Calendar No. 208

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1654

AN ACT

To authorize appropriations for the National Aero2000, 2001, and 2002, and for other purposes. nautics and Space Administration for fiscal years

JULY 14, 1999

Read twice and placed on the calendar
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Calendar No. 208

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1654

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 20, 1999

Received

JULY 14, 1999

Read twice and placed on the calendar

AN ACT

To authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics

and Space Administration for fiscal years 2000, 2001,

and 2002, 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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

3 ‘‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration Author4 ization Act of 1999’’.

5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Findings.

Sec. 3. Definitions.

TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Subtitle A—Authorizations

Sec. 101. International Space Station.

Sec. 102. Launch Vehicle and Payload Operations.

Sec. 103. Science, Aeronautics, and Technology.

Sec. 104. Mission Support.

Sec. 105. Inspector General.

Sec. 106. Total authorization.

Sec. 107. Aviation systems capacity.

Subtitle B—Limitations and Special Authority

Sec. 121. Use of funds for construction.

Sec. 122. Availability of appropriated amounts.

Sec. 123. Reprogramming for construction of facilities.

Sec. 124. Limitation on obligation of unauthorized appropriations.

Sec. 125. Use of funds for scientific consultations or extraordinary expenses.

Sec. 126. Earth science limitation.

Sec. 127. Competitiveness and international cooperation.

Sec. 128. Trans-hab.

Sec. 129. Consolidated Space Operations Contract.

Sec. 130. Triana funding prohibition.

TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Requirement for independent cost analysis.

Sec. 202. National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 amendments.

Sec. 203. Commercial space goods and services.

Sec. 204. Cost effectiveness calculations.

Sec. 205. Foreign contract limitation.

Sec. 206. Authority to reduce or suspend contract payments based on substantial evidence of fraud.

Sec. 207. Space Shuttle upgrade study.

Sec. 208. Aero-space transportation technology integration.

Sec. 209. Definitions of commercial space policy terms.

Sec. 210. External tank opportunities study.

Sec. 211. Eligibility for awards.

Sec. 212. Notice.

Sec. 213. Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of 1949 amendments.

Sec. 214. Innovative technologies for human space flight.
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Sec. 215. Life in the universe.

Sec. 216. Research on International Space Station.

Sec. 217. Remote sensing for agricultural and resource management.

Sec. 218. Integrated safety research plan.

Sec. 219. 100th anniversary of flight educational initiative.

Sec. 220. Internet availability of information.

Sec. 221. Sense of the Congress; requirement regarding notice.

Sec. 222. Use of abandoned and underutilized buildings, grounds, and facilities.

Sec. 223. Space Station commercialization.

Sec. 224. Anti-drug message on Internet sites.

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

2 The Congress makes the following findings:

3 (1) The National Aeronautics and Space Ad4 ministration should continue to pursue actions and

5 reforms directed at reducing institutional costs, in6 cluding management restructuring, facility consoli7 dation, procurement reform, and convergence with

8 defense and commercial sector systems.

9 (2) The National Aeronautics and Space Ad10 ministration must continue on its current course of

11 returning to its proud history as the Nation’s leader

12 in basic scientific, air, and space research.

13 (3) The overwhelming preponderance of the

14 Federal Government’s requirements for routine, un15 manned space transportation can be met most effec16 tively, efficiently, and economically by a free and

17 competitive market in privately developed and oper18 ated space transportation services.

19 (4) In formulating a national space transpor20 tation service policy, the National Aeronautics and
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1 Space Administration should aggressively promote

2 the pursuit by commercial providers of development

3 of advanced space transportation technologies in4 cluding reusable space vehicles, and human space

5 systems.

6 (5) The Federal Government should invest in

7 the types of research and innovative technology in

8 which United States commercial providers do not in9 vest, while avoiding competition with the activities in

10 which United States commercial providers do invest.

11 (6) International cooperation in space explo12 ration and science activities serves the United States

13 national interest—

14 (A) when it—

15 (i) reduces the cost of undertaking

16 missions the United States Government

17 would pursue unilaterally;

18 (ii) enables the United States to pur19 sue missions that it could not otherwise af20 ford to pursue unilaterally; or

21 (iii) enhances United States capabili22 ties to use and develop space for the ben23 efit of United States citizens; and

24 (B) when it—
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1 (i) is undertaken in a manner that is

2 sensitive to the desire of United States

3 commercial providers to develop or explore

4 space commercially;

5 (ii) is consistent with the need for

6 Federal agencies to use space to complete

7 their missions; and

8 (iii) is carried out in a manner con9 sistent with United States export control

10 laws.

11 (7) The National Aeronautics and Space Ad12 ministration and the Department of Defense can co13 operate more effectively in leveraging their mutual

14 capabilities to conduct joint space missions that im15 prove United States space capabilities and reduce

16 the cost of conducting space missions.

17 (8) The Deep Space Network will continue to

18 be a critically important part of the Nation’s sci19 entific and exploration infrastructure in the coming

20 decades, and the National Aeronautics and Space

21 Administration should ensure that the Network is

22 adequately maintained and that upgrades required

23 to support future missions are undertaken in a time24 ly manner.
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1 (9) The Hubble Space Telescope has proven to

2 be an important national astronomical research facil3 ity that is revolutionizing our understanding of the

4 universe and should be kept productive, and its ca5 pabilities should be maintained and enhanced as ap6 propriate to serve as a scientific bridge to the next

7 generation of space-based observatories.

