I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4489
To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration for human space flight, science, aeronautics, and technology,
mission support, and Inspector General, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1994
Mr. BROWN of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
A BILL
To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration for human space flight, science,
aeronautics, and technology, mission support, and In-
spector General, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Aeronautics
and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1995 and 1996’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration will require a stable budget, adjusted for
inflation, in order to carry out the initiatives now
planned in human space flight and science, aero-
nautics, and technology;
(2) cooperation in space should continue to be
a major element of the post-cold war foreign policy
agenda through a broad range of scientific and engi-
neering programs that have the potential to stabilize
the scientific and industrial base of the former So-
viet Union and encourage the transition toward po-
litical reform and a market-based economy;
(3) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration should aggressively pursue actions and re-
forms directed at reducing institutional costs, includ-
ing management restructuring, facility consolidation,
procurement reform, personnel base downsizing, and
convergence with other defense and private sector
systems; and
(4) in formulating a national space transpor-
tation policy, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration should take the lead role in develop-
ing advanced space transportation technologies in-
cluding reusable space vehicles, single-stage-to-orbit
vehicles, and manned space systems.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration; and
(2) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’
has the meaning given such term in section 1201(a)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1141(a)).
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS
Subtitle A—Authorizations
SEC. 101. HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT.
(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration for Human Space Flight the following
amounts:
(1) For the Space Station, $1,889,600,000 for
fiscal year 1995, and $1,833,600,000 for fiscal year
1996.
(2) For Russian Cooperation, $150,100,000 for
fiscal year 1995, and $129,200,000 for fiscal year
1996.
(3) For the Space Shuttle, $3,309,000,000 for
fiscal year 1995, and $3,205,700,000 for fiscal year
1996.
(4) For Payload and Utilization Operations,
$346,200,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1995, 
and
$316,100,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(b) CONSTRUCTION
OF FACILITIES.—(1) Of the
funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection
(a)(1) for fiscal year 1995, $20,200,000 are authorized
for construction of a Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, John-
son Space Center.
(2) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (a)(3) for fiscal year 1995, $4,800,000 are au-
thorized for modernization of the Firex System, Pads A
and B, Kennedy Space Center.
(3) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (a)(3) for fiscal year 1995, $7,500,000 are au-
thorized for replacement of the Components Refurbish-
ment Laboratory, Kennedy Space Center.
SEC. 102. SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS, AND TECHNOLOGY.
(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration for Science, Aeronautics, and Technology the
following amounts:
(1) For Space Science—
(A) $1,736,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, of
which—
(i) $1,081,700,000 are authorized for
Physics and Astronomy; and
(ii) $654,300,000 are authorized for
Planetary 
Exploration, 
including
$129,700,000 for the Discovery program
and $4,000,000 for Venus data analysis;
and
(B) $1,763,000,000 for fiscal year 1996,
of which—
(i) $1,173,100,000 are authorized for
Physics 
and 
Astronomy, 
including
$20,000,000 for the Stratospheric Observ-
atory 
for 
Infrared 
Astronomy 
and
$50,000,000 
for 
the 
Solar-Terrestrial
Probes; and
(ii) $589,900,000 are authorized for
Planetary 
Exploration, 
including
$122,400,000 for the Discovery program,
$10,000,000 for the Pluto Fast Flyby, and
$4,000,000 for Venus data analysis.
(2) For Life and Microgravity Sciences and Ap-
plications, $442,500,000 for fiscal year 1995, and
$523,300,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(3) 
For 
Mission 
to 
Planet 
Earth,
$1,224,100,000 for fiscal year 1995, of which
$726,000,000 are authorized for the Earth Observ-
ing System (EOS), including the EOS Data and In-
formation System, and $1,276,100,000 for fiscal
year 1996, of which $847,500,000 are authorized
for the Earth Observing System (EOS), including
the EOS Data and Information System.
(4) For Advanced Concepts and Technology—
(A) $623,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, of
which $40,000,000 are authorized for the Sin-
gle-Stage-to-Orbit (SSTO) technology develop-
ment program, $13,600,000 are authorized for
University Space Engineering Research Cen-
ters, and $12,500,000 are authorized for the
Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative; and
(B) $747,300,000 for fiscal year 1996, of
which $116,000,000 are authorized for the Sin-
gle-Stage-to-Orbit (SSTO) technology develop-
ment program.
