[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3845 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3845

 To require the Administrator of NASA to assess the cost and schedule 
   implications of extending science missions beyond planned mission 
                               lifetimes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2014

 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Administrator of NASA to assess the cost and schedule 
   implications of extending science missions beyond planned mission 
                               lifetimes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Assessing NASA Science Mission 
Extensions Act''.

SEC. 2. SCIENCE MISSION EXTENSIONS.

    Section 30504 of title 51, United States Code is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 30504. Assessment of science mission extensions
    ``(a) Assessment.--The Administrator shall carry out biennial 
reviews within each of the Science divisions to assess the cost and 
benefits of extending the date of the termination of data collection 
for those missions that have exceeded their planned mission lifetime. 
In conducting these assessments, the Administrator shall consider--
            ``(1) the potential continued benefit of instruments on 
        missions that are beyond their planned mission lifetime; and
            ``(2) the cost and schedule impacts, if any, of mission 
        extension on other NASA activities and science missions.
    ``(b) Consultation Requirement.--When deciding whether to extend 
science missions with an operational component, the Administrator shall 
consult with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and 
any other affected Federal agency.''.
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