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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2316

To authorize the lease of real and personal property under the jurisdiction

of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 29, 2000

Mr. GRAHAM introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

A BILL

To authorize the lease of real and personal property under

the jurisdiction of the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration.

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 ‘‘Commercial Space

5 Partnership Act of 1999’’.

6 SEC. 2. LEASE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OF NA7 TIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINIS8 TRATION.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi10 sion of law, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
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1 and Space Administration may enter into a lease under

2 this section with any person or entity (including another

3 department or agency of the Federal Government or an

4 entity of a State or local government) with regard to any

5 real property or personal property under the jurisdiction

6 of the Administrator.

7 (b) LEASE TERM.—(1) The initial term of a lease

8 under this section may not exceed 20 years.

9 (2) Any lease under this section may include an op10 tion providing for the extension of the term of the lease,

11 upon the expiration of the initial term of the lease or any

12 extension under this paragraph, for a period of not more

13 than 5 years.

14 (c) CONSIDERATION.—(1) A person or entity entering

15 into a lease under this section shall provide consideration

16 for the lease at fair market value as determined by the

17 Administrator.

18 (2) Consideration under this subsection may take one

19 or a combination of the following forms:

20 (A) The payment of cash.

21 (B) The construction or improvement of facili22 ties on real property under the jurisdiction of the

23 Administrator.
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1 (C) The provision of services to the Administra2 tion, including launch services and payload proc3 essing services.

4 (D) In the case of a lease of real property, use

5 by the Administration of facilities on the property.

6 (3)(A) The Administrator may utilize amounts of

7 cash consideration received under this subsection for a

8 lease of property under this section to cover the full costs

9 of the Administration in connection with the lease.

10 (B) Amounts utilized in accordance with this para11 graph shall be credited to the appropriation or appropria12 tions which provided funds to cover the full costs con13 cerned, and shall be merged with and be available to the

14 same extent, and subject to the same conditions and limi15 tations, as amounts in such appropriation or appropria16 tions.

17 (4) Any amounts of cash consideration received under

18 this subsection that are not utilized in accordance with

19 paragraph (3) shall be deposited in the Treasury of the

20 United States as miscellaneous receipts.

21 (d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Ad22 ministrator may require such terms and conditions in con23 nection with a lease under this section as the Adminis24 trator considers appropriate to protect the interests of the

25 United States.
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1 (e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LEASE AUTHORITY.—

2 The authority under this section to lease property of the

3 Administration is in addition to any other authority to

4 lease property of the Administration under law.

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