(5) For Aeronautical Research and Technology,
$898,500,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1995, 
and
$941,900,000 for fiscal year 1996, of which—
(A) $342,800,000 for fiscal year 1995, and
$343,700,000 for fiscal year 1996, are author-
ized for Research and Technology Base activi-
ties, including $10,000,000 for each such fiscal
year for the Rotorcraft Technology Center Pro-
gram;
(B) $221,300,000 for fiscal year 1995 are
authorized for High Speed Research, including
$12,000,000 for Environmental Impact Assess-
ments, and $245,500,000 for fiscal year 1996
are authorized for High Speed Research, in-
cluding $12,500,000 for Environmental Impact
Assessments;
(C) $125,800,000 for fiscal year 1995 are
authorized for Advanced Subsonic Technology,
including $24,000,000 for Terminal Area Pro-
ductivity and $13,000,000 for Short Haul Air-
craft, and $158,500,000 for fiscal year 1996
are authorized for Advanced Subsonic Tech-
nology, including $25,000,000 for Terminal
Area Productivity and $20,000,000 for Short
Haul Aircraft; and
(D) $186,600,000 for fiscal year 1995,
and $186,200,000 for fiscal year 1996 are au-
thorized for Other Systems Technology Pro-
grams, including $40,000,000 for each such fis-
cal year for the Hypersonic Research Program.
(6) For Launch Services, $331,100,000 for fis-
cal year 1995, and $279,000,000 for fiscal year
1996.
(7) For Mission Communication Services,
$481,200,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1995, 
and
$486,600,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(8) For Academic Programs, $97,200,000 for
fiscal year 1995, and $101,700,000 for fiscal year
1996.
(9) 
For 
Russian 
Scientific 
Cooperation,
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and $50,000,000
for fiscal year 1996.
(b) CONSTRUCTION
OF FACILITIES.—(1) Of the
funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection
(a)(3) for fiscal year 1995, $17,000,000 are authorized
for construction of the Earth Systems Science Building,
Goddard Space Flight Center.
(2) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (a)(5), $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and
$8,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 are authorized for mod-
ernization of the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel Complex,
Ames Research Center.
SEC. 103. MISSION SUPPORT.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for Mission
Support the following amounts:
(1) For Safety, Reliability, and Quality Assur-
ance, $38,700,000 for fiscal year 1995, and
$38,800,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) 
For 
Space 
Communication 
Services,
$248,900,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1995, 
and
$320,300,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(3) For Construction of Facilities, including
land acquisition—
(A) $135,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, of
which—
(i) $8,000,000 are authorized to per-
form seismic upgrade of the Research, De-
velopment, and Test Building, Dryden
Flight Research Center;
(ii) $5,000,000 are authorized to re-
store the Exterior/Interior Systems, Build-
ings 3, 13, and 14, Goddard Space Flight
Center;
(iii) $4,300,000 are authorized to
modernize the Condenser Water Systems,
Southern Sector, Jet Propulsion Labora-
tory;
(iv) $4,300,000 are authorized to re-
habilitate the Utility Tunnel Structure and
Systems, Johnson Space Center;
(v) $1,500,000 are authorized to mod-
ernize the Payloads Hazardous Servicing
Facility HVAC System, Kennedy Space
Center;
(vi) $4,900,000 are authorized to
modernize the Metrology and Calibration
Facility, Marshall Space Flight Center;
(vii) $30,000,000 are authorized to
repair facilities at various locations, not in
excess of $1,000,000 per project;
(viii) $30,000,000 are authorized to
rehabilitate and modify facilities at various
locations, not in excess of $1,000,000 per
project;
(ix) $2,000,000 are authorized for
minor construction of new facilities and
additions to existing facilities at various lo-
cations, not in excess of $750,000 per
project;
(x) $10,000,000 are authorized for fa-
cility planning and design; and
(xi) $35,000,000 are authorized for
environmental compliance and restoration;
and
(B) $170,900,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(4) For Research and Program Management,
including personnel and related costs, travel, and re-
search operations support, $2,192,300,000 for fiscal
year 1995, and $2,200,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
SEC. 104. INSPECTOR GENERAL.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for Inspector
General, 
$16,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1995, 
and
$16,500,000 for fiscal year 1996.
SEC. 105. TOTAL AUTHORIZATION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the
total amount authorized to be appropriated under this Act
shall not exceed $14,150,400,000 for fiscal year 1995, and
$14,400,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
Subtitle B—Limitations and
Special Authority
SEC. 111. USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION.
(a) AUTHORIZED USES.—Funds appropriated under
sections 101(a), 102(a), and 103 (1) and (2), and funds
appropriated for research operations support under sec-
tion 103(4), may be used for the construction of new fa-
cilities and additions to, repair of, rehabilitation of, or
modification of existing facilities at any location in support
of the purposes for which such funds are authorized.
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds used pursuant
to subsection (a) may be expended for a project, the esti-
mated cost of which to the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, including collateral equipment, ex-
ceeds $500,000, until 30 days have passed after the Ad-
ministrator has notified the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate of the nature, location, and estimated cost to
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of
such project.
