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and development of advanced space technologies and 
systems focusing on human space exploration should 
continue in that Directorate. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report— 
(1) comparing the Administration’s space tech-
nology investments with the high-priority technology 
areas identified by the National Academies in the 
National Research Council’s report on the Adminis-
tration’s Space Technology Roadmaps; and 
(2) including— 
(A) identification of how the Administra-
tion will address any gaps between the agency’s 
investments and the recommended technology 
areas, including a projection of funding require-
ments; and 
(B) identification of the rationale described 
in subsection (f)(1)(C). 
(h) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Administrator shall in-
clude in the Administration’s annual budget request for 
each fiscal year the rationale for assigning organizational 
responsibility for, in the year prior to the budget fiscal 
year, each initiated project, program, and mission focused 
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on research and development of advanced technologies for 
human space exploration. 
TITLE VIII—MAXIMIZING 
EFFICIENCY 
Subtitle A—Agency Information 
Technology and Cybersecurity 
SEC. 811. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOVERNANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, in a 
manner that reflects the unique nature of NASA’s mission 
and expertise— 
(1) ensure the NASA Chief Information Officer, 
Mission Directorates, and Centers have appropriate 
roles in the management, governance, and oversight 
processes related to information technology oper-
ations and investments and information security pro-
grams for the protection of NASA systems; 
(2) ensure the NASA Chief Information Officer 
has the appropriate resources and insight to oversee 
NASA information technology and information secu-
rity operations and investments; 
(3) provide an information technology program 
management framework to increase the efficiency 
and effectiveness of information technology invest-
ments, including relying on metrics for identifying 
and reducing potential duplication, waste, and cost; 
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(4) improve the operational linkage between the 
NASA Chief Information Officer and each NASA 
Mission Directorate, Center, and mission support of-
fice to ensure both agency and mission needs are 
considered in agency-wide information technology 
and information security management and oversight; 
(5) review the portfolio of information tech-
nology investments and spending, including informa-
tion technology-related investments included as part 
of activities within NASA Mission Directorates that 
may not be considered information technology, to en-
sure investments are recognized and reported appro-
priately based on guidance from the Office of Man-
agement and Budget; 
(6) consider appropriate revisions to the char-
ters of information technology boards and councils 
that inform information technology investment and 
operation decisions; and 
(7) consider whether the NASA Chief Informa-
tion Officer should have a seat on any boards or 
councils described in paragraph (6). 
(b) GAO STUDY.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study of the effective-
ness of the Administration’s Information Technology 
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Governance in ensuring information technology re-
sources are aligned with agency missions and are 
cost effective and secure. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study shall include an as-
sessment of— 
(A) the resources available for overseeing 
Administration-wide information technology op-
erations, investments, and security measures 
and the NASA Chief Information Officer’s visi-
bility and involvement into information tech-
nology oversight and access to those resources; 
(B) the effectiveness and challenges of the 
Administration’s information technology struc-
ture, decisionmaking processes and authorities, 
including impacts on its ability to implement in-
formation security; and 
(C) the impact of NASA Chief Information 
Officer approval authority over information 
technology investments that exceed a defined 
monetary threshold, including any potential im-
pacts of such authority on the Administration’s 
missions, flights programs and projects, re-
search activities, and Center operations. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen-
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eral shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report detailing the results of the study 
under paragraph (1), including any recommenda-
tions. 
SEC. 812. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIC PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Ad-
ministrator shall develop an information technology stra-
tegic plan to guide NASA information technology manage-
ment and strategic objectives. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the strategic 
plan, the Administrator shall ensure that the strategic 
plan addresses— 
(1) the deadline under section 306(a) of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
(2) the requirements under section 3506 of title 
44, United States Code. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan shall address, in 
a manner that reflects the unique nature of NASA’s mis-
sion and expertise— 
(1) near- and long-term goals and objectives for 
leveraging information technology; 
(2) a plan for how NASA will submit to Con-
gress a list of information technology projects, in-
cluding completion dates and risk level in accordance 
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with guidance from the Office of Management and 
Budget; 
(3) an implementation overview for an agency- 
wide approach to information technology investments 
and operations, including reducing barriers to cross- 
Center collaboration; 
(4) coordination by the NASA Chief Informa-
tion Officer with Centers and Mission Directorates 
to ensure that information technology policies are ef-
fectively and efficiently implemented across the 
agency; 
(5) a plan to increase the efficiency and effec-
tiveness of information technology investments, in-
cluding a description of how unnecessarily duplica-
tive, wasteful, legacy, or outdated information tech-
nology across NASA will be identified and elimi-
nated, and a schedule for the identification and 
elimination of such information technology; 
(6) a plan for improving the information secu-
rity of agency information and agency information 
systems, including improving security control assess-
ments and role-based security training of employees; 
and 
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(7) submission by NASA to Congress of infor-
mation regarding high-risk projects and cybersecu-
rity risks. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL
OVERSIGHT.—The Adminis-
trator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress the strategic plan under subsection (a) and any up-
dates thereto. 
