[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 305 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 305

To repeal a prohibition on the use of certain funds for the termination 
  of the Constellation program of the National Aeronautics and Space 
                            Administration.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 8, 2011

 Mr. Nelson of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To repeal a prohibition on the use of certain funds for the termination 
  of the Constellation program of the National Aeronautics and Space 
                            Administration.

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

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF THE PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR 
              TERMINATION OF THE CONSTELLATION PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL 
              AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

    The Science Appropriations Act, 2010 (title III of division B of 
Public Law 111	117) is amended under the heading ``EXPLORATION'' (123 
Stat. 3143) by striking the provisos.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS.

    The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration may terminate any contract under the Constellation 
program that cannot be modified to comply with the requirements of 
sections 302, 303, and 304 of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Authorization Act of 2010 if the Administrator publishes 
the finding in the Federal Register not less than 30 days before the 
effective date of the termination and transmits a copy of the finding 
to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the 
House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
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