(c) TITLE TO FACILITIES.—If funds are used pursu-
ant to subsection (a) for grants to institutions of higher
education, or to nonprofit organizations whose primary
purpose is the conduct of scientific research, for purchase
or construction of additional research facilities, title to
such facilities shall be vested in the United States unless
the Administrator determines that the national program
of aeronautical and space activities will best be served by
vesting title in the grantee institution or organization.
Each such grant shall be made under such conditions as
the Administrator shall determine to be required to ensure
that the United States will receive therefrom benefits ade-
quate to justify the making of that grant.
SEC. 112. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS.
To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, appro-
priations authorized under subtitle A may remain avail-
able without fiscal year limitation.
SEC. 113. REPROGRAMMING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FA-
CILITIES.
Appropriations authorized under any paragraph of
section 101(b), 102(b), or 103(3)—
(1) may be varied upward by 10 percent in the
discretion of the Administrator; or
(2) may be varied upward by 25 percent, to
meet unusual cost variations, after the expiration of
30 days following a report on the circumstances of
such action by the Administrator to the Committee
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated
under sections 101(b), 102(b) and 103(3) shall not be in-
creased as a result of actions authorized under paragraphs
(1) and (2) of this section.
SEC. 114. CONSIDERATION BY COMMITTEES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act—
(1) no amount appropriated to the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration may be used
for any program for which the President’s annual
budget request included a request for funding, but
for which the Congress denied or did not provide
funding;
(2) no amount appropriated to the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration may be used
for any program in excess of the amount actually
authorized for the particular program by subtitle A;
and
(3) no amount appropriated to the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration may be used
for any program which has not been presented to
the Congress in the President’s annual budget re-
quest or the supporting and ancilliary documents
thereto,
unless a period of 30 days has passed after the receipt
by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate of notice
given by the Administrator containing a full and complete
statement of the action proposed to be taken and the facts
and circumstances relied upon in support of such proposed
action. The National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion shall keep the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate fully and currently informed with respect to all ac-
tivities and responsibilities within the jurisdiction of those
committees. Except as otherwise provided by law, any
Federal department, agency, or independent establishment
shall furnish any information requested by either commit-
tee relating to any such activity or responsibility.
SEC. 115. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF UNAUTHORIZED
APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days
after the later of the date of enactment of an Act making
appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration for fiscal year 1995 and the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and not later than 30 days after the
date of enactment of an Act making such appropriations
for fiscal year 1996, the Administrator shall submit a re-
port to Congress and to the Comptroller General which
specifies—
(1) the portion of such appropriations which are
for programs, projects, or activities not authorized
under subtitle A of this title, or which are in excess
of amounts authorized for the relevant program,
project, or activity under this Act; and
(2) the portion of such appropriations which are
authorized under this Act.
(b) FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE.—The Adminis-
trator shall, coincident with the submission of the report
required by subsection (a), publish in the Federal Register
a notice of all programs, projects, or activities for which
funds are appropriated but which were not authorized
under this Act, and solicit public comment thereon regard-
ing the impact of such programs, projects, or activities on
the conduct and effectiveness of the national aeronautics
and space program.
(c) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act, no funds may be obligated for any pro-
grams, projects, or activities of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration for fiscal years 1995 and 1996
not authorized under this Act until 30 days have passed
after the close of the public comment period contained in
the notice required in subsection (b).
SEC. 116. USE OF FUNDS FOR SCIENTIFIC CONSULTATIONS
OR EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.
Funds appropriated under section 102 may be used,
but not to exceed $35,000 per fiscal year, for scientific
consultations or extraordinary expenses upon the author-
ity of the Administrator.
SEC. 117. TERMINATION LIABILITY.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator may enter into
contracts for the Space Station program that are for peri-
ods in excess of the period for which funds are available
for obligation, and may provide for payment for contingent
liability which may accrue in excess of available appropria-
tions in the event the Federal Government for its conven-
ience terminates such contracts.
(b) TERMINATION.—If funds are not available to con-
tinue any such contract, the contract shall be terminated
for the convenience of the Government, and the costs of
termination of such contract shall be paid—
(1) first from appropriations originally available
for performance of the contract; and
(2) then from other unobligated appropriations
authorized for Human Space Flight under this Act,
or any subsequent Act, that the Chief Financial Of-
ficer of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration determines are available for such purposes.
SEC. 118. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES.
The Administrator shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, make voluntary separation incentive payments
pursuant to the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of
1994 (Public Law 103–226) to employees of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration from funds appro-
priated for fiscal year 1995 and available for such pay-
ments.
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. TRANSMISSION OF BUDGET ESTIMATES.
