicable, the continuous collection of space-based medium-resolution
observations of the Earth’s land cover and to ensure that the data are made
available in such ways as to facilitate the widest possible use.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6D2AB214234449C481BB486B24DFC7D5"><enum>905.</enum><header>Space weather</header>
<subsection id="HB2B6E57121144FC2A5D0A03CA9FA673C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Strategy and
Implementation Plan</header><text>The Director of OSTP, in coordination with
the Administrator and with other relevant Federal agencies, space weather
coordinating bodies, industry, academia, and other stakeholders, shall prepare
a long-term strategy for a sustainable space weather program and develop a plan
to implement the strategy. The implementation plan shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H5C1046E64ADF4D2E9744ED22F7D2E398"><enum>(1)</enum><text>define individual agency
responsibilities for carrying out the strategy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81F71D94950A4C47B8F87700D15F86EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify the milestones
and schedule required for each agency’s contributions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49E994FB46B74606897D564B1C63054C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide an estimate of
the resources required for each agency to carry out its responsibilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8AC40C60D5214D8E85D65EC4BE5C08C5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establish a process for
coordinating agency responsibilities, programs, and budgets required for
implementing the plan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF20BE76691CA499E8EE7747FE17AF69B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identify opportunities
for private sector and international contributions to implementing the plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H45E25A6386BB418481C402D076869AC6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study on
Prediction</header><text>The Director of OSTP shall enter into an arrangement
with the National Academies to assess the status of capabilities for space
weather prediction and recommend the highest priority basic research,
infrastructure, and operational needs required to improve the Nation’s ability
to predict space weather events. The study should also address the benefits of
space weather prediction. The Director shall transmit the results of the study
to the Congress not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H99EE9BA932AB412F9DA56FB44274EA75"><enum>906.</enum><header>Use of operational
commercial suborbital vehicles for research, development, and
education</header>
<subsection id="H8CC9ED5B1EB548F286C53B32EE8491FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>The
Administrator shall prepare a plan describing the processes required to support
the use of commercial reusable suborbital flight vehicles for carrying out
competitively selected scientific and engineering investigations and
educational activities. The plan shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6CB5ECAAE8C049409DAC3A99956EAFCB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describe NASA, space
flight operator, and supporting contractor responsibilities for developing
standard payload interfaces and conducting payload safety analyses, payload
integration and processing, payload operations, and safety assurance for
NASA-sponsored space flight participants, among other functions required to fly
NASA-sponsored payloads and space flight participants on commercial suborbital
vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2EA09E970E14217A29E7114150AF38A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify NASA-provided hardware, software,
or services that may be provided to space flight operators on a
cost-reimbursable basis, through agreements entered into under section
203(c)(5) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C.
