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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6620 

To amend title 51, United States Code, to extend the authority of the 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into leases of 

non-excess property of the Administration. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2022 

Mr. BEYER (for himself and Mr. CARTER of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and 

Technology, 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 amend title 51, United States Code, to extend the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into leases of non-excess property of the 

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 ‘‘NASA Enhanced-Use 

5 Leasing Extension Act of 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) NASA uses enhanced-use leasing to enter 

4 into agreements with private sector entities, State 

5 and local governments, academic institutions, and 

6 other Federal agencies for lease of non-excess, un7 derutilized NASA properties and facilities. 

8 (2) NASA uses enhanced-use leasing authority 

9 to support responsible management of its real prop10 erty, including to improve the use of underutilized 

11 property for activities that are compatible with 

12 NASA’s mission and to reduce facility operating and 

13 maintenance costs. 

14 (3) In fiscal year 2019, under its enhanced-use 

15 lease authority, NASA leased 65 real properties. 

16 (4) In fiscal year 2019, NASA’s use of en17 hanced-use leasing resulted in the collection of 

18 $10,843,025.77 in net revenue. 

19 (5) In fiscal year 2019, NASA used a portion 

20 of its enhanced-use leasing revenues for repairs of 

21 facility control systems such as lighting and heating, 

22 ventilation, and air conditioning. 

23 (6) NASA’s use of enhanced-use leasing author24 ity can contribute to reducing the rate of increase of 

25 the Agency’s overall deferred maintenance cost. 


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1 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO LEASES 

2 OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY OF THE NA3 TIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINIS4 TRATION. 

5 Section 20145(g) of title 51, United States Code, is 

6 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2021’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘December 31, 2022’’. 

8 SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

9 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

10 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

11 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

12 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

13 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

14 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro15 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

16 vote on passage. 

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