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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2059

To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for human space flight, science, aeronautics, and technology,

mission support, and Inspector General, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 19, 1995

Mr. BROWN of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to

the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on the

Budget, 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 authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and

Space Administration for human space flight, science,

aeronautics, and technology, mission support, and Inspector General, 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 ‘‘National Aeronautics

5 and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year

6 1996’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

2 The Congress finds that—

3 (1) a balanced civil space program is a critical

4 element of the Nation’s investment in research and

5 development that needs to be maintained even as the

6 United States reduces its deficit;

7 (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin8 istration will require predictable and adequate fund9 ing over the next 5 years in order to carry out a bal10 anced program of initiatives in human space flight

11 and science, aeronautics, and technology;

12 (3) international cooperation can play a major

13 role in leveraging American investments in space ex14 ploration and utilization and should be encouraged;

15 and

16 (4) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin17 istration should continue its efforts to reduce insti18 tutional costs, through management restructuring,

19 facility consolidation when appropriate, procurement

20 reform, personnel base downsizing, and convergence

21 with other defense and private sector systems.

22 SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

23 For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘Administrator’’

24 means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and

25 Space Administration.
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1 TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF

2 APPROPRIATIONS

3 Subtitle A—Authorizations

4 SEC. 101. HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT.

5 (a) AUTHORIZATIONS.—There are authorized to be

6 appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space Ad7 ministration for fiscal year 1996 for Human Space Flight

8 the following amounts:

9 (1) For the Space Station, $1,833,600,000.

10 (2) For Russian Cooperation, $129,200,000.

11 (3) For the Space Shuttle, $3,171,800,000.

12 (4) For Payload and Utilization Operations,

13 $315,000,000.

14 (b) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.—(1) Of the

15 funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection

16 (a)(1), $14,800,000 are authorized for construction of a

17 Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, Johnson Space Center.

18 The Administrator is authorized to exercise an option to

19 purchase, for not more than $35,000,000, the Clear Lake

20 Development Facility, containing the Sonny Carter Train21 ing Facility and the approximately 13.7 acre parcel of land

22 on which it is located, using funds authorized by this Act.

23 (2) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under

24 subsection (a)(3), $7,500,000 are authorized for replace-
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1 ment of the Chemical Analysis Facility, Kennedy Space

2 Center.

3 (3) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under

4 subsection (a)(3), $4,900,000 are authorized for replace5 ment of the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facil6 ity, Kennedy Space Center.

7 (4) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under

8 subsection (a)(3), $5,000,000 are authorized for mod9 ernization of the Firex System, Pads A and B, Kennedy

10 Space Center.

11 SEC. 102. SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS, AND TECHNOLOGY.

12 (a) AUTHORIZATIONS.—There are authorized to be

13 appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space Ad14 ministration for fiscal year 1996 for Science, Aeronautics,

15 and Technology the following amounts:

16 (1) For Space Science, $1,972,400,000, of

17 which—

18 (A) $1,154,600,000 are authorized for

19 Physics and Astronomy, including $7,000,000

20 for the Space Infrared Telescope Facility,

21 $28,700,000 for the Stratospheric Observatory

22 for Infrared Astronomy, and $51,500,000 for

23 the Gravity Probe B Relativity Mission; and
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1 (B) $817,800,000 are authorized for Plan2 etary Exploration, including $20,000,000 for

3 the New Millenium program.

4 (2) For Life and Microgravity Sciences and Ap5 plications, $504,000,000.

6 (3) For Mission to Planet Earth,

7 $1,287,460,000.

8 (4) For Space Access and Technology,

9 $557,300,000, of which—

10 (A) $59,000,000 are authorized for the

11 Reusable Launch Vehicle technology develop12 ment program, and, to the extent provided in

13 appropriations Acts, the Administrator may uti14 lize up to $100,000,000 from funds otherwise

15 provided to the Department of Defense for the

16 Reusable Launch Vehicle;

17 (B) $140,500,000 are authorized for

18 Spacecraft and Remote Sensing; and

19 (C) $22,600,000 are authorized for the

20 Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative.

21 (5) For Aeronautical Research and Technology,

22 $877,300,000, of which—

23 (A) $354,700,000 are authorized for Re24 search and Technology Base activities;
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1 (B) $240,500,000 are authorized for High

2 Speed Research;

3 (C) $163,400,000 are authorized for Ad4 vanced Subsonic Technology; and

5 (D) $65,200,000 are authorized for High

6 Performance Computing and Communications.

7 (6) For Mission Communication Services,

8 $461,300,000.

9 (7) For Academic Programs, $102,200,000.