The Administrator shall, at the time of submission
of the President’s annual budget request for every fiscal
year, transmit to the Congress—
(1) a five-year budget detailing the estimated
development costs for each individual program under
the jurisdiction of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration for which development costs
are expected to exceed $200,000,000; and
(2) an estimate of the life-cycle costs associated
with each such program.
SEC. 202. COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACT AMENDMENTS.
(a) AMENDMENTS.—The Commercial Space Launch
Act (49 U.S.C. App. 2601 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 4—
(A) by inserting ‘‘from Earth’’ after ‘‘if
any,’’ in paragraph (2);
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(9)
through (12) as paragraphs (11) through (14),
respectively; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the
following new paragraphs:
‘‘(9) ‘reenter’ and ‘reentry’ mean to return pur-
posefully, or attempt to return, a reentry vehicle and
payload, if any, from Earth orbit or outer space to
Earth;
‘‘(10) ‘reentry vehicle’ means any vehicle de-
signed to return from Earth orbit or outer space to
Earth substantially intact;’’;
(2) in section 6(a), by inserting ‘‘, or reenter a
reentry vehicle,’’ after ‘‘operate a launch site’’ each
place it appears;
(3) in section 6(a)(2) and (3), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 4(11)’’ each place it appears and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘section 4(14)’’;
(4) in section 6(a)(3)(A), by inserting ‘‘or re-
entry’’ after ‘‘such launch or operation’’;
(5) in section 6(a)(3), by inserting ‘‘, or reentry
of a reentry vehicle,’’ after ‘‘operation of a launch
site’’ each place it appears;
(6) in section 6(b)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘launch license’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘license’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘or reenter’’ after ‘‘shall
not launch’’;
(C) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘relate
to the launch’’; and
(D) by inserting ‘‘or reentered’’ after ‘‘to
be launched’’;
(7) in section 6(b)(2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘pre-
vent the launch’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘holder of a launch li-
cense’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘licensee’’;
and
(C) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘deter-
mines that the launch’’;
(8) in section 6(c)(1), by inserting ‘‘or reentry
of a reentry vehicle’’ after ‘‘operation of a launch
site’’;
(9) in section 7, by striking ‘‘both’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘for reentering one or more re-
entry vehicles’’;
(10) in sections 8(a), 9(b), 11(a), 11(b),
12(a)(2)(B), and 12(b), by inserting ‘‘, or reentry of
a reentry vehicle,’’ after ‘‘operation of a launch site’’
each place it appears;
(11) in section 8(b), by inserting ‘‘and the re-
entry of reentry vehicles,’’ after ‘‘operation of launch
sites,’’;
(12) in section 11(a), by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’
after ‘‘launch or operation’’;
(13) in section 12(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or re-
entry’’ after ‘‘prevent the launch’’;
(14) in section 12(b), by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’
after ‘‘prevent the launch’’;
(15) in section 14(a)(1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or reentry site’’ after
‘‘observers at any launch site’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or reentry vehicle’’ after
‘‘assembly of a launch vehicle’’;
(16) in section 15(b)(4)(A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and reentries’’ after ‘‘en-
sure that the launches’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘or reentry date commit-
ment’’ after ‘‘launch date commitment’’;
(C) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘ob-
tained for a launch’’;
(D) by inserting ‘‘, reentry sites,’’ after
‘‘United States launch sites’’;
(E) by inserting ‘‘or reentry site’’ after
‘‘access to a launch site’’;
(F) by inserting ‘‘, or services related to a
reentry,’’ after ‘‘amount for launch services’’;
and
(G) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘the
scheduled launch’’;
(17) in section 15(b)(4)(B), by inserting ‘‘or re-
entry’’ after ‘‘prompt launching’’;
(18) in section 15(c), by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’
after ‘‘launch site’’;
(19) in section 16(a)(1) (A) and (B), by insert-
ing ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘any particular launch’’ each
place it appears;
(20) in section 16(a)(1) (C) and (D), by insert-
ing ‘‘or a reentry’’ after ‘‘launch services’’ each place
it appears;
(21) in section 16(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘or re-
entry’’ after ‘‘launch services’’;
(22) in section 16(b)(1) and (4) (A) and (B),
by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘particular launch’’
each place it appears;
(23) in section 17(b)(2)(A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘reentry site,’’ after
‘‘launch site,’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or reentry vehicle’’ after
‘‘site of a launch vehicle’’;
(24) in section 21(a), by inserting ‘‘and re-
entry’’ after ‘‘approval of space launch’’;
(25) in section 21(b)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘, reentry vehicle,’’ after
‘‘A launch vehicle’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘the
launching’’;
(26) in section 21(c)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ in subparagraph (B);
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (D); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B)
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) reentry of a reentry vehicle, or’’;
(27) in section 21(c)(2), by inserting ‘‘reentry,’’
after ‘‘launch,’’;
(28) in section 22(a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘ending after the date of
enactment of this Act and before October 1,
1989’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and reentries’’ after
‘‘further commercial launches’’; and
(29) in section 24, by inserting ‘‘There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
$4,859,800 to carry out this Act for fiscal year
1995.’’ after ‘‘$4,900,000 to carry out this Act.’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 9 of
the Commercial Space Launch Act (49 U.S.C. App. 2608)
is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Any person
may’’ in subsection (a);
(B) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(2) The Secretary may, by regulation, establish cri-
teria for accepting an application for a license under this
Act.’’; and
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘receipt of
such application’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘acceptance of such application in
accordance with subsection (a)(2)’’.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1)(C) shall
take effect upon the effective date of final regulations is-
sued pursuant to section 9(a)(2) of the Commercial Space
Launch Act, as added by paragraph (1)(B) of this sub-
section.
