109 S2800 ES: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020
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1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020
.(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Definitions.TITLE I—Authorization of appropriationsSec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.TITLE II—Human spaceflight and explorationSec. 201. Advanced cislunar and lunar surface capabilities.Sec. 202. Space launch system configurations.Sec. 203. Advanced spacesuits.Sec. 204. Acquisition of domestic space transportation and logistics resupply services.Sec. 205. Rocket engine test infrastructure.Sec. 206. Indian River Bridge.Sec. 207. Pearl River maintenance.Sec. 208. Value of International Space Station and capabilities in low-Earth orbit.Sec. 209. Extension and modification relating to International Space Station.Sec. 210. Department of Defense activities on International Space Station.Sec. 211. Commercial development in low-Earth orbit.Sec. 212. Maintaining a national laboratory in space.Sec. 213. International Space Station national laboratory; property rights in inventions.Sec. 214. Data first produced during non-NASA scientific use of the ISS national laboratory.Sec. 215. Payments received for commercial space-enabled production on the ISS.Sec. 216. Stepping stone approach to exploration.Sec. 217. Technical amendments relating to Artemis missions.TITLE III—ScienceSec. 301. Science priorities.Sec. 302. Lunar discovery program.Sec. 303. Search for life.Sec. 304. James Webb Space Telescope.Sec. 305. Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope.Sec. 306. Study on satellite servicing for science missions.Sec. 307. Earth science missions and programs.Sec. 308. Life science and physical science research.Sec. 309. Science missions to Mars.Sec. 310. Planetary Defense Coordination Office.Sec. 311. Suborbital science flights.Sec. 312. Earth science data and observations.Sec. 313. Sense of Congress on small satellite science.Sec. 314. Sense of Congress on commercial space services.Sec. 315. Procedures for identifying and addressing alleged violations of scientific integrity policy.TITLE IV—AeronauticsSec. 401. Short title.Sec. 402. Definitions.Sec. 403. Experimental aircraft projects.Sec. 404. Unmanned aircraft systems.Sec. 405. 21st Century Aeronautics Capabilities Initiative.Sec. 406. Sense of Congress on on-demand air transportation.Sec. 407. Sense of Congress on hypersonic technology research.TITLE V—Space technologySec. 501. Space Technology Mission Directorate.Sec. 502. Flight opportunities program.Sec. 503. Small Spacecraft Technology Program.Sec. 504. Nuclear propulsion technology.Sec. 505. Mars-forward technologies.Sec. 506. Prioritization of low-enriched uranium technology.Sec. 507. Sense of Congress on next-generation communications technology.Sec. 508. Lunar surface technologies.TITLE VI—STEM engagementSec. 601. Sense of Congress.Sec. 602. STEM education engagement activities.Sec. 603. Skilled technical education outreach program.Sec. 604. National space grant college and fellowship program.TITLE VII—Workforce and industrial baseSec. 701. Appointment and compensation pilot program.Sec. 702. Establishment of multi-institution consortia.Sec. 703. Expedited access to technical talent and expertise.Sec. 704. Report on industrial base for civil space missions and operations.Sec. 705. Separations and retirement incentives.Sec. 706. Confidentiality of medical quality assurance records.TITLE VIII—Miscellaneous provisionsSec. 801. Contracting authority.Sec. 802. Authority for transaction prototype projects and follow-on production contracts.Sec. 803. Protection of data and information from public disclosure.Sec. 804. Physical security modernization.Sec. 805. Lease of non-excess property.Sec. 806. Cybersecurity.Sec. 807. Limitation on cooperation with the People's Republic of China.Sec. 808. Consideration of issues related to contracting with entities receiving assistance from or affiliated with the People's Republic of China.Sec. 809. Small satellite launch services program.Sec. 810. 21st century space launch infrastructure.Sec. 811. Missions of national need.Sec. 812. Drinking water well replacement for Chincoteague, Virginia.Sec. 813. Passenger carrier use.Sec. 814. Use of commercial near-space balloons.Sec. 815. President’s Space Advisory Board.Sec. 816. Initiative on technologies for noise and emissions reductions.Sec. 817. Remediation of sites contaminated with trichloroethylene.Sec. 818. Report on merits and options for establishing an institute relating to space resources.Sec. 819. Report on establishing center of excellence for space weather technology.Sec. 820. Review on preference for domestic suppliers.Sec. 821. Report on utilization of commercial spaceports licensed by Federal Aviation Administration.Sec. 822. Active orbital debris mitigation.Sec. 823. Study on commercial communications services.2.In this Act:(1)The term Administration means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.(2)The term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.(3)Appropriate committees of CongressExcept as otherwise expressly provided, the term appropriate committees of Congress means—(A)the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and(B)the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.(4)The term cislunar space means the region of space beyond low-Earth orbit out to and including the region around the surface of the Moon.(5)The term deep space means the region of space beyond low-Earth orbit, including cislunar space.(6)The term development cost has the meaning given the term in section 30104 of title 51, United States Code.(7)The term ISS means the International Space Station.(8)The term ISS management entity means the organization with which the Administrator has entered into a cooperative agreement under section 504(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18354(a)).(9)The term NASA means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.(10)The term Orion means the multipurpose crew vehicle described in section 303 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18323).(11)The term OSTP means the Office of Science and Technology Policy.(12)The term Space Launch System means the Space Launch System authorized under section 302 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18322).<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><section id="id0b6f1ee7-dd5e-47ea-ad1c-89e05bf2ad5e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administration for fiscal year 2021 $23,495,000,000 as follows: </text><paragraph id="id7ee8e561854f47d59e3b8ebafe1fbfb2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Exploration, $6,706,400,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id24bd5c919cf94e2da555decd26fc25b5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Space Operations, $3,988,200,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbb5df2e2ef8a4fd487e9e1adab7feea3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Science, $7,274,700,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbcace85e15594b4ab31f005d298ad68a" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Aeronautics, $828,700,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b1e3c1cfbee43e58e2065260cd42770" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Space Technology, $1,206,000,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4ab4330840e74e65a963eeb558d1e5c3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Engagement, $120,000,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb59bf6ce867142f381d97874bfecd395" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Safety, Security, and Mission Services, $2,936,500,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8361310585c14975bb41f481aa52f704" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration, $390,300,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0afda7a33b204b7dbe8aea9a2352fa3c" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For Inspector General, $44,200,000.</text></paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Human spaceflight and exploration</header><section id="idd03c7b5d-37e7-4ace-96ad-050dc6eba6f1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advanced cislunar and lunar surface capabilities</header><subsection id="id673676de-7113-4d40-a79e-a4f17ef439fd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="ida505c9db-2bf5-4b94-b2fb-69ac70d62af3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> commercial entities in the United States have made significant investment and progress toward the development of human-class lunar landers; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide604bd5b-bf42-41c8-9a28-54b1dd22a96d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA developed the Artemis program—</text><subparagraph id="ida6a5268f-2675-458b-a0a3-798231961536" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to fulfill the goal of landing United States astronauts, including the first woman and the next man, on the Moon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfab0fd9d-c075-4ac6-8bbc-9a3dd343c24d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to collaborate with commercial and international partners to establish sustainable lunar exploration by 2028; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4117a180-0aa8-46f9-b997-62fa611d8fab" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in carrying out the Artemis program, the Administration should ensure that the entire Artemis program is inclusive and representative of all people of the United States, including women and minorities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id173201ed-23fb-4bd4-a4be-df43f767ee66" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lander program</header><paragraph id="id58EFA39B4F374B6A9CAABCCBC5A0C1C7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall foster the flight demonstration of not more than 2 human-class lunar lander designs through public-private partnerships.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id771E9436870248D68EA11D00097B407E" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial development phase</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may support the formulation of more than 2 concepts in the initial development phase.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3de22704-ec4d-4c6a-aa39-8c284471ca1b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program under subsection (b), the Administrator shall—</text><paragraph id="id7a597d8d-8264-422a-b46e-9a150ad5002f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into industry-led partnerships using a fixed-price, milestone-based approach;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1bd4e034-3f00-459e-ab49-4ee9e6c3c5cd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, encourage reusability and sustainability of systems developed;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddd6308b9f8944b33b5fdb9754f002321" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prioritize safety and implement robust ground and in-space test requirements; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddf93503c-c03f-417b-b4fb-9c397aeb0f4f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure availability of 1 or more lunar polar science payloads for a demonstration mission; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24206ff0-4e9b-4570-ba77-5d3c010d7738" changed="not-changed"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, offer existing capabilities and assets of NASA centers to support these partnerships.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id8da12285-80a9-497e-9544-5073b6233534" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Space launch system configurations</header><subsection id="id7f2ffaa9-e58d-4a57-887b-de338531ed91" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mobile launch platform</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator is authorized to maintain 2 operational mobile launch platforms to enable the launch of multiple configurations of the Space Launch System.</text></subsection><subsection id="idebced1af-26fe-4aa9-a3c7-087dcbcbeb05" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exploration upper stage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To meet the capability requirements under section 302(c)(2) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18322">42 U.S.C. 18322(c)(2)</external-xref>), the Administrator shall continue development of the Exploration Upper Stage for the Space Launch System with a scheduled availability sufficient for use on the third launch of the Space Launch System.</text></subsection><subsection id="id99ba6141-9848-413e-b993-fdc4654d2d1b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the development and scheduled availability of the Exploration Upper Stage for the third launch of the Space Launch System.</text></subsection><subsection id="id9484e7ba-0ab5-478a-a1b6-938089f30c21" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Main propulsion test article</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To meet the requirements under section 302(c)(3) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18322">42 U.S.C. 18322(c)(3)</external-xref>), the Administrator shall—</text><paragraph id="idbe0b2cad-0940-415e-bf15-33aab69920f6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">immediately on completion of the first full-duration integrated core stage test of the Space Launch System, initiate development of a main propulsion test article for the integrated core stage propulsion elements of the Space Launch System, consistent with cost and schedule constraints, particularly for long-lead propulsion hardware needed for flight; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7c550d36-7f67-4ff9-a9ea-abc2281642c2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a detailed plan for the development and operation of such main propulsion test article; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id98f3baa0-7c24-4469-aa23-8192e2288bb2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use existing capabilities of NASA centers for the design, manufacture, and operation of the main propulsion test article.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id911f67e2-f709-4bca-80e3-38fbb39b51b8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advanced spacesuits</header><subsection id="idc67d7f2f-3a74-4c96-87bb-bba246e57ddf" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that next-generation advanced spacesuits are a critical technology for human space exploration and use of low-Earth orbit, cislunar space, the surface of the Moon, and Mars.</text></subsection><subsection id="id543223d3-edf7-4d7c-851c-80a9ffe5d7f3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish a detailed plan for the development and manufacture of advanced spacesuits, consistent with the deep space exploration goals and timetables of NASA.</text></subsection><subsection id="idcc6971c4-6daa-4e99-82f4-28021849ef1d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Diverse astronaut corps</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall ensure that spacesuits developed and manufactured after the date of the enactment of this Act are capable of accommodating a wide range of sizes of astronauts so as to meet the needs of the diverse NASA astronaut corps.</text></subsection><subsection id="idc4771352-1945-4f61-a029-8fd9b575f980" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">ISS use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Throughout the operational life of the ISS, the Administrator should fully use the ISS for testing advanced spacesuits.</text></subsection><subsection id="idaa8596d7-31ab-4590-aa59-22a4597ea2bb" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior investments</header><paragraph id="ida5b591a6-8b0a-43ef-a036-6184e2b49bf1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing an advanced spacesuit, the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, partner with industry-proven spacesuit design, development, and manufacturing suppliers and leverage prior and existing investments in advanced spacesuit technologies and existing capabilities at NASA centers to maximize the benefits of such investments and technologies. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idddc91fa1-15a4-4cf3-877b-9daaa9e95075" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements with private entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator may enter into 1 or more agreements with 1 or more private entities for the manufacture of advanced spacesuits, as the Administrator considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddf8de5a5-b938-4729-b3bd-7ea81d4f3456" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and semiannually thereafter until NASA procures advanced spacesuits under this section, the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the development plan in subsection (b).</text></subsection></section><section id="idb1254378-4c58-47f0-81cc-4cf9972534a9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acquisition of domestic space transportation and logistics resupply services</header><subsection id="id3c80c6e5-4a24-4b2b-806f-f727bda934a8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b), the Administrator shall not enter into any contract with a person or entity that proposes to use, or will use, a foreign launch provider for a commercial service to provide space transportation or logistics resupply for—</text><paragraph id="id1dcab192-4b9b-434c-8970-f9266fde0e45" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ISS; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b2c5b59-49f9-4779-b430-d663865e78ab" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any Government-owned or Government-funded platform in Earth orbit or cislunar space, on the lunar surface, or elsewhere in space.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfeb9bfcb-bf38-4e60-958d-8c3efb42258e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may enter into a contract with a person or an entity that proposes to use, or will use, a foreign launch provider for a commercial service to carry out an activity described in subsection (a) if—</text><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id22986FA184BD4E559609428F07F0AE9D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a domestic vehicle or service is unavailable; or</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id6C7CA7679C2D4FBEA834AEFB9EBB00EE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the launch vehicle or service is a contribution by a partner to an international no-exchange-of-funds collaborative effort. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6ce12167-f30c-4eee-922c-72922a53096a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Administrator from entering into 1 or more no-exchange-of-funds collaborative agreements with an international partner in support of the deep space exploration plan of NASA. </text></subsection></section><section id="idf7684beb-c22e-47f1-9692-08f80008092c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rocket engine test infrastructure</header><subsection id="idd6221f71-a96b-4a75-8725-eb6d24a8656f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall continue to carry out a program to modernize rocket propulsion test infrastructure at NASA facilities—</text><paragraph id="idd7043513-cba0-452c-90df-2032e8ae100c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase capabilities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida09d350b-1974-418c-9da0-2ffe2d6f48b9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enhance safety;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6912d5fb-877c-411c-aa36-02930074315f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support propulsion development and testing; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7ba51ff6-041d-4b13-923a-2f99cac6a8e9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to foster the improvement of Government and commercial space transportation and exploration.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd7e13a1e-ca80-4a26-a1e6-a35f54b4fdb5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects funded under the program described in subsection (a) may include—</text><paragraph id="id72d0447b-2992-4946-8b40-3fd705d3b42f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">infrastructure and other facilities and systems relating to rocket propulsion test stands and rocket propulsion testing;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id135606de-f335-414d-854a-607f0e7ebc73" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhancements to test facility capacity and flexibility; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9150d4df-7a5d-4b5a-9093-2969402c0d24" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other projects as the Administrator considers appropriate to meet the goals described in that subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7902a648-6246-4b57-af09-84b8c3ed7445" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall—</text><paragraph id="id91f3bde5-f58e-46b6-8f8d-cb0480eaf0d9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prioritize investments in projects that enhance test and flight certification capabilities for large thrust-level atmospheric and altitude engines and engine systems, and multi-engine integrated test capabilities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida19353295f9347839a92ba081ed64652" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continue to make underutilized test facilities available for commercial use on a reimbursable basis; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id30f95c2a-5698-4497-a900-5212d4229329" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that no project carried out under this program adversely impacts, delays, or defers testing or other activities associated with facilities used for Government programs, including—</text><subparagraph id="id2ccda094-e587-403d-b149-5c78f74fa200" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Space Launch System and the Exploration Upper Stage of the Space Launch System;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id27c393f9-4409-4935-9d11-f09724ef9fdd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in-space propulsion to support exploration missions; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2ecaa6e1-68b6-4d14-bb4a-acb9d26180f1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nuclear propulsion testing.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id81e0dcc4-ac43-42be-8234-1754412f5dc1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall preclude a NASA program, including the Space Launch System and the Exploration Upper Stage of the Space Launch System, from using the modernized test infrastructure developed under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="id70f1e6db1bcc4203a72eb9b023c95c2f" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Working capital fund study</header><paragraph id="id6254437205B242529F5ABBE81804B637" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the use of the authority under section 30102 of title 51, United States Code, to promote increased use of NASA rocket propulsion test infrastructure for research, development, testing, and evaluation activities by other Federal agencies, firms, associations, corporations, and educational institutions. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2141887B7FCB473EBBD0482BE10A0366" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Matters to be included</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text><subparagraph id="idf53bdcbc85be4d8393b95055da8bb200" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of prior use, if any, of the authority under section 30102 of title 51, United States Code, to improve testing infrastructure.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ddd68d658ac400d8bdf13041189282a" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of any barrier to implementation of such authority for the purpose of promoting increased use of NASA rocket propulsion test infrastructure. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id0d098190-16f6-4e5e-8822-3e9857090144" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian River Bridge</header><subsection id="id7372CC0C90094A03855C11D0B3678C75" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, in coordination with the heads of other Federal agencies that use the Indian River Bridge on the NASA Causeway, shall develop a plan to ensure that a bridge over the Indian River at such location provides access to the Eastern Range for national security, civil, and commercial space operations. </text></subsection><subsection id="id7474D1249B1E4D8D8448AA607EC724D0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fee or toll discouraged</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan shall strongly discourage the imposition of a user fee or toll on a bridge over the Indian River at such location. </text></subsection></section><section id="id500516ea79ec4049b9526d268a4d75b6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pearl River maintenance</header><subsection id="id9e37d5f25e2f48cab8d690093669f6f4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall coordinate with the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to ensure the continued navigability of the Pearl River and Little Lake channels sufficient to support NASA barge operations surrounding Stennis Space Center and the Michoud Assembly Facility.</text></subsection><subsection id="id885f3698fc24473992a1a682c473ab87" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on efforts under subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="id72a9d5bb68be41668e95b7a47ebad055" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate committees of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text><paragraph id="id74b576c55bc44c28a94ffea09d686e42" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id424b14bfd8704d9db28cdcaae129628e" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idc6062fa8-2614-48ff-8947-c44bc6ecbfca" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Value of International Space Station and capabilities in low-Earth orbit</header><subsection id="id7aa99f9b-e4f0-4e9b-a813-ad94a12efb07" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="id4d90d5e4-2120-4dd7-9e90-f41e0d05570a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">it is in the national and economic security interests of the United States to maintain a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6ac08e7f-b282-40cd-9871-ad9eb5534ec2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">low-Earth orbit should be used as a test bed to advance human space exploration and scientific discoveries; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0457292a-cb93-4e18-9810-14e05792754a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ISS is a critical component of economic, commercial, and industrial development in low-Earth orbit.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4480f7a3-be77-4d98-8645-b4c1150b9741" changed="not-changed"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Human presence requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States shall continuously maintain the capability for a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit through and beyond the useful life of the ISS.</text></subsection></section><section id="idcdd8261f-3beb-454d-b892-160d41365f52" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension and modification relating to International Space Station</header><subsection id="id1dbf1e16-75da-43d3-ab44-585a9e1b993e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 501(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18351">42 U.S.C. 18351(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2024</quote> and inserting <quote>2030</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id0b846df6-7225-477d-b260-d2ce5eff0ce0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of United States segment and assurance of continued operations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 503(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18353">42 U.S.C. 18353(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2024</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2030</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id074ecb80-aa5e-4bf6-8b6e-e766d192f3ac" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research capacity allocation and integration of research payloads</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 504(d) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18354">42 U.S.C. 18354(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id1c1ba633-fbe6-4139-9be4-54123b0423e1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), in the first sentence—</text><subparagraph id="id031e0eac-2eef-4387-829c-fc1f527ea1ed" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>As soon as practicable</quote> and all that follows through <quote>2011,</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7830d1b7-003c-48fb-9303-6ae78d06193c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>September 30, 2024</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2030</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0fbbd153-dc20-4026-8e74-8ab458ed01c3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), in the third sentence, by striking <quote>September 30, 2024</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2030</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id309e37f9-04a7-4286-9d54-39711816c88c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of use</header><paragraph id="id2ec06290-c68f-42f6-a8e9-4fbec03af05a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 70907 of title 51, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="iddb306bb0-2f16-428a-a633-852ce1554530" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">2024</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">2030</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24ec9047-44cd-47ee-902c-7e317a506056" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>September 30, 2024</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2030</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73a71a42-4366-47c7-9cb0-ba2db6862ef9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(3), by striking <quote>September 30, 2024</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2030</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7b601f0e-5890-4001-8c0c-989340eca89c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transition plan reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 50111(c)(2) of title 51, United States Code is amended—</text><paragraph id="idcac8f1e1-748b-4c36-b450-35f067f07275" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2028</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4e88db0a-e496-4156-9afd-41ec3f2556bb" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (J), by striking <quote>2028</quote> and inserting <quote>2030</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3c0e8bc5-d850-4dfc-bf2f-219debe08da9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elimination of International Space Station National Laboratory Advisory Committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 70906 of title 51, United States Code, is repealed.</text></subsection><subsection id="id78a499df-7376-4bc5-93cf-2f990b5916b9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/709">Chapter 709</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id97e3f583-5c0b-4a88-a8d9-1192e87686d8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating section 70907 as section 70906; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id39fee37b-886c-409a-a3ba-653cb60bc972" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the table of sections for the chapter, by striking the items relating to sections 70906 and 70907 and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddcb86af0-7be5-42f1-87ce-aa6505baf5e0" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><toc changed="not-changed"><toc-entry bold="off" level="section" changed="not-changed">70906. Maintaining use through at least 2030.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id33c62be5-719a-48ca-aa96-ad6d1b17fa68" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>210.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Defense activities on International Space Station</header><subsection id="id8388aff4-373e-45d6-bde9-0d94ea3ce08a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall—</text><paragraph id="id679743bf-adb7-4289-9153-662b79423124" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and review each activity, program, and project of the Department of Defense completed, being carried out, or planned to be carried out on the ISS as of the date of the review; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9eda2000-3fff-4c3a-a3eb-1916e090b9bf" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing that describes the results of the review.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id64b5a798-5b77-49eb-846a-9c0e138a39be" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate committees of Congress defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text><paragraph id="id6047e85d-92ef-425b-818f-d63bef8ee046" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7fb39978-774f-45d8-a4ba-abc320b0809c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id0f04370d-c60f-4718-9cff-7d01b968a54a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>211.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial development in low-Earth orbit</header><subsection id="id61f3860b-269a-4dc3-855e-05cc5319e7cb" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statement of policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States to encourage the development of a thriving and robust United States commercial sector in low-Earth orbit.</text></subsection><subsection id="id0f1f83f1-4e7f-4f16-9268-0946e18feacd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preference for United States commercial products and services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall continue to increase the use of assets, products, and services of private entities in the United States to fulfill the low-Earth orbit requirements of the Administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="ide9d0b011-229f-4785-bb04-4ad057305e94" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Noncompetition</header><paragraph id="id155c2853-c85a-4183-994a-044b75910b0d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Administrator may not offer to a foreign person or a foreign government a spaceflight product or service relating to the ISS, if a comparable spaceflight product or service, as applicable, is offered by a private entity in the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id069fb1e6-fb6a-48f9-8a32-97fc54e89c49" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may offer a spaceflight product or service relating to the ISS to the government of a country that is a signatory to the Agreement Among the Government of Canada, Governments of Member States of the European Space Agency, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the United States of America Concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station, signed at Washington January 29, 1998, and entered into force on March 27, 2001 (TIAS 12927), including an international partner astronaut (as defined in section 50902 of title 51, United States Code) that is sponsored by the government of such a country.