2473(c)(5)), or on a contractual basis; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H424D5C60BF9D42BC894C3D9979192198"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describe the United
States Government and space flight operator responsibilities for liability and
indemnification with respect to commercial suborbital vehicle flights that
involve NASA-sponsored payloads or activities, NASA-supported space flight
participants, or other NASA-related contributions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC32639DDA7A94E7B8A3B7AEF3459F87C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commercial Reusable
Suborbital Capabilities and Risks</header><text>The Administrator shall assess
and characterize the potential capabilities and performance of commercial
reusable suborbital vehicles for addressing scientific research, including
research requiring access to low gravity and microgravity environments, for
carrying out technology demonstrations related to science, exploration, or
space operations requirements, and for providing opportunities for educating
and training space scientists and engineers, once those vehicles become
operational. The assessment shall also characterize the risks of using
potential commercial reusable suborbital flights to NASA-sponsored researchers,
investigators, and scientific investigations and flight hardware. The
Administrator shall make a determination on the need to enter into arrangements
with commercial reusable suborbital service providers for flights or flight
services to acquire analytical data to inform the assessment.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFC5F1BD0792B45B0949D6D71E428D675"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transmittal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan and assessment described in
subsections (a) and (b) shall be transmitted to the Congress not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1B8A81F2D57048798A7C3A40E1164675"><enum>(d)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report of the
National Academy of Sciences entitled <quote>Revitalizing NASA’s Suborbital
Program: Advancing Science, Driving Innovation and Developing Workforce</quote>
found that suborbital science missions were critical to building an aerospace
workforce capable of meeting the needs of current and future human and robotic
space exploration.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8D02D32FD1ED48D7970D7AA8B83E99EE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Management</header><text>The
Administrator shall designate an officer or employee of the Space Technology
Program to act as the responsible official for the Commercial Reusable
Suborbital Research Program in the Space Technology Program. The designee shall
be responsible for the development of short-term and long-term strategic plans
related to the use of commercial reusable suborbital vehicles to support NASA’s
requirements for competitively-selected science, technology demonstration, and
educational activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB410C28A1623424EBFEE2AF84434B553"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Administrator shall establish a Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research Program
within the Space Technology Program that shall fund the development of
competitively selected payloads for scientific research, technology
development, and education, and shall provide flight opportunities for those
payloads to microgravity environments and suborbital altitudes that meet the
requirements of such investigations. The Commercial Reusable Suborbital
Research Program may fund engineering and integration demonstrations, proofs of
concept, or experiments for commercial reusable vehicle flights, once the
vehicles have met the requirements consistent with subsection (h). The program
shall coordinate with NASA’s Mission Directorates to help achieve NASA’s
research, technology, and education goals.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H41238636C45A4E40AC2088C3388B9D2C"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Administrator shall submit a report annually to the Congress describing
progress in carrying out the Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research program,
including the number and type of suborbital missions planned in each fiscal
year. The plan and assessment described in subsections (a) and (b) shall be
transmitted to the Congress not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, before the transmittal of which the Administrator shall not be
constrained in the execution of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7C8BE7B0E8F849ACA7605D5EF2DC3388"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Indemnification and
liability</header><text>The Administrator shall not proceed with a request for
proposals, award any contract, commit any United States Government funds, or
enter into any other agreement for the provision of a commercial reusable
suborbital vehicle launch service of a NASA-sponsored payload or spaceflight
participant until all indemnification and liability issues associated with the
use of such systems by the United States Government shall have been addressed
and the Administrator has provided to the Congress a report describing the
indemnification and liability provisions that are planned to be included in
such contracts or agreements.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF7370994CE0A426DBCBD6941F08FED82"><enum>907.</enum><header>Study on export
control matters related to United States astronaut safety and NASA mission
operations</header>
<subsection id="H07E3FA662BA94ED6880E4600444EF6ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Director of OSTP, in consultation with the Administrator and other relevant
Federal agencies, shall conduct a study to examine the need for a process for
granting real-time, limited waivers to export control license restrictions or
regulations that are necessary for United States Government entities and
contractors to enter into technical discussions and to share technical data
with foreign government entities and contractors to resolve anomalies that
may—</text>
<paragraph id="H0E2CD897BF954838880CB5A461271B23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>threaten the safety of
United States astronauts aboard cooperative crewed spacecraft such as the ISS;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9EC3D589A73C4751A0885B095F9A2F38"><enum>(2)</enum><text>impair the operations of
international civil research and other spacecraft that involve the national