8 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

9 For purposes of this Act—

10 (1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad11 ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space

12 Administration;

13 (2) the term ‘‘commercial provider’’ means any

14 person providing space transportation services or

15 other space-related activities, primary control of

16 which is held by persons other than Federal, State,

17 local, and foreign governments;

18 (3) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’

19 has the meaning given such term in section 1201(a)

20 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

21 1141(a));

22 (4) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several

23 States of the Union, the District of Columbia, the

24 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,

25 Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
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1 Northern Mariana Islands, and any other common2 wealth, territory, or possession of the United States;

3 and

4 (5) the term ‘‘United States commercial pro5 vider’’ means a commercial provider, organized

6 under the laws of the United States or of a State,

7 which is—

8 (A) more than 50 percent owned by United

9 States nationals; or

10 (B) a subsidiary of a foreign company and

11 the Secretary of Commerce finds that—

12 (i) such subsidiary has in the past evi13 denced a substantial commitment to the

14 United States market through—

15 (I) investments in the United

16 States in long-term research, develop17 ment, and manufacturing (including

18 the manufacture of major components

19 and subassemblies); and

20 (II) significant contributions to

21 employment in the United States; and

22 (ii) the country or countries in which

23 such foreign company is incorporated or

24 organized, and, if appropriate, in which it

25 principally conducts its business, affords
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1 reciprocal treatment to companies de2 scribed in subparagraph (A) comparable to

3 that afforded to such foreign company’s

4 subsidiary in the United States, as evi5 denced by—

6 (I) providing comparable oppor7 tunities for companies described in

8 subparagraph (A) to participate in

9 Government sponsored research and

10 development similar to that authorized

11 under this Act;

12 (II) providing no barriers to com13 panies described in subparagraph (A)

14 with respect to local investment op15 portunities that are not provided to

16 foreign companies in the United

17 States; and

18 (III) providing adequate and ef19 fective protection for the intellectual

20 property rights of companies de21 scribed in subparagraph (A).
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1 TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF

2 APPROPRIATIONS

3 Subtitle A—Authorizations

4 SEC. 101. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

5 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na6 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for Inter7 national Space Station—

8 (1) for fiscal year 2000, $2,482,700,000, of

9 which $394,400,000, notwithstanding section

10 121(a)—

11 (A) shall only be for Space Station re12 search or for the purposes described in section

13 103(2); and

14 (B) shall be administered by the Office of

15 Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applica16 tions;

17 (2) for fiscal year 2001, $2,328,000,000, of

18 which $465,400,000, notwithstanding section

19 121(a)—

20 (A) shall only be for Space Station re21 search or for the purposes described in section

22 103(2); and

23 (B) shall be administered by the Office of

24 Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applica25 tions; and
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1 (3) for fiscal year 2002, $2,091,000,000, of

2 which $469,200,000, notwithstanding section

3 121(a)—

4 (A) shall only be for Space Station re5 search or for the purposes described in section

6 103(2); and

7 (B) shall be administered by the Office of

8 Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applica9 tions.

10 SEC. 102. LAUNCH VEHICLE AND PAYLOAD OPERATIONS.

11 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na12 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for Launch

13 Vehicle and Payload Operations the following amounts:

14 (1) For Space Shuttle Operations—

15 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $2,547,400,000;

16 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $2,649,900,000;

17 and

18 (C) for fiscal year 2002, $2,629,000,000.

19 (2) For Space Shuttle Safety and Performance

20 Upgrades—

21 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $456,800,000, of

22 which $18,000,000 shall not be obligated until

23 45 days after the report required by section 207

24 has been submitted to the Congress;
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1 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $407,200,000;

2 and

3 (C) for fiscal year 2002, $414,000,000.

4 (3) For Payload and Utilization Operations—

5 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $169,100,000;

6 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $182,900,000;

7 and

8 (C) for fiscal year 2002, $184,500,000.

9 SEC. 103. SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS, AND TECHNOLOGY.

10 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na11 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for Science,

12 Aeronautics, and Technology the following amounts:

13 (1) For Space Science—

14 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $2,202,400,000,

15 of which—

16 (i) $10,500,000 shall be for the Near

17 Earth Object Survey;

18 (ii) $472,000,000 shall be for the Re19 search Program;

20 (iii) $12,000,000 shall be for Space

21 Solar Power technology; and

22 (iv) $170,400,000 shall be for Hubble

23 Space Telescope (Development);

24 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $2,315,200,000,

25 of which—
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1 (i) $10,500,000 shall be for the Near

2 Earth Object Survey;

3 (ii) $475,800,000 shall be for the Re4 search Program; and

5 (iii) $12,000,000 shall be for Space

6 Solar Power technology; and

7 (C) for fiscal year 2002, $2,411,800,000,

8 of which—

9 (i) $10,500,000 shall be for the Near

10 Earth Object Survey;

11 (ii) $511,100,000 shall be for the Re12 search Program;

13 (iii) $12,000,000 shall be for Space

14 Solar Power technology; and

15 (iv) $5,000,000 shall be for space

16 science data buy.

17 (2) For Life and Microgravity Sciences and

18 Applications—

19 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $333,600,000, of

20 which $2,000,000 shall be for research and

21 early detection systems for breast and ovarian

22 cancer and other women’s health issues, and

23 $5,000,000 shall be for sounding rocket vouch24 ers, and of which $77,400,000 may be used for
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1 activities associated with International Space

2 Station research;

3 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $335,200,000, of

4 which $2,000,000 shall be for research and

5 early detection systems for breast and ovarian

6 cancer and other women’s health issues, and of

7 which $70,000,000 may be used for activities

8 associated with International Space Station re9 search; and

10 (C) for fiscal year 2002, $344,000,000, of

11 which $2,000,000 shall be for research and

12 early detection systems for breast and ovarian

13 cancer and other women’s health issues, and of

14 which $80,800,000 may be used for activities

15 associated with International Space Station re16 search.

17 (3) For Earth Science, subject to the limita18 tions set forth in sections 126 and 130—

19 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $1,382,500,000;

20 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $1,413,300,000;

21 and

22 (C) for fiscal year 2002, $1,365,300,000.