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Trans-
portation shall submit to Congress an annual report to
accompany the President’s budget request that reviews the
performance of the regulatory activities and the effective-
ness of the Office of Commercial Space Transportation.
SEC. 203. OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE AUTHORIZATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Commerce for the activities of the Office of
Space Commerce, $323,000 for fiscal year 1995.
SEC. 204. USE OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTS.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), the Administrator shall ensure that procure-
ments are conducted in compliance with sections 2
through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a
through 10c, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American
Act’’).
(b) LIMITATIONS.—This section shall apply only to
procurements made for which—
(1) amounts are authorized by this Act to be
made available; and
(2) solicitations for bids are issued after the
date of enactment of this Act.
(c) INAPPLICABILITY
IN CASE
OF VIOLATION
OF
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT.—This section shall not
apply to the extent that the United States Trade Rep-
resentative determines that a procurement described in
subsection (b) would be in violation of the General Agree-
ment on Tariffs and Trade or an international agreement
to which the United States is a party.
(d) PURCHASE
OF AMERICAN MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—
(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
Congress that any recipient of a grant under this
Act, or under any amendment made by this Act,
should purchase, when available and cost-effective,
American made equipment and products when ex-
pending grant monies.
(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—
In allocating grants under this Act, or under any
amendment made by this Act, the Secretary shall
provide to each recipient a notice describing the
statement made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
SEC. 
205. 
REQUIREMENT 
FOR 
INDEPENDENT 
COST
ANALYSIS.
The Chief Financial Officer for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration shall be responsible for
conducting independent cost analyses of all new projects
estimated to cost more than $5,000,000 and shall report
the results annually to Congress at the time of the submis-
sion of the President’s budget request. In developing cost
accounting and reporting standards for carrying out this
section, the Chief Financial Officer shall, to the extent
practicable and consistent with other laws, solicit the ad-
vice of expertise outside of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
SEC. 206. GLOBAL CHANGE DATA AND INFORMATION
SYSTEM.
Title I of the Global Change Research Act of 1990
(15 U.S.C. 2931 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 109. GLOBAL CHANGE DATA AND INFORMATION
SYSTEM.
‘‘(a) The National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration, in coordination with other agencies that belong to
the Committee established under section 102, shall estab-
lish the requirements and architecture for, design, and de-
velop a Global Change Data and Information System that
shall serve as the system to process, archive, and distrib-
ute data generated by the Global Change Research Pro-
gram.
‘‘(b) The National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration shall design the Global Change Data and Informa-
tion System—
‘‘(1) so that other Federal agencies may con-
nect data centers operated by such agencies to such
System; and
‘‘(2) so as to minimize, to the extent prac-
ticable, the cost of connecting such data centers.
‘‘(c) Each agency involved in the Global Change Re-
search Program shall retain the responsibility to establish
and operate Global Change Data and Information System
data centers to process, archive, and distribute data gen-
erated by such agency’s programs. Agencies may agree to
assume the responsibility for processing, archiving, or dis-
tributing data generated by other agencies.’’.
SEC. 207. ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED DATA FOR GLOBAL
CHANGE RESEARCH.
The Committee on Environment and Natural Re-
sources shall develop and submit to the Congress within
one year after the date of enactment of this Act a plan
for providing access to data from classified archives and
systems for global change research. The plan shall—
(1) determine whether the Global Change Data
and Information System or other means should be
used to provide access to such data for the scientific
community; and
(2) identify what agencies should be responsible
for particular parts of such data and any data cen-
ters needed to process, archive, and distribute such
data.
SEC. 208. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACT OF 1958
AMENDMENTS.