interests of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H075776217D6244CF9A214A3762F3700E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transmittal</header><text>The
results of the study shall be transmitted to the Congress not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC298473EA1624BB0B926B87398346AE6"><enum>908.</enum><header>Amendment to the
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202 of the National Aeronautics and
Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2472) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HSY00" id="H8A48C5EA44F349AC8CF59C63E72A8E01" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC1E2433FD8A54C699066A714039FE4BC"><enum>(d)</enum><text>The Administrator and the
Deputy Administrator may be retired commissioned military personnel.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H1C124533891D4BD18D97F9AD1ABFF800"><enum>909.</enum><header>Near-Earth
objects</header>
<subsection id="H2B3D724BF03B442F9CB84C086C2F4BFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Responsible
Official</header><text>The Administrator shall designate a responsible official
for coordinating NASA’s near-Earth object observation activities and NASA’s
interactions with other Federal agencies and international entities on
near-Earth object surveys, defense, and efforts related to addressing any
threats to the United States posed by near-Earth objects. The responsible
official shall report directly to the Administrator.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7B2640775803482696D905321994C984"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reaffirmation of Policy
on Near-Earth Object Survey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Congress reaffirms the direction set
forth in section 321(d)(1) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Authorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16691(d)(1)) that directed the
Administrator <quote>to plan, develop, and implement a Near-Earth Object Survey
program to detect, track, catalogue, and characterize the physical
characteristics of near-Earth objects equal to or greater than 140 meters in
diameter in order to assess the threat of such near-Earth objects to the
Earth</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A98714036CC4B53A6930B8919CF0FBF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reaffirmation of policy
with respect to threats posed by near-earth objects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Congress reaffirms the direction set
forth in section 804 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Authorization Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 17794) that directed the Director of OSTP
by October 15, 2010, to—</text>
<paragraph id="H8DFD12E15AF04953BDCB6ADA8FDDD809"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop a policy for
notifying Federal agencies and relevant emergency response institutions of an
impending near-Earth object threat, if near-term public safety is at risk; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0448E301ECDC478D9928463C45055068"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommend a Federal
agency or agencies to be responsible for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCB7DF2C450B7406E9B88C9640BBF36EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>protecting the United
States from a near-Earth object that is expected to collide with Earth; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A8FEF3E1AA14429AD0425A5F1800040"><enum>(B)</enum><text>implementing a deflection
campaign, in consultation with international bodies, should one be
necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E3EEFE5EDCF465491339697A753834F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Arecibo
observatory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress
reiterates its support for the use of the Arecibo Observatory for NASA-funded
near-Earth object-related activities. The Administrator shall coordinate with
the Director of the National Science Foundation to ensure the availability of
the Arecibo Observatory’s planetary radar to support these activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCE0651A7FEDB410DA94AC4D98E7437CA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the Congress a plan
for carrying out the direction reaffirmed by subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6C259D50C64746708AF54F5F1E17956B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the funds
authorized for Planetary Science in title I, $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2012 and
$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2013 shall be for supporting competitively awarded
grants for investigation of innovative approaches to carrying out the
congressionally mandated survey of near-Earth objects equal to or greater than
140 meters in diameter.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H806CD6F6E4A64922AF7506F19E3916CE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>910.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that NASA shall endeavor to carry out, to the extent feasible and
technologically possible, the top recommendation from the decadal survey in
each mission area.</text>
</section><section id="HC621547BA5CD4B298249E850CFCD0C0C"><enum>911.</enum><header>Ethics programs in the
Office of General Counsel</header>
<subsection id="HD8DE91748B96425899311191CBE4E0E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reaffirmation of
Responsibilities of Counsel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The legal staff of the Office of General
Counsel of NASA is reminded that as Government attorneys they have a special
obligation to instruct NASA staff to comply with applicable Federal law and
regulations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H106E97F3CCED41A4822AA8B4EF0BDD0B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Biennial Ethics
Training for Counsel</header><text>All NASA counsel shall be required to
receive ethics training in the legal obligations of Government attorneys on a
biennial basis.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H874F66EB6F104A708BAEE1F75EB291D8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Certification of
Training</header><text>Certification of participation in such a program shall
be included in each counsel’s personnel record.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H583C2499F85A446A9F378FF75C239226"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Designated ethics
officer</header><text>The General Counsel of NASA may not serve as NASA’s
designated ethics officer.</text>
</subsection></section>
July 28, 2010
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
printed