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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7687 

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 

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. 

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’’. 


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

2 FUNDS FROM OTHER AGENCIES FOR SCI3 ENTIFIC OR ENGINEERING RESEARCH OR 

4 EDUCATION. 

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

6 of title 51, United States code, is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘In the performance of its func8 tions’’ and inserting the following: 

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

10 functions’’; and 

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

12 paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(2) TREATMENT.—Funds available to any de14 partment or agency of the Federal Government for 

15 scientific or engineering research or education, or 

16 the provision of facilities therefor, shall, subject to 

17 the approval of the head of such department or 

18 agency or as delegated pursuant to such depart19 ment’s or agency’s regulation, be available for trans20 fer, in whole or in part, to the Administration for 

21 such use as is consistent with the purposes for which 

22 such funds were appropriated. Funds so transferred 

23 shall be merged with the appropriation to which 

24 transferred, except that such transferred funds shall 

25 be limited to the awarding of grants or cooperative 


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1 agreements for scientific or engineering research or 

2 education.’’. 

3 (b) ANNUAL INFORMATION ON FUNDS TRANS4 FERRED.— 

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

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

7 Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 

8 Space Administration (in this section referred to as 

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

10 budget justification materials of the Administration, 

11 as submitted to Congress with the President’s budg12 et request under section 1105 of title 31, United 

13 States Code, information describing the activities 

14 conducted under subsection (f) of section 20113 of 

15 title 51, United States Code (as amended by sub16 section (a)), during the immediately preceding fiscal 

17 year. 

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

19 paragraph (1) shall contain a description of each 

20 transfer of funds under the authority provided for in 

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

22 title 51, United States Code (as added and amend23 ed, respectively, by this section), during the imme24 diately preceding fiscal year, including the following: 


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1 (A) An identification of the department or 

2 agency of the Federal Government from which 

3 such funds were transferred. 

4 (B) The total amount of funds so trans5 ferred, disaggregated by each such department 

6 or agency. 

7 (C) The purposes for which such funds 

8 were appropriated to each such agency or de9 partment. 

10 (D) The program or activity of the Admin11 istration to which such funds were made avail12 able by each such transfer. 

13 (E) The purposes of each such Administra14 tion program or activity, and the amount of 

15 funding appropriated to the Administration for 

16 such purposes. 

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

18 date of enactment of the section, the Administrator of the 

19 Administration shall submit to the Committee on Science, 

20 Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives 

21 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor22 tation of the Senate a report that includes the following: 

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

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

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


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

2 including the extent which such authority has bene3 fitted Administration and its ability to meet its 

4 needs, achieve its mission, or more effectively con5 duct interagency collaborations. 

6 (2) An identification of any barriers or chal7 lenges to implementing such authority, or otherwise 

8 to managing funding required to conduct joint pro9 grams and award jointly funded grants and coopera10 tive agreements by the Administration with other 

11 Federal departments and agencies to advance the 

12 missions of each such department and agency. 

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