23 (4) For Aero-Space Technology—

24 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $1,010,300,000,

25 of which—
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1 (i) $543,800,000 shall be for Aero2 nautical Research and Technology with

3 $423,800,000 to be for the Research and

4 Technology Base, including $36,000,000

5 for aircraft noise reduction technology;

6 (ii) $334,000,000 shall be for Ad7 vanced Space Transportation Technology,

8 including—

9 (I) $61,300,000 for the Future-X

10 Demonstration Program, including

11 $30,000,000 for Pathfinder Oper12 ability Demonstrations; and

13 (II) $105,600,000 for Advanced

14 Space Transportation Program; and

15 (iii) $132,500,000 shall be for Com16 mercial Technology;

17 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $918,400,000, of

18 which—

19 (i) $534,000,000 shall be for Aero20 nautical Research and Technology with

21 $409,800,000 to be for the Research and

22 Technology Base, including $36,000,000

23 for aircraft noise reduction technology, and

24 with $54,200,000 to be for Aviation Sys25 tem Capacity;
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1 (ii) $249,400,000 shall be for Ad2 vanced Space Transportation Technology,

3 including—

4 (I) $109,000,000 for the Future5 X Demonstration Program; and

6 (II) $134,400,000 for Advanced

7 Space Transportation Program; and

8 (iii) $135,000,000 shall be for Com9 mercial Technology; and

10 (C) for fiscal year 2002, $1,003,300,000,

11 of which—

12 (i) $527,200,000 shall be for Aero13 nautical Research and Technology with

14 $390,100,000 to be for the Research and

15 Technology Base, including $27,500,000

16 for aircraft noise reduction technology, and

17 with $67,600,000 to be for Aviation Sys18 tem Capacity;

19 (ii) $340,000,000 shall be for Ad20 vanced Space Transportation Technology;

21 and

22 (iii) $135,600,000 shall be for Com23 mercial Technology.

24 (5) For Mission Communication Services—

25 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $406,300,000;
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1 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $382,100,000;

2 and

3 (C) for fiscal year 2002, $296,600,000.

4 (6) For Academic Programs—

5 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $128,600,000, of

6 which $11,600,000 shall be for Higher Edu7 cation within the Teacher/Faculty Preparation

8 and Enhancement Programs, of which

9 $20,000,000 shall be for the National Space

10 Grant College and Fellowship Program, and of

11 which $62,100,000 shall be for minority univer12 sity research and education, including

13 $33,600,000 for Historically Black Colleges and

14 Universities;

15 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $128,600,000, of

16 which $62,100,000 shall be for minority univer17 sity research and education, including

18 $33,600,000 for Historically Black Colleges and

19 Universities; and

20 (C) for fiscal year 2002, $130,600,000, of

21 which $62,800,000 shall be for minority univer22 sity research and education, including

23 $34,000,000 for Historically Black Colleges and

24 Universities.

25 (7) For Future Planning (Space Launch)—
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1 (A) for fiscal year 2001, $144,000,000;

2 and

3 (B) for fiscal year 2002, $280,000,000.

4 SEC. 104. MISSION SUPPORT.

5 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na6 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for Mission

7 Support the following amounts:

8 (1) For Safety, Reliability, and Quality

9 Assurance—

10 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $43,000,000;

11 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $45,000,000; and

12 (C) for fiscal year 2002, $49,000,000.

13 (2) For Space Communication Services—

14 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $89,700,000;

15 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $109,300,000;

16 and

17 (C) for fiscal year 2002, $174,200,000.

18 (3) For Construction of Facilities, including

19 land acquisition—

20 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $181,000,000,

21 including—

22 (i) Restore Electrical Distribution

23 System (ARC), $2,700,000;
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1 (ii) Rehabilitate Main Hangar Build2 ing 4802 (Dryden Flight Research Center

3 (DFRC)), $2,900,000;

4 (iii) Rehabilitate High Voltage System

5 (Glenn Research Center), $7,600,000;

6 (iv) Repair Site Steam Distribution

7 System (GSFC), $2,900,000;

8 (v) Restore Chilled Water Distribution

9 System (GSFC), $3,900,000;

10 (vi) Rehabilitate Hydrostatic Bearing

11 Runner, 70 meter Antenna, Goldstone

12 (JPL), $1,700,000;

13 (vii) Upgrade 70 meter Antenna Servo

14 Drive, 70 meter Antenna Subnet (JPL),

15 $3,400,000;

16 (viii) Rehabilitate Utility Tunnel

17 Structure and Systems (Johnson Space

18 Center (JSC)), $5,600,000;

19 (ix) Connect KSC to CCAS Waste20 water Treatment Plant (KSC),

21 $2,500,000;

22 (x) Repair and Modernize HVAC Sys23 tem, Central Instrument Facility (KSC),

24 $3,000,000;
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1 (xi) Replace High Voltage Load

2 Break Switches (KSC), $2,700,000;

3 (xii) Repair and Modernize HVAC

4 and Electrical systems, Building 4201

5 (Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)),

6 $2,300,000;

7 (xiii) Repair Roofs, Vehicle Compo8 nent Supply buildings (MAF), $2,000,000;

9 (xiv) Minor Revitalization of Facilities

10 at Various Locations, not in excess of

11 $1,500,000 per project, $65,500,000;

12 (xv) Minor Construction of New Fa13 cilities and Additions to Existing Facilities

14 at Various Locations, not in excess of

15 $1,500,000 per project, $5,000,000;

16 (xvi) Facility Planning and Design,

17 $19,200,000;

18 (xvii) Deferred Major Maintenance,

19 $8,000,000;

20 (xviii) Environmental Compliance and

21 Restoration, $40,100,000;

22 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $181,000,000;

23 and

24 (C) for fiscal year 2002, $191,000,000.
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1 (4) For Research and Program Management,

2 including personnel and related costs, travel, and re3 search operations support—

4 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $2,181,200,000;

5 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $2,195,000,000;

6 and

7 (C) for fiscal year 2002, $2,261,600,000.