SEC. 813. CYBERSECURITY. 
(a) FINDING.—The security of NASA information 
and information systems is vital to the success of the mis-
sion of the agency. 
(b) INFORMATION SECURITY PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall implement the information security plan devel-
oped under paragraph (2) and take such further ac-
tions as the Administrator considers necessary to 
improve the information security system in accord-
ance with this section. 
(2) INFORMATION SECURITY PLAN.—Subject to 
paragraphs (3) and (4), the Administrator shall de-
velop an agency-wide information security plan to 
enhance information security for NASA information 
and information infrastructure. 
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(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the plan 
under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall ensure 
that the plan— 
(A) reflects the unique nature of NASA’s 
mission and expertise; 
(B) is informed by policies, standards, 
guidelines, and directives on information secu-
rity required for Federal agencies; 
(C) is consistent with the standards and 
guidelines under section 11331 of title 40, 
United States Code; and 
(D) meets applicable National Institute of 
Standards and Technology information security 
standards and guidelines. 
(4) CONTENTS.—The plan shall address— 
(A) an overview of the requirements of the 
information security system; 
(B) an agency-wide risk management 
framework for information security; 
(C) a description of the information secu-
rity system management controls and common 
controls that are necessary to ensure compli-
ance with information security-related require-
ments; 
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(D) an identification and assignment of 
roles, responsibilities, and management commit-
ment for information security at the agency; 
(E) coordination among organizational en-
tities, including between each Center, facility, 
Mission Directorate, and mission support office, 
and among agency entities responsible for dif-
ferent aspects of information security; 
(F) the need to protect the information se-
curity of mission-critical systems and activities 
and high-impact and moderate-impact informa-
tion systems; and 
(G) a schedule of frequent reviews and up-
dates, as necessary, of the plan. 
SEC. 814. SECURITY MANAGEMENT OF FOREIGN NATIONAL 
ACCESS. 
The Administrator shall notify the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress when the agency has implemented rec-
ommendations from the National Academy of Public Ad-
ministration on foreign national access management, 
based on reports from January 2014 and March 2016. 
SEC. 815. CYBERSECURITY OF WEB APPLICATIONS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall, in a manner that re-
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flects the unique nature of NASA’s mission and exper-
tise— 
(1) develop a plan, including such actions and 
milestones as are necessary, to fully remediate secu-
rity vulnerabilities of NASA web applications within 
a timely fashion after discovery; and 
(2) provide an update on its plan to implement 
the recommendation from the NASA Inspector Gen-
eral in the audit report dated July 10, 2014 (IG– 
14–023), to remove from the Internet or otherwise 
secure all NASA web applications in development or 
testing mode. 
Subtitle B—Collaboration Among 
Mission Directorates and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 
821. 
COLLABORATION 
AMONG 
MISSION 
DIREC-
TORATES. 
The Administrator shall encourage an interdiscipli-
nary approach among all NASA Mission Directorates and 
divisions, whenever appropriate, for projects or missions— 
(1) to improve coordination, and encourage col-
laboration and early planning on scope; 
(2) to determine areas of overlap or alignment; 
(3) to find ways to leverage across divisional 
perspectives to maximize outcomes; and 
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(4) to be more efficient with resources and 
funds. 
SEC. 822. NASA LAUNCH CAPABILITIES COLLABORATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The Launch Services Program is respon-
sible for the acquisition, management, and technical 
oversight of commercial launch services for NASA’s 
science and robotic missions. 
(2) The Commercial Crew Program is respon-
sible for the acquisition, management, and technical 
oversight of commercial crew transportation systems. 
(3) The Launch Services Program and Com-
mercial Crew Program have worked together to gain 
exceptional technical insight into the contracted 
launch service providers that are common to both 
programs. 
(4) The Launch Services Program has a long 
history of oversight of 12 different launch vehicles 
and over 80 launches. 
(5) Co-location of the Launch Services Program 
and Commercial Crew Program has enabled the 
Commercial Crew Program to efficiently obtain the 
launch vehicle technical expertise of and provide en-
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gineering and analytical support to the Commercial 
Crew Program. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Launch Services Program and Commer-
cial Crew Program each benefit from communication 
and coordination of launch manifests, technical in-
formation, and common launch vehicle insight be-
tween the programs; and 
(2) such communication and coordination is en-
abled by the co-location of the programs. 
(c) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall pursue a 
strategy for acquisition of crewed transportation services 
and non-crewed launch services that continues to enhance 
communication, collaboration, and coordination between 
the Launch Services Program and the Commercial Crew 
Program. 
