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priate, collaborations with industry, universities, and other 
relevant organizations. The plan shall identify the organi-
zational approach to be followed, an initial set of basic 
research priorities, and a proposed budget. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit 
the plan specified in subsection (b) to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
SEC. 720. LIQUID ROCKET ENGINE DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
The Administrator shall consult with the Secretary 
of Defense to ensure that any next generation liquid rock-
et engine made in the United States for national security 
space launch objectives can contribute, to the extent prac-
ticable, to the space programs and missions carried out 
by the Administration. 
SEC. 721 REMOTE SATELLITE SERVICING DEMONSTRA-
TIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Administration plays a key role in dem-
onstrating the feasibility of using robotic tech-
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nologies for a spacecraft that could autonomously 
access, inspect, repair, and refuel satellites; 
(2) demonstrating this feasibility would both as-
sist the Administration in its future missions and 
provide other Federal agencies and private sector en-
tities with enhanced confidence in the feasibility to 
robotically refuel, inspect, repair, and maintain their 
satellites in both near and distant orbits; and 
(3) the capability to refuel, inspect, repair, and 
maintain satellites robotically could add years of 
functional life to satellites. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit 
a report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
describing the Administration’s— 
(1) activities, tools, and techniques associated 
with the ultimate goal of autonomously servicing sat-
ellites using robotic spacecraft; 
(2) efforts to coordinate its technology develop-
ment and demonstrations with other Federal agen-
cies and private sector entities that conduct pro-
grams, projects, or activities on on-orbit satellite in-
spection and servicing capabilities;
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(3) efforts to leverage the work of these Federal 
agencies and private sector entities into the Admin-
istration’s plans; 
(4) accomplishments to date in demonstrating 
various servicing technologies; 
(5) major technical and operational challenges 
encountered and mitigation measures taken; and 
(6) demonstrations needed to increase con-
fidence in the use of the technologies for operational 
missions, and the timeframe for these demonstra-
tions. 
SEC. 722. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOVERNANCE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that information security is central to the Adminis-
tration’s ability to protect information and information 
systems vital to its mission. 
(b) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study to assess the effectiveness of 
the Administration’s Information Technology Governance. 
The study shall include an assessment of— 
(1) the resources available for overseeing Ad-
ministration-wide information technology operations, 
investments, and security measures and the Chief 
Information Officer’s visibility into and access to 
those resources;
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(2) the effectiveness of the Administration’s de-
centralized information technology structure, deci-
sionmaking processes and authorities and its ability 
to enforce information security; and 
(3) the impact of providing the Chief Informa-
tion Officer approval authority over information 
technology investments that exceed a defined mone-
tary threshold and any potential impacts of the 
Chief Information Officer having such authority on 
the Administration’s missions, flights programs and 
projects, research activities, and Center operations. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
transmit a report detailing the results of the study con-
ducted under subsection (b) to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
SEC. 723. STRENGTHENING ADMINISTRATION SECURITY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Following the public disclosure of security 
and export control violations at its research centers, 
the Administration contracted with the National 
Academy of Public Administration to conduct an
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independent assessment of how the Administration 
carried out Foreign National Access Management 
practices and other security matters. 
(2) The assessment by the National Academy of 
Public Administration concluded that ‘‘NASA net-
works are compromised’’, that the Administration 
lacked a standardized and systematic approach to 
export compliance, and that individuals within the 
Administration were not held accountable when 
making serious, preventable errors in carrying out 
Foreign National Access Management practices and 
other security matters. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administration shall report 
to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on how 
it plans to address each of the recommendations made in 
the security assessment by the National Academy of Pub-
lic Administration and the recommendations made by the 
Government Accountability Office and the Administra-
tion’s Office of the Inspector General regarding security 
and safeguarding export control information. 
(c) REVIEW.—Within one year of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
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report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
its assessment of how the Administration has complied 
with the recommendations described in subsection (b). 
SEC. 724. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CONTRAC-
TORS THAT HAVE COMMITTED FRAUD OR 
OTHER CRIMES. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2014 or any fiscal 
year thereafter for the Administration may be used to 
enter into a contract with any offeror or any of its prin-
cipals if the offeror certifies, pursuant to the Federal Ac-
quisition Regulation, that the offeror or any of its prin-
cipals— 
(1) within a three-year period preceding this 
offer has been convicted of or had a civil judgment 
rendered against it for— 
(A) commission of fraud or a criminal of-
fense in connection with obtaining, attempting 
to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, 
State, or local) contract or subcontract; 
(B) violation of Federal or State antitrust 
statutes relating to the submission of offers; or
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(C) commission of embezzlement, theft, 
forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of 
records, making false statements, tax evasion, 
violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving 
stolen property; 
(2) are presently indicted for, or otherwise 
criminally or civilly charged by a governmental enti-
ty with, commission of any of the offenses enumer-
ated in paragraph (1); or 
(3) within a three-year period preceding this 
offer, has been notified of any delinquent Federal 
taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which 
the liability remains unsatisfied. 
SEC. 725. PROTECTION OF APOLLO LANDING SITES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with all rel-
evant agencies of the Federal Government and other ap-
propriate entities and individuals, shall carry out a review 
and assessment of the issues involved in protecting and 
preserving historically important Apollo Program lunar 
landing sites and Apollo program artifacts residing on the 
lunar surface, including those pertaining to Apollo 11 and 
Apollo 17. The review and assessment shall, at a min-
imum, include determination of what risks to the protec-
tion and preservation of those sites and artifacts exist or
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may exist in the future, what measures are required to 
ensure such protection and preservation, the extent to 
which additional domestic legislation or international trea-
ties or agreements will be required, and specific rec-
ommendations for protecting and preserving those lunar 
landing sites and artifacts. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director shall transmit to 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the re-
sults of the assessment required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 726. ASTRONAUT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTHCARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Academies’ Insti-
tute of Medicine report ‘‘Health Standards for Long Du-
ration and Exploration Spaceflight: Ethics Principles, Re-
sponsibilities, and Decision Framework’’ found that the 
Administration has ethical responsibilities for and should 
adopt policies and processes related to health standards 
for long duration and exploration spaceflights that recog-
nize those ethical responsibilities. In particular, the report 
recommended that the Administration ‘‘provide preventa-
tive long-term health screening and surveillance of astro-
nauts and lifetime health care to protect their health, sup-
port ongoing evaluation of health standards, improve mis-
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sion safety, and reduce risks for current and future astro-
nauts’’. 
(b) RESPONSE.—The Administration shall prepare a 
response to the National Academies report recommenda-
tion described in subsection (a). The response shall include 
the estimated budgetary resources required for the imple-
mentation of those recommendations, and any options that 
might be considered as part of the response. 
(c) TRANSMITTAL.—The response required under 
subsection (b) shall be transmitted to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 727. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO OBSERVA-
TIONAL DATA SETS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Administration 
should prioritize the development of tools and interfaces 
that make publicly available observational data sets more 
easy to access, analyze, manipulate, and understand for 
students, teachers, and the American public at large, with
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a particular focus on K-12 and undergraduate STEM edu-
cation settings. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4412 
AN ACT 
To authorize the programs of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, and for other 
purposes.