8 SEC. 105. INSPECTOR GENERAL.

9 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na10 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for Inspector

11 General—

12 (1) for fiscal year 2000, $22,000,000;

13 (2) for fiscal year 2001, $22,000,000; and

14 (3) for fiscal year 2002, $22,000,000.

15 SEC. 106. TOTAL AUTHORIZATION.

16 Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the

17 total amount authorized to be appropriated to the Na18 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration under this

19 Act shall not exceed—

20 (1) for fiscal year 2000, $13,636,600,000;

21 (2) for fiscal year 2001, $13,757,100,000; and

22 (3) for fiscal year 2002, $13,847,900,000.

23 SEC. 107. AVIATION SYSTEMS CAPACITY.

24 In addition to amounts otherwise authorized, there

25 are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of
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1 the Federal Aviation Administration $5,000,000 for fiscal

2 year 2001 for aviation systems capacity.

3 Subtitle B—Limitations and

4 Special Authority

5 SEC. 121. USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION.

6 (a) AUTHORIZED USES.—Funds appropriated under

7 sections 101, 102, 103, and 104(1) and (2), and funds

8 appropriated for research operations support under sec9 tion 104(4), may be used for the construction of new fa10 cilities and additions to, repair of, rehabilitation of, or

11 modification of existing facilities at any location in support

12 of the purposes for which such funds are authorized.

13 (b) LIMITATION.—No funds may be expended pursu14 ant to subsection (a) for a project, the estimated cost of

15 which to the National Aeronautics and Space Administra16 tion, including collateral equipment, exceeds $1,000,000,

17 until 30 days have passed after the Administrator has no18 tified the Committee on Science of the House of Rep19 resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,

20 and Transportation of the Senate of the nature, location,

21 and estimated cost to the National Aeronautics and Space

22 Administration of such project.

23 (c) TITLE TO FACILITIES.—If funds are used pursu24 ant to subsection (a) for grants to institutions of higher

25 education, or to nonprofit organizations whose primary
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1 purpose is the conduct of scientific research, for purchase

2 or construction of additional research facilities, title to

3 such facilities shall be vested in the United States unless

4 the Administrator determines that the national program

5 of aeronautical and space activities will best be served by

6 vesting title in the grantee institution or organization.

7 Each such grant shall be made under such conditions as

8 the Administrator shall determine to be required to ensure

9 that the United States will receive therefrom benefits ade10 quate to justify the making of that grant.

11 SEC. 122. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS.

12 To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, appro13 priations authorized under subtitle A may remain avail14 able without fiscal year limitation.

15 SEC. 123. REPROGRAMMING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FA16 CILITIES.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Appropriations authorized for

18 construction of facilities under section 104(3)—

19 (1) may be varied upward by 10 percent in the

20 discretion of the Administrator; or

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

22 meet unusual cost variations, after the expiration of

23 15 days following a report on the circumstances of

24 such action by the Administrator to the Committee

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1 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor2 tation of the Senate.

3 The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated for

4 construction of facilities under section 104(3) shall not be

5 increased as a result of actions authorized under para6 graphs (1) and (2) of this subsection.

7 (b) SPECIAL RULE.—Where the Administrator deter8 mines that new developments in the national program of

9 aeronautical and space activities have occurred; and that

10 such developments require the use of additional funds for

11 the purposes of construction, expansion, or modification

12 of facilities at any location; and that deferral of such ac13 tion until the enactment of the next National Aeronautics

14 and Space Administration authorization Act would be in15 consistent with the interest of the Nation in aeronautical

16 and space activities, the Administrator may use up to

17 $10,000,000 of the amounts authorized under section

18 104(3) for each fiscal year for such purposes. No such

19 funds may be obligated until a period of 30 days has

20 passed after the Administrator has transmitted to the

21 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of

22 the Senate and the Committee on Science of the House

23 of Representatives a written report describing the nature

24 of the construction, its costs, and the reasons therefor.
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1 SEC. 124. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF UNAUTHORIZED

2 APPROPRIATIONS.

3 (a) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—

4 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than—

5 (A) 30 days after the later of the date of

6 the enactment of an Act making appropriations

7 to the National Aeronautics and Space Admin8 istration for fiscal year 2000 and the date of

9 the enactment of this Act; and

10 (B) 30 days after the date of the enact11 ment of an Act making appropriations to the

12 National Aeronautics and Space Administration

13 for fiscal year 2001 or 2002,

14 the Administrator shall submit a report to Congress

15 and to the Comptroller General.

16 (2) CONTENTS.—The reports required by para17 graph (1) shall specify—

18 (A) the portion of such appropriations

19 which are for programs, projects, or activities

20 not authorized under subtitle A of this title, or

21 which are in excess of amounts authorized for

22 the relevant program, project, or activity under

23 this Act; and

24 (B) the portion of such appropriations

25 which are authorized under this Act.
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1 (b) FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE.—The Adminis2 trator shall, coincident with the submission of each report

3 required by subsection (a), publish in the Federal Register

4 a notice of all programs, projects, or activities for which

5 funds are appropriated but which were not authorized

6 under this Act, and solicit public comment thereon regard7 ing the impact of such programs, projects, or activities on

8 the conduct and effectiveness of the national aeronautics

9 and space program.

10 (c) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi11 sion of law, no funds may be obligated for any programs,

12 projects, or activities of the National Aeronautics and

13 Space Administration for fiscal year 2000, 2001, or 2002

14 not authorized under this Act until 30 days have passed

15 after the close of the public comment period contained in

16 a notice required by subsection (b).