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9299b5d7-bbf6-48da-bcdd-d69aa5fc3b5b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short-duration commercial missions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To provide opportunities for additional transport of astronauts to the ISS and help establish a commercial market in low-Earth orbit, the Administrator may permit short-duration missions to the ISS for commercial passengers on a fully or partially reimbursable basis.</text></subsection><subsection id="ida8ad53de-7ab5-4d9d-ad6c-ed53378ef1dc" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program authorization</header><paragraph id="id85de03baf71a43d9a7380212ea873f9d" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish a low-Earth orbit commercial development program to encourage the fullest commercial use and development of space by private entities in the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id85cbb960-f8c9-4b53-8647-6f9421d9fc8a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program established under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include activities—</text><subparagraph id="id5938b83d-6e3a-40f6-a707-d5f131febf69" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to stimulate demand for—</text><clause id="id118e305c-8e7e-40c7-bf1f-c362670f9b9b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">space-based commercial research, development, and manufacturing;</text></clause><clause id="id8ad0697b-0a0d-4050-aa27-70a58d2776d1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">spaceflight products and services; and</text></clause><clause id="id3d04557a-6197-49f8-837d-8198a6b74031" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">human spaceflight products and services in low-Earth orbit;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16e5a78c-ddb0-432f-afc7-97451580259f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve the capability of the ISS to accommodate commercial users; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id15f59983-6fbf-4cd4-9e31-0a2c0ee3193e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to paragraph (3), to foster the development of commercial space stations and habitats.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb9d1c3ea-06e6-474d-b26b-c18631322248" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial space stations and habitats</header><subparagraph id="idedd4439c-b8d7-48b3-9e96-c835f02cd540" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to an activity to develop a commercial space station or habitat, the Administrator shall give priority to an activity for which a private entity provides a significant share of the cost to develop and operate the activity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc9e65f66-477f-4550-9d48-6a31666f1af7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date that an award or agreement is made to carry out an activity to develop a commercial space station or habitat, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the development of the commercial space station or habitat, as applicable, that includes—</text><clause id="idf9374560-60d3-4622-887a-c4e671057311" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a business plan that describes the manner in which the project will—</text><subclause id="id3fce9b7f-e2a0-449d-a618-d09e5b82cc11" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet the future requirements of NASA for low-Earth orbit human space-flight services; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id6e2bca62-ff4c-4f82-8c80-790a4bf6dd99" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fulfill the cost-share funding prioritization under subparagraph (A); and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idf457743f-8b49-49dc-98f9-da47572188bc" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a review of the viability of the operational business case, including—</text><subclause id="idfd6f70ec-497d-42cb-8584-3d9d9bf7d2ad" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the level of expected Government participation;</text></subclause><subclause id="id47513e38-8ced-424d-a6c8-b4efcfc49a83" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of anticipated nongovernmental an international customers and associated contributions; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7299f3eb-5b8a-44b0-b4e8-4a1f8fb7c97a" changed="not-changed"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of long-term sustainability for the nongovernmental customers, including an independent assessment of the viability of the market for such commercial services or products.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d465a4f-2571-4dfd-8db1-5672d5c9d641" changed="not-changed" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintaining a national laboratory in space</header><subsection id="id8b22cbf4-4efb-467f-9f46-15ed4bed96b9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="idebe13ba3-c12d-4b87-bfe0-c4f84ef7dd46" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States segment of the International Space Station (as defined in section 70905 of title 51, United States Code), which is designated as a national laboratory under section 70905(b) of title 51, United States Code—</text><subparagraph id="id80bd217e-c709-4c86-a163-7df604bffa76" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">benefits the scientific community and promotes commerce in space;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43e66c07-709e-42c3-aee5-4df68f289078" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fosters stronger relationships among NASA and other Federal agencies, the private sector, and research groups and universities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76b18fd1-70b9-4b54-b04e-a1f77f604388" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advances science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education through use of the unique microgravity environment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3576f1ba-cdb9-4985-a558-df123c79713a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advances human knowledge and international cooperation;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id78e64930-dd7e-4ab0-92c1-40188a466d46" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after the ISS is decommissioned, the United States should maintain a national microgravity laboratory in space;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id28598e21-7d2f-40d6-9e0a-a5b5752dd6c6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in maintaining a national microgravity laboratory in space, the United States should make appropriate accommodations for different types of ownership and operation arrangements for the ISS and future space stations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id433bf7cf-68d3-4500-aaae-91efa5302bff" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, a national microgravity laboratory in space should be maintained in cooperation with international space partners; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfa46b4fc-e62f-4648-a650-7fe942679dc2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA should continue to support fundamental science research on future platforms in low-Earth orbit and cislunar space, orbital and suborbital flights, drop towers, and other microgravity testing environments.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideae82c5b-d7e6-4ac1-9956-b5ec5e398149" changed="not-changed"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, in coordination with the National Space Council and other Federal agencies as the Administrator considers appropriate, shall issue a report detailing the feasibility of establishing a microgravity national laboratory federally funded research and development center to carry out activities relating to the study and use of in-space conditions.</text></subsection></section><section id="id5789e1a9-1cb7-4ee4-b2f3-0531a6ae1d2d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>213.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">International Space Station national laboratory; property rights in inventions</header><subsection id="idcaa72402-90b6-4cdd-89dc-22f0cc0de640" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c0fcbd1-4470-4c1b-a649-5c3ba3832bfe" style="USC" changed="not-changed"><section id="idbea076ff-9766-472d-af43-f031b61632f0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>20150.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Property rights in designated inventions</header><subsection id="id7c340ea1-df3a-4871-9291-052d0b0a99b5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusive property rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 3710a of title 15, <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/35/18">chapter 18</external-xref> of title 35, section 20135, or any other provision of law, a designated invention shall be the exclusive property of a user, and shall not be subject to a Government-purpose license, if—</text><paragraph id="idb788e808-019c-4891-92a3-fdb3c91b1785" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idFD52BED179694A38A00FA75341DF72F3" changed="not-changed"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administration is reimbursed under the terms of the contract for the full cost of a contribution by the Federal Government of the use of Federal facilities, equipment, materials, proprietary information of the Federal Government, or services of a Federal employee during working hours, including the cost for the Administration to carry out its responsibilities under paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 504(d) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18354">42 U.S.C. 18354(d)</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" indent="up1" id="id585B8D9C9AFF4F1C90B9B51298936258" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal funds are not transferred to the user under the contract; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" indent="up1" id="id74E1818FAB2E4BE0A1FAE9F51FFAF8BB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the designated invention was made (as defined in section 20135(a))—</text><clause changed="not-changed" id="id3358F1582C9F470F96B9480D80B05155" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solely by the user; or</text></clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="id159BC4CD26044A0095370AA41D91A02E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9FBB36FE88994FCBA345D54090AA6D10" changed="not-changed"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by the user with the services of a Federal employee under the terms of the contract; and</text></subclause><subclause changed="not-changed" indent="up1" id="id221826A96C3B4B2387DCDF4ACBC46DDC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administration is reimbursed for such services under subparagraph (B); or</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id88bc05b1ae6b4449ab6e9cd01e2c988f" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator determines that the relevant field of commercial endeavor is sufficiently immature that granting exclusive property rights to the user is necessary to help bolster demand for products and services produced on crewed or crew-tended space stations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7208653631384f609d27092e99e3b000" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On completion of a determination made under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a notification of the determination that includes a written justification.</text></subsection><subsection id="id30c81cfcb35444faad19e3c6aa29e72b" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A determination or part of such determination under paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public on request, as required under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the <quote>Freedom of Information Act</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="idab5bb1db-44a5-45ac-9b90-347cec626708" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the rights of the Federal Government, including property rights in inventions, under any contract, except in the case of a written contract with the Administration or the ISS management entity for the performance of a designated activity.</text></subsection><subsection id="id196e425f-4f53-4621-b030-172bcb6416bd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section—</text><paragraph id="id07a525e5-b51b-478d-95e0-3be8919ac679" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>contract</term> has the meaning giving the term in section 20135(a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id39176fd1-eef9-46b0-a4bb-859b81f24c4a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designated activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>designated activity</term> means any non-NASA scientific use of the ISS national laboratory as described in section 504 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18354">42 U.S.C. 18354</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id002e6820-0728-4747-b10f-e206956b3931" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designated invention</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>designated invention</term> means any invention, product, or service conceived or first reduced to practice by any person in the performance of a designated activity under a written contract with the Administration or the ISS management entity. </text></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id4AFC55A6749A4453A1D68096CBFEC660" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Full cost</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>full cost</term> means the cost of transporting materials or passengers to and from the ISS, including any power needs, the disposal of mass, crew member time, stowage, power on the ISS, data downlink, crew consumables, and life support.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id17a7f309-3425-4233-ad2a-7ed3c7b67242" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Government-purpose license</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Government-purpose license</term> means the reservation by the Federal Government of an irrevocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable, royalty-free license for the use of an invention throughout the world by or on behalf of the United States or any foreign government pursuant to a treaty or agreement with the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddce715ef-91be-4cee-9733-e464126bc9eb" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">ISS management entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>ISS management entity</term> means the organization with which the Administrator enters into a cooperative agreement under section 504(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18354">42 U.S.C. 18354(a)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6f6d4bf9-67eb-46dc-816a-542e850a4bd5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">User</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>user</term> means a person, including a nonprofit organization or small business firm (as such terms are defined in section 201 of title 35), or class of persons that enters into a written contract with the Administration or the ISS management entity for the performance of designated activities.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id2c3a38ca-e230-4761-8e65-64a702e2eb60" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/20149">section 20149</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cfa23a3-a6ee-43c8-bfc4-2ada44ff05c7" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><toc changed="not-changed"><toc-entry bold="off" level="section" changed="not-changed">20150. Property rights in designated inventions.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="ida340aade-6891-4dca-bb2c-5d5b030495da" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>214.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data first produced during non-NASA scientific use of the ISS national laboratory</header><subsection id="id10e0275f-82e8-4881-9e2a-ccb9483c7e83" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, as amended by section 213, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31dcc243-fa03-49d0-a329-4b26697450cc" style="USC" changed="not-changed"><section id="id300fe2ad-202d-4cb6-93b8-512a97727887" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>20151.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data rights</header><subsection id="idc112e1fa-aba2-4452-9af6-d8f5dc09f5da" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-NASA scientific use of the ISS national laboratory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Government may not use or reproduce, or disclose outside of the Government, any data first produced in the performance of a designated activity under a written contract with the Administration or the ISS management entity, unless—</text><paragraph id="id83912915-e51e-4fae-a1a9-013b51a96ab3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise agreed under the terms of the contract with the Administration or the ISS management entity, as applicable;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id357cb000-4951-4244-8c17-456ee316b03a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the designated activity is carried out with Federal funds;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide95ab7fb-73b8-4da5-81ca-bf2655c83890" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disclosure is required by law;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0c5c19f3-d8e3-4917-964a-f2c5e43d0b1d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal Government has rights in the data under another Federal contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other transaction; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id32615c2c-2ab9-404f-9d1b-974568c333ba" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the data is—</text><subparagraph id="id1e0a3cb1-f7a0-497c-8f0e-291d9dda3384" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise lawfully acquired or independently developed by the Federal Government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida35fff12-8fb5-46ae-bd8c-7b010be5aa5f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">related to the health and safety of personnel on the ISS; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8070353c-8400-46aa-921a-df223034bce1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">essential to the performance of work by the ISS management entity or NASA personnel.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5f2e8aeb-1394-4dbb-9491-f9972aac06a6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="idcdb312fd-ed2c-43db-a3f3-1a1dd00af902" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>contract</term> has the meaning given the term under section 20135(a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8d696cbe-f32f-4fd4-93d8-711264e4d7ae" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data</header><subparagraph id="ida9fc086c-b307-493f-97f3-f7084f358225" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>data</term> means recorded information, regardless of form or the media on which it may be recorded.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21e6618a-b007-4e7d-953c-e9c5d4ec21d9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>data</term> includes technical data and computer software.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf5d11136-7b5b-410b-8ce7-c21593b7e519" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>data</term> does not include information incidental to contract administration, such as financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management information.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1c8ec7bf-753c-491f-af5c-c259ce968980" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designated activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>designated activity</term> has the meaning given the term in section 20150.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id73fe64d9-13e3-4ac9-b853-f3fe58286e1a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">ISS management entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>ISS management entity</term> has the meaning given the term in section 20150.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idbd6e4cec-3128-4723-90c7-629c25e24e43" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special handling of trade secrets or confidential information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20131(b)(2) of title 51, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb934d20-4859-4524-b91a-40378168b78b" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><paragraph id="id36b0f6bc-d285-4456-9be8-551d5eabfbf4" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information described</header><subparagraph id="id8a3f486c-318e-4273-b152-00325d9a64bd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities under agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information referred to in paragraph (1) is information that—</text><clause id="idb9e9ef7a-c543-4cd0-8c9e-20488f74bccd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">results from activities conducted under an agreement entered into under subsections (e) and (f) of section 20113; and</text></clause><clause id="id662ef6cc-6051-46e9-b65f-2aedc187946a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">would be a trade secret or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential within the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of title 5 if the information had been obtained from a non-Federal party participating in such an agreement.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id052bb0a0-9e47-40ba-919e-e95de9fc322b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information referred to in paragraph (1) includes data (as defined in section 20151) that—</text><clause id="id17ea6f6a-492f-4fe2-802c-1848fc61852b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was first produced by the Administration in the performance of any designated activity (as defined in section 20150); and</text></clause><clause id="idce38d512-ddd5-497e-87a2-d943b82b4692" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">would be a trade secret or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential within the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of title 5 if the data had been obtained from a non-Federal party.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idbc2fc8b2-2ee6-4db9-9f95-b4be3c95d5df" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, as amended by section 213, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 20150 the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c9c30fd-5c1b-4249-81b4-8e668547bf91" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><toc changed="not-changed"><toc-entry bold="off" level="section" changed="not-changed">20151. Data rights.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="idb6cbf74913744af38026a15d315e67e1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>215.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments received for commercial space-enabled production on the ISS</header><subsection id="id63c81970cf7240deb143d1e54bdeb863" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="id5CEFFD5522444B0C9FD895F44E8E9C77" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator should determine a threshold for NASA to recover the costs of supporting the commercial development of products or services aboard the ISS, through the negotiation of agreements, similar to agreements made by other Federal agencies that support private sector innovation; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9D294BC9885547D58595968A1F32FCA2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of such costs that to be recovered or profits collected through such agreements should be applied by the Administrator through a tiered process, taking into consideration the relative maturity and profitability of the applicable product or service.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id973db4fe-b207-496c-967f-0ad34bed614f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, as amended by section 214, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a402b47-8d51-4f59-a8ff-8b31bd91f930" style="USC" changed="not-changed"><section id="id72e65c83-7cb4-4e27-8835-106f35c9b44e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>20152.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments received for commercial space-enable production</header><subsection id="ide16ce9266cd14e45b49bdc0be19cb215" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual review</header><paragraph id="id77697b5006c94557b4ac6ca029933457" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall review the profitability of any partnership with a private entity under a contract in which the Administrator—</text><subparagraph id="id67AB602A73D047408E4DB2D9DA3299DD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permits the use of the ISS by such private entities to produce a commercial product or service; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAB876F3BBA8C458582EEA680B4BD98EB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides the total unreimbursed cost of a contribution by the Federal Government for the use of Federal facilities, equipment, materials, proprietary information of the Federal Government, or services of a Federal employee during working hours, including the cost for the Administration to carry out its responsibilities under paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 504(d) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18354">42 U.S.C. 18354(d)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id73b0581d37a14ae9a10e99ff6100283c" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Negotiation of reimbursements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the review described in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall seek to enter into an agreement to negotiate reimbursements for payments received, or portions of profits created, by any mature, profitable private entity described in that paragraph, as appropriate, through a tiered process that reflects the profitability of the relevant product or service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcb3e77de65814c9c8c6340c10086c0fa" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts received by the Administrator in accordance with an agreement under paragraph (2) shall be used by the Administrator in the following order of priority:</text><subparagraph id="id82f7d9afca3246aeb171cacbca99c236" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To defray the operating cost of the ISS.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9c4509f12c8c4219a61e30b10138e2dc" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To develop, implement, or operate future low-Earth orbit platforms or capabilities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02e1ee08cc5f4674991f643e6cd8a2d4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To develop, implement, or operate future human deep space platforms or capabilities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2b415b4e24764214ae4fd0c4ac717779" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other costs the Administrator considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfaed4c39fdfc4f5cb7ae3740606500c2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On completion of the first annual review under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes a description of the results of the annual review, any agreement entered into under this section, and the amounts recouped or obtained under any such agreement. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id877e6bc6-3c05-42ee-8e77-45494facd60e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Licensing and assignment of inventions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding sections 3710a and 3710c of title 15 and any other provision of law, after payment in accordance with subsection (A)(i) of such section 3710c(a)(1)(A)(i) to the inventors who have directly assigned to the Federal Government their interests in an invention under a written contract with the Administration or the ISS management entity for the performance of a designated activity, the balance of any royalty or other payment received by the Administrator or the ISS management entity from licensing and assignment of such invention shall be paid by the Administrator or the ISS management entity, as applicable, to the Space Exploration Fund.</text></subsection><subsection id="idc0d194b5-a0d6-4322-bb6b-6f1938e1c632" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Space Exploration Fund</header><paragraph id="idcba25380-9c0f-4db3-9ff5-fc2378d086fa" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the <quote>Space Exploration Fund</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Fund</quote>), to be administered by the Administrator.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idde171ae3-8730-4cfd-8ba8-b5d4d305b05b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Fund shall be available to carry out activities described in subsection (a)(3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3415349a-6d01-464d-85f8-8a9611162e89" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deposits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be deposited in the Fund—</text><subparagraph id="idac85e4de-ce8e-42a2-9440-b71496f3ee5c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">amounts appropriated to the Fund;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id126b3491-489c-406b-9d13-904868e4ce64" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fees and royalties collected by the Administrator or the ISS management entity under subsections (a) and (b); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf0d1c620-7663-4251-b2f5-2b5ddd9365c5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">donations or contributions designated to support authorized activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id53f4e731-f8fa-4ff8-b929-d28575532905" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts available to the Administrator under this subsection shall be—</text><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="idB14F16E86A7B4BBF893B214248D1012F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in addition to amounts otherwise made available for the purpose described in paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id43216C897DAF4130BFA779226A39F5CD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">available for a period of 5 years, to the extent and in the amounts provided in annual appropriation Acts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida3227623-7bc3-4594-8453-84ee9e2f7a05" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id8B24A6C562414BEDA9A034B45E8C768F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, any term used in this section that is also used in section 20150 shall have the meaning given the term in that section.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id598FBD4794744A7AB5B5E7DEDE38C8AE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate committees of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idF6DF30265D124241A99032D156614907" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1333117775624A14B53F825540AC7798" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id25a00735-78bd-45bd-bfd4-28627c0e64f7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/201">chapter 201</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, as amended by section and 214, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 20151 the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4901fcba-e78c-4010-9676-babce08b7038" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><toc changed="not-changed"><toc-entry bold="off" level="section" changed="not-changed">20152. Payments received for commercial space-enabled production.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="id7ac344c2-8469-4036-8dd4-405ab7ff99ed" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>216.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stepping stone approach to exploration</header><subsection id="id6a3bb869-ed07-43df-9ffd-34af1403808f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 70504 of title 51, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d44b2d5-73eb-4d50-accc-654a3b7b48a6" style="USC" changed="not-changed"><section id="iddad4547f-7cba-41cf-b2bc-51e9f811b043" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>70504.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stepping stone approach to exploration</header><subsection id="idc5b8aace-0d3a-465c-b3a5-58ff3daeec68" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, in sustainable steps, may conduct missions to intermediate destinations, such as the Moon, in accordance with section 20302(b), and on a timetable determined by the availability of funding, in order to achieve the objective of human exploration of Mars specified in section 202(b)(5) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18312">42 U.S.C. 18312(b)(5)</external-xref>), if the Administrator—</text><paragraph id="ida9e29ab6-f301-4afa-b223-f4c72d21521e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines that each such mission demonstrates or advances a technology or operational concept that will enable human missions to Mars; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida3dded9e-9009-48f3-a0e2-22b25caf4a26" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporates each such mission into the human exploration roadmap under section 432 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/10">Public Law 115–10</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/20302">51 U.S.C. 20302</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idef277793-f9d3-4fbe-8a12-709503102253" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cislunar space exploration activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting a mission under subsection (a), the Administrator shall—</text><paragraph id="ide9091764-fb7e-4a42-9171-66de6107be99" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use a combination of launches of the Space Launch System and space transportation services from United States commercial providers, as appropriate, for the mission;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida117138a-e934-4bfd-b159-396df49956e9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plan for not fewer than 1 Space Launch System launch annually beginning after the first successful crewed launch of Orion on the Space Launch System; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id90179cc1-ef92-49d6-be4f-2e25bdd8bd76" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish an outpost in orbit around the Moon that—</text><subparagraph id="id0fc0d734-ac5d-43f4-906d-820f8ec92353" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrates technologies, systems, and operational concepts directly applicable to the space vehicle that will be used to transport humans to Mars;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad803b97-0958-40b2-98ec-571f1f25b828" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has the capability for periodic human habitation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd49223c1-264b-4470-9c5a-61cc8331800a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">can function as a point of departure, return, or staging for Administration or nongovernmental or international partner missions to multiple locations on the lunar surface or other destinations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4453131c-0536-4ef7-b68f-64f41e90ffa1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost-effectiveness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To maximize the cost-effectiveness of the long-term space exploration and utilization activities of the United States, the Administrator shall take all necessary steps, including engaging nongovernmental and international partners, to ensure that activities in the Administration's human space exploration program are balanced in order to help meet the requirements of future exploration and utilization activities leading to human habitation on the surface of Mars.