[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 118 (Thursday, August 5, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6982-S6983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent to proceed to Calendar No. 548.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3729) to authorize the programs of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2011 
     through 2013, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. I ask that the Rockefeller amendment, which is at the desk, 
be agreed to, the bill as amended be read three times, passed, the 
motion to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action 
or debate, and that any statements be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 4602) was agreed to, as follows:

               (Purpose: To modify the bill as reported)

       On page 2, after the item relating to section 504, insert 
     the following:

Sec. 505. Scientific access to the International Space Station.
       On page 4, before line 1, after the item relating to 
     section 1210, insert the following:

    TITLE XIII--COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO ACT OF 2010

Sec. 1301. Compliance provision.
       On page 36, after line 25, insert the following:
     SEC. 309. Report Requirement.--Within 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, or upon completion of reference 
     designs for the Space Launch System and multi-purpose crew 
     vehicle authorized by this Act, whichever occurs first, the 
     Administrator shall provide a detailed report to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress that provides an overall 
     description of the reference vehicle design, the assumptions, 
     description, data, and analysis of the systems trades and 
     resolution process, justification of trade decisions, the 
     design factors which implement the essential system and 
     vehicle capability requirements established by this Act, the 
     explanation and justification of any deviations from those 
     requirements, the plan for utilization of existing contracts, 
     civil service and contract workforce, supporting 
     infrastructure utilization and modifications, and procurement 
     strategy to expedite development activities through 
     modification of existing contract vehicles, and the schedule 
     of design and development milestones and related schedules 
     leading to the accomplishment of operational goals 
     established by this Act. The Administrator shall provide an 
     update of this report as part of the President's annual 
     Budget Request.
       On page 32, line 4, strike ``measures'' and insert 
     ``measures, including investments to improve launch 
     infrastructure at NASA flight facilities scheduled to launch 
     cargo to

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     the ISS under the commercial orbital transportation services 
     program''.
       On page 33, after line 25, insert the following:
       (2) The extent to which the United States is reliant on 
     non-United States systems, including foreign rocket motors 
     and foreign launch vehicles.
       On page 34, line 1, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(3)''.
       On page 38, strike lines 10 through 14 and insert the 
     following:
       (a) FY 2011 Contracts and Procurement Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Administrator may not execute a contract or procurement 
     agreement with respect to follow-on commercial crew services 
     during fiscal year 2011.
       (2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
     Administrator may execute a contract or procurement agreement 
     with respect to follow-on commercial crew services during 
     fiscal year 2011 if--
       (A) the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
     subsection (b) are met; and
       (B) the total amount involved for all such contracts and 
     procurement agreements executed during fiscal year 2011 does 
     not exceed $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.
       On page 88, beginning with ``Upon'' in line 4, strike 
     through ``centers.'' in line 9 and insert ``Upon completion 
     of the study required by Section 1102, the Administrator 
     shall establish an independent panel to examine alternative 
     management models for NASA's workforce, centers, and related 
     facilities in order to improve efficiency and productivity, 
     while nonetheless maintaining core Federal competencies and 
     keeping appropriately governmental functions internal to 
     NASA.''.
       On page 89, beginning with ``involuntary'' in line 24, 
     strike through line 2 on page 90 and insert ``involuntary 
     separations of permanent, non-Senior-Executive-Service, civil 
     servant employees before September 30, 2013, except for cause 
     on charges of misconduct, delinquency, or inefficiency.
       On page 103, after line 9, insert the following:

    TITLE XIII--COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO ACT OF 2010

     SEC. 1301. COMPLIANCE PROVISION.

       The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
     complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall 
     be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
     ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, 
     submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
     Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such 
     statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
       On page 61, line 23--after ``-ers'' insert ``or the 
     retrieval of NASA manned space vehicles, or significant 
     contributions to human space flight.''

  The bill (S. 3729), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed.
  The bill will be printed in a future edition of the Record.

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