17 SEC. 125. USE OF FUNDS FOR SCIENTIFIC CONSULTATIONS

18 OR EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.

19 Not more than $30,000 of the funds appropriated

20 under section 103 may be used for scientific consultations

21 or extraordinary expenses, upon the authority of the Ad22 ministrator.

23 SEC. 126. EARTH SCIENCE LIMITATION.

24 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for Earth

25 Science under section 103(3) for each of fiscal years 2001
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1 and 2002, $50,000,000 shall be for the Commercial Re2 mote Sensing Program at Stennis Space Center for com3 mercial data purchases, unless the National Aeronautics

4 and Space Administration has integrated data purchases

5 into the procurement process for Earth science research

6 by obligating at least 5 percent of the aggregate amount

7 appropriated for that fiscal year for Earth Observing Sys8 tem and Earth Probes for the purchase of Earth science

9 data from the private sector.

10 SEC. 127. COMPETITIVENESS AND INTERNATIONAL CO11 OPERATION.

12 (a) LIMITATION.—(1) As part of the evaluation of the

13 costs and benefits of entering into an obligation to conduct

14 a space mission in which a foreign entity will participate

15 as a supplier of the spacecraft, spacecraft system, or

16 launch system, the Administrator shall solicit comment on

17 the potential impact of such participation through notice

18 published in Commerce Business Daily at least 45 days

19 before entering into such an obligation.

20 (2) The Administrator shall certify to the Congress

21 at least 15 days in advance of any cooperative agreement

22 with the People’s Republic of China, or any company in23 corporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of

24 China, involving spacecraft, spacecraft systems, launch

25 systems, or scientific or technical information that—
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1 (A) the agreement is not detrimental to the

2 United States space launch industry; and

3 (B) the agreement, including any indirect tech4 nical benefit that could be derived from the agree5 ment, will not measurably improve the missile or

6 space launch capabilities of the People’s Republic of

7 China.

8 (3) The Inspector General of the National Aero9 nautics and Space Administration, in consultation with

10 the Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of

11 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall conduct an an12 nual audit of the policies and procedures of the National

13 Aeronautics and Space Administration with respect to the

14 export of technologies and the transfer of scientific and

15 technical information, to assess the extent to which the

16 National Aeronautics and Space Administration is car17 rying out its activities in compliance with Federal export

18 control laws and with paragraph (2).

19 (b) NATIONAL INTERESTS.—Before entering into an

20 obligation described in subsection (a), the Administrator

21 shall consider the national interests of the United States

22 described in section 2(6).

23 SEC. 128. TRANS-HAB.

24 (a) REPLACEMENT STRUCTURE.—No funds author25 ized by this Act shall be obligated for the definition, de-
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1 sign, or development of an inflatable space structure to

2 replace any International Space Station components

3 scheduled for launch in the Assembly Sequence released

4 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on

5 February 22, 1999.

6 (b) GENERAL LIMITATION.—No funds authorized by

7 this Act for fiscal year 2000 shall be obligated for the defi8 nition, design, or development of an inflatable space struc9 ture capable of accommodating humans in space.

10 SEC. 129. CONSOLIDATED SPACE OPERATIONS CONTRACT.

11 No funds authorized by this Act shall be used to cre12 ate a Government-owned corporation to perform the func13 tions that are the subject of the Consolidated Space Oper14 ations Contract.

15 SEC. 130. TRIANA FUNDING PROHIBITION.

16 None of the funds authorized by this Act may be used

17 for the Triana program, except that $2,500,000 of the

18 amount authorized under section 103(3)(A) for fiscal year

19 2000 shall be available for termination costs.

20 TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS

21 PROVISIONS

22 SEC. 201. REQUIREMENT FOR INDEPENDENT COST ANAL23 YSIS.

24 Before any funds may be obligated for Phase B of

25 a project that is projected to cost more than $100,000,000
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1 in total project costs, the Chief Financial Officer for the

2 National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall con3 duct an independent cost analysis of such project and shall

4 report the results to Congress. In developing cost account5 ing and reporting standards for carrying out this section,

6 the Chief Financial Officer shall, to the extent practicable

7 and consistent with other laws, solicit the advice of exper8 tise outside of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin9 istration.

10 SEC. 202. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACT OF 1958

11 AMENDMENTS.

12 (a) DECLARATION OF POLICY AND PURPOSE.—Sec13 tion 102 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of

14 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451) is amended—

15 (1) by striking subsection (f) and redesignating

16 subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g),

17 respectively; and

18 (2) in subsection (g), as so redesignated by

19 paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘(f),

20 and (g)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘and (f)’’.

21 (b) REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.—Section 206(a) of

22 the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42

23 U.S.C. 2476(a)) is amended—

24 (1) by striking ‘‘January’’ and inserting in lieu

25 thereof ‘‘May’’; and
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘calendar’’ and inserting in lieu

2 thereof ‘‘fiscal’’.

3 SEC. 203. COMMERCIAL SPACE GOODS AND SERVICES.

4 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration

5 shall purchase commercially available space goods and

6 services to the fullest extent feasible, and shall not conduct

7 activities that preclude or deter commercial space activi8 ties except for reasons of national security or public safety.

9 A space good or service shall be deemed commercially

10 available if it is offered by a United States commercial

11 provider, or if it could be supplied by a United States com12 mercial provider in response to a Government procurement

13 request. For purposes of this section, a purchase is fea14 sible if it meets mission requirements in a cost-effective

15 manner.