</text></subsection><subsection id="idbd6548d1-2a4b-4b08-b1cd-17b295468632" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Completion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within budgetary considerations, once an exploration-related project enters its development phase, the Administrator shall seek, to the maximum extent practicable, to complete that project without undue delay.</text></subsection><subsection id="idfaa3cc2d-42e7-461a-8749-b52e7ec78bb5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">International participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To achieve the goal of successfully conducting a crewed mission to the surface of Mars, the Administrator shall invite the partners in the ISS program and other nations, as appropriate, to participate in an international initiative under the leadership of the United States.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idff68cc68-81a3-45c6-9073-124c235afe12" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of cislunar space</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10101 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2a71629-867a-481a-b7e8-c6933248f975" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b523dc1-a99a-4ac5-a8e6-f4af98ab298b" changed="not-changed"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cislunar space</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>cislunar space</term> means the region of space beyond low-Earth orbit out to and including the region around the surface of the Moon.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idb438b4be-6705-4cdf-8025-370f9890b434" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18302">42 U.S.C. 18302</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1dfbfd55-914a-45dd-811d-6f3364f80620" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><paragraph id="idaef29932-8f1b-411f-8124-5cb00d78e2cf" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate committees of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idc4f3909a-29ca-42f4-b7aa-285babc9064f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcca6ce35-2bad-4194-9054-49a0bdf522e3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23b523cf-d665-4fdc-a023-6adcc7086683" changed="not-changed"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cislunar space</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>cislunar space</term> means the region of space beyond low-Earth orbit out to and including the region around the surface of the Moon.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="id1edfc86e-df49-4a4c-b062-eed9e529d9ee" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>217.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical amendments relating to Artemis missions</header><subsection id="idf70cec14-d34c-447a-ad5d-8c7b47f047fe" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 421 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/10">Public Law 115–10</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/20301">51 U.S.C. 20301</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idcdebafa5-534e-441b-8b27-18ac58cbac07" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(3)—</text><subparagraph id="id47cc1462-6996-4e52-bf8a-eee7b0f26bad" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>EM–1</quote> and inserting <quote>Artemis I</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19c49c97-53b9-4f79-b2e1-4894422ceb0c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>EM–2</quote> and inserting <quote>Artemis II</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id559412e9-d3f7-42c8-a7b9-9459e2dcab40" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>EM–3</quote> and inserting <quote>Artemis III</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ideec7024c-e7a5-4748-9373-77d43a70d01f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)(3), by striking <quote>EM–3</quote> and inserting <quote>Artemis III</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddfde9b45-65d3-468d-8da8-fb9abdfc0530" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 432(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/10">Public Law 115–10</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/20302">51 U.S.C. 20302</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id77d68f3c-824f-4d1d-aae9-26f5fbf928d7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(D)—</text><subparagraph id="id0f846e38-27f9-4d81-b9b8-15edf5329056" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>EM–1</quote> and inserting <quote>Artemis I</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6e84fc53-f3ff-44e5-bb59-d2da00fd3c76" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>EM–2</quote> and inserting <quote>Artemis II</quote>; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddc5985f4-e1f2-4db0-a527-97251be565bd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)(C), by striking <quote>EM–3</quote> and inserting <quote>Artemis III</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Science</header><section id="id8fbd901c-5d89-442b-8623-824bb94a762f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Science priorities</header><subsection id="id05373057-714c-47df-9b8f-7bf78c30152a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress on science portfolio</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress reaffirms the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="id27c33d02-bc64-467b-bf76-9534f5cde608" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a balanced and adequately funded set of activities, consisting of research and analysis grant programs, technology development, suborbital research activities, and small, medium, and large space missions, contributes to a robust and productive science program and serves as a catalyst for innovation and discovery; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5028ae2a-6991-43a4-a160-001d818aa136" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator should set science priorities by following the guidance provided by the scientific community through the decadal surveys of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb4a6f105-9eb5-4120-b43c-2d0428a5e1da" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Academies decadal surveys</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20305(c) of title 51, United States Code, is amended— </text><paragraph id="ida28eefa1-1858-40d9-9fd5-08ed6d5340f7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Administrator shall</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id050fd2e5-95ca-4ac3-ac15-3e4bc58e1777" changed="not-changed"><paragraph id="id21fa23d5-92a9-4575-98d0-b8f34f246707" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reexamination of priorities by National Academies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id571abd01-27a6-4cac-b5c9-31b839658324" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id251b9020-f57c-47f1-b3f1-db2152690da1" changed="not-changed"><paragraph id="id912da5d5-eba0-4c7b-9972-f6ace1c6517b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reexamination of priorities by Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator decides to reexamine the applicability of the priorities of the decadal surveys to the missions and activities of the Administration due to scientific discoveries or external factors, the Administrator shall consult with the relevant committees of the National Academies.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ideaac0839-ef66-4001-92ac-48fe3969d5e0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lunar discovery program</header><subsection id="id8dfc1b61-3823-4a0d-95ef-7032457a99b2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may carry out a program to conduct lunar science research, including missions to the surface of the Moon, that materially contributes to the objective described in section 20102(d)(1) of title 51, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="idfb968856-ddd1-43dc-a145-d515422a8096" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial landers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall procure the services of commercial landers developed primarily by United States industry to land science payloads of all classes on the lunar surface.</text></subsection><subsection id="id02756893-5e40-4f81-82e1-46f64baa6a4e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lunar science research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall ensure that lunar science research carried out under subsection (a) is consistent with recommendations made by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. </text></subsection><subsection id="id39fb7139-d8a2-4675-b8f8-51a1f09fe29d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lunar polar volatiles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall, at the earliest opportunity, consider mission proposals to evaluate the potential of lunar polar volatiles to contribute to sustainable lunar exploration.</text></subsection></section><section id="idc2627486-a609-4518-afc2-444c2af328d3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Search for life</header><subsection id="ide8459ce4-d2d7-4dec-81e7-fa50b202798f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that— </text><paragraph id="id00af30c4-1323-41ee-831d-191a265efb1f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the report entitled <quote>An Astrobiology Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe</quote> published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine outlines the key scientific questions and methods for fulfilling the objective of NASA to search for the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id86d3b49a-3cb7-42ed-aa6b-e608d55daf99" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the interaction of lifeforms with their environment, a central focus of astrobiology research, is a topic of broad significance to life sciences research in space and on Earth. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbc926034-32c9-4125-9069-34596399bf7b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program continuation</header><paragraph id="ide6418ef4-c73d-4db4-9ab9-ff301095f3dd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall continue to implement a collaborative, multidisciplinary science and technology development program to search for proof of the existence or historical existence of life beyond Earth in support of the objective described in section 20102(d)(10) of title 51, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id613592ba-395e-4b66-89db-8cd74c20209f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Element</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program under paragraph (1) shall include activities relating to astronomy, biology, geology, and planetary science.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2d4eb59b-88d3-4c37-bc82-1f6ffae24492" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination with life sciences program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall coordinate efforts with the life sciences program of the Administration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id62799931-0e32-4a74-b700-e4f359b8131b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technosignatures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall support activities to search for and analyze technosignatures.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id624d4541-dded-4bd5-8af4-5f2d9558d785" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Instrumentation and sensor technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator may strategically invest in the development of new instrumentation and sensor technology.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id968cf83f-19d0-4a45-adc9-e44020f29d46" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">James Webb Space Telescope</header><subsection id="ida8d42f1d-363b-4fd5-ab01-595c3638595b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="id0f77e7e3-0445-4394-a738-ba10ee745d70" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the James Webb Space Telescope will be the next premier observatory in space and has great potential to further scientific study and assist scientists in making new discoveries in the field of astronomy;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1775d763-dc0b-4715-ba8a-85ddeca3a8e1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the James Webb Space Telescope was developed as an ambitious project with a scope that was not fully defined at inception and with risk that was not fully known or understood;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id83c33ab2-360f-4ec8-9b72-123a870681de" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">despite the major technology development and innovation that was needed to construct the James Webb Space Telescope, major negative impacts to the cost and schedule of the James Webb Space Telescope resulted from poor program management and poor contractor performance;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3428d6f1-1cd6-4064-9c29-bb481bb85749" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator should take into account the lessons learned from the cost and schedule issues relating to the development of the James Webb Space Telescope in making decisions regarding the scope of and the technologies needed for future scientific missions; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb2461091-9cef-46d2-a99b-ae7cf6b50462" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in selecting future scientific missions, the Administrator should take into account the impact that large programs that overrun cost and schedule estimates may have on other NASA programs in earlier phases of development.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf23c8e3e-179e-4100-b4dc-010482960ee8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project continuation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall continue—</text><paragraph id="id0d3cc524-cac0-49f0-887d-512bc81507c6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to closely track the cost and schedule performance of the James Webb Space Telescope project; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id142ea4fd-d9a0-43f3-b444-5540a6e92c48" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve the reliability of cost estimates and contractor performance data throughout the remaining development of the James Webb Space Telescope.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb4034e98b2334686842ee04d95a55482" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revised estimate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Due to delays to the James Webb Space Telescope project resulting from the COVID–19 pandemic, the Administrator shall provide to Congress—</text><paragraph id="id1D6C105659494EBF84A979666B525CD2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimate of any increase to program development costs, if such costs are anticipated to exceed $8,802,700,000; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id440EB45F66B1406D9B061A02033AC7DB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimate for a revised launch date. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idbd35107d-c0c3-4b86-9e36-9f3477f317ed" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>305.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope</header><subsection id="ide8ed396b-8242-48ae-bcc4-8417509a62e2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="idc94489f1-3aa6-4628-8a8d-4036a8508e18" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">major growth in the cost of astrophysics flagship-class missions has impacted the overall portfolio balance of the Science Mission Directorate; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf387064f-d308-4b7e-a969-4e7ab9d1af6e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator should continue to develop the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope with a development cost of not more than $3,200,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id18ce709f-eb8d-4060-9470-fc7a79645cae" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project continuation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall continue to develop the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope to meet the objectives outlined in the 2010 decadal survey on astronomy and astrophysics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in a manner that maximizes scientific productivity based on the resources invested.</text></subsection></section><section id="id7b56eba0-1b24-4f83-ba9b-c6501fe59f2c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>306.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study on satellite servicing for science missions</header><subsection id="idc23694bc-8bd3-43f5-9c30-dc92d867d4c8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall conduct a study on the feasibility of using in-space robotic refueling, repair, or refurbishment capabilities to extend the useful life of telescopes and other science missions that are operational or in development as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="idc97a6a46-11e0-4882-af11-0b2a8c07f1d3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study conducted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text><paragraph id="id7a3450e1-25a5-4b99-b2ce-370351d1fdb7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An identification of the technologies and in-space testing required to demonstrate the in-space robotic refueling, repair, or refurbishment capabilities described in that subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idedf8f85c-bb86-48b0-9f1d-9363555f2dc0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The projected cost of using such capabilities, including the cost of extended operations for science missions described in that subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9644274f7f7746d08c86ca1594ffc923" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). </text></subsection><subsection id="id58C2D27D169E4BB2A70624668DC3A24C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the Administrator provides the briefing under subsection (c), the Administrator shall make the study conducted under subsection (a) available to the public. </text></subsection></section><section id="id1aa2b01d-20a7-411c-bd8e-1c1abb2bf96a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>307.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Earth science missions and programs</header><subsection id="id25e85754-7b72-4b3d-9dcd-844e98991707" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Earth Science Division of NASA plays an important role in national efforts—</text><paragraph id="idbcab9525-1110-40b8-a45c-319a4f22af90" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to collect and use Earth observations in service to society; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id80296e7e-5819-4a5d-8fec-b3715b443534" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to understand global change.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf1b35698-339d-48f3-9ba5-5799ed71998a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Earth science missions and programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to the missions and programs of the Earth Science Division, the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, follow the recommendations and guidance provided by the scientific community through the decadal survey for Earth science and applications from space of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, including—</text><paragraph id="id2a4f4113-b5be-4fae-9133-6133ae6874d3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the science priorities described in such survey;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id11650711-80df-4775-956a-de6bba9a724e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the execution of the series of existing or previously planned observations (commonly known as the <quote>program of record</quote>); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida6dfaaf0-2462-4b1b-a43a-2ce6bd3bec19" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of a range of missions of all classes, including opportunities for principal investigator-led, competitively selected missions.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id11b2a8a3-403b-49f0-a202-1d9abbaf931c" commented="no" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>308.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Life science and physical science research</header><subsection id="idcd3fc3a9-881e-490d-b250-39c2840d80cf" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="id480637a7-2e8a-497b-92cf-ea246ef291ac" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the 2011 decadal survey on biological and physical sciences in space identifies— </text><subparagraph id="ide4bfd7ea-7d93-49c2-b8c8-67e36ccccd25" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">many areas in which fundamental scientific research is needed to efficiently advance the range of human activities in space, from the first stages of exploration to eventual economic development; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6aab58a6-b260-4c0e-92b5-3186cb545fec" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">many areas of basic and applied scientific research that could use the microgravity, radiation, and other aspects of the spaceflight environment to answer fundamental scientific questions; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddd584e56-aec1-4fa7-af35-37d54b6d518d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">given the central role of life science and physical science research in developing the future of space exploration, NASA should continue to invest strategically in such research to maintain United States leadership in space exploration; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id03f8ae26-bdd7-48f2-9550-36ebd74f3639" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such research remains important to the objectives of NASA with respect to long-duration deep space human exploration to the Moon and Mars. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id40e065c1-e58f-4ec2-824b-b04dc9fac567" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program continuation</header><paragraph id="id2f75e218-bdf8-4b44-8e8b-acdcc9a79475" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In support of the goals described in section 20302 of title 51, United States Code, the Administrator shall continue to implement a collaborative, multidisciplinary life science and physical science fundamental research program—</text><subparagraph id="id50b51fc3-322c-4997-a55f-5514e090219e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to build a scientific foundation for the exploration and development of space; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id445978de-1965-4d96-bff7-cc93078faaef" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to investigate the mechanisms of changes to biological systems and physical systems, and the environments of those systems in space, including the effects of long-duration exposure to deep space-related environmental factors on those systems; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf830205-8669-43f1-88e4-9945933cbfdc" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to understand the effects of combined deep space radiation and altered gravity levels on biological systems so as to inform the development and testing of potential countermeasures; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4e6d77e6-bf57-41b6-8740-dcc39289fb04" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to understand physical phenomena in reduced gravity that affect design and performance of enabling technologies necessary for the space exploration program; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5655a344-f942-4dde-89d8-19c251acbcd4" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide scientific opportunities to educate, train, and develop the next generation of researchers and engineers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idabf0fca0-a76d-4472-b1ba-4b460690aa70" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide state-of-the-art data repositories and curation of large multi-data sets to enable comparative research analyses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf0966510-91be-46bc-b8b7-e295f9bcefa0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program under paragraph (1) shall— </text><subparagraph id="id10c16119-79ee-488b-b175-eb5ba6859aeb" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include fundamental research relating to life science, space bioscience, and physical science; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida49f7048-efdf-4e0c-ae98-8e204cbdae73" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximize intra-agency and interagency partnerships to advance space exploration, scientific knowledge, and benefits to Earth. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id78f40ed7-6e94-4f4e-b668-891278d7304b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator may use ground-based, air-based, and space-based facilities in low-Earth orbit and beyond low-Earth orbit. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id99c0ce34-933f-4657-8c42-a8a1543cfa3f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>309.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Science missions to Mars</header><subsection commented="no" id="id8141928a-13fc-4107-8677-086f106483f1" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall conduct 1 or more science missions to Mars to enable the selection of 1 or more sites for human landing.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id44b3e6f8-a59f-4407-953f-6dbd770a6ea9" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sample program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may carry out a program—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id7f054f7a-5888-4af1-b2fc-998bab348541" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to collect samples from the surface of Mars; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idf74c080c-a688-47ad-bae5-b1c0bfcf8e7a" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to return such samples to Earth for scientific analysis.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idb7ed6759-eb6d-45ab-a61d-f8bc414204cf" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of existing capabilities and assets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use existing capabilities and assets of NASA centers.</text></subsection></section><section id="idc07c4650e6a749b68eb6209aa449572b" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>310.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Planetary Defense Coordination Office</header><subsection id="id0d4774b49f1e47cd8edf1bd984904a46" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress makes the following findings:</text><paragraph id="id07026866b9b64369ae569f266dc8ee96" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Near-Earth objects remain a threat to the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0748fded15204bebb346f257fdc480be" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 321(d)(1) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/155">Public Law 109–155</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 2922; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/71101">51 U.S.C. 71101</external-xref> note prec.) established a requirement that the Administrator 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, with the goal of 90-percent completion of the catalogue of such near-Earth objects by December 30, 2020.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id09B0F4478F1C460288B9075D2C117FBD" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The current planetary defense strategy of NASA acknowledges that such goal will not be met.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd2fe19c05caa417b8d3d997711595e19" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine entitled <quote>Finding Hazardous Asteroids Using Infrared and Visible Wavelength Telescopes</quote> issued in 2019 states that—</text><subparagraph id="id7ad58e9c0be94e84bf8c9201e14889e5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA cannot accomplish such goal with currently available assets;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2f2861b73d684432ad3b360534642178" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA should develop and launch a dedicated space-based infrared survey telescope to meet the requirements of section 321(d)(1) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/155">Public Law 109–155</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 2922; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/71101">51 U.S.C. 71101</external-xref> note prec.); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id031553b78f2748508a3abf99d73850bc" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the early detection of potentially hazardous near-Earth objects enabled by a space-based infrared survey telescope is important to enable deflection of a dangerous asteroid.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id76169d3886a646b09fd45a9a4f13bae5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of Planetary Defense Coordination Office</header><paragraph id="id1e50d78c4c2542a699c40b2cf337799d" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish an office within the Planetary Science Division of the Science Mission Directorate, to be known as the <quote>Planetary Defense Coordination Office</quote>, to plan, develop, and implement a program to survey threats posed by near-Earth objects equal to or greater than 140 meters in diameter, as required by section 321(d)(1) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/155">Public Law 109–155</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 2922; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/71101">51 U.S.C. 71101</external-xref> note prec.).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id004f365a7e2d467abfe025ccb8baeb83" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall—</text><subparagraph id="id1ff73d2d746645559284d159e212ca46" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and, not later than September 30, 2025, launch a space-based infrared survey telescope that is capable of detecting near-Earth objects equal to or greater than 140 meters in diameter, with preference given to planetary missions selected by the Administrator as of the date of the enactment of this Act to pursue concept design studies relating to the development of a space-based infrared survey telescope;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide5ff5c7d7fa24e01b81d0ebb1b3a8b57" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify, track, and characterize potentially hazardous near-Earth objects and issue warnings of the effects of potential impacts of such objects; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94f9010e0ef147d4baa41a5ded929f32" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist in coordinating Government planning for response to a potential impact of a near-Earth object.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb192a74ae7694cc6aaa498fb7f9fcdc5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 321(f) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/155">Public Law 109–155</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 2922; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/71101">51 U.S.C. 71101</external-xref> note prec.) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC5858A48E2824889B52C1ACF783E8C08" style="OLC"><subsection id="id4B902575E57D4620BA0E1F2E9135BF15" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020</short-title>, and annually thereafter through 90-percent completion of the catalogue required by subsection (d)(1), the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report that includes the following:</text><paragraph id="id40cd45275af5495a9ad601dff6885c02" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A summary of all activities carried out by the Planetary Defense Coordination Office established under section 310(b)(1) of the <short-title>National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020</short-title> since the date of enactment of that Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id53BC95CB335B4DF49510B09585610ED0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the progress with respect to the design, development, and launch of the space-based infrared survey telescope required by section 310(b)(2)(A) of the <short-title>National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020</short-title>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5876172A22694F32A2B66C9E2AF05241" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the progress toward meeting the requirements of subsection (d)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1FCC33972E4D4D41B8485EC7A7DB6DB9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the status of efforts to coordinate planetary defense activities in response to a threat posed by a near-Earth object with other Federal agencies since the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020</short-title>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF6085DD1481B4B97A3191ADE4D54E53A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the status of efforts to coordinate and cooperate with other countries to discover hazardous asteroids and comets, plan a mitigation strategy, and implement that strategy in the event of the discovery of an object on a likely collision course with Earth.