(a) REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.—Section 206(a) of
the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42
U.S.C. 2476(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘January’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘May’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘calendar’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘fiscal’’.
(b) DISCLOSURE OF TECHNICAL DATA.—Section 303
of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42
U.S.C. 2454) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(C), by inserting ‘‘or (c)’’
after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c)(1) The Administration may delay for a period
not to exceed 5 years the unrestricted public disclosure
of technical data in the possession of, or under the control
of, the Administration that has been generated in the per-
formance of experimental, developmental, or research ac-
tivities or programs funded jointly by the Administration
and the private sector.
‘‘(2) The Administrator shall issue regulations to
carry out this subsection. Paragraph (1) shall not take ef-
fect until such regulations are issued.
‘‘(3) Regulations issued pursuant to paragraph (2)
shall include—
‘‘(A) guidelines for a determination of whether
data is technical data within the meaning of this
subsection;
‘‘(B) a requirement that a determination de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) that particular data is
technical data shall be reported to the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate;
‘‘(C) provisions to ensure that technical data is
available for dissemination within the United States
to United States persons and entities in furtherance
of the objective of maintaining leadership or com-
petitiveness in civil and governmental aeronautical
and space activities by the United States industrial
base; and
‘‘(D) a specification of the period or periods for
which the delay in unrestricted public disclosure of
technical data is to apply to various categories of
such data, and the restrictions on disclosure of such
data during such period or periods, including a re-
quirement that the maximum 5-year protection
under this subsection shall not be provided unless at
least 50 percent of the funding for the activities or
programs is provided by the private sector.
‘‘(4) Along with the initial publication of proposed
regulations under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall
include a list of those experimental, developmental, or re-
search activities or programs conducted by, or funded in
whole or in part by, the Administration that may result
in products or processes of significant value in maintain-
ing leadership or competitiveness in civil and governmental
aeronautical and space activities by the United States in-
dustrial base. Such list shall be updated biannually.
‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘tech-
nical data’ means any recorded information, including
computer software, that is or may be directly applicable
to the design, engineering, development, production, man-
ufacture, or operation of products or processes that may
have significant value in maintaining leadership or com-
petitiveness in civil and governmental aeronautical and
space activities by the United States industrial base.’’.
SEC. 209. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF UNITED STATES AND
FOREIGN EXPENDABLE SPACE LAUNCH SYS-
TEMS.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
shall conduct a comprehensive study of the differences be-
tween existing United States and foreign expendable space
launch vehicles. This study shall determine specific dif-
ferences in the design, manufacture, processing, and over-
all management and infrastructure of current United
States and foreign expendable space launch vehicles. The
study shall also determine the approximate effect of these
differences on the relative cost, reliability, and operational
efficiency of such space launch systems. This study shall
be conducted in consultation with the Department of De-
fense and, as appropriate, other Federal agencies, United
States industries, and institutions of higher education.
The results of this study shall be submitted to the Con-
gress no later than October 1, 1995.
SEC. 210. UNIVERSITY INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM
STUDY.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) institutions of higher education offer a sig-
nificant resource for the conduct of innovative sci-
entific and technological research to advance the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration’s mis-
sion;
(2) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration should act to broaden the foundation of its
research base by increasing the direct involvement of
research laboratories of institutions of higher edu-
cation in the development of technology for space
science;
(3) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration should commit to strengthening research
programs in technology of institutions of higher edu-
cation beyond contracting with institutions of higher
education for services in support of specific pro-
grams; and
(4) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration should develop mechanisms to foster inno-
vative technological research at institutions of higher
education that do not participate in the University
Space Engineering Research Centers.
(b) STUDY.—The Administrator shall undertake a
study of the feasibility and potential implementation of a
University Innovative Research Program which—
(1) promotes technological innovation in the
United States by using the Nation’s institutions of
higher education to help meet the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration’s research and de-
velopment needs, by stimulating technology transfer
between institutions of higher education and indus-
try, and by encouraging participation by minority
and disadvantaged persons in technological innova-
tion;
(2) is modeled on the Small Business Innova-
tion Research Program;
(3) avoids duplication of existing National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration programs with the
institutions of higher education; and
(4) derives funding from the Space Research
and Technology program.
(c) COMPLETION.—The study required by subsection
(b) shall be completed and its results submitted to the
Congress within one year after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(d) ADVICE.—In carrying out the study required by
subsection (b), the Administrator shall seek the advice of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Advi-
sory Council, the National Research Council’s Aeronautics
and Space Engineering Board and Space Studies Board,
and other organizations as appropriate.
SEC. 211. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
shall give consideration to geographical distribution of its
research and development funds whenever feasible.
SEC. 212. ADDITIONAL NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION FACILITIES.