16 SEC. 204. COST EFFECTIVENESS CALCULATIONS.

17 In calculating the cost effectiveness of the cost of the

18 National Aeronautics and Space Administration engaging

19 in an activity as compared to a commercial provider, the

20 Administrator shall compare the cost of the National Aer21 onautics and Space Administration engaging in the activ22 ity using full cost accounting principles with the price the

23 commercial provider will charge for such activity.
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1 SEC. 205. FOREIGN CONTRACT LIMITATION.

2 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration

3 shall not enter into any agreement or contract with a for4 eign government that grants the foreign government the

5 right to recover profit in the event that the agreement or

6 contract is terminated.

7 SEC. 206. AUTHORITY TO REDUCE OR SUSPEND CONTRACT

8 PAYMENTS BASED ON SUBSTANTIAL EVI9 DENCE OF FRAUD.

10 Section 2307(i)(8) of title 10, United States Code,

11 is amended by striking ‘‘and (4)’’ and inserting in lieu

12 thereof ‘‘(4), and (6)’’.

13 SEC. 207. SPACE SHUTTLE UPGRADE STUDY.

14 (a) STUDY.—The Administrator shall enter into ap15 propriate arrangements for the conduct of an independent

16 study to reassess the priority of all Phase III and Phase

17 IV Space Shuttle upgrades.

18 (b) PRIORITIES.—The study described in subsection

19 (a) shall establish relative priorities of the upgrades within

20 each of the following categories:

21 (1) Upgrades that are safety related.

22 (2) Upgrades that may have functional or tech23 nological applicability to reusable launch vehicles.

24 (3) Upgrades that have a payback period within

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1 (c) COMPLETION DATE.—The results of the study de2 scribed in subsection (a) shall be transmitted to the Con3 gress not later than 180 days after the date of the enact4 ment of this Act.

5 SEC. 208. AERO-SPACE TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY IN6 TEGRATION.

7 (a) INTEGRATION PLAN.—The Administrator shall

8 develop a plan for the integration of research, develop9 ment, and experimental demonstration activities in the

10 aeronautics transportation technology and space transpor11 tation technology areas. The plan shall ensure that inte12 gration is accomplished without losing unique capabilities

13 which support the National Aeronautics and Space Ad14 ministration’s defined missions. The plan shall also in15 clude appropriate strategies for using aeronautics centers

16 in integration efforts.

17 (b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis19 trator shall transmit to the Congress a report containing

20 the plan developed under subsection (a). The Adminis21 trator shall transmit to the Congress annually thereafter

22 for 5 years a report on progress in achieving such plan,

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1 SEC. 209. DEFINITIONS OF COMMERCIAL SPACE POLICY

2 TERMS.

3 The Administrator shall ensure that the usage of ter4 minology in National Aeronautics and Space Administra5 tion policies and programs is consistent with the following

6 definitions:

7 (1) The term ‘‘commercialization’’ means the

8 process of encouraging private entities conducting

9 privatized space activities to expand their customer

10 base beyond the Federal Government to address ex11 isting or potential commercial markets, investing

12 private resources to meet those commercial market

13 requirements.

14 (2) The term ‘‘commercial purchase’’ means a

15 purchase by the Federal Government of space goods

16 and services at a market price from a private entity

17 which has invested private resources to meet com18 mercial requirements.

19 (3) The term ‘‘commercial use of Federal as20 sets’’ means the use by a service contractor or other

21 private entity of the capability of Federal assets to

22 deliver services to commercial customers, with or

23 without putting private capital at risk.

24 (4) The term ‘‘contract consolidation’’ means

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1 contracts for related space activities into one larger

2 Government service contract.

3 (5) The term ‘‘privatization’’ means the process

4 of transferring—

5 (A) control and ownership of Federal

6 space-related assets, along with the responsi7 bility for operating, maintaining, and upgrading

8 those assets; or

9 (B) control and responsibility for space-re10 lated functions,

11 from the Federal Government to the private sector.

12 SEC. 210. EXTERNAL TANK OPPORTUNITIES STUDY.

13 (a) APPLICATIONS.—the Administrator shall enter

14 into appropriate arrangements for an independent study

15 to identify, and evaluate the potential benefits and costs

16 of, the broadest possible range of commercial and sci17 entific applications which are enabled by the launch of

18 Space Shuttle external tanks into Earth orbit and reten19 tion in space, including—

20 (1) the use of privately owned external tanks as

21 a venue for commercial advertising on the ground,

22 during ascent, and in Earth orbit, except that such

23 study shall not consider advertising that while in

24 orbit is observable from the ground with the unaided

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1 (2) the use of external tanks to achieve sci2 entific or technology demonstration missions in

3 Earth orbit, on the Moon, or elsewhere in space; and

4 (3) the use of external tanks as low-cost infra5 structure in Earth orbit or on the Moon, including

6 as an augmentation to the International Space Sta7 tion.

8 A final report on the results of such study shall be deliv9 ered to the Congress not later than 90 days after the date

10 of the enactment of this Act. Such report shall include

11 recommendations as to Government and industry-funded

12 improvements to the external tank which would maximize

13 its cost-effectiveness for the scientific and commercial ap14 plications identified.

15 (b) REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS.—The Administrator

16 shall conduct an internal agency study, based on the con17 clusions of the study required by subsection (a), of what—

18 (1) improvements to the current Space Shuttle

19 external tank; and

20 (2) other in-space transportation or infrastruc21 ture capability developments,

22 would be required for the safe and economical use of the

23 Space Shuttle external tank for any or all of the applica24 tions identified by the study required by subsection (a),

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1 than 45 days after receipt of the final report required by

2 subsection (a).

3 (c) CHANGES IN LAW OR POLICY.—Upon receipt of

4 the final report required by subsection (a), the Adminis5 trator shall solicit comment from industry on what, if any,

6 changes in law or policy would be required to achieve the

7 applications identified in that final report. Not later than

8 90 days after receipt of such final report, the Adminis9 trator shall transmit to the Congress the comments re10 ceived along with the recommendations of the Adminis11 trator as to changes in law or policy that may be required

12 for those purposes.

