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Union Calendar No. 770 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7687 

[Report No. 118–746, Part I] 

To amend title 51, United States Code, to authorize the transfer to NASA 

of funds from other agencies for scientific or engineering research or 

education, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 15, 2024 

Mr. SORENSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

NOVEMBER 18, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

NOVEMBER 18, 2024 

Referral to the Committee on Appropriations extended for a period ending not 

later than December 19, 2024 

DECEMBER 19, 2024 

Additional sponsor: Mr. BABIN

DECEMBER 19, 2024 

Committee on Appropriations discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title 51, United States Code, to authorize the 

transfer to NASA of funds from other agencies for scientific or engineering research or education, and for 

other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘NASA Streamlining 

5 Partnerships for Research and Education for Engineering 

6 and Science Act’’ or the ‘‘NASA SPREES Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE TRANSFER TO NASA OF 

8 FUNDS FROM OTHER AGENCIES FOR SCI9 ENTIFIC OR ENGINEERING RESEARCH OR 

10 EDUCATION. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 20113 

12 of title 51, United States Code, is amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘In the performance of its func14 tions’’ and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the performance of its 

16 functions’’; and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

18 paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(2) TREATMENT.—Funds available to any de20 partment or agency of the Federal Government for 

21 scientific or engineering research or education, or 

22 the provision of facilities therefor, shall, subject to 

23 the approval of the head of such department or 

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1 fer, in whole or in part, to the Administration for 

2 such use as is consistent with the purposes for which 

3 such funds were appropriated. Funds so transferred 

4 shall be merged with the appropriation to which 

5 transferred, except that such transferred funds shall 

6 be limited to the awarding of grants or cooperative 

7 agreements for scientific or engineering research or 

8 education.’’. 

9 (b) ANNUAL INFORMATION ON FUNDS TRANS10 FERRED.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years 

12 after the date of the enactment of this section, the 

13 Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 

14 Space Administration (in this section referred to as 

15 the ‘‘Administration’’) shall include in the annual 

16 budget justification materials of the Administration, 

17 as submitted to Congress with the President’s budg18 et request under section 1105 of title 31, United 

19 States Code, information describing the activities 

20 conducted under subsection (f) of section 20113 of 

21 title 51, United States Code (as amended by sub22 section (a)), during the immediately preceding fiscal 

23 year. 

24 (2) CONTENTS.—The information referred to in 

25 paragraph (1) shall contain a description of each 


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1 transfer of funds under the authority provided for in 

2 paragraph (2) of subsection (f) of section 20113 of 

3 title 51, United States Code (as added and amend4 ed, respectively, by this section), during the imme5 diately preceding fiscal year, including the following: 

6 (A) An identification of the department or 

7 agency of the Federal Government from which 

8 such funds were transferred. 

9 (B) The total amount of funds so trans10 ferred, disaggregated by each such department 

11 or agency. 

12 (C) The purposes for which such funds 

13 were appropriated to each such agency or de14 partment. 

15 (D) The program or activity of the Admin16 istration to which such funds were made avail17 able by each such transfer. 

18 (E) The purposes of each such Administra19 tion program or activity, and the amount of 

20 funding appropriated to the Administration for 

21 such purposes. 

22 (c) REPORT.—Not later than three years after the 

23 date of enactment of the section, the Administrator of the 

24 Administration shall submit to the Committee on Science, 

25 Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives 


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1 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor2 tation of the Senate a report that includes the following: 

3 (1) A summary of the value of the authority 

4 provided for in paragraph (2) of subsection (f) of 

5 section 20113 of title 51, United States Code (as 

6 added and amended, respectively, by this section), 

7 including the extent which such authority has bene8 fitted Administration and its ability to meet its 

9 needs, achieve its mission, or more effectively con10 duct interagency collaborations. 

11 (2) An identification of any barriers or chal12 lenges to implementing such authority, or otherwise 

13 to managing funding required to conduct joint pro14 grams and award jointly funded grants and coopera15 tive agreements by the Administration with other 

16 Federal departments and agencies to advance the 

17 missions of each such department and agency. 


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Union Calendar No. 770 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7687 

[Report No. 118–746, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend title 51, United States Code, to authoreducation, and for other purposes. agencies for scientific or engineering research or ize the transfer to NASA of funds from other 

DECEMBER 19, 2024 

Committee on Appropriations discharged; committed to 

Union and ordered to be printed the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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