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id39728C2F886742B78627C5A00746C206" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A summary of expenditures for all activities carried out by the Planetary Defense Coordination Office since the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020</short-title>.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f4da1f2b3764229be4c7d08a81efa2d"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for a fiscal year may be obligated or expended for the Office of the Administrator during the last 3 months of that fiscal year unless the Administrator submits the report for that fiscal year required by section 321(f) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/155">Public Law 109–155</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 2922; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/71101">51 U.S.C. 71101</external-xref> note prec.).</text></subsection><subsection id="id60d47d773a8d44f38a7626b08ce73fee" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Near-Earth object defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>near-Earth object</term> means an asteroid or comet with a perihelion distance of less than 1.3 Astronomical Units from the Sun. </text></subsection></section><section id="id3cbb79db-5030-4dbb-845f-4fe5a1f276aa" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>311.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suborbital science flights</header><subsection id="id6900f341-d096-4dba-bd94-3debda15f48b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that commercially available suborbital flight platforms enable low-cost access to a microgravity environment to advance science and train scientists and engineers under the Suborbital Research Program established under section 802(c) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18382">42 U.S.C. 18382(c)</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="id4e6628bc-fd73-4120-869d-48e5fc2a877b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><paragraph id="id51b558ab-5ce3-46b0-b44b-7f245147473a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report evaluating the manner in which suborbital flight platforms can contribute to meeting the science objectives of NASA for the Science Mission Directorate and the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida3254597-6965-44aa-8444-6925067b3fe5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: </text><subparagraph id="idd1888cd2-de03-4ec4-bd97-4b0b5ec6b4ea" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the advantages of suborbital flight platforms to meet science objectives.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaa0f679d-be46-4d52-bcbb-a2816e3d4bb8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of the challenges to greater use of commercial suborbital flight platforms for science purposes. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb6120a53-f030-4bb4-8bd6-d7fe1d30b5c0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of whether commercial suborbital flight platforms can provide low-cost flight opportunities to test lunar and Mars science payloads. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id003CA520683C46E8954F86E1675A737B" changed="not-changed" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>312.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Earth science data and observations</header><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idC0B1779FB76447C59B71629A395F652D" changed="not-changed"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall to the maximum extent practicable, make available to the public in an easily accessible electronic database all data (including metadata, documentation, models, data processing methods, images, and research results) of the missions and programs of the Earth Science Division of the Administration, or any successor division. </text></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id35042A98FB0445FC97B8C0EC22A3BC55" changed="not-changed"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Open data program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall establish and continue to operate an open data program that— </text><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id812D00A8E5D34863A319D6AD2F50DB03" changed="not-changed"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is consistent with the greatest degree of interactivity, interoperability, and accessibility; and </text></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idD333E82EE9DE4ACBA8CC48CAC9ACD6B0" changed="not-changed"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enables outside communities, including the research and applications community, private industry, academia, and the general public, to effectively collaborate in areas important to— </text><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idC446914DDF734F51B90FADC043A56ECB" changed="not-changed"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">studying the Earth system and improving the prediction of Earth system change; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idCE09074F774C4CE4A373F4BB79B04854" changed="not-changed"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving model development, data assimilation techniques, systems architecture integration, and computational efficiencies; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id5CAE6D25C160448083FF5E15C2827E7C" changed="not-changed"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets basic end-user requirements for running on public computers and networks located outside of secure Administration information and technology systems. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idFC0B8AB237794048AA0363690AAE726D" changed="not-changed"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hosting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program under subsection (b) shall use, as appropriate and cost-effective, innovative strategies and methods for hosting and management of part or all of the program, including cloud-based computing capabilities. </text></subsection><subsection id="idd302cde67c7442af87cef3427eb76e55" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require the Administrator to release classified, proprietary, or otherwise restricted information that would be harmful to the national security of the United States.</text></subsection></section><section id="id86a2c17e-a89e-4f80-86e4-c31e39a78ad3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>313.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress on small satellite science</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="idcfed785c-d7ff-43d8-80b3-46655c419d46" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">small satellites—</text><subparagraph id="idbd0b8404-cfa8-4ba5-9b2f-57f49de011ba" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are increasingly robust, effective, and affordable platforms for carrying out space science missions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1d9f162c-6fff-45a3-9868-7923783e3c66" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">can work in tandem with or augment larger NASA spacecraft to support high-priority science missions of NASA; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id74636a46-8b23-4318-8c97-1764aca0d7c2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are cost effective solutions that may allow NASA to continue collecting legacy observations while developing next-generation science missions; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide1d8d7fb-9ddd-4091-9dd2-1b66494c26a1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="not-changed"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA should continue to support small satellite research, development, technologies, and programs, including technologies for compact and lightweight instrumentation for small satellites. </text></paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idE414817F995149BBA875E871D9EB8728" changed="not-changed" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>314.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress on commercial space services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id146FF01052BA44D8B352035BCCACCD72" changed="not-changed"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administration should explore partnerships with the commercial space industry for space science missions in and beyond Earth orbit, including partnerships relating to payload and instrument hosting and commercially available datasets; and</text></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idA3E7FFFDA282417A80CF144D52A16C55" changed="not-changed"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such partnerships could result in increased mission cadence, technology advancement, and cost savings for the Administration.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id14ACBABDEB1A49A3816CEF394EACA5E2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>315.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures for identifying and addressing alleged violations of scientific integrity policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop and document procedures for identifying and addressing alleged violations of the scientific integrity policy of NASA. </text></section><enum>IV</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aeronautics</header><section id="idb49e3386-e5ad-448d-8b44-c3fea9b68e98" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Aeronautics Innovation Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="id4a6b63fd-2364-464e-9425-1eeaa45c5670" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>402.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text><paragraph id="id5ea1a741-c376-4920-8018-e1b2dd71236a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aeronautics Strategic Implementation Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Aeronautics Strategic Implementation Plan</term> means the Aeronautics Strategic Implementation Plan issued by the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4361dede-f771-481d-a966-42bfe65325d7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unmanned aircraft; unmanned aircraft system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>unmanned aircraft</term> and <term>unmanned aircraft system</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id14225882-0476-43f2-8f1d-7ad2c8fcc611" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">X-plane</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>X-plane</term> means an experimental aircraft that is—</text><subparagraph id="ida0dbfff4-21d5-49a2-8b35-9adc1fbf6108" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">used to test and evaluate a new technology or aerodynamic concept; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbf8a29a0-03d7-49c8-b035-2bf479c52316" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operated by NASA or the Department of Defense.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id3bcd0745-f512-47e7-82a1-7d762baf23b4" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>403.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Experimental aircraft projects</header><subsection id="iddccf371a-a255-47d7-b048-f7c0a8122b14" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="idcd1ad6b6-2706-4e85-9859-e443561a8a2d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing high-risk, precompetitive aerospace technologies for which there is not yet a profit rationale is a fundamental role of NASA;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida7bf3a20-2d21-41f2-a595-02f6d9f4eb7f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">large-scale piloted flight test experimentation and validation are necessary for—</text><subparagraph id="id771150c0-192a-437c-9691-70aa5ce47841" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transitioning new technologies and materials, including associated manufacturing processes, for general aviation, commercial aviation, and military aeronautics use; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfe76b9d3-1887-4817-adeb-f2985d9e27a2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">capturing the full extent of benefits from investments made by the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate in priority programs called for in—</text><clause id="id6e9ebe74-b1d7-4ddc-8d81-45e46562af5d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Aeronautics Research and Development Plan issued by the National Science and Technology Council in February 2010;</text></clause><clause id="id6ec05976-92f0-4637-9bbb-21ded54afab7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the NASA 2014 Strategic Plan;</text></clause><clause id="idb8b2b508-008c-441c-91eb-18595d233b19" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Aeronautics Strategic Implementation Plan; and</text></clause><clause id="id377a56ce-ed84-46e1-b5ee-9cb3a4673273" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any updates to the programs called for in the plans described in clauses (i) through (iii); </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8b07b8ef-ff15-48fa-af5d-3783a23f196b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a level of funding that adequately supports large-scale piloted flight test experimentation and validation, including related infrastructure, should be ensured over a sustained period of time to restore the capacity of NASA—</text><subparagraph id="id91b84948-91e3-42ec-956e-ff997f3da0e7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to see legacy priority programs through to completion; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d303505-f18c-4dae-94d1-6d5ead4ebb0e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to achieve national economic and security objectives; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC3000C4DD1864BBDA21911E7DFEA4C07" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="not-changed"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA should not be directly involved in the Type Certification of aircraft for current and future scheduled commercial air service under part 121 or 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, that would result in reductions in crew augmentation or single pilot or autonomously operated aircraft. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc46e45a8-ef16-4fdc-b1d4-fc442a73748f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statement of policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States—</text><paragraph id="idf6803eaa-1e08-4440-943e-75cc718066f4" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to maintain world leadership in—</text><subparagraph id="ide556d0c3-41d4-46e8-b904-b69b5b707223" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">military and civilian aeronautical science and technology;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id270d603e-9a4a-4d4e-b8ff-b0126b30e074" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">global air power projection; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ea048b3-c06c-4759-a5a0-55c431343a40" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aerospace industrialization; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3644180e-f758-4422-8889-e100d15aee2e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to maintain as a fundamental objective of NASA aeronautics research the steady progression and expansion of flight research and capabilities, including the science and technology of critical underlying disciplines and competencies, such as—</text><subparagraph id="idf9c829b5-e3ef-4b7b-8a7e-d5268b28be46" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">computational-based analytical and predictive tools and methodologies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3abecc9b-0733-4a95-973e-14a6a8ed910e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aerothermodynamics;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id128d4e5e-daf7-4528-bf9d-be248c3784d6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">propulsion;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6690cef3-d3b3-4173-8b7b-4064bbfe7854" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced materials and manufacturing processes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20a10295-cdd0-441c-9e91-bc3769ea3d21" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">high-temperature structures and materials; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9cb89be9-67be-4338-803f-552487cd8cca" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">guidance, navigation, and flight controls.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide0b9ef8b-2efd-48ae-bfa7-3938ec294a68" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment and continuation of X-plane projects</header><paragraph id="id25eac05c-335b-449d-b8d1-e452d588d5df" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish or continue to implement, in a manner that is consistent with the roadmap for supersonic aeronautics research and development required by section 604(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/10">Public Law 115–10</external-xref>; 131 Stat. 55), the following projects:</text><subparagraph id="id872e478e-6552-48ad-949d-8eded8cb6f99" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A low-boom supersonic aircraft project to demonstrate supersonic aircraft designs and technologies that—</text><clause id="id2d679621-63c8-4fb2-a241-22ce7e519bfd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce sonic boom noise; and</text></clause><clause id="id871c5c58-f412-43d8-9f20-1715d22e66fa" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in enabling—</text><subclause id="id14a5a121-4d48-49aa-bf2a-5e80da3ddff3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the safe commercial deployment of civil supersonic aircraft technology; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idcf2b5112-c15e-4bd2-aa39-f586382cde1d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the safe and efficient operation of civil supersonic aircraft.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd4cc657f-c787-4d96-b502-63ba171e691b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A subsonic flight demonstrator aircraft project to advance high-aspect-ratio, thin-wing aircraft designs and to integrate propulsion, composites, and other technologies that enable significant increases in energy efficiency and reduced life-cycle emissions in the aviation system while reducing noise and emissions. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide1254046-0c45-4fdd-aafa-24bfa1b87222" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A series of large-scale X-plane demonstrators that are—</text><clause id="id2193247b-6c9f-4b6d-9ac8-63b4d8ada172" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developed sequentially or in parallel; and</text></clause><clause id="id3ac3af67-ed03-466a-814e-692e5a155b71" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each based on a set of new configuration concepts or technologies determined by the Administrator to demonstrate—</text><subclause id="ida2a6e836-a6e2-4efd-924a-d1f87cbd492e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aircraft and propulsion concepts and technologies and related advances in alternative propulsion and energy; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id415698e9-b0d5-489d-9753-1e0ace9659aa" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">flight propulsion concepts and technologies.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8b71fbd0-e5af-4b20-96fc-7a69770f3227" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each project under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall—</text><subparagraph id="id1898a9fd-7847-4a47-966e-fcd57a84325b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include the development of X-planes and all necessary supporting flight test assets;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id70090534-25a3-4bd7-a6c9-f2b9ee526ed8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pursue a robust technology maturation and flight test validation effort;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb09ac490-5965-4ec2-a7b8-66e2ea2df6f9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve necessary facilities, flight testing capabilities, and computational tools to support the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47cc863b-b044-410a-8a97-a92e85483b71" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">award any primary contracts for design, procurement, and manufacturing to United States persons, consistent with international obligations and commitments;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8b1d492f-2e45-44d0-afa1-968698bfba64" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate research and flight test demonstration activities with other Federal agencies and the United States aviation community, as the Administrator considers appropriate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfdfce24b-632f-4c9b-b828-4cfdf5392f4c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the project is aligned with the Aeronautics Strategic Implementation Plan and any updates to the Aeronautics Strategic Implementation Plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd7f582e9-9283-4cc8-aa63-b7610df22dc7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States person defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>United States person</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id43c73da3-f7bd-4e03-9e70-880fae7fcad3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida218d894-4958-49ba-bce5-361459fa42bd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idabe0ed15-6bc3-4ab5-9079-fc80645f82dc" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advanced materials and manufacturing technology program</header><paragraph id="id1fa3b90b-3377-49cf-9215-09f63ce04a3b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may establish an advanced materials and manufacturing technology program—</text><subparagraph id="id0fd417be-7eab-44ed-9a0a-6aea8f2a0e6a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop—</text><clause id="id5031f0d9-4ef4-4c8c-a727-bd3f199b6cc5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">new materials, including composite and high-temperature materials, from base material formulation through full-scale structural validation and manufacture;</text></clause><clause id="id8eab82b0-1154-4582-90b8-3c98b61e1d9b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced materials and manufacturing processes, including additive manufacturing, to reduce the cost of manufacturing scale-up and certification for use in general aviation, commercial aviation, and military aeronautics; and</text></clause><clause id="idf2ebb9a9-2c93-4ea3-885b-b38a42528bc0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">noninvasive or nondestructive techniques for testing or evaluating aviation and aeronautics structures, including for materials and manufacturing processes;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6ff3882f-cf92-43ad-982a-2bf906e023a3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce the time it takes to design, industrialize, and certify advanced materials and manufacturing processes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id479ca08a-e173-4d48-9e9e-906f48c2c876" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide education and training opportunities for the aerospace workforce; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8fb4191d-1e91-44f7-b061-c93181a8b40d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to address global cost and human capital competitiveness for United States aeronautical industries and technological leadership in advanced materials and manufacturing technology.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf5fdd834-ff03-4bbb-82e1-631b633bc8b1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out a program under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall—</text><subparagraph id="ida6f05da2-4874-443b-a2f4-a11a786009d3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">build on work that was carried out by the Advanced Composites Project of NASA;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id53b8ee92-67a9-4e0c-806f-5dfa3c1ee126" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">partner with the private and academic sectors, such as members of the Advanced Composites Consortium of NASA, the Joint Advanced Materials and Structures Center of Excellence of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Manufacturing USA institutes of the Department of Commerce, and national laboratories, as the Administrator considers appropriate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id394ef253-1751-423c-a8a2-905dd6e3ceec" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a structure for managing intellectual property generated by the program based on or consistent with the structure established for the Advanced Composites Consortium of NASA;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide712b0f2-5675-4e9e-b7af-7810ffc61e3c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure adequate Federal cost share for applicable research; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92cf7919-f9f3-4818-9f24-c5e5c1f8c390" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate with advanced manufacturing and composites initiatives in other mission directorates of NASA, as the Administrator considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4a3ac532-939d-4e6f-b121-d69d4c500d75" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research partnerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the projects under subsection (c) and a program under subsection (d), the Administrator may engage in cooperative research programs with—</text><paragraph id="id4cebd604-89db-4ae4-be9a-3f772ec1b134" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">academia; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id245fc510-3330-43f9-98f6-a6ef65a0c36b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commercial aviation and aerospace manufacturers.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id74efd8f4-df45-40e3-ba2d-4462f38194a6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>404.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unmanned aircraft systems</header><subsection id="id38dc611b-dfcc-4c5c-a3f3-a5fac6079486" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unmanned aircraft systems operation program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall—</text><paragraph id="ida7b837cb-fe89-4146-a0db-97b3fd73135d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research and test capabilities and concepts, including unmanned aircraft systems communications, for integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9bab5e2f-68f4-4e97-8445-b63914f3d68c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">leverage the partnership NASA has with industry focused on the advancement of technologies for future air traffic management systems for unmanned aircraft systems; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida3401177-a340-48c6-ab8b-e4fc6d2911ac" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continue to align the research and testing portfolio of NASA to inform the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system, consistent with public safety and national security objectives.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idef961cc5-6686-4bdd-be2e-58b571b8b259" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress on coordination with Federal Aviation Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="id1631bcae-b5bc-4613-b509-70cffbc2245e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA should continue—</text><subparagraph id="idfcced224-c028-40d1-a794-690140993deb" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to coordinate with the Federal Aviation Administration on research on air traffic management systems for unmanned aircraft systems; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb1c4818e-b98f-470f-90bc-f9efd8d5037f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assist the Federal Aviation Administration in the integration of air traffic management systems for unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9609b2a3-59a7-4685-af2b-a98352b134d7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the test ranges (as defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code) should continue to be leveraged for research on—</text><subparagraph id="id52d44f29-5c5f-485c-9f3c-5cbae101223c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">air traffic management systems for unmanned aircraft systems; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76396749-8080-43d4-b734-737a03035524" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the integration of such systems into the national airspace system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ida011218a-49b8-4885-91a3-a133883e308f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>405.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">21st Century Aeronautics Capabilities Initiative</header><subsection id="id31a152a2-9d5a-4c2c-a37f-4dc1263aa4ca" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may establish an initiative, to be known as the <quote>21st Century Aeronautics Capabilities Initiative</quote>, within the Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration Account, to ensure that NASA possesses the infrastructure and capabilities necessary to conduct proposed flight demonstration projects across the range of NASA aeronautics interests.</text></subsection><subsection id="id6a8fdef4-a8f5-4b64-8140-80a1405cacf1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the 21st Century Aeronautics Capabilities Initiative, the Administrator may carry out the following activities:</text><paragraph id="id40b0ab5e-7498-4877-87f0-f6387e4a26ec" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any investments the Administrator considers necessary to upgrade and create facilities for civil and national security aeronautics research to support advancements in—</text><subparagraph id="id1b96bc6e-f40a-4d29-8f14-bcb918f6f5a5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">long-term foundational science and technology;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idefb9db03-f580-4673-8c38-a75338fcfd0a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced aircraft systems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2efec989-cd00-47bf-9f03-5756f7a8f2d5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">air traffic management systems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2fe757e1-171a-464a-8555-a5058f34d55f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fuel efficiency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id819aaa45-1251-41e2-8f0d-a3535c2cad8d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electric propulsion technologies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf5e04b9d-60a7-4325-92b7-03e02ed65839" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">system-wide safety assurance;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5ea13f17-5e9a-4dc1-a759-df8bba2d8f50" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">autonomous aviation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id589a00a7-73c1-426a-a8e9-e29480ac61ba" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supersonic and hypersonic aircraft design and development.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id93d711e7-9740-4757-90d8-2aa06a87be5b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any measures the Administrator considers necessary to support flight testing activities, including—</text><subparagraph id="id29eec563-2cae-440d-9ee3-30213dd2c8d0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continuous refinement and development of free-flight test techniques and methodologies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id891d124e-acd1-47c1-851a-ba79555a6769" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upgrades and improvements to real-time tracking and data acquisition; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbdea4f46-e298-4984-b19e-6b20c572abbd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other measures relating to aeronautics research support and modernization as the Administrator considers appropriate to carry out the scientific study of the problems of flight, with a view to practical solutions for such problems.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id43bac9d3-97e4-44d5-a94c-aab4f16eae34" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>406.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress on on-demand air transportation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="id783edaf1-3760-45db-92cc-33ed56bd725f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">greater use of high-speed air transportation, small airports, helipads, vertical flight infrastructure, and other aviation-related infrastructure can alleviate surface transportation congestion and support economic growth within cities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id61e9464e-d7a9-4986-9e83-e0d5e3136491" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to urban air mobility and related concepts, NASA should continue—</text><subparagraph id="id4ff37ad7-2eea-4152-8f26-b0d9d3bfedeb" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct research focused on concepts, technologies, and design tools; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55be1150-0eb6-4ade-af19-982ea1a0e4c7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support the evaluation of advanced technologies and operational concepts that can be leveraged by—</text><clause id="id0ba1d5ce-0c46-465b-b3e8-61174a838b18" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">industry to develop future vehicles and systems; and</text></clause><clause id="idd24c6931-b4d0-4f2e-a254-1aec1c6efc46" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal Aviation Administration to support vehicle safety and operational certification; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4f2ba480-8d51-43a8-bf37-e8dd88305e91" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA should leverage ongoing efforts to develop advanced technologies to actively support the research needed for on-demand air transportation.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idb638e1d2-d1eb-4d49-9522-4448783227f5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>407.