13 SEC. 211. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall exclude

15 from consideration for grant agreements made by the Na16 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration after fiscal

17 year 1999 any person who received funds, other than those

18 described in subsection (b), appropriated for a fiscal year

19 after fiscal year 1999, under a grant agreement from any

20 Federal funding source for a project that was not sub21 jected to a competitive, merit-based award process, except

22 as specifically authorized by this Act. Any exclusion from

23 consideration pursuant to this section shall be effective for

24 a period of 5 years after the person receives such Federal

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1 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to

2 the receipt of Federal funds by a person due to the mem3 bership of that person in a class specified by law for which

4 assistance is awarded to members of the class according

5 to a formula provided by law.

6 (c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the

7 term ‘‘grant agreement’’ means a legal instrument whose

8 principal purpose is to transfer a thing of value to the

9 recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stim10 ulation authorized by a law of the United States, and does

11 not include the acquisition (by purchase, lease, or barter)

12 of property or services for the direct benefit or use of the

13 United States Government. Such term does not include

14 a cooperative agreement (as such term is used in section

15 6305 of title 31, United States Code) or a cooperative re16 search and development agreement (as such term is de17 fined in section 12(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech18 nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1))).

19 SEC. 212. NOTICE.

20 (a) NOTICE OF REPROGRAMMING.—If any funds au21 thorized by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action

22 that requires notice to be provided to the Appropriations

23 Committees of the House of Representatives and the Sen24 ate, notice of such action shall concurrently be provided

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1 tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and

2 Transportation of the Senate.

3 (b) NOTICE OF REORGANIZATION.—The Adminis4 trator shall provide notice to the Committees on Science

5 and Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and

6 the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transpor7 tation and Appropriations of the Senate, not later than

8 15 days before any major reorganization of any program,

9 project, or activity of the National Aeronautics and Space

10 Administration.

11 SEC. 213. UNITARY WIND TUNNEL PLAN ACT OF 1949

12 AMENDMENTS.

13 The Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of 1949 is

14 amended—

15 (1) in section 101 (50 U.S.C. 511) by striking

16 ‘‘transsonic and supersonic’’ and inserting in lieu

17 thereof ‘‘transsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic’’;

18 and

19 (2) in section 103 (50 U.S.C. 513)—

20 (A) by striking ‘‘laboratories’’ in sub21 section (a) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘labora22 tories and centers’’;

23 (B) by striking ‘‘supersonic’’ in subsection

24 (a) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘transsonic, su25 personic, and hypersonic’’; and
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1 (C) by striking ‘‘laboratory’’ in subsection

2 (c) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘facility’’.

3 SEC. 214. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR HUMAN SPACE

4 FLIGHT.

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—In order to pro6 mote a ‘‘faster, cheaper, better’’ approach to the human

7 exploration and development of space, the Administrator

8 shall establish a Human Space Flight Commercialization/

9 Technology program of ground-based and space-based re10 search and development in innovative technologies.

11 (b) AWARDS.—At least 75 percent of the amount ap12 propriated for the program established under subsection

13 (a) for any fiscal year shall be awarded through broadly

14 distributed announcements of opportunity that solicit pro15 posals from educational institutions, industry, nonprofit

16 institutions, National Aeronautics and Space Administra17 tion Centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, other Fed18 eral agencies, and other interested organizations, and that

19 allow partnerships among any combination of those enti20 ties, with evaluation, prioritization, and recommendations

21 made by external peer review panels.

22 (c) PLAN.—The Administrator shall include as part

23 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s

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1 for the implementation of the program established under

2 subsection (a).

3 SEC. 215. LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE.

4 (a) REVIEW.—The Administrator shall enter into ap5 propriate arrangements with the National Academy of

6 Sciences for the conduct of a review of—

7 (1) international efforts to determine the extent

8 of life in the universe; and

9 (2) enhancements that can be made to the Na10 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration’s ef11 forts to determine the extent of life in the universe.

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection

13 (a) shall include—

14 (1) an assessment of the direction of the Na15 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration’s

16 astrobiology initiatives within the Origins program;

17 (2) an assessment of the direction of other ini18 tiatives carried out by entities other than the Na19 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration to de20 termine the extent of life in the universe, including

21 other Federal agencies, foreign space agencies, and

22 private groups such as the Search for Extra23 terrestrial Intelligence Institute;

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1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s

2 astrobiology initiatives to effectively utilize the initia3 tives of the scientific and technical communities; and

4 (4) recommendations for possible coordination

5 or integration of National Aeronautics and Space

6 Administration initiatives with initiatives of other

7 entities described in paragraph (2).

8 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18

9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the

10 Administrator shall transmit to the Congress a report on

11 the results of the review carried out under this section.

12 SEC. 216. RESEARCH ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

13 (a) STUDY.—The Administrator shall enter into a

14 contract with the National Research Council and the Na15 tional Academy of Public Administration to jointly con16 duct a study of the status of life and microgravity research

17 as it relates to the International Space Station. The study

18 shall include—

19 (1) an assessment of the United States sci20 entific community’s readiness to use the Inter21 national Space Station for life and microgravity re22 search;

23 (2) an assessment of the current and projected

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1 the International Space Station, including, but not

2 limited to, the past and present availability of re3 sources in the life and microgravity research ac4 counts within the Office of Human Spaceflight and

5 the Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Ap6 plications, and the past, present, and projected ac7 cess to space of the scientific community; and

8 (3) recommendations for improving the United

9 States scientific community’s ability to maximize the

10 research potential of the International Space Sta11 tion, including an assessment of the relative costs

12 and benefits of—

13 (A) dedicating an annual mission of the

14 Space Shuttle to life and microgravity research

15 during assembly of the International Space Sta16 tion; and

17 (B) maintaining the schedule for assembly

18 in place at the time of the enactment.