(a) SELECTION
IN DEPRESSED COMMUNITIES.—
When consistent with the goals of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration and cost-effective, the
Administrator shall select sites in depressed communities
for new programs or functions of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, unless those new programs or
functions are so closely related to programs or functions
carried out at an existing facility as to require being car-
ried out at that existing facility.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘depressed communities’’ means rural and urban
communities that are relatively depressed, in terms of age
of housing, extent of poverty, growth of per capita income,
extent of unemployment, job lag, or surplus labor.
SEC. 213. RECIPROCITY.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), no contract or subcontract may be made with
funds authorized under this Act to a company organized
under the laws of a foreign country unless the Adminis-
trator finds that such country affords comparable oppor-
tunities to companies organized under the laws of the
United States.
(b) EXCEPTION.—(1) The Administrator may waive
the rule stated under subsection (a) if the products or
services required are not reasonably available from—
(A) companies organized under the laws of the
United States; or
(B) companies organized under the laws of a
foreign country which the Administrator finds af-
fords comparable opportunities to companies orga-
nized under the laws of the United States.
Any such waiver shall be reported to the Congress.
(2) Subsection (a) shall not apply to the extent that
to do so would violate the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade or any other international agreement to which
the United States is a party.
SEC. 214. STUDY ON TDRSS AND COMMERCIAL SATELLITE
SYSTEM CONVERGENCE.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator shall con-
duct a study on the convergence of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration Tracking and Data
Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) with commercial commu-
nications satellite systems. The study shall assess whether
a converged system, from which the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration would buy tracking and data
relay services, could—
(1) satisfy the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration’s tracking and data relay require-
ments;
(2) reduce the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration’s expenses in satisfying tracking and
data relay requirements through maintenance and
operations of the TDRSS;
(3) be financed, developed, and operated by the
private sector;
(4) serve commercial communication needs;
(5) be established to satisfy the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration’s requirements in
time to obviate the need to procure TDRSS space-
craft beyond the tenth flight; and
(6) encourage the growth of the commercial sat-
ellite communications market.
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the
Administrator shall consult with commercial satellite oper-
ators, including the International Telecommunications
Satellite Organization, other international satellite opera-
tors, and United States satellite operators, as appropriate,
and shall also consult with the Department of Defense
concerning its requirements for tracking and data relay
services.
(c) REPORT.—The Administrator shall report on the
study’s findings and recommendations on feasibility of
convergence to the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate by February 15, 1995.
SEC. 215. STUDY ON CONVERGENCE OF GEOSAT AND EOS
ALTIMETRY PROGRAMS.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator shall con-
duct a study on the convergence of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration Earth Observing Sys-
tem (EOS) Altimetry mission with the Navy Geosat Fol-
low-On program. The study shall assess whether a con-
verged system, which may involve minor modifications to
the Geosat Follow-On satellite, could—
(1) satisfy the needs of the Earth Observing
System program for altimetry data;
(2) reduce the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration’s expenses in satisfying such needs;
(3) be available in time to serve as the follow-
on to the Topex/Poseidon mission; and
(4) continue to meet the Navy’s requirements
for altimetry data at no additional cost to the Navy.
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the
Administrator shall consult with the Navy and the sci-
entific community, as appropriate.
(c) REPORT.—The Administrator shall report on the
study’s findings and recommendations on the feasibility
of convergence to the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate by February 15, 1995.
TITLE III—REVISIONS TO LAND
REMOTE 
SENSING 
POLICY
ACT OF 1992
SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS.
The Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (15
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by amending section 2(9) to read as follows:
‘‘(9) Because Landsat data are particularly im-
portant for global environmental change research,
the program should be managed by an integrated
team consisting of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and coordinated by the
Office of Science and Technology Policy.’’;
(2) in sections 3(6)(A), 101 (a) and (b),
103(b), and 504, by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Secretary’’;
(3) in section 3(6)(B), by striking ‘‘Department
of Defense’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Depart-
ment of Commerce’’;
(4) in section 101(b)(1), by striking ‘‘, with the
addition of a tracking and data relay satellite com-
munications capability’’;
(5) in section 101(b)(2), by striking all after
‘‘baseline funding profile’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘for the development and operational life of
Landsat 7 that is mutually acceptable to the agen-
cies constituting the Landsat Program Manage-
ment;’’;
(6) in section 101(b), by inserting after para-
graph (4) the following:
‘‘The Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy shall, no later than October 1, 1994, transmit the
management plan to the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate.’’;
(7) in sections 101(c)(3), 202(b)(1), 501(a),
and 502(c)(7), by striking ‘‘section 506’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘section 507’’;
(8) in section 102(b)(1), by striking ‘‘by the ex-
pected end of the design life of Landsat 6’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘by the predicted end of life
of Landsat 5, or as soon as practicable thereafter’’;
(9) in section 103(a), by striking ‘‘section 105’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 104’’;
(10) by striking section 104 and redesignating
section 105 as section 104;
(11) in section 201(c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘120 days’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘90 days’’; and
(B) by amending the second sentence
thereof to read as follows: ‘‘If the Secretary de-
termines that the license requested by the appli-
cant should not be issued, the Secretary shall
inform the applicant within such 90-day period
of the reasons for such determination and the
specific actions required of the applicant to ob-
tain a license.’’;
(12) in section 202(b)(6), by inserting ‘‘, other
than for the sale of data generated by the system in
accordance with the license, that’’ after ‘‘of any
agreement’’;
(13) in section 204, by striking ‘‘may’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘shall’’;
(14) by inserting at the end of title II the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘SEC. 206. NOTIFICATION.