10 (b) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.—(1) Of the

11 funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection

12 (a)(2), $3,000,000 are authorized for the construction of

13 an addition to the Microgravity Development Laboratory,

14 Marshall Space Flight Center.

15 (2) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under

16 subsection (a)(3), $17,000,000 are authorized for con17 struction of Earth Systems Science Building, Goddard

18 Space Flight Center.

19 (3) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under

20 subsection (a)(5), $5,400,000 are authorized for mod21 ernization of the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel Complex,

22 Ames Research Center.
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1 SEC. 103. MISSION SUPPORT.

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na3 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal

4 year 1996 for Mission Support the following amounts:

5 (1) For Safety, Reliability, and Quality Assur6 ance, $37,600,000.

7 (2) For Space Communications Services,

8 $299,400,000, of which $175,800,000 are author9 ized for the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite Re10 plenishment program.

11 (3) For Research and Program Management,

12 including personnel and related costs, travel, and re13 search operations support, $2,094,800.

14 (4) For Construction of Facilities, including

15 land acquisition, $166,400,000, of which—

16 (A) $6,300,000 are authorized for restora17 tion of Flight Systems Research Laboratory,

18 Ames Research Center;

19 (B) $3,000,000 are authorized for restora20 tion of Chilled Water Distribution System, God21 dard Space Flight Center;

22 (C) $4,800,000 are authorized for replace23 ment of Chillers, various buildings, Jet Propul24 sion Laboratory;
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1 (D) $1,100,000 are authorized for rehabili2 tation of Electrical Distribution System, White

3 Sands Test Facility, Johnson Space Center;

4 (E) $4,200,000 are authorized for replace5 ment of Main Substation Switchgear and Cir6 cuit Breakers, Johnson Space Center;

7 (F) $1,800,000 are authorized for replace8 ment of 15KV Load Break Switches, Kennedy

9 Space Center;

10 (G) $9,000,000 are authorized for rehabili11 tation of Central Air Equipment Building,

12 Lewis Research Center;

13 (H) $4,700,000 are authorized for restora14 tion of High Pressure Air Compressor System,

15 Marshall Space Flight Center;

16 (I) $6,800,000 are authorized for restora17 tion of Information and Electronic Systems

18 Laboratory, Marshall Space Flight Center;

19 (J) $1,400,000 are authorized for restora20 tion of Canal Lock, Stennis Space Center;

21 (K) $2,500,000 are authorized for restora22 tion of Primary Electrical Distribution System,

23 Wallops Flight Facility;
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1 (L) $35,000,000 are authorized for repair

2 of facilities at various locations, not in excess of

3 $1,500,000 per project;

4 (M) $35,000,000 are authorized for reha5 bilitation and modification of facilities at var6 ious locations, not in excess of $1,500,000 per

7 project;

8 (N) $3,800,000 are authorized for minor

9 construction of new facilities and additions to

10 existing facilities at various locations, not in ex11 cess of $1,500,000 per project;

12 (O) $10,000,000 are authorized for facility

13 planning and design; and

14 (P) $37,000,000 are authorized for envi15 ronmental compliance and restoration.

16 SEC. 104. INSPECTOR GENERAL.

17 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na18 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal

19 year 1996 for Inspector General, $17,300,000.

20 SEC. 105. TOTAL CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES AUTHOR21 IZATION.

22 Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the

23 total amount authorized to be appropriated under this Act

24 for Construction of Facilities shall not exceed

25 $214,000,000.
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1 Subtitle B—Limitations and

2 Special Authority

3 SEC. 111. USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION.

4 (a) AUTHORIZED USES.—Funds appropriated under

5 sections 101(a), 102(a), and 103 (1) and (2), and funds

6 appropriated for research operations support under sec7 tion 103(3), may be used for the construction of new fa8 cilities and additions to, repair of, rehabilitation of, or

9 modification of existing facilities at any location in support

10 of the purposes for which such funds are authorized.

11 (b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds used pursuant

12 to subsection (a) may be expended for a project, the esti13 mated cost of which to the National Aeronautics and

14 Space Administration, including collateral equipment, ex15 ceeds $500,000, until 30 days have passed after the Ad16 ministrator has notified the Committee on Science of the

17 House of Representatives and the Committee on Com18 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate of the

19 nature, location, and estimated cost to the National Aero20 nautics and Space Administration of such project.

21 (c) TITLE TO FACILITIES.—If funds are used pursu22 ant to subsection (a) for grants to institutions of higher

23 education, or to nonprofit organizations whose primary

24 purpose is the conduct of scientific research, for purchase

25 or construction of additional research facilities, title to
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1 such facilities shall be vested in the United States unless

2 the Administrator determines that the national program

3 of aeronautical and space activities will best be served by

4 vesting title in the grantee institution or organization.