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress on hypersonic technology research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="id00810662-7adf-4ce0-842e-1103c200cb6c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hypersonic technology is critical to the development of advanced high-speed aerospace vehicles for both civilian and national security purposes;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9a7e1825-9964-4034-afcb-6fd8b8d3feff" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for hypersonic vehicles to be realized, research is needed to overcome technical challenges, including in propulsion, advanced materials, and flight performance in a severe environment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5ad76dbd-fa3e-4b90-a17d-2fd3afb84499" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA plays a critical role in supporting fundamental hypersonic research focused on system design, analysis and validation, and propulsion technologies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb4c3ff04-1bf6-49f8-b544-3e78a6725f51" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA research efforts in hypersonic technology should complement research supported by the Department of Defense to the maximum extent practicable, since contributions from both agencies working in partnership with universities and industry are necessary to overcome key technical challenges;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc1f944bf-67d3-4485-a70d-003f8674bab6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">previous coordinated research programs between NASA and the Department of Defense enabled important progress on hypersonic technology;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8253c878-766e-4292-9770-06cf7e1499cc" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the commercial sector could provide flight platforms and other capabilities that are able to host and support NASA hypersonic technology research projects; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1dcc4683-20e6-4730-b6c7-6b0dc8adb39d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in carrying out hypersonic technology research projects, the Administrator should—</text><subparagraph id="ida4755cef-5c74-415a-a5ba-bef2499a8fea" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">focus research and development efforts on high-speed propulsion systems, reusable vehicle technologies, high-temperature materials, and systems analysis;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95acbc1b-82c1-4c0b-90c4-e5a82edf2976" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate with the Department of Defense to prevent duplication of efforts and of investments;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59f93cf4-e6e9-42c9-8d69-5fd85863c90b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include partnerships with universities and industry to accomplish research goals; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id161e9d8f-ea39-4e6d-bef8-8dfdc2a3187c" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="not-changed"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximize public-private use of commercially available platforms for hosting research and development flight projects. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>V</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Space technology</header><section id="idcb229435-dca2-4ffa-8008-5e2426918d0c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Space Technology Mission Directorate</header><subsection id="id1c7d850e-bc5c-4f4e-a2ac-9929e79702f3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that an independent Space Technology Mission Directorate is critical to ensuring continued investments in the development of technologies for missions across the portfolio of NASA, including science, aeronautics, and human exploration.</text></subsection><subsection id="id454ddb12-241f-43f8-9366-b5acc6596e85" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Space Technology Mission Directorate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall maintain a Space Technology Mission Directorate consistent with section 702 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/20301">51 U.S.C. 20301</external-xref> note).</text></subsection></section><section id="ide4c60c81-d780-4742-a6c1-654548965e4b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Flight opportunities program</header><subsection id="idec01ea50-2d5a-46b8-a84a-418a04dd9f00" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator should provide flight opportunities for payloads to microgravity environments and suborbital altitudes as required by section 907(c) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18405">42 U.S.C. 18405(c)</external-xref>), as amended by subsection (b).</text></subsection><subsection id="id84dd2f6f-1085-40f7-9a2c-ecf72b3e1f16" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 907(c) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18405">42 U.S.C. 18405(c)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7fb21c6b-2e38-4b3c-9bfe-e059299e133e" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><subsection id="idd4c9dab4-8068-4c91-9289-544ac2153304" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><paragraph id="id9b4cf5e8-4318-4316-ac2f-d54c9b3523d9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish a Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research Program within the Space Technology Mission Directorate to fund—</text><subparagraph id="id6277a4da-6ba7-4194-a45f-a2a114f80149" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of payloads for scientific research, technology development, and education; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64753fef-507b-4663-8d80-1396842b5e79" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">flight opportunities for those payloads to microgravity environments and suborbital altitudes; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4dcf0ab9-1f95-43a5-880c-cf271555affb" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transition of those payloads to orbital opportunities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfd8f368e-5762-4f89-a6a9-71d4ca74638e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial reusable vehicle flights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research Program, the Administrator may fund engineering and integration demonstrations, proofs of concept, and educational experiments for flights of commercial reusable vehicles.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id083dc562-326e-45ea-97fa-9c6436b7b45e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial suborbital launch vehicles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research Program, the Administrator may not fund the development of new commercial suborbital launch vehicles.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3c5485ea-831a-406c-a070-b505cc2d8974" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Working with mission directorates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research Program, the Administrator shall work with the mission directorates of NASA to achieve the research, technology, and education goals of NASA.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id22f612b5-a686-4fe4-8aa7-9375041c0f05" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 907(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/18405">42 U.S.C. 18405(b)</external-xref>) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking <quote>Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research Program in</quote> and inserting <quote>Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research Program established under subsection (c)(1) within</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="ide5203799-b468-4c23-a439-1087f6356423" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>503.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Small Spacecraft Technology Program</header><subsection id="id1e5a30db-2712-4720-b1ab-1da39de26c1f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Small Spacecraft Technology Program is important for conducting science and technology validation for—</text><paragraph id="id519d36ad-5420-4a4d-aef4-109ed52fcd49" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">short- and long-duration missions in low-Earth orbit;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida982b697-4fa7-4d4b-b33d-9d604edc61cd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deep space missions; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idEF82A700E69D45F18B3DA31F7B271496" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deorbiting capabilities designed specifically for smaller spacecraft.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcd0b5e2a-27c9-4ddf-8a6e-fd6bba2e8e84" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Accommodation of certain payloads</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the Small Spacecraft Technology Program, the Administrator shall, as the mission risk posture and technology development objectives allow, accommodate science payloads that further the goal of long-term human exploration to the Moon and Mars.</text></subsection></section><section id="ida77b1e1a-af6f-41ac-b9fc-af6de48bda96" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>504.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nuclear propulsion technology</header><subsection id="ide5eeb4e2-2428-4dad-955c-beca97433c2f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that nuclear propulsion is critical to the development of advanced spacecraft for civilian and national defense purposes.</text></subsection><subsection id="id65857f57-fe22-4c73-b7b2-32284c41e346" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development; studies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense—</text><paragraph id="id04cdb0e6-29c5-4b67-a86c-9499c865a64f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continue to develop the fuel element design for NASA nuclear propulsion technology;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id888aa8fe-0179-4db2-92f3-c9236bca967f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">undertake the systems feasibility studies for such technology; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id33d9a8a3-5a5a-4f9d-98e4-2605d1b8284d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">partner with members of commercial industry to conduct studies on such technology.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide4f617a2-3811-4830-8b7e-0f128fcbb800" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nuclear propulsion technology demonstration</header><paragraph id="idb3d14274c4844599bd72976bf9b64c36" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination; report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2021, the Administrator shall—</text><subparagraph id="id820c7ac1-910c-474e-b882-492a876f2489" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine the correct approach for conducting a flight demonstration of nuclear propulsion technology; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41979c77-809a-418e-a6cb-84ed88382c2a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to Congress a report on a plan for such a demonstration. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbf714cca-a7df-428b-9afc-e87c0445e52b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Demonstration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2026, the Administrator shall conduct the flight demonstration described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idedadd699-f6e4-43c0-95be-e082da8a3bd2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>505.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mars-forward technologies</header><subsection id="idfcaf2da4-39e6-4479-a8a8-3d8d929500cd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator should pursue multiple technical paths for entry, descent, and landing for Mars, including competitively selected technology demonstration missions. </text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60d74a55-8087-4383-8c97-f4a38501caca" changed="not-changed"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prioritization of long-lead technologies and systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall prioritize, within the Space Technology Mission Directorate, research, testing, and development of long-lead technologies and systems for Mars, including technologies and systems relating to—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7634300-7dbc-4351-b0dc-1faa2f9a0389" changed="not-changed"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entry, descent, and landing; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0aafeefd-1ff1-4a17-87fb-628a2cf60afa" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="not-changed"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in-space propulsion, including nuclear propulsion, cryogenic fluid management, in-situ large-scale additive manufacturing, and electric propulsion (including solar electric propulsion leveraging lessons learned from the power and propulsion element of the lunar outpost) options.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8dcf8dc5d3e04cca8be5e40c5818173b" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technology demonstration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may use low-Earth orbit and cis-lunar missions, including missions to the lunar surface, to demonstrate technologies for Mars. </text></subsection></section><section id="id22079ffd4b444da8b9ebcf88b44974a5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>506.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prioritization of low-enriched uranium technology</header><subsection id="idc4cdbe33428e4dd9a856126b0f216515" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="id3e051af4c56549a39d596a0ff23adcb1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">space technology, including nuclear propulsion technology and space surface power reactors, should be developed in a manner consistent with broader United States foreign policy, national defense, and space exploration and commercialization priorities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8c0a4f05853b42f3a5de981f4fce62f7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">highly enriched uranium presents security and nuclear nonproliferation concerns;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7163eeaa3f6041bc870cb6069607786e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">since 1977, based on the concerns associated with highly enriched uranium, the United States has promoted the use of low-enriched uranium over highly enriched uranium in nonmilitary contexts, including research and commercial applications;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id24d34bb2954741f1942fa67edc297c01" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as part of United States efforts to limit international use of highly enriched uranium, the United States has actively pursued—</text><subparagraph id="id81D5BC7386444A3EBAB356A21AEE9616" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">since 1978, the conversion of domestic and foreign research reactors that use highly enriched uranium fuel to low-enriched uranium fuel and the avoidance of any new research reactors that use highly enriched uranium fuel; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9DF65EDC6D7A4A549BEEBB00E21DDC58" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">since 1994, the elimination of international commerce in highly enriched uranium for civilian purposes; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddf2823326d1e43ba838a8cc47cf54ba8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of low-enriched uranium in place of highly enriched uranium has security, nonproliferation, and economic benefits, including for the national space program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id103d5804db8d4b8b923e6eeebe162cd6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prioritization of low-enriched uranium technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall—</text><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idA096E9C335CE4A7EB64F06614A3AC6F6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish, within the Space Technology Mission Directorate, a program for the research, testing, and development of in-space reactor designs, including a surface power reactor, that uses low-enriched uranium fuel; and</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id521FF6675A314061B9466E4ABAC08EEF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prioritize the research, demonstration, and deployment of such designs over designs using highly enriched uranium fuel. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id99ae7d21d6234b5fb0ae0380fbaf2806" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on nuclear technology prioritization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that—</text><paragraph id="id10dce23704694803a81ed59e603d94d1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">details the actions taken to implement subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id95db9189a218411b9ea84b85f78a12ad" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies a plan and timeline under which such subsection will be implemented.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0334BE102D9846F488ED2C4B54B163E7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="id9941D9C92056440F8C4BCDD3F202B8BB" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highly enriched uranium</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>highly enriched uranium</term> means uranium having an assay of 20 percent or greater of the uranium-235 isotope.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id77728886CE2B4CBA8DEFC9DA1C8966FA" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Low-enriched uranium</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>low-enriched uranium</term> means uranium having an assay greater than the assay for natural uranium but less than 20 percent of the uranium-235 isotope.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id734490EC4D5D4F418CEA9F4012C3A8BF" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>507.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress on next-generation communications technology</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="idF974709E2970435B819BB109A528EB79" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">optical communications technologies—</text><subparagraph id="idB34290BCEAB746F0B80AD9C924E586A0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">will be critical to the development of next-generation space-based communications networks;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF322B1DA0B9A4562901EB56C50B0D86C" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have the potential to allow NASA to expand the volume of data transmissions in low-Earth orbit and deep space; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id295B3B91EC44412C9A4266055AEB8219" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may provide more secure and cost-effective solutions than current radio frequency communications systems; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD6CB659761C84515ACA5623BF15C4A3E" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">quantum encryption technology has promising implications for the security of the satellite and terrestrial communications networks of the United States, including optical communications networks, and further research and development by NASA with respect to quantum encryption is essential to maintaining the security of the United States and United States leadership in space; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id70FC89B40AAC4B278CC210CA30271893" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in order to provide NASA with more secure and reliable space-based communications, the Space Communications and Navigation program office of NASA should continue—</text><subparagraph id="id4397E46238B842C8ABAD99C3A7B91E4B" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support research on and development of optical communications; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB74BCECCB11B4E7FB6A41EE04B6BB9C7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop quantum encryption capabilities, especially as those capabilities apply to optical communications networks. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idea03012a6656483da2dd432c702d0e81" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>508.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lunar surface technologies</header><subsection id="id0a5dbfc539bb442a82de612cef33e450" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator should—</text><paragraph id="ideeda589d622c4d08aabb207479c9c99f" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and develop the technologies needed to live on and explore the lunar surface and prepare for future operations on Mars;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd9ba7b23842046ad95e1c9b3d0a7a13a" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">convene teams of experts from academia, industry, and government to shape the technology development priorities of the Administration for lunar surface exploration and habitation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd38a9bf6e2be419b9300c38138d6bb21" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish partnerships with researchers, universities, and the private sector to rapidly develop and deploy technologies required for successful lunar surface exploration.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3d8bfee5479f4e89bb6804ec49f378b6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development and demonstration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall carry out a program, within the Space Technology Mission Directorate, to conduct technology development and demonstrations to enable human and robotic exploration on the lunar surface.</text></subsection><subsection id="id329f9678bbcb4e13a58577b57229524a" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research consortium</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish a consortium consisting of experts from academia, industry, and government—</text><paragraph id="id040c4cd417dd41949e7924ed6a34cfa9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assist the Administrator in developing a cohesive, executable strategy for the development and deployment of technologies required for successful lunar surface exploration; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id18db3922ba93425d91cdd9105384b8e9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify specific technologies relating to lunar surface exploration that—</text><subparagraph id="id59ace83970574ce1a359515f6f087813" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">should be developed to facilitate such exploration; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23e0d583a20a41f8ba1254657568f552" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require future research and development.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7342e8a7b53947798c216223db2ba1a1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research awards</header><paragraph id="id1e95fba219ae4b7993d032addc3cf653" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may task any member of the research consortium established under subsection (c) with conducting research and development with respect to a technology identified under paragraph (2) of that subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6d6a960c8ee04bfdb5340106b17f81eb" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standard process for arrangements</header><subparagraph id="idfd57639c76174dfc932086fe8d53ae42" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall develop a standard process by which a consortium member tasked with research and development under paragraph (1) may enter into a formal arrangement with the Administrator to carry out such research and development, such as an arrangement under section 702 or 703.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8070191e86464c9e9dfd91361ece70f4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the one or more types of arrangement the Administrator intends to enter into under this subsection. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">STEM engagement</header><section id="id222e52dc-1bf1-49ed-ba56-f5b3583a94b3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="id0e72abfb-17ea-4c04-86bc-3cfa395ddaca" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA serves as a source of inspiration to the people of the United States; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id868bb5ee-08c1-4d27-99e1-a9281e9afba1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA is uniquely positioned to help increase student interest in science, technology, engineering, and math;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7d4cebd0-9608-4406-a637-f8fe95536bbe" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engaging students, and providing hands-on experience at an early age, in science, technology, engineering, and math are important aspects of ensuring and promoting United States leadership in innovation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2c8359b0-4a77-4b84-bd89-c8369c3505e5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA should strive to leverage its unique position—</text><subparagraph id="ide8efe4f9-813b-47b6-add6-dacb270b248f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase kindergarten through grade 12 involvement in NASA projects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide1fd31b2-57d4-4788-808c-bab5979051f6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enhance higher education in STEM fields in the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b2ba9fd-5d40-4d8a-81c4-6c73fb8ccade" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support individuals who are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math fields, such as women, minorities, and individuals in rural areas; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id86d4556c-b7d7-495e-9c64-29ceda4562b7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide flight opportunities for student experiments and investigations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idf121559d-3559-4157-8a31-f82462d4345e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>602.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">STEM education engagement activities</header><subsection id="id764523f0-6cc1-432a-bcb5-083f48bb3e46" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall continue to provide opportunities for formal and informal STEM education engagement activities within the Office of NASA STEM Engagement and other NASA directorates, including—</text><paragraph id="id97a75a2b-8334-49df-a4ac-c03672bede5d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1c453b18-149f-4947-9da3-59247feafa72" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Minority University Research and Education Project; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbd72a7f0-c599-403b-afb8-4dc5281abb70" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9fea239a-df14-4250-a422-b64b13dac0e7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Leveraging NASA national programs to promote STEM education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, in partnership with museums, nonprofit organizations, and commercial entities, shall, to the maximum extent practicable, leverage human spaceflight missions, Deep Space Exploration Systems (including the Space Launch System, Orion, and Exploration Ground Systems), and NASA science programs to engage students at the kindergarten through grade 12 and higher education levels to pursue learning and career opportunities in STEM fields.</text></subsection><subsection id="id50b60930-5cee-431f-a728-3df03730d77c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on—</text><paragraph id="id03f6c835-c178-4793-8325-24e38c1720a2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of the programs described in subsection (a); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id51ae3534-90fb-42fd-a3dd-a23722a2c899" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the manner by which each NASA STEM education engagement activity is organized and funded.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcd76ec12-e4a1-438a-9cdb-81120bf5705f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">STEM education defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>STEM education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the STEM Education Act of 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/59">Public Law 114–59</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6621">42 U.S.C. 6621</external-xref> note).</text></subsection></section><section id="id62e5b109-51a8-46fe-9dbc-3332ec14a337" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>603.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Skilled technical education outreach program</header><subsection id="id3c2fede9-037f-4dea-a626-0b2d47b5f742" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish a program to conduct outreach to secondary school students—</text><paragraph id="idae14949b-0704-4b6d-b95f-57dad81bbd1c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to expose students to careers that require career and technical education; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbdd95342-d670-4763-9ba4-ee7530a115cd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to encourage students to pursue careers that require career and technical education.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf2cc1b03-688e-462e-9772-1e7355a30bf3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Outreach plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the outreach program under subsection (a) that includes—</text><paragraph id="idfac70c0a-080a-43c4-8400-1ed3f0ca6626" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an implementation plan;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5c52a60b-38ed-4bb7-a3cc-c5820477c2e9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the resources needed to carry out the program; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id46afa25e-a4fe-495d-b4d0-f28f63b2805e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any recommendations on expanding outreach to secondary school students interested in skilled technical occupations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id00a31624-9c21-4876-aaed-52448b757c50" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Systems observation</header><paragraph id="idee646a65-8860-4846-be78-87b619b8d2aa" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall develop a program and associated policies to allow students from accredited educational institutions to view the manufacturing, assembly, and testing of NASA-funded space and aeronautical systems, as the Administrator considers appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0f31666a-09f6-459c-8c59-b5d7670f3868" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the program and policies under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall take into consideration factors such as workplace safety, mission needs, and the protection of sensitive and proprietary technologies.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id82e40dd3e0da47ea99d90d151281c04e" commented="no" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>604.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National space grant college and fellowship program</header><subsection id="idDA71ED3DEFD64F6992318404644F50D7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 40301 of title 51, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="idF84285F2A45D44058E906512FB5FEC50" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="idA3411E356B974BA88307C979A57E65B3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCCD01727BA8040F6AA2182EF0075CD18" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by adding <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFD44EFB924CE48E083607CF2A96B6B7B" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65161376B9824E28BA9C9CFBD8A47F77" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><subparagraph id="id7CE32C66CA904F42B4D6233A028376B2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote equally the State and regional STEM interests of each space grant consortium;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAAE9ADE7DC8D4C9783132A1779E6C31F" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>made up of university and industry members, in order to advance</quote> and inserting <quote>comprised of members of universities in each State and other entities, such as 2-year colleges, industries, science learning centers, museums, and government entities, to advance</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC2AB39EE0E46414AB7B0C93BD655038C" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 40302 of title 51, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id7BB35C93A6F047DC82D06C1C4F23614D" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5D51E64557B0476BAE501A8D78744BE5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E9BF5DB4E13408897F893CE8F68A351" style="USC" changed="not-changed"><paragraph id="idE41A2F688C024163B4766B3A1CF1B09A" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lead institution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>lead institution</term> means an entity in a State that— </text><subparagraph id="id488BFF9C617F464782FD8733F28CD6C6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was designated by the Administrator under section 40306, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the <short-title>National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020</short-title>; or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8A2127B07F1B49378A6DA5C3690F8CB6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is designated by the Administrator under section 40303(d)(3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id4EE8195419BB4B7ABB1402B80E50E60B" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>space grant college, space grant regional consortium, institution of higher education,</quote> and inserting <quote>lead institution, space grant consortium,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id552477B99B1F4832926468A4021B8778" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraphs (6), (7), and (8); </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD015B90B475644D5B76BA3E80D9A21E4" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48FEFD1FB5A64A45A06479CC27CBC37B" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><paragraph id="idB030E1C369E8471E96DDE45605D00BBE" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Space grant consortium</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>space grant consortium</term> means a State-wide group, led by a lead institution, that has established partnerships with other academic institutions, industries, science learning centers, museums, and government entities to promote a strong educational base in the space and aeronautical sciences.