SEC. 823. DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE OF COUNTERFEIT 
PARTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) A 2012 investigation by the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate of counterfeit elec-
tronic parts in the Department of Defense supply 
chain from 2009 through 2010 uncovered 1,800 
cases and over 1,000,000 counterfeit parts and ex-
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posed the threat such counterfeit parts pose to serv-
ice members and national security. 
(2) Since 2010, the Comptroller General of the 
United States has identified in 3 separate reports 
the risks and challenges associated with counterfeit 
parts and counterfeit prevention at both the Depart-
ment of Defense and NASA, including inconsistent 
definitions of counterfeit parts, poorly targeted qual-
ity control practices, and potential barriers to im-
provements to these practices. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the presence of counterfeit electronic parts in 
the NASA supply chain poses a danger to United States 
Government astronauts, crew, and other personnel and a 
risk to the agency overall. 
(c) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall revise the NASA Supplement to the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation to improve the detec-
tion and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts in 
the supply chain. 
(2) CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES.—In revis-
ing the regulations under paragraph (1), the Admin-
istrator shall— 
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(A) require each covered contractor— 
(i) to detect and avoid the use or in-
clusion of any counterfeit parts in elec-
tronic parts or products that contain elec-
tronic parts; 
(ii) to take such corrective actions as 
the Administrator considers necessary to 
remedy the use or inclusion described in 
clause (i); and 
(iii) including a subcontractor, to no-
tify the applicable NASA contracting offi-
cer not later than 30 calendar days after 
the date the covered contractor becomes 
aware, or has reason to suspect, that any 
end item, component, part, or material 
contained in supplies purchased by NASA, 
or purchased by a covered contractor or 
subcontractor for delivery to, or on behalf 
of, NASA, contains a counterfeit electronic 
part or suspect counterfeit electronic part; 
and 
(B) prohibit the cost of counterfeit elec-
tronic parts, suspect counterfeit electronic 
parts, and any corrective action described under 
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subparagraph (A)(ii) from being included as al-
lowable costs under agency contracts, unless— 
(i)(I) the covered contractor has an 
operational system to detect and avoid 
counterfeit electronic parts and suspect 
counterfeit electronic parts that has been 
reviewed and approved by NASA or the 
Department of Defense; and 
(II) the covered contractor has pro-
vided the notice under subparagraph 
(A)(iii); or 
(ii) the counterfeit electronic parts or 
suspect counterfeit electronic parts were 
provided to the covered contractor as Gov-
ernment property in accordance with part 
45 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
(3) SUPPLIERS OF ELECTRONIC PARTS.—In re-
vising the regulations under paragraph (1), the Ad-
ministrator shall— 
(A) require NASA and covered contractors, 
including subcontractors, at all tiers— 
(i) to obtain electronic parts that are 
in production or currently available in 
stock from— 
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(I) the original manufacturers of 
the parts or their authorized dealers; 
or 
(II) suppliers who obtain such 
parts exclusively from the original 
manufacturers of the parts or their 
authorized dealers; and 
(ii) to obtain electronic parts that are 
not in production or currently available in 
stock from suppliers that meet qualifica-
tion requirements established under sub-
paragraph (C); 
(B) establish documented requirements 
consistent with published industry standards or 
Government contract requirements for— 
(i) notification of the agency; and 
(ii) inspection, testing, and authen-
tication of electronic parts that NASA or 
a covered contractor, including a subcon-
tractor, obtains from any source other 
than a source described in subparagraph 
(A); 
(C) establish qualification requirements, 
consistent with the requirements of section 
2319 of title 10, United States Code, pursuant 
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to which NASA may identify suppliers that 
have appropriate policies and procedures in 
place to detect and avoid counterfeit electronic 
parts and suspect counterfeit electronic parts; 
and 
(D) authorize a covered contractor, includ-
ing a subcontractor, to identify and use addi-
tional suppliers beyond those identified under 
subparagraph (C) if— 
(i) the standards and processes for 
identifying such suppliers comply with es-
tablished industry standards; 
(ii) the covered contractor assumes re-
sponsibility for the authenticity of parts 
provided by such suppliers under para-
graph (2); and 
(iii) the selection of such suppliers is 
subject to review and audit by NASA. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered contractor’’ means a contractor that supplies 
an electronic part, or a product that contains an 
electronic part, to NASA. 
(2) ELECTRONIC PART.—The term ‘‘electronic 
part’’ means a discrete electronic component, includ-
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ing a microcircuit, transistor, capacitor, resistor, or 
diode, that is intended for use in a safety or mission 
critical application. 