19 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date

20 of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall

21 transmit to the Committee on Science of the House of

22 Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,

23 Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the

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1 SEC. 217. REMOTE SENSING FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RE2 SOURCE MANAGEMENT.

3 (a) INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT.—The Adminis4 trator shall—

5 (1) consult with the Secretary of Agriculture to

6 determine data product types that are of use to

7 farmers which can be remotely sensed from air or

8 space;

9 (2) consider useful commercial data products

10 related to agriculture as identified by the focused re11 search program between the National Aeronautics

12 and Space Administration’s Stennis Space Center

13 and the Department of Agriculture; and

14 (3) examine other data sources, including com15 mercial sources, LightSAR, RADARSAT I, and

16 RADARSAT II, which can provide domestic and

17 international agricultural information relating to

18 crop conditions, fertilization and irrigation needs,

19 pest infiltration, soil conditions, projected food, feed,

20 and fiber production, and other related subjects.

21 (b) PLAN.—After performing the activities described

22 in subsection (a) the Administrator shall, in consultation

23 with the Secretary of Agriculture, develop a plan to inform

24 farmers and other prospective users about the use and

25 availability of remote sensing products that may assist

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1 subsection (a). The Administrator shall transmit such

2 plan to the Congress not later than 180 days after the

3 date of the enactment of this Act.

4 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 90 days after

5 the plan has been transmitted under subsection (b), the

6 Administrator shall implement the plan.

7 SEC. 218. INTEGRATED SAFETY RESEARCH PLAN.

8 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than March 1, 2000,

9 the Administrator and the Administrator of the Federal

10 Aviation Administration shall jointly prepare and transmit

11 to the Congress an integrated civil aviation safety research

12 and development plan.

13 (b) CONTENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a)

14 shall include—

15 (1) an identification of the respective research

16 and development requirements, roles, and respon17 sibilities of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad18 ministration and the Federal Aviation Administra19 tion;

20 (2) formal mechanisms for the timely sharing of

21 information between the National Aeronautics and

22 Space Administration and the Federal Aviation Ad23 ministration, including a requirement that the FAA24 NASA Coordinating Committee established in 1980

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1 (3) procedures for increased communication and

2 coordination between the Federal Aviation Adminis3 tration research advisory committee established

4 under section 44508 of title 49, United States Code,

5 and the NASA Aeronautics and Space Transpor6 tation Technology Advisory Committee, including a

7 proposal for greater cross-membership between those

8 two advisory committees.

9 SEC. 219. 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF FLIGHT EDUCATIONAL

10 INITIATIVE.

11 (a) EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE.—In recognition of the

12 100th anniversary of the first powered flight, the Adminis13 trator, in coordination with the Secretary of Education,

14 shall develop and provide for the distribution, for use in

15 the 2000–2001 academic year and thereafter, of age-ap16 propriate educational materials curriculum, for use at the

17 kindergarten, elementary, and secondary levels, on the his18 tory of flight, the contribution of flight to global develop19 ment in the 20th century, the practical benefits of aero20 nautics and space flight to society, the scientific and math21 ematical principles used in flight, and any other related

22 topics the Administrator considers appropriate. The Ad23 ministrator shall integrate into the educational materials

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1 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than May 1,

2 2000, the Administrator shall transmit a report to the

3 Congress on activities undertaken pursuant to this section.

4 SEC. 220. INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.

5 The Administrator shall make available through the

6 Internet home page of the National Aeronautics and Space

7 Administration the abstracts relating to all research

8 grants and awards made with funds authorized by this

9 Act. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require

10 or permit the release of any information prohibited by law

11 or regulation from being released to the public.

12 SEC. 221. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT RE13 GARDING NOTICE.

14 (a) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT

15 AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or prod16 ucts that may be authorized to be purchased with financial

17 assistance provided under this Act, it is the sense of the

18 Congress that entities receiving such assistance should, in

19 expending the assistance, purchase only American-made

20 equipment and products.

21 (b) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In

22 providing financial assistance under this Act, the Adminis23 trator shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a

24 notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by

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1 SEC. 222. USE OF ABANDONED AND UNDERUTILIZED

2 BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND FACILITIES.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—In meeting the needs of the Na4 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for addi5 tional facilities, the Administrator shall select abandoned

6 and underutilized buildings, grounds, and facilities in de7 pressed communities that can be converted to National

8 Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities at a rea9 sonable cost, as determined by the Administrator.

10 (b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the

11 term ‘‘depressed communities’’ means rural and urban

12 communities that are relatively depressed, in terms of age

13 of housing, extent of poverty, growth of per capita income,

14 extent of unemployment, job lag, or surplus labor.

15 SEC. 223. SPACE STATION COMMERCIALIZATION.

16 In order to promote commercialization of the Inter17 national Space Station, the Administrator shall—

18 (1) allocate sufficient resources as appropriate

19 to accelerate the National Aeronautics and Space

20 Administration’s initiatives promoting commercial

21 participation in the International Space Station;

22 (2) instruct all National Aeronautics and Space

23 Administration staff that they should consider the

24 potential impact on commercial participation in the

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1 program priorities not directly related to crew safe2 ty; and

3 (3) publish a list, not later than 90 days after

4 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually

5 thereafter with the annual budget request of the Na6 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, of the

7 opportunities for commercial participation in the

8 International Space Station consistent with safety

9 and mission assurance.

10 SEC. 224. ANTI-DRUG MESSAGE ON INTERNET SITES.

11 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact12 ment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with

13 the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy,

14 shall place anti-drug messages on Internet sites controlled

15 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 1999.

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.