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id8B14848EDED447DEA90562CB9DF29520" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (7);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id467C0B9ACB754729B830D247D0227613" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7)(B), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote>and aeronautics</quote> after <quote>space</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id312C8FC4F729497D84EF36DAF46FE782" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (10); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2B8D602ECBF9454DA37355EA11B1A063" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC4D9A4C7FC8D47AB80A6AEFD949AED2F" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><paragraph id="idA410B1F93CCC4DCC83FBCDBEA9A6F101" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">STEM</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>STEM</term> means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9897A0AC0FE94A1D88613295ACB252FE" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program objective</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 40303 of title 51, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id1F021BC593CE4A1381D07F4AA8EBD485" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (d) and (e);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0BCDBC5CF68F4C99B37F63CAD879E96D" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4B1ECF8090F24CE3B47F4D9FED082B73" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id100F99BE2A31403F949CD806A7DE81D3" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><subsection id="idCE13EE5E661B4C239E0A639A867D5C37" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program objective</header><paragraph id="id29DBEE837D5A4FFFB9454C96E703CEDD" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall carry out the national space grant college and fellowship program with the objective of providing hands-on research, training, and education programs with measurable outcomes in each State, including programs to provide—</text><subparagraph id="idD911CF4F28BD4804ABF573929BE272B6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">internships, fellowships, and scholarships;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB81B32DAC79F4EA69C847FF07007651B" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interdisciplinary hands-on mission programs and design projects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE2EB59FFF30242B9B3E8343FF38E8FCC" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">student internships with industry or university researchers or at centers of the Administration;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id627C94677AB847229676CBE755AD443A" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">faculty and curriculum development initiatives;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD12D3A8A155A4BE98EFA0B075C478F61" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">university-based research initiatives relating to the Administration and the STEM workforce needs of each State; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id12C99D5C8B1F41A28B4419E5130CE575" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">STEM engagement programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers and students.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFCEDC6569FE449D1B0A21E9843C93594" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the objective described in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall ensure that each program carried out by a space grant consortium under the national space grant college and fellowship program balances the following priorities:</text><subparagraph id="idF270144DDA6A43219339877BA8BA54D7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The space and aeronautics research needs of the Administration, including the mission directorates.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF87346B432FC48888B467838B0DCD553" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The need to develop a national STEM workforce.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id697B85D3D2A8429BBEA8B252E0675FAD" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The STEM workforce needs of the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0FE2D53A734D48FAADBDB5399DC7D883" commented="no" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program administered through space grant consortia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall carry out the national space grant college and fellowship program through the space grant consortia.</text></subsection><subsection id="id7FA2E0E38D494765B44A352D20CDE207" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suspension; termination; new competition</header><paragraph id="idC783758539034681AFFF0515017ED534" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suspension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may, for cause and after an opportunity for hearing, suspend a lead institution that was designated by the Administrator under section 40306, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the <short-title>National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020</short-title>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id51D12E3C4E1B4A28B28707F470AA4758" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the issue resulting in a suspension under paragraph (1) is not resolved within a period determined by the Administrator, the Administrator may terminate the designation of the entity as a lead institution.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA6D600360A934A2792EB6CA972AF2AB8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New competition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator terminates the designation of an entity as a lead institution, the Administrator may initiate a new competition in the applicable State for the designation of a lead institution.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8A4BEAB101E24D879278DB8C3B348D50" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 40304 of title 51, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3B6015487D348A5A8235D6EF77711FE" style="USC" changed="not-changed"><section id="id2C8173FC632A4CBC8D968927C90F3718" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants</header><subsection id="id66F4CCA790FC41799CB3E858920BD873" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible space grant consortium defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>eligible space grant consortium</term> means a space grant consortium that the Administrator has determined—</text><paragraph id="idD74F8EDCF388403D88A0C4C35607976C" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has the capability and objective to carry out not fewer than 3 of the 6 programs under section 40303(b)(1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF66380CE74954FE588809D20F25B1E8E" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">will carry out programs that balance the priorities described in section 40303(b)(2); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF8A7990C2F7945D691E5B2346FE4EBF5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is engaged in research, training, and education relating to space and aeronautics.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF19D9CF876F248B69A7DD79C0F796F0D" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id8095C6B78F554D98884C7DD88FC44A97" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall award grants to the lead institutions of eligible space grant consortia to carry out the programs under section 40303(b)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCB13F4605F384C7A85391035CF91F642" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Request for proposals</header><subparagraph id="idCBA00807FA7E440988ADF97DFF2870CE" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the expiration of existing cooperative agreements between the Administration and the space grant consortia, the Administrator shall issue a request for proposals from space grant consortia for the award of grants under this section. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id890BFAA4C8CD444ABBA10636D87EE438" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A lead institution of a space grant consortium that seeks a grant under this section shall submit, on behalf of such space grant consortium, an application to the Administrator at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Administrator may require.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id57CC6E5AEAF44368A2650C502E63138A" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant awards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall award 1 or more 5-year grants, disbursed in annual installments, to the lead institution of the eligible space grant consortium of—</text><subparagraph id="id29CFA447F98C42FF8D1D38F15893473F" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2D643449E9914280B5C00869D10B17E4" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the District of Columbia; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD6DDCF89D2F0460BAD8AC6F099EA7D84" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idC199041D59CC4C32A98648A967FBBA88" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant awarded under this section shall be used by an eligible space grant consortium to carry out not fewer than 3 of the 6 programs under section 40303(b)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2EA80F6A6AFB4E7C820A36863AC29C9B" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of funding</header><paragraph id="id38E7F547666C4042A3B9916C2AC463F3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program implementation</header><subparagraph id="idB662AD96B88D4D189AAE037E7EDDA090" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out the objective described in section 40303(b)(1), of the funds made available each fiscal year for the national space grant college and fellowship program, the Administrator shall allocate not less than 85 percent as follows:</text><clause id="idD5E8ED27557B44D280EBB4D22D9558F2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The 52 eligible space grant consortia shall each receive an equal share. </text></clause><clause id="id2EAF4341DCC046B89EECB8D3425A151B" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The territories of Guam and the United States Virgin Islands shall each receive funds equal to approximately <fraction>1/5</fraction> of the share for each eligible space grant consortia. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAA5BB8779AC341058F77D02E709FDDE1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Matching requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible space grant consortium shall match the funds allocated under subparagraph (A)(i) on a basis of not less than 1 non-Federal dollar for every 1 Federal dollar, except that any program funded under paragraph (3) or any program to carry out 1 or more internships or fellowships shall not be subject to that matching requirement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id493E091F9047401F9F565B282852F495" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program administration</header><subparagraph id="id24DB8B53E6EB4CA59AAA5864510BD06C" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available each fiscal year for the national space grant college and fellowship program, the Administrator shall allocate not more than 10 percent for the administration of the program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id818E81FC6601435A881B61E54682BA4B" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Costs covered</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The funds allocated under subparagraph (A) shall cover all costs of the Administration associated with the administration of the national space grant college and fellowship program, including—</text><clause id="id2E94CE08E9894383ADE26996F43EF112" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">direct costs of the program, including costs relating to support services and civil service salaries and benefits;</text></clause><clause id="id8E0E74D2C9C544FDB448EBBF5BAFB8CB" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">indirect general and administrative costs of centers and facilities of the Administration; and</text></clause><clause id="id58FE315590CC494BA3AE4EDAF69D0E03" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">indirect general and administrative costs of the Administration headquarters.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1CDBEC5CE82A40E98D9C12D891550D0F" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available each fiscal year for the national space grant college and fellowship program, the Administrator shall allocate not more than 5 percent to the lead institutions of space grant consortia established as of the date of the enactment of the <short-title>National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020</short-title> for grants to carry out innovative approaches and programs to further science and education relating to the missions of the Administration and STEM disciplines.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0928B67100174842A8FA9CBFF743F9C1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms and conditions</header><paragraph id="idF8B41461895840F1928297F6F8F3BF99" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available through a grant under this section may not be applied to—</text><subparagraph id="id4E143B1B827F4EB99D651F5454558506" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the purchase of land;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFDD3920D16E24525B7ABCEFE86316899" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the purchase, construction, preservation, or repair of a building; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7FC8A840BC74413CB0AEACB587AFF060" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the purchase or construction of a launch facility or launch vehicle.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3AA668362D104ADCB1DCCBF4142D533D" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Leases</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (1), land, buildings, launch facilities, and launch vehicles may be leased under a grant on written approval by the Administrator.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idAF36DFBFE1274E9DBF36426F4CAC89D8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records</header><subparagraph id="id39DB8292EA3E42888298C4F791B802BD" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person that receives or uses the proceeds of a grant under this section shall keep such records as the Administrator shall by regulation prescribe as being necessary and appropriate to facilitate effective audit and evaluation, including records that fully disclose the amount and disposition by a recipient of such proceeds, the total cost of the program or project in connection with which such proceeds were used, and the amount, if any, of such cost that was provided through other sources.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id119A9BC9E9E84D318226B3ABD8C28822" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records under subparagraph (A) shall be maintained for not less than 3 years after the date of completion of such a program or project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9208F8DC2A0F453DA518EF2240CEAA27" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of audit and evaluation, the Administrator and the Comptroller General of the United States shall have access to any books, documents, papers, and records of receipts relating to a grant under this section, as determined by the Administrator or Comptroller General.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idB8754EDD86134925B635A081252AF3F5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program streamlining</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 51, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id6247941DFFBC4787825523C21C8E3263" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking sections 40305 through 40308, 40310, and 40311; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF56B045BF90646EEBCFD6E2A107A4AA5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="not-changed"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating section 40309 as section 40305.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id504DE8DA61AC4D93BF5CBB86FAEC5E77" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/403">chapter 403</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to sections 40304 through 40311 and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0CAB3CF718E54E1F9EB102457D6034DA" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><toc changed="not-changed"><toc-entry bold="off" level="section" changed="not-changed">40304. Grants. </toc-entry><toc-entry bold="off" level="section" changed="not-changed">40305. Availability of other Federal personnel and data.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><enum>VII</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce and industrial base</header><section id="idf7a781d1-7602-40e5-a3c5-7901f98c6b59" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment and compensation pilot program</header><subsection id="idec0874ee-6f26-4644-98d9-6f585d4720cb" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of covered provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>covered provisions</term> means the provisions of title 5, United States Code, other than—</text><paragraph id="idbcb4c24e-af48-49f8-a319-f60b8d7ad350" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 2301 of that title;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4a1aee65-a310-4b3d-81fd-d4b41f3954d4" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 2302 of that title;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7c9e63b1-7b1b-45a2-a0c6-3d80e3d230fc" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">chapter 71 of that title;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6f476e96-59b8-471a-a17a-0800b0255be1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 7204 of that title; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id18f72a43-c2b1-4eca-886a-0ddd87e4ab65" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">chapter 73 of that title.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida8a647bb-468a-4515-8070-f2400f2912b4" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a 3-year pilot program under which, notwithstanding section 20113 of title 51, United States Code, the Administrator may, with respect to not more than 3,000 designated personnel—</text><paragraph id="idb460e774-9108-4b8d-a01e-29ad80d27491" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appoint and manage such designated personnel of the Administration, without regard to the covered provisions; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idec2dfcfe-78ee-4af1-af1d-6778dd525125" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fix the compensation of such designated personnel of the Administration, without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, at a rate that does not exceed the per annum rate of salary of the Vice President of the United States under section 104 of title 3, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id409422e4-ce83-43f3-8546-2890652403ed" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrator responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the pilot program established under subsection (b), the Administrator shall ensure that the pilot program—</text><paragraph id="idb6bf69b9-c777-4ca4-858d-10e4bd32c9b6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uses—</text><subparagraph id="idee7a13bf-3a72-431a-966e-f0c7ae3dbf48" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">state-of-the-art recruitment techniques;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5be8a79c-74c4-4622-837e-9b63f1a6945c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">simplified classification methods with respect to personnel of the Administration; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ed853e7-f972-406e-8732-8d3142052f18" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">broad banding; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0169897b-7852-4362-9caa-9e7531bc6ffb" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">offers—</text><subparagraph id="idf6b8c206-3d5d-4bc8-9101-49ccf0dee165" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">competitive compensation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id903dd1b1-66bd-4e33-8b52-56e5a6bc73c0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the opportunity for career mobility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idEC12941AE46842CF874B92F2B3319086" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>702.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of multi-institution consortia</header><subsection id="id6C5D60E8E7164F86A7CB8FCF0267EF5B" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, pursuant to section 2304(c)(3)(B) of title 10, United States Code, may—</text><paragraph id="idB7D20BE2C13C45F3814AC8E4C36A2B63" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish one or more multi-institution consortia to facilitate access to essential engineering, research, and development capabilities in support of NASA missions;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA356B5F467A04D2E83544CD01BA4EC89" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use such a consortium to fund technical analyses and other engineering support to address the acquisition, technical, and operational needs of NASA centers; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6F270F820D624D789919D86D5409C1F0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure such a consortium—</text><subparagraph id="id80C50AB86B9B4E21BAC4FA05BD6BAF04" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is held accountable for the technical quality of the work product developed under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08BACC6916194BB495C94E5D402F4F39" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">convenes disparate groups to facilitate public-private partnerships.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id399FE5AD0479490C9F5CF7E5D49CC6C0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policies and procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall develop and implement policies and procedures to govern, with respect to the establishment of a consortium under subsection (a)—</text><paragraph id="idF9704B5EC9044A5FB706515744BC0F4A" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the selection of participants;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id34885019A24041FCACFD2F88173E89E4" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the award of cooperative agreements or other contracts;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7E1C94C978A545E2A0D94B387894BAE5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appropriate use of competitive awards and sole source awards; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB2F7D4FEFE2F4BFEA2289731F5B34F37" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technical capabilities required.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8C9D2ED3EBCE432B85C310AAF20B7528" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following entities shall be eligible to participate in a consortium established under subsection (a):</text><paragraph id="id23A7481DA3634381A7BCAB5FD42885C0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</external-xref>)).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE84D075C98E649AEBD7021B1825C1684" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An operator of a federally funded research and development center.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id116153BA245A433A84E39E8D7A186FA8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A nonprofit or not-for-profit research institution.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id29A13DBC37344C52BB96D30D47548C4F" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A consortium composed of—</text><subparagraph id="idCAA97A029F664BCFA117222E6DA9754B" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an entity described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3E7F0FE78E2D479486DD57275C1925AF" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one or more for-profit entities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id79107cec-694b-4460-b147-6c60f535728f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>703.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited access to technical talent and expertise</header><subsection id="id34f5709b-0f36-420e-94fe-34521f6f5a03" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may—</text><paragraph id="id01a6e998-4b9a-4e3e-9d2a-0bd695cb3487" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish one or more multi-institution task order contracts, consortia, cooperative agreements, or other arrangements to facilitate expedited access to eligible entities in support of NASA missions; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3e03dc1a-935e-48d7-b413-00c8dcfc6494" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use such a multi-institution task order contract, consortium, cooperative agreement, or other arrangement to fund technical analyses and other engineering support to address the acquisition, technical, and operational needs of NASA centers.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcb9b8612-6a77-47ff-ae47-8093adff270b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation with other NASA-affiliated entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To ensure access to technical expertise and reduce costs and duplicative efforts, a multi-institution task order contract, consortium, cooperative agreement, or any other arrangement established under subsection (a)(1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be carried out in consultation with other NASA-affiliated entities, including federally funded research and development centers, university-affiliated research centers, and NASA laboratories and test centers.</text></subsection><subsection id="ide5f11a10-3c89-4bfd-8e12-ce2ebb3bd321" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policies and procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall develop and implement policies and procedures to govern, with respect to the establishment of a multi-institution task order contract, consortium, cooperative agreement, or any other arrangement under subsection (a)(1)—</text><paragraph id="id2cf76cb9-c2ef-477d-a1f0-96949e0ba8bb" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the selection of participants;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id479b1e23-3246-4720-a6b0-2711d1c7b4c4" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the award of task orders;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddbb06195-cb64-4a37-9e60-d3689a491e84" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the maximum award size for a task;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2df2ecca-8cd4-42f2-a05e-0ff1f1bf10e7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appropriate use of competitive awards and sole source awards; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5b493fe9-121c-4c06-9d13-f1eefec6da8f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technical capabilities required.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf48c8575-67b9-4b51-80c3-bd3c9150520d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entity defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><paragraph id="id3b31c3b8-b009-41ba-b12f-26a7fc1e65e2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</external-xref>));</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id93addd74-27a5-4163-ac9c-8c1ec2d1b65c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an operator of a federally funded research and development center;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb1a09011-2e68-4d55-9969-d5a719e6e4e9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a nonprofit or not-for-profit research institution; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2bd53f10-07b1-435b-ad01-09491ddd4728" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a consortium composed of—</text><subparagraph id="idc7ccf012-5778-486a-a3f4-48998d910a1c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an entity described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3f9d05a6-4c2b-4fb3-91be-aaaea372bac3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one or more for-profit entities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id13350519-0456-41e1-bd63-bf67eafea93e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>704.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on industrial base for civil space missions and operations</header><subsection id="id0372ee2a-ffa7-4835-a9c7-02a34a8c1700" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and from time to time thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the United States industrial base for NASA civil space missions and operations.</text></subsection><subsection id="idda4aa646-fc8a-4977-9dd1-dc55740f9f91" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</text><paragraph id="idb301caa4-ad69-429e-886b-1141bdbce73c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A comprehensive description of the current status of the United States industrial base for NASA civil space missions and operations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id377ac121-2b75-4954-8c28-848088a5df6c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description and assessment of the weaknesses in the supply chain, skills, manufacturing capacity, raw materials, key components, and other areas of the United States industrial base for NASA civil space missions and operations that could adversely impact such missions and operations if unavailable.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idddd5dfc3-2288-424f-a6d5-97e1a2cff9b8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description and assessment of various mechanisms to address and mitigate the weaknesses described pursuant to paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFBEE69D7FE0548EBBB9E690ACEB817AF" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A comprehensive list of the collaborative efforts, including future and proposed collaborative efforts, between NASA and the Manufacturing USA institutes of the Department of Commerce. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3C2A52AE40C3408CA93A36822DA2F5D8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of—</text><subparagraph id="id9C62B2CD31B94319B6FF7963F40084B7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the defense and aerospace manufacturing supply chains relevant to NASA in each region of the United States; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id089E37262E4A40E0BD6B3BDE801978BB" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the feasibility and benefits of establishing a supply chain center of excellence in a State in which NASA does not, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, have a research center or test facility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id02e47307-2145-4c0b-a211-ecb0e92a7241" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such other matters relating to the United States industrial base for NASA civil space missions and operations as the Administrator considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id23a5f513-9eec-411f-bed6-e70da0d9f2c3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>705.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Separations and retirement incentives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 20113 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1907d99-cbcc-45fe-aa0c-a20a1e794acb" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><subsection id="idca037f66-0031-4af9-9322-0f7652774891" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(o)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provisions related to separation and retirement incentives</header><paragraph id="ide6d9a09c-fd98-459c-b352-39d7e5ec3284" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>employee</term>—</text><subparagraph id="id44a5b2b6-4650-4d09-8fb5-9f86ecb18cc5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means an employee of the Administration serving under an appointment without time limitation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69bb9558-8457-4d1a-be57-938d967605b9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include—</text><clause id="id8dedc108-d30a-4f90-b042-3580f23a0ea6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 83 or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/84">chapter 84</external-xref> of title 5 or any other retirement system for employees of the Federal Government;</text></clause><clause id="id9aed8ba9-1874-41ff-8a96-e32e570f0a80" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an employee having a disability on the basis of which such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement under any of the retirement systems referred to in clause (i); or</text></clause><clause id="idcf48b4b7-0fa0-4a95-9d9c-41d552f2fcc5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for purposes of eligibility for separation incentives under this subsection, an employee who is in receipt of a decision notice of involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable performance.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id60c138de-f69b-464d-a8ee-d6d3ebb547fe" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may establish a program under which employees may be eligible for early retirement, offered separation incentive pay to separate from service voluntarily, or both. This authority may be used to reduce the number of personnel employed or to restructure the workforce to meet mission objectives without reducing the overall number of personnel. This authority is in addition to, and notwithstanding, any other authorities established by law or regulation for such programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id17669761-4718-4a90-ab45-566eda4e66be" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Early retirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employee who is at least 50 years of age and has completed 20 years of service, or has at least 25 years of service, may, pursuant to regulations promulgated under this subsection, apply and be retired from the Administration and receive benefits in accordance with subchapter III of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5 if the employee has been employed continuously within the Administration for more than 30 days before the date on which the determination to conduct a reduction or restructuring within 1 or more Administration centers is approved.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id24f9580f-5d01-451e-96df-ab315ca02235" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Separation pay</header><subparagraph id="id884dc868-d1bd-473a-9c70-4fd382270901" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Separation pay shall be paid in a lump sum or in installments and shall be equal to the lesser of—</text><clause id="ide0545887-5601-4c90-93b9-706d86d76fd0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an amount equal to the amount the employee would be entitled to receive under section 5595(c) of title 5, if the employee were entitled to payment under such section; or</text></clause><clause id="idc6f81d7a-23b7-4b95-a85d-d8f80dfd85c1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$40,000.