5 Each such grant shall be made under such conditions as

6 the Administrator shall determine to be required to ensure

7 that the United States will receive therefrom the benefits

8 adequate to justify the making of that grant.

9 SEC. 112. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS.

10 To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, appro11 priations authorized under subtitle A may remain avail12 able without fiscal year limitation.

13 SEC. 113. REPROGRAMMING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FA14 CILITIES.

15 Appropriations authorized under section 101(b),

16 102(b), or 103(4)—

17 (1) may be varied upward by 10 percent at the

18 discretion of the Administrator; or

19 (2) may be varied upward by 25 percent, to

20 meet unusual cost variations, after the expiration of

21 30 days following a report on the circumstances of

22 such action by the Administrator to the Committee

23 on Science of the House of Representatives and the

24 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor25 tation of the Senate.
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1 The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated

2 under sections 101(b), 102(b), and 103(4) shall not be

3 increased as a result of actions authorized under para4 graphs (1) and (2) of this section.

5 SEC. 114. CONSIDERATION BY COMMITTEES.

6 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act—

7 (1) no amount appropriated to the National

8 Aeronautics and Space Administration may be used

9 for any program for which the President’s annual

10 budget request included a request for funding, but

11 for which the Congress denied or did not provide

12 funding;

13 (2) no amount appropriated to the National

14 Aeronautics and Space Administration may be used

15 for any program in excess of the amount actually

16 authorized for the particular program by subtitle A;

17 and

18 (3) no amount appropriated to the National

19 Aeronautics and Space Administration may be used

20 for any program which has not been presented to

21 the Congress in the President’s annual budget re22 quest or the supporting and ancillary documents

23 thereto,

24 unless a period of 30 days has passed after the receipt

25 by the Committee on Science of the House of Representa-
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1 tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and

2 Transportation of the Senate of notice given by the Ad3 ministrator containing a full and complete statement of

4 the action proposed to be taken and the facts and cir5 cumstances relied upon in support of such proposed ac6 tion. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration

7 shall keep the Committee on Science of the House of Rep8 resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,

9 and Transportation of the Senate fully and currently in10 formed with respect to all activities and responsibilities

11 within the jurisdiction of those committees. Except as oth12 erwise provided by law, any Federal department, agency,

13 or independent establishment shall furnish any informa14 tion requested by either committee relating to any such

15 activity or responsibility.

16 SEC. 115. USE OF FUNDS FOR SCIENTIFIC CONSULTATIONS

17 OR EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.

18 Funds appropriated under section 102 may be used,

19 but not to exceed $35,000, for scientific consultations or

20 extraordinary expenses upon the authorization of the Ad21 ministrator.
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1 TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS

2 PROVISIONS

3 SEC. 201. PURCHASE OF AIRBORNE INFRARED ASTRONOMY

4 DATA SERVICES.

5 (a) CONTRACT FOR SERVICES.—The Administrator

6 is authorized to enter into multiyear contracts for the pur7 chase of services to provide infrared astronomical data by

8 airborne platforms. Such contracts may provide for the ac9 quisition of aircraft, instruments, support equipment, and

10 any capital items necessary to meet Government needs,

11 and further, the costs of such items may be amortized over

12 the life of the contract.

13 (b) TERMINATION LIABILITY.—Any contract entered

14 into pursuant to this section may provide for the payment

15 of contingent liability that may accrue in the event that

16 the Federal Government for its convenience terminates

17 such contracts. Payments made for such liability shall be

18 derived from appropriations for Science, Aeronautics, and

19 Technology which remain unobligated from any fiscal

20 year.

21 (c) CALCULATION OF TRANSACTIONS.—For the pur22 poses of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con23 trol Act of 1985, the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,

24 the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, and scorekeeping

25 guidelines, the Office of Management and Budget and the
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1 Congressional Budget Office shall score any contract en2 tered into under this section in the same manner as if

3 the contract had been entered into on September 30,

4 1990.

5 SEC. 202. FACILITIES CLOSING COMMISSION.

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In the event that the total

7 amount of funds appropriated to the National Aeronautics

8 and Space Administration for fiscal year 1996 is less than

9 the amount authorized to be appropriated to the National

10 Aeronautics and Space Administration in this Act, there

11 shall be established an independent commission to be

12 known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administra13 tion Facilities Commission (hereafter referred to in this

14 section as the ‘‘Commission’’). The Commission shall be

15 constituted and conduct its activities in accordance with

16 a plan provided to Congress by the President within 90

17 days after the date of the enactment of the Act making

18 such appropriations.

19 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Commission shall

20 be to make recommendations for the closure or reconfig21 uration of National Aeronautics and Space Administration

22 facilities, including research and operations Centers, re23 sulting in cost savings for the overall budget for such fa24 cilities.

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