SEC. 824. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) United States competitiveness in the 21st 
century requires engaging the science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics (referred to in this 
section as ‘‘STEM’’) talent in all States; 
(2) the Administration is uniquely positioned to 
educate and inspire students and the broader public 
on STEM subjects and careers; 
(3) the Administration’s Education and Com-
munication Offices, Mission Directorates, and Cen-
ters have been effective in delivering educational 
content because of the strong engagement of Admin-
istration scientists and engineers in the Administra-
tion’s education and outreach activities; and 
(4) the Administration’s education and outreach 
programs, including the Experimental Program to 
Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and the 
Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, re-
flect the Administration’s successful commitment to 
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growing and diversifying the national science and 
engineering workforce. 
(b) CONTINUATION OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH 
ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall con-
tinue engagement with the public and education op-
portunities for students via all the Administration’s 
Mission Directorates to the maximum extent prac-
ticable. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the Administration’s near-term 
outreach plans for advancing space law education. 
SEC. 825. LEVERAGING COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SERV-
ICING CAPABILITIES ACROSS MISSION DI-
RECTORATES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Refueling and relocating aging satellites to 
extend their operational lifetimes is a capacity that 
NASA will substantially benefit from and is impor-
tant for lowering the costs of ongoing scientific, na-
tional security, and commercial satellite operations. 
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(2) The technologies involved in satellite serv-
icing, such as dexterous robotic arms, propellant 
transfer systems, and solar electric propulsion, are 
all critical capabilities to support a human explo-
ration mission to Mars. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) satellite servicing is a vital capability that 
will bolster the capacity and affordability of NASA’s 
ongoing scientific and human exploration operations 
while simultaneously enhancing the ability of domes-
tic companies to compete in the global marketplace; 
and 
(2) future NASA satellites and spacecraft 
across Mission Directorates should be constructed in 
a manner that allows for servicing in order to maxi-
mize operational longevity and affordability. 
(c) LEVERAGING OF CAPABILITIES.—The Adminis-
trator shall identify orbital assets in both the Science Mis-
sion Directorate and the Human Exploration and Oper-
ations Mission Directorate that could benefit from satellite 
servicing-related technologies, and shall work across all 
NASA Mission Directorates to evaluate opportunities for 
the private sector to perform such services or advance 
technical capabilities by leveraging the technologies and 
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techniques developed by NASA programs and other indus-
try programs. 
SEC. 826. FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF PAYLOADS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In order to conduct nec-
essary research, the Administrator shall continue 
and, as the Administrator considers appropriate, ex-
pand the development of technology payloads for— 
(A) scientific research; and 
(B) investigating new or improved capabili-
ties. 
(2) FUNDS.—For the purpose of carrying out 
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall make funds 
available for— 
(A) flight testing; 
(B) payload development; and 
(C) hardware related to subparagraphs (A) 
and (B). 
(b) REAFFIRMATION
OF POLICY.—Congress reaf-
firms that the Administrator should provide flight oppor-
tunities for payloads to microgravity environments and 
suborbital altitudes as authorized by section 907 of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Author-
ization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18405). 
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SEC. 827. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SMALL CLASS LAUNCH 
MISSIONS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Venture Class Launch Services contracts 
awarded under the Launch Services Program will 
expand opportunities for future dedicated launches 
of CubeSats and other small satellites and small or-
bital science missions; and 
(2) principal investigator-led small orbital 
science missions, including CubeSat class, Small Ex-
plorer (SMEX) class, and Venture class, offer valu-
able opportunities to advance science at low cost, 
train the next generation of scientists and engineers, 
and enable participants to acquire skills in systems 
engineering and systems integration that are critical 
to maintaining the Nation’s leadership in space and 
to enhancing United States innovation and competi-
tiveness abroad. 
SEC. 828. BASELINE AND COST CONTROLS. 
Section 30104(a)(1) of title 51, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Proce-
dural Requirements 7120.5c, dated March 22, 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘Procedural Requirements 
7120.5E, dated August 14, 2012’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (f) by striking ‘‘beginning 18 
months after the date the Administrator transmits a 
report under subsection (e)(1)(A)’’ and inserting 
‘‘beginning 18 months after the Administrator 
makes such a determination’’. 
SEC. 829. COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 50116(a) of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, while protecting national secu-
rity’’ after ‘‘research community’’. 
SEC. 830. AVOIDING ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF IN-
TEREST IN MAJOR ADMINISTRATION ACQUI-
SITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) REVISED REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later 
than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator shall revise the Administration Supple-
ment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to provide uni-
form guidance and recommend revised requirements for 
organizational conflicts of interest by contractors in major 
acquisition programs in order to address the elements 
identified in subsection (b). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The revised regulations under sub-
section (a) shall, at a minimum— 
(1) address organizational conflicts of interest 
that could potentially arise as a result of— 
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