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc0cbdc1f-f5e2-489f-9610-164634c1f9a6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Separation pay shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be included in the computation, of any other type of Government benefit. Separation pay shall not be taken into account for the purpose of determining the amount of any severance pay to which an individual may be entitled under section 5595 of title 5, based on any other separation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf48294e5-6cb5-4569-9af1-40704868d6a0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Installments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Separation pay, if paid in installments, shall cease to be paid upon the recipient’s acceptance of employment by the Federal Government, or commencement of work under a personal services contract as described in paragraph (5).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfac2d829-89fc-4e20-958c-97f8a69fa837" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations on reemployment</header><subparagraph id="id52f9a376-938b-4d3b-900e-58694f2d83bf" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employee who receives separation pay under such program may not be reemployed by the Administration for a 12-month period beginning on the effective date of the employee’s separation, unless this prohibition is waived by the Administrator on a case-by-case basis.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6762342-694c-4ee6-94c7-c9b2a7162528" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employee who receives separation pay under this section on the basis of a separation and accepts employment with the Government of the United States, or who commences work through a personal services contract with the United States within 5 years after the date of the separation on which payment of the separation pay is based, shall be required to repay the entire amount of the separation pay to the Administration. If the employment is with an Executive agency (as defined by section 105 of title 5) other than the Administration, the Administrator may, at the request of the head of that agency, waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the position. If the employment is within the Administration, the Administrator may waive the repayment if the individual involved is the only qualified applicant available for the position. If the employment is with an entity in the legislative branch, the head of the entity or the appointing official may waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the position. If the employment is with the judicial branch, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the position.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id24cfaec5-87ed-4028-8795-8c3dfc90f8bc" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under the program established under paragraph (2), early retirement and separation pay may be offered only pursuant to regulations established by the Administrator, subject to such limitations or conditions as the Administrator may require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd034ad8a-a150-4f49-b7a9-6a3ae4b25f0a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of existing funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall carry out this subsection using amounts otherwise made available to the Administrator and no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idcfce1078-4263-4379-abfe-b4fdb26b9c26" section-type="subsequent-section" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>706.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidentiality of medical quality assurance records</header><subsection id="id228777ee-9ac4-4ac6-a635-0c7be71f357a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/313">Chapter 313</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block act-name="" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12cbf858-b0fa-44a0-ad62-ecf938a7eea3" style="USC" changed="not-changed"><section id="idec1391ce-e542-4f4f-9115-368c1264ddbf" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidentiality of medical quality assurance records</header><subsection id="id094e9650-1f61-479a-b127-7118c4ce07f6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b)(1)—</text><paragraph id="id910f46bf-7527-4866-9b4e-db40effae200" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a medical quality assurance record, or any part of a medical quality assurance record, may not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idda919982-586c-4df0-9d0c-706c19efcbda" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual who reviews or creates a medical quality assurance record for the Administration, or participates in any proceeding that reviews or creates a medical quality assurance record, may not testify in a judicial or administrative proceeding with respect to—</text><subparagraph id="idc30c84ae-ecb4-4817-99d2-904ced756a77" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the medical quality assurance record; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd56bda29-7d76-47d2-b8e9-d6a9639acff9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any finding, recommendation, evaluation, opinion, or action taken by such individual or in accordance with such proceeding with respect to the medical quality assurance record.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfc61a781-910f-411c-9765-5e8f9c504597" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of records</header><paragraph id="id7ede56de-156f-450b-8150-37db96415ccd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (a), a medical quality assurance record may be disclosed to—</text><subparagraph id="idc2e16d93-7797-4317-94e3-7ad33896f5a7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a Federal agency or private entity, if the medical quality assurance record is necessary for the Federal agency or private entity to carry out—</text><clause id="idad52554e-faca-4743-bb73-248c123a505c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">licensing or accreditation functions relating to Administration healthcare facilities; or</text></clause><clause id="id8a082786-6a7e-482a-957f-312fd0ec07a3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitoring of Administration healthcare facilities required by law;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida0b0d07a-5f64-4ea7-8378-e0c776ec40cc" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a Federal agency or healthcare provider, if the medical quality assurance record is required by the Federal agency or healthcare provider to enable Administration participation in a healthcare program of the Federal agency or healthcare provider;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2c29782a-a4eb-493f-bf39-193b6d51c370" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a criminal or civil law enforcement agency, or an instrumentality authorized by law to protect the public health or safety, on written request by a qualified representative of such agency or instrumentality submitted to the Administrator that includes a description of the lawful purpose for which the medical quality assurance record is requested;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id926528a0-8de9-4b5b-b1e4-103b03f247cf" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an officer, an employee, or a contractor of the Administration who requires the medical quality assurance record to carry out an official duty associated with healthcare;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5faab16c-ede8-478a-80ca-79804130c0c5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">healthcare personnel, to the extent necessary to address a medical emergency affecting the health or safety of an individual; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id790e8e6c-51bd-4d41-ab05-2a116bcc95c5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any committee, panel, or board convened by the Administration to review the healthcare-related policies and practices of the Administration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idee8da01e-9bca-49f6-991c-5f956c8e22c4" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsequent disclosure prohibited</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual or entity to whom a medical quality assurance record has been disclosed under paragraph (1) may not make a subsequent disclosure of the medical quality assurance record. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb790013b-444e-46ec-b0e2-21abbe8e8227" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Personally identifiable information</header><paragraph id="idfa59e477-56ce-4cfa-96db-09c82f51500f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the personally identifiable information contained in a medical quality assurance record of a patient or an employee of the Administration, or any other individual associated with the Administration for purposes of a medical quality assurance program, shall be removed before the disclosure of the medical quality assurance record to an entity other than the Administration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6b1cfdfc-589c-492e-b939-e846ce188dc0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Personally identifiable information described in paragraph (1) may be released to an entity other than the Administration if the Administrator makes a determination that the release of such personally identifiable information—</text><subparagraph id="id05f7f1f1-00c0-427f-bae6-2843a04c8d47" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in the best interests of the Administration; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7aa90621-c31b-4056-a796-aea2519e3226" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfdd43540-13e4-4980-912f-a92e94e25714" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusion from FOIA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A medical quality assurance record may not be made available to any person under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the <quote>Freedom of Information Act</quote>), and this section shall be considered a statute described in subsection (b)(3)(B) of such section 522.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4658ea36-877e-4906-917f-c65a4d5314ef" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="id3e9dddf3-6936-47aa-9dae-225938e06dbc" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rules of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed—</text><paragraph id="id326aced3-933d-4ffa-bdfd-7fde011ab4fe" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to withhold a medical quality assurance record from a committee of the Senate or House of Representatives or a joint committee of Congress if the medical quality assurance record relates to a matter within the jurisdiction of such committee or joint committee; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id19f66398-9bf4-4eba-986b-648f07e29c43" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to limit the use of a medical quality assurance record within the Administration, including the use by a contractor or consultant of the Administration.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id48271cb9-16f7-4d06-a9fb-3dcc69f9c4a7" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id9b54858b-20d7-49d8-bff6-2c83b979352b" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medical quality assurance record</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>medical quality assurance record</term> means any proceeding, discussion, record, finding, recommendation, evaluation, opinion, minutes, report, or other document or action that results from a quality assurance committee, quality assurance program, or quality assurance program activity.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id22eb66a1-cc76-4691-b09d-694fa91c5135" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quality assurance program</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="id436e7803-0ec5-4ab0-a8c4-f811d3d314d6" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>quality assurance program</term> means a comprehensive program of the Administration—</text><clause commented="no" id="id6c217c3f-273f-4208-b5ec-382dc1faf595" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to systematically review and improve the quality of medical and behavioral health services provided by the Administration to ensure the safety and security of individuals receiving such health services; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id4992f693-80aa-4ccc-b760-cc27a724f795" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to evaluate and improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and use of staff and resources in the delivery of such health services.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idf759d20e-8229-463f-b3f3-75e589bc7f45" changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>quality assurance program</term> includes any activity carried out by or for the Administration to assess the quality of medical care provided by the Administration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id6958eb7f-4922-4989-ae8d-71e927344a71" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/313">chapter 313</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><toc changed="not-changed"><toc-entry level="section" bold="off" changed="not-changed"><quote>31303. Confidentiality of medical quality assurance records.</quote>.</toc-entry></toc></subsection></section><enum>VIII</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Miscellaneous provisions</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id730f1c66-4c06-4431-b444-3273ab2113e6" section-type="subsequent-section" changed="not-changed"><enum>801.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contracting authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 20113 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95730e12-1c98-40ad-895f-3c1e2cfec70e" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><subsection id="id5d36097f-f409-4899-b697-58eec35e8f3e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(o)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contracting authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration—</text><paragraph id="id55061b3b-de87-42b4-9a58-e9fced158d3c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may enter into an agreement with a private, commercial, or State government entity to provide the entity with supplies, support, and services related to private, commercial, or State government space activities carried out at a property owned or operated by the Administration; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id420cd5bd-4029-48bf-a727-3c76811a7749" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon the request of such an entity, may include such supplies, support, and services in the requirements of the Administration if—</text><subparagraph id="ida73c3273-bb5e-4286-97ad-b206f5dcae32" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator determines that the inclusion of such supplies, support, or services in such requirements—</text><clause id="id509f16d7-a9af-4dcf-acee-ca2f04f8a39e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in the best interest of the Federal Government;</text></clause><clause id="id2f667f56-f31c-405e-9f11-a51479ad9b86" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not interfere with the requirements of the Administration; and</text></clause><clause id="idee09cace-cc0a-43c6-b018-5c07ab6c9d8b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not compete with the commercial space activities of other such entities; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29c70e70-de3f-484f-8bff-16b989d6b095" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administration has full reimbursable funding from the entity that requested supplies, support, and services prior to making any obligation for the delivery of such supplies, support, or services under an Administration procurement contract or any other agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69d590f6-a01c-4985-bb14-8b3abb8d456f" section-type="subsequent-section" changed="not-changed"><enum>802.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority for transaction prototype projects and follow-on production contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 20113 of title 51, United States Code, as amended by section 801, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69c2f118-03d1-4669-8a0e-27231584bbcb" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><subsection id="id68b748a5-a140-4ccc-9588-87969d1b6557" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(p)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transaction prototype projects and follow-on production contracts</header><paragraph id="id03418cb0-993e-4682-be1a-ff61e98137bb" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration may enter into a transaction (other than a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant) to carry out a prototype project that is directly relevant to enhancing the mission effectiveness of the Administration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd688b47f-9e1e-4f98-9a7a-2e40433efbcd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsequent award of follow-on production contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A transaction entered into under this subsection for a prototype project may provide for the subsequent award of a follow-on production contract to participants in the transaction.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id47f6e7e3-aaf9-4e35-9258-e0b4b83f187e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A transaction under this subsection includes a project awarded to an individual participant and to all individual projects awarded to a consortium of United States industry and academic institutions.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd9457213-1506-441e-8a50-688a15fbdbc1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority of this section may be exercised for a transaction for a prototype project and any follow-on production contract, upon a determination by the head of the contracting activity, in accordance with Administration policies, that—</text><subparagraph id="id67969ece-cf61-467d-9f9e-e8a460ac7091" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">circumstances justify use of a transaction to provide an innovative business arrangement that would not be feasible or appropriate under a contract; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10fe26a7-5f1a-41ee-8108-483a36c0f348" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of the authority of this section is essential to promoting the success of the prototype project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0c5c6631-a47a-46f0-9943-0652ec94102c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competitive procedure</header><subparagraph id="id2b3ecb50-bc1c-4548-ae97-b6320cd4e152" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, the Administrator shall use competitive procedures with respect to entering into a transaction to carry out a prototype project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ae4914c-4590-44e9-b640-62afa5d8f917" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, a follow-on production contract may be awarded to the participants in the prototype transaction without the use of competitive procedures, if—</text><clause id="id65b5c7bc-5c83-4f49-83b0-750a0eef2384" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">competitive procedures were used for the selection of parties for participation in the prototype transaction; and</text></clause><clause id="id3acdf963-7aeb-4f09-b982-e20a2316892b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the participants in the transaction successfully completed the prototype project provided for in the transaction.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1d6c923d-a69c-45f1-96c4-748d131af7c5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A transaction to carry out a prototype project and a follow-on production contract may require that part of the total cost of the transaction or contract be paid by the participant or contractor from a source other than the Federal Government.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaec9ece4-046b-40fc-a22b-a7ab4144733b" changed="not-changed"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procurement ethics</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A transaction under this authority shall be considered an agency procurement for purposes of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/41/21">chapter 21</external-xref> of title 41, United States Code, with regard to procurement ethics.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id6d05529c-95b8-4001-9c72-5bf80808ca6a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>803.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of data and information from public disclosure</header><subsection id="idc8b1c903-7941-4dbe-bdee-31d622ae618e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain technical data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20131 of title 51, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="idcd84b387-1c39-42f4-b4a6-371f2171c53d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbf78bfe2-eaba-4dae-8a36-c7066edfbc08" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(3), by striking <quote>subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b) or (c)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id50dc1e50-286d-4a84-ab5a-e786d34bbad5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1757ebf-7ae9-445c-93ce-cd2d3002a3de" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><subsection id="idd0571f24-42c3-4e9d-a9f4-1dfe647482c2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special handling of certain technical data</header><paragraph id="id5c6ca262-7d92-4f5c-b020-5734fbea7097" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may provide appropriate protections against the public dissemination of certain technical data, including exemption from subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id90d9e915-926d-48d0-9a22-760c0d217e46" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="id5dec830c-f021-4237-b8b3-5ab43a5dac4b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain technical data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>certain technical data</term> means technical data that may not be exported lawfully outside the United States without approval, authorization, or license under—</text><clause id="id26059097-4934-4f6e-8c71-038420b66544" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/232">Public Law 115–232</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 2208); or</text></clause><clause id="idbc190fbc-650d-4042-b034-1357ea614f2a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/329">Public Law 94–329</external-xref>; 90 Stat. 729).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad5c0da4-912e-45d7-a79b-a3e57b3139f6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>technical data</term> means any blueprint, drawing, photograph, plan, instruction, computer software, or documentation, or any other technical information.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id70a10bd6-557c-490a-8306-3fe6fc46f1dc" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote>, including any data,</quote> after <quote>information</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id82dbcfaa-1d58-48b1-8254-0e8f7acd6aea" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcae0ed08-6dc7-4c15-9d15-d64b431a427c" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><subsection id="id79a1613a-c696-4d63-a7a4-7e6e59a6457f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusion from FOIA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall be considered a statute described in subsection (b)(3)(B) of section 552 of title 5 (commonly referred to as the <quote>Freedom of Information Act</quote>).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idad668742-2bef-4fec-a9d1-58eceb374b31" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain voluntarily provided safety-related information</header><paragraph id="id6aa28783-2ed3-46ea-b963-bf63e7565f0a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall provide appropriate safeguards against the public dissemination of safety-related information collected as part of a mishap investigation carried out under the NASA safety reporting system or in conjunction with an organizational safety assessment, if the Administrator makes a written determination, including a justification of the determination, that—</text><subparagraph id="idd27c73cd-ee28-43d6-93bc-de65f6c078ad" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id62edc249-1ff2-4066-b138-5bba7c872c8a" changed="not-changed"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disclosure of the information would inhibit individuals from voluntarily providing safety-related information; and</text></clause><clause id="id7a5c338d-37ac-4e8e-a8a4-37be2dadfe37" indent="up1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability of NASA to collect such information improves the safety of NASA programs and research relating to aeronautics and space; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56d075a5-e840-4fc0-bfd1-e245d47a5bda" indent="up1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">withholding such information from public disclosure improves the safety of such NASA programs and research.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbda1de26-35ae-477c-866a-472e786c7db4" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other Federal agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Administrator provides to the head of another Federal agency safety-related information with respect to which the Administrator has made a determination under paragraph (1), the head of the Federal agency shall withhold the information from public disclosure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id68d4d783-e320-4ba0-a494-4c34d29c780b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A determination or part of a determination under paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public on request, as required under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the <quote>Freedom of Information Act</quote>). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddb493f74-7c1b-4e5f-9b46-75aa851841f1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusion from FOIA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection shall be considered a statute described in subsection (b)(3)(B) of section 552 of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ida716d351-47c4-4c63-9b70-68962c63247e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>804.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Physical security modernization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/51/201">Chapter 201</external-xref> of title 51, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id04439a03-ffc7-4b91-91a9-3f186840b128" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 20133(2), by striking <quote>property</quote> and all that follows through <quote>to the United States,</quote> and inserting <quote>Administration personnel or of property owned or leased by, or under the control of, the United States</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4f45bb33-50be-4569-b921-63b167719d1d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 20134, in the second sentence—</text><subparagraph id="id0311bbde-3ae6-4b3c-a2bf-d7b311738825" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>Administration personnel or any</quote> after <quote>protecting</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7123757a-9bb3-485f-9691-05fc1f7d5d90" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="not-changed"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, at facilities owned or contracted to the Administration</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idb40a009f-9bf7-4a46-b76a-c42f1fa27d3a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>805.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lease of non-excess property</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 20145 of title 51, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="ide2eaa779-fbc5-4bcf-871c-b11704b70a78" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (b)(1)(B), by striking <quote>entered into for the purpose of developing renewable energy production facilities</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id95826438-9e77-4dfe-bff0-131698f0f4a4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="not-changed"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>December 31, 2021</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2025</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idcb66d9b8-5b8c-4c99-90e5-e59e73ea6a84" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>806.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cybersecurity</header><subsection id="id638c446e-8377-4711-8fa6-1b1e07e342c2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20301 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c6b2cab-a8d1-42a5-b91e-a6c6f313107c" style="OLC" changed="not-changed"><subsection id="idd6d98d5c-6f89-4b9b-9a11-76c7b531876d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cybersecurity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall update and improve the cybersecurity of NASA space assets and supporting infrastructure.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idccc455bd-0e98-44c3-9d34-ba02137588f6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Security Operations Center</header><paragraph id="idcee97d18-19c4-47f3-a188-214c25c36de6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall maintain a Security Operations Center, to identify and respond to cybersecurity threats to NASA information technology systems, including institutional systems and mission systems.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0ba6a7f0-35fd-4e03-a8a5-3ea70a8d89af" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inspector General recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall implement, to the maximum extent practicable, each of the recommendations contained in the report of the Inspector General of NASA entitled <quote>Audit of NASA's Security Operations Center</quote>, issued on May 23, 2018.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id02852c3e-7417-4bd3-bc4b-bc1c11f8df69" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cyber threat hunt</header><paragraph id="idca7a6712-5dc5-430f-970c-0ec6501cf1bf" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, may implement a cyber threat hunt capability to proactively search NASA information systems for advanced cyber threats that otherwise evade existing security tools.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idaed503d0-9774-4dd4-8234-810f9c90bf23" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Threat-hunting process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall develop and document a threat-hunting process, including the roles and responsibilities of individuals conducting a cyber threat hunt.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5ff5c7ff-4870-4f65-b4a0-5d67c9b7b3e4" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GAO priority recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall implement, to the maximum extent practicable, the recommendations for NASA contained in the report of the Comptroller General of the United States entitled <quote>Information Security: Agencies Need to Improve Controls over Selected High-Impact Systems</quote>, issued May 18, 2016, including—</text><paragraph id="id6de78118-fd84-4c33-9517-2553128316d8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">re-evaluating security control assessments; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7e613869-cf61-4a2b-ab4a-d61ba4015a2c" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="not-changed"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specifying metrics for the continuous monitoring strategy of the Administration. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idc43f0575-5ddc-4e80-ab3c-184f5d231a6a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>807.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on cooperation with the People's Republic of China</header><subsection id="id1475e7cf-15ff-42f7-876e-d86f82a421b9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided by subsection (b), the Administrator, the Director of the OSTP, and the Chair of the National Space Council, shall not—</text><paragraph id="id7936675c-dc07-47cb-b888-621e976850aa" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any manner with—</text><subparagraph id="id57c0887e-b35b-4ac7-a47e-ee08f326a609" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Government of the People's Republic of China; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1563a5b6-4fe9-4ed6-959a-a9d4bb1f4aca" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any company—</text><clause id="idfb924040-ab37-4384-b696-27424e02d202" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">owned by the Government of the People's Republic of China; or</text></clause><clause id="id4d6932d0-214b-4158-86bd-5db457ca6039" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporated under the laws of the People's Republic of China; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc39c65fa-b398-4d9b-b4a6-2b3b3549716f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">host official visitors from the People's Republic of China at a facility belonging to or used by NASA.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idab5ecb1b-d1b8-49fb-90da-9563c1c3fca3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><paragraph id="idcb923a7d-b9f9-4068-bfcb-d7837270f232" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, the Director, or the Chair may waive the limitation under subsection (a) with respect to an activity described in that subsection only if the Administrator, the Director, or the Chair, as applicable, makes a determination that the activity—</text><subparagraph id="idc0c42f18-852c-43a1-8f02-8862a72617dc" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not pose a risk of a transfer of technology, data, or other information with national security or economic security implications to an entity described in paragraph (1) of such subsection; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4a2b6f4e-6bc7-4a18-9209-e66dc8c2099e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not involve knowing interactions with officials who have been determined by the United States to have direct involvement with violations of human rights.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id146dc3b2-3825-4337-b064-de052cd0e8c7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date on which a waiver is granted under paragraph (1), the Administrator, the Director, or the Chair, as applicable, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a written certification that the activity complies with the requirements in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of that paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE33585315E8A4698B276D33EA42D2EE7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GAO review</header><paragraph id="idDA4A8A4171E7455ABE620AFB83B03CD1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of NASA contracts that may subject the Administration to unacceptable transfers of intellectual property or technology to any entity—</text><subparagraph id="id3419E5C569254A06ABC0E2B047E96EE0" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">owned or controlled (in whole or in part) by, or otherwise affiliated with, the Government of the People’s Republic of China; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0F4581C5CF9B4F2FA738E500A2359208" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">organized under, or otherwise subject to, the laws of the People’s Republic of China.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1F6968AD32A845E9A37840DB07B33296" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The review required under paragraph (1) shall assess— </text><subparagraph id="id1a613692b13e46ceae4bf399e2a00f0f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the Administrator is aware—</text><clause id="idD804A1521F484D889A35CE64C9548DD7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of any NASA contractor that benefits from significant financial assistance from—</text><subclause id="idB653CCCE153745989D795EF48FDA3301" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Government of the People’s Republic of China;</text></subclause><subclause id="id67AA7057BD0D4B799DD6CD74775EAD40" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any entity controlled by the Government of the People’s Republic of China; or </text></subclause><subclause id="id07747D4910BD4D9D83AF5EA6AE0B90A2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other governmental entity of the People’s Republic of China; and </text></subclause></clause><clause id="id2bacc1c670904c27905674b913b7e099" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the Government of the People's Republic of China, or an entity controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of China, may be—</text><subclause id="id9909E19787F04F5B895637CDB47DB67E" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">leveraging United States companies that share ownership with NASA contractors; or </text></subclause><subclause id="id4310B16D8D3847E0B670E507958ACA26" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">obtaining intellectual property or technology illicitly or by other unacceptable means; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac0f952b77a6419ab870fb852d6ae258" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the steps the Administrator is taking to ensure that—</text><clause id="id4E11E569E9804BBF9CBE3B861EF621E6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA contractors are not being leveraged (directly or indirectly) by the Government of the People’s Republic of China or by an entity controlled by the Government of the People’s Republic of China;</text></clause><clause id="id661FA5DB00AD4ECFB3D1E8D6ACE3C39C" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the intellectual property and technology of NASA contractors are adequately protected; and</text></clause><clause id="idb8796564faf44ba289762d51e013cd7e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA flight-critical components are not sourced from the People’s Republic of China through any entity benefiting from Chinese investments, loans, or other assistance. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id83BD13BEC05B45639AF818A61A4EB5BF" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General shall provide to the Administrator recommendations for future NASA contracting based on the results of the review.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id593E58910E3F4DCA98CADEC4713F408E" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Comptroller General completes the review, the Administrator shall—</text><subparagraph id="idC41CE8AA0386444C9418E35C58259482" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a plan to implement the recommendations of the Comptroller General; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9B05916E33FB419F913384C0868442EC" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the plan to the appropriate committees of Congress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1ACFB1CDF6FE4A25B39343F49C6F92B5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>808.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration of issues related to contracting with entities receiving assistance from or affiliated with the People's Republic of China</header><subsection id="id787bdf44460f47f9895fddd7f9e740b6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a matter in response to a request for proposal or a broad area announcement by the Administrator, or award of any contract, agreement, or other transaction with the Administrator, a commercial or noncommercial entity shall certify that it is not majority owned or controlled (as defined in section 800.208 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations), or minority owned greater than 25 percent, by—</text><paragraph id="id66bb38c34f80442494e59970a0decd99" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any governmental organization of the People’s Republic of China; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb748e9ecf5374c4a87abcc62f8db27df" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other entity that is—</text><subparagraph id="id645e0c6d6c5d4365866f7bced4a8e2c8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">known to be owned or controlled by any governmental organization of the People’s Republic of China; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8cc729472ffd4773b61d724f9bd6f96a" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">organized under, or otherwise subject to, the laws of the People’s Republic of China.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide8817aae91c9464486b81449eb395517" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">False statements</header><paragraph id="id7b6dfe209e264a6d82609c09be09c9d1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A false statement contained in a certification under subsection (a) constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id424c13715ff24b5aa7fe145d007766e1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Action under Federal acquisition regulation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any party convicted for making a false statement with respect to a certification under subsection (a) shall be subject to debarment from contracting with the Administrator for a period of not less than 1 year, as determined by the Administrator, in addition to other appropriate action in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation maintained under section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida844977da7ef4686a739e43b1d946712" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an annual report detailing any violation of this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="ide311a4e3-ad72-46d5-8959-9dbff4af179c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>809.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Small satellite launch services program</header><subsection id="id3f2a1e3d-d6c7-44db-b3fc-525c76e2a4dd" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall continue to procure dedicated launch services, including from small and venture class launch providers, for small satellites, including CubeSats, for the purpose of conducting science and technology missions that further the goals of NASA. </text></subsection><subsection id="idf8e156bf-5d2b-451c-806f-ebf5711daf80" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall engage with the academic community to maximize awareness and use of dedicated small satellite launch opportunities.</text></subsection><subsection id="id71a186113db84f1ead11ebcb57d34975" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall prevent the Administrator from continuing to use a secondary payload of procured launch services for CubeSats.</text></subsection></section><section id="id222c9352-4791-42bf-9260-e4c694d8359b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>810.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">21st century space launch infrastructure</header><subsection id="id7bfd9f81-9389-49dc-aa66-fd16ebb2b13b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall carry out a program to modernize multi-user launch infrastructure at NASA facilities—</text><paragraph id="id5318606d-4bba-4db4-88f1-8fa729ec02c9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enhance safety; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id83d30b69-a64c-4cd2-a6a5-a24873746bb6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to advance Government and commercial space transportation and exploration.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id51fe4b18-a170-406d-b828-530c75f2d2c9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects funded under the program under subsection (a) may include—</text><paragraph id="id0fead69f-3d55-4eff-bfa8-31098da81c5e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">infrastructure relating to commodities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id76ace4bf-2e7c-41a1-b548-a8f01bf68958" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">standard interfaces to meet customer needs for multiple payload processing and launch vehicle processing;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ided1f5f0a-5279-4446-8006-bcee04b0c92a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhancements to range capacity and flexibility; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ideac596cb-874c-4d23-a4d1-38c745c3e590" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other projects as the Administrator considers appropriate to meet the goals described in subsection (a).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5e27284f-8d48-4cd5-a980-dd664f4578e3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall—</text><paragraph id="ida21f9661-845c-4a56-bf28-7a5bd58a0153" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and prioritize investments in projects that can be used by multiple users and launch vehicles, including non-NASA users and launch vehicles; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id07d52bfa-107c-40aa-8f14-1450b08e7c3a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limit investments to projects that would not otherwise be funded by a NASA program, such as an institutional or programmatic infrastructure program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id100ce8d8-daf1-4dc5-9b02-88554ed05062" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="not-changed"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall preclude a NASA program, including the Space Launch System and Orion, from using the launch infrastructure modernized under this section. </text></subsection></section><section id="id19d4302d-a7de-46f0-a313-2bc43e62bc71" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>811.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Missions of national need</header><subsection id="id7b904611-d84f-4ae3-af5f-7c8104926858" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the Sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="idb0cc697f-40b0-4b42-9f2e-604462f8546f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">while certain space missions, such as asteroid detection or space debris mitigation or removal missions, may not provide the highest-value science, as determined by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine decadal surveys, such missions provide tremendous value to the United States and the world; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5af2e8b3-0dc3-43f6-89a2-d89729d79814" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the current organizational and funding structure of NASA has not prioritized the funding of missions of national need.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcd0a9006-609a-4cec-9b80-27daaef565e2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><paragraph id="id261b06ae-9ecf-46d4-987c-f60c766297e5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the OSTP shall conduct a study on the manner in which NASA funds missions of national need.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida08e1d1e-dc17-4470-9668-27e09dc9f003" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Matters to be included</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text><subparagraph id="ided111d13-8c62-4a38-bcb4-dd26329e48f7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An identification and assessment of the types of missions or technology development programs that constitute missions of national need.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id396c9dae-9ab1-427b-968b-8e296ab1b67c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the manner in which such missions are currently funded and managed by NASA.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide415e218-88fa-4e81-b408-02a40afbeb97" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of the options for funding missions of national need, including—</text><clause id="idcec02c3a-2d2c-43f6-b1fb-f492a1a4fe5e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">structural changes required to allow NASA to fund such missions; and</text></clause><clause id="id599ee9f1-b1c1-40b9-a3cb-724daeda6fb1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the capacity of other Federal agencies to make funds available for such missions.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida4e8e6ea-2602-44cc-acc5-df8c6c61e349" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the OSTP shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (b), including recommendations for funding missions of national need.</text></subsection></section><section id="id45e0c408-7b75-4db0-8572-bea5dae739b2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>812.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Drinking water well replacement for Chincoteague, Virginia</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator may enter into 1 or more agreements with the town of Chincoteague, Virginia, to reimburse the town for costs that are directly associated with—</text><paragraph id="idd8137f71-66ea-412c-8bbc-bae0e1b9724a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the removal of drinking water wells located on property administered by the Administration; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id712d4bfd-c46c-4d65-8d37-d282ba0c679d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the relocation of such wells to property under the administrative control, through lease, ownership, or easement, of the town.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id0d5d3e51-e821-4844-992d-170e915fbc9e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>813.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Passenger carrier use</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1344(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id4657c030-3cf5-4d80-9ae6-4d96f140de29" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbea81e7a-0b26-4083-a7a3-1fe2eb9b8034" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>or</quote> after the comma at the end; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ideb26821d-46ec-407c-a0ea-046787f72df3" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id797cb3c2-5bef-4ee4-98c3-622a5411c0c5" changed="not-changed"><subparagraph id="id161c43cb-9f85-4076-b0e4-b389d93a2236" indent="up1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">necessary for post-flight transportation of United States Government astronauts, and other astronauts subject to reimbursable arrangements, returning from space for the performance of medical research, monitoring, diagnosis, or treatment, or other official duties, prior to receiving post-flight medical clearance to operate a motor vehicle,</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" id="id692B51980D884F039A38A56DA55E4135" changed="not-changed"><enum>814.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of commercial near-space balloons</header><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id3E34C6894D644E1187E2BFF88886BD20" changed="not-changed"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the use of an array of capabilities, including the use of commercially available near-space balloon assets, is in the best interest of the United States. </text></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id3071ACF090BA4A4FB399A2A5A569ADC8" changed="not-changed"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of commercial near-space balloons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall use commercially available balloon assets operating at near-space altitudes, to the maximum extent practicable, as part of a diverse set of capabilities to effectively and efficiently meet the goals of the Administration.</text></subsection></section><section id="id90c0dd27c9d64a85b591bbbb53ebef08" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>815.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">President’s Space Advisory Board</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 121 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/611">Public Law 101–611</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/20111">51 U.S.C. 20111</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idBA6DA68CF49C4D079BE75C0C723CBDE6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Users' Advisory Group</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">President's Space Advisory Board</header-in-text></quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id588742BA517442B6A7AC61B4BFCF65D8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Users’ Advisory Group</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>President’s Space Advisory Board.</quote></text></paragraph></section><section id="id32548E31F6B748DBB134C4FA45B047A7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>816.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initiative on technologies for noise and emissions reductions</header><subsection id="idB466A3EDE87E4774ACB4C0C199E49AF2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initiative required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 40112 of title 51, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id0B35761BC0E74A54BD2A61322722CF45" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as subsections (c) through (g), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1229AF24C50D4AE4B9B3E9DC45739AB5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17D4C831D913484CB6C51C5DF4CEAD74" changed="not-changed"><subsection id="id9B6E55CA70534ABFB7D64A20261B872F" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technologies for noise and emissions reduction</header><paragraph id="id629BD2AFA52242499BE6B60FD8814656" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initiative required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish an initiative to build upon and accelerate previous or ongoing work to develop and demonstrate new technologies, including systems architecture, components, or integration of systems and airframe structures, in electric aircraft propulsion concepts that are capable of substantially reducing both emissions and noise from aircraft.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id877C33942B2344A6A055628AEA289103" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the initiative, the Administrator shall do the following:</text><subparagraph id="id618B7533A3E643FC927EE8BF4DB9CEE4" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continue and expand work of the Administration on research, development, and demonstration of electric aircraft concepts, and the integration of such concepts.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C0B671A59AB4BB68E2A471CFD624FF1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable, work with multiple partners, including small businesses and new entrants, on research and development activities related to transport category aircraft.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA3421A23A99246D99B17113FA87B52B2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provide guidance to the Federal Aviation Administration on technologies developed and tested pursuant to the initiative.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEEBEFB5DDA7A4245AAE531952D360DCE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="not-changed"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter as a part of the Administration’s budget submission, the Administrator shall submit a report to the appropriate committee of Congress on the progress of the work under the initiative required by subsection (b) of section 40112 of title 51, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a) of this section), including an updated, anticipated timeframe for aircraft entering into service that produce 50 percent less noise and emissions than the highest performing aircraft in service as of December 31, 2019. </text></subsection></section><section id="idB063D538BDF24D77BE7477A882595E7D" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>817.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Remediation of sites contaminated with trichloroethylene</header><subsection id="id1266A40A0007436B8AB0EB93F9CC10B2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of sites</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall identify sites of the Administration contaminated with trichloroethylene.</text></subsection><subsection id="idEBC7D2B8B7EE49128C14D66D15C53F76" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes—</text><paragraph id="id4b20ba304b714f37ba4c89ae7fd51985" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recommendations of the Administrator for remediating the sites identified under subsection (a) during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the report; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id626C6E29CBE34530845E065BFB8656B7" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimate of the financial resources necessary to implement those recommendations.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idd3f6c035d785480f913f4e0af850a616" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>818.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on merits and options for establishing an institute relating to space resources</header><subsection id="id53a02f8674aa4aa597fe12243d6dad5a" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><paragraph id="id2D4518F704B84B19A8B1066B9697C687" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the merits of, and options for, establishing an institute relating to space resources to advance the objectives of NASA in maintaining United States preeminence in space described in paragraph (3). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idce03ff7825484c5188972b9e8bb3e1fe" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Matters to be included</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by paragraph (1) shall include an assessment by the Administrator as to whether—</text><subparagraph id="idD4721FD6E95B46509ED07CEF9F57C406" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a virtual or physical institute relating to space resources is most cost effective and appropriate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29c95da891b44405a9e502a9046f2793" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">partnering with institutions of higher education and the aerospace industry, and the extractive industry as appropriate, would be effective in increasing information available to such an institute with respect to advancing the objectives described in paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDE12306A428B489BA8500D3D5E8B9B62" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The objectives described in this paragraph are the following:</text><subparagraph id="id36617d8e595d4b23a4b9ce4437453ce9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identifying, developing, and distributing space resources, including by encouraging the development of foundational science and technology.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5ca1c5ac04fc4c9d864b31411aaf452e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reducing the technological risks associated with identifying, developing, and distributing space resources.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93072c3b36da4bb19d07ba122a253e28" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Developing options for using space resources—</text><clause id="id467665f0df334ea49b680bfade08de9c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support current and future space architectures, programs, and missions; and</text></clause><clause id="ideea2fcef0b3b4fc6b6b0c51ee9684778" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enable architectures, programs, and missions that would not otherwise be possible. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9809854f03e54d8d9377a3c0eed31338" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><subparagraph id="idfaf8bc5b129540909d5953862188ed43" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extractive industry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>extractive industry</term> means a company or individual involved in the process of extracting (including mining, quarrying, drilling, and dredging) space resources.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3d5977d6b52d4f2d890e28370f033304" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Institution of higher education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbc161f448e7c49268c5dcd2f640aae05" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Space resource</header><clause id="id7a4fa348a4884f909b602dbae3719469" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>space resource</term> means an abiotic resource in situ in outer space.</text></clause><clause id="id7e975d1be4564451a37cfbf4eebdaa8c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>space resource</term> includes a raw material, a natural material, and an energy source.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idD26F390808C34953BA29C5E76F90709D" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>819.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on establishing center of excellence for space weather technology</header><subsection id="id07739278FAAD4362B2EBBF5997B42887" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report assessing the potential benefits of establishing a NASA center of excellence for space weather technology. </text></subsection><subsection id="id9A3DC795EEE441E695B9FC4B4F0EB783" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Geographic considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the report required by subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider the benefits of establishing the center of excellence described in that subsection in a geographic area—</text><paragraph id="idCA6BCA43FAF74FD5AEB2F24C957C246F" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in close proximity to—</text><subparagraph id="id06656B9964D142399E161D0139C75F8F" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">significant government-funded space weather research activities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8BBE4278E9E944DB8F02D6437F5DC6C4" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">institutions of higher education; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD5D9E491166E4946A5C542B811A1BFFC" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">where NASA may have been previously underrepresented.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id94148D84250F4B9E902862C234E289EB" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>820.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review on preference for domestic suppliers</header><subsection id="id26BA3B41ECF44AB0A75D7B1E91745982" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the Sense of Congress that the Administration should, to the maximum extent practicable and with due consideration of foreign policy goals and obligations under Federal law—</text><paragraph id="id51E19E80B4D04F0D9EF4BD0EAABD7705" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use domestic suppliers of goods and services; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCDCCC21FAAC142928BEBAD66301B53B9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure compliance with the Federal acquisition regulations, including subcontract flow-down provisions.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id049F994B37AD405AA5E4FA3473A64AA2" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><paragraph id="id99F45AF18674447EB3C2B1983986A647" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall undertake a comprehensive review of the domestic supplier preferences of the Administration and the obligations of the Administration under the Federal acquisition regulations to ensure compliance, particularly with respect to Federal acquisition regulations provisions that apply to foreign-based subcontractors.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8C8402A1ACAA4F30BE490FE9AE682019" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The review under paragraph (1) shall include— </text><subparagraph id="id9B604AF2A5AE42EF90E6B9E9CE41DB13" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment as to whether the Administration has provided funding for infrastructure of a foreign-owned company or State-sponsored entity in recent years; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBF3C396A473D435692C06C59157A3972" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a review of any impact such funding has had on domestic service providers. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id72DEBC9898D7466EA3C4EB5C7546D0F3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="not-changed"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the review. </text></subsection></section><section id="id37e8a1efef0c4221ae56e9a079803356" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>821.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on utilization of commercial spaceports licensed by Federal Aviation Administration</header><subsection id="idd47dd88367ae40f8a0424944a174e3e1" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the benefits of increased utilization of commercial spaceports licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration for NASA civil space missions and operations.</text></subsection><subsection id="id9a08786beebb48d797702bc091bf75b9" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</text><paragraph id="idfb9255cacee44e2ab78c6da3e29efc47" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description and assessment of current utilization of commercial spaceports licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration for NASA civil space missions and operations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8c81b4bb05bd4f47b2ad388132bfedf6" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description and assessment of the benefits of increased utilization of such spaceports for such missions and operations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id87e8d1cc8abc4785a77d446eb9f74e1f" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description and assessment of the steps necessary to achieve increased utilization of such spaceports for such missions and operations.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id8e83b893f07846519b1edf8fb7f83d1d" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>822.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Active orbital debris mitigation</header><subsection id="idd540382e7cbc47b38ad4049da74662fb" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="ide4f02fbdfcad42099ff144cb6a0d50f8" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">orbital debris, particularly in low-Earth orbit, poses a hazard to NASA missions, particularly human spaceflight; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd8cbaa296a9d46a39d6066e602b6794c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">progress has been made on the development of guidelines for long-term space sustainability through the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3FAB6FBC64A248F2B60F0B0489D79A4F" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator should—</text><paragraph id="id35055fe3889a4a4cb39fa8bb17bc292c" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the policies and standard practices of NASA meet or exceed international guidelines for spaceflight safety; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7e302bee9f2e4e1294747f1400374f34" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support the development of orbital debris mitigation technologies through continued research and development of concepts.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb88cb8c65dd94c8496a1926ab071db6e" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the status of implementing subsection (b).</text></subsection></section><section id="id5CD46661E1EE4118B90D31C248B4D4A5" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>823.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study on commercial communications services</header><subsection id="id2173C02BF5E14F5DB77708D89B2E5DBC" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph id="iddc4647ae369b406c92348f889da7408b" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhancing the ability of researchers to conduct and interact with experiments while in flight would make huge advancements in the overall profitability of conducting research on suborbit and low-Earth orbit payloads; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide448230289784386ba4a81e222209137" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">current NASA communications do not allow for real-time data collection, observation, or transmission of information. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id30B152D88CCE465EA6F933499EA56B9B" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall conduct a study on the feasibility, impact, and cost of using commercial communications programs services for suborbital flight programs and low-Earth orbit research. </text></subsection><subsection id="id9B26B425A7B742C4BC264F164139822A" changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report that describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (b).</text></subsection></section>Passed the Senate December 18, 2020.Secretary