‘‘(a) LIMITATIONS ON LICENSEE.—Within 30 days
after any determination by the Secretary to require a li-
censee to limit collection or distribution of data from a
system licensed pursuant to this title, the Secretary shall
report to the Congress the reasons for such determination,
the limitations imposed on the licensee, and the period
during which such limitations apply.
‘‘(b) TERMINATION, MODIFICATION, OR SUSPEN-
SION.—Within 30 days after any action by the Secretary
to seek an order of injunction or other judicial determina-
tion pursuant to section 203(a)(2), the Secretary shall no-
tify the Congress of such action and provide the reasons
for such action.’’;
(15) in section 302—
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—’’;
and
(B) by striking subsection (b); and
(16) in section 507, by striking subsection (a)
and subsection (b)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof
the following:
‘‘(a) RESPONSIBILITY
OF
SECRETARY
OF
DE-
FENSE.—The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary
of Defense on all matters under this Act affecting national
security. Within 30 days after receiving a request from
the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense shall recommend
any conditions for a license issued under title II, consist-
ent with this Act, that the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines are needed to protect the national security of the
United States. If no such recommendations have been re-
ceived by the Secretary within such 30-day period, the
Secretary may deem activities proposed in the license ap-
plication to be consistent with the protection of the na-
tional security of the United States.
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE.—
(1) The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State
on all matters under this Act affecting international obli-
gations of the United States. Within 30 days after receiv-
ing a request from the Secretary, the Secretary of State
shall recommend any conditions for a license issued under
title II, consistent with this Act, that the Secretary of
State determines are needed to meet existing international
obligations of the United States. If no such recommenda-
tions have been received by the Secretary within such 30-
day period, the Secretary may deem activities proposed in
the license application to be consistent with existing inter-
national obligations of the United States.’’.
TITLE IV—AERONAUTICAL
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
SEC. 401. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the United States aeronautics industry has
provided a major contribution to the competitiveness
of the United States, and has accounted for over
$80,000,000,000 
in 
annual 
sales 
and 
over
$20,000,000,000 in positive balance of trade;
(2) the international market share of the Unit-
ed States aeronautics industry has steadily eroded
due to competition from foreign consortia that re-
ceive substantial direct subsidies from their govern-
ments;
(3) the United States aeronautics industry has
been severely impacted by the reductions in defense
spending, leading to reduced levels of research and
development investment by industry;
(4) the foreign policy of the United States has
included maintaining United States competitiveness
and technology leadership in areas of strategic inter-
est, such as aeronautics, but United States aero-
nautics has not been addressed in United States for-
eign policy with the same emphasis as United States
international space endeavors;
(5) no effective means have been developed by
which the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration can accurately measure the contribution of
its research toward achieving United States competi-
tiveness and maintaining technological leadership;
and
(6) maintaining experimental state-of-the-art
facilities has been a key investment to retaining
United States competitiveness and technological
leadership, and these facilities have been heavily uti-
lized by United States industry in their research and
development programs.
SEC. 402. AERONAUTICS POLICY OF THE NATIONAL AERO-
NAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.
It is the policy of the United States that—
(1) improving the competitive capability of the
United States aeronautics industry shall be a fun-
damental goal of the aeronautical research and de-
velopment programs of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration;
(2) the investment in aeronautics technology by
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
shall be closely coordinated with United States in-
dustry;
(3) 
the 
establishment 
of 
industry-led,
precompetitive consortia shall be encouraged to bet-
ter prioritize and coordinate the industry require-
ments for advanced technologies and facilities;
(4) revitalizing national aeronautical facilities
shall be a major element of Federal investment in
aeronautical research and development; and
(5) industry and government cost-sharing for
facilities construction and use shall be investigated
to achieve aeronautics research and technology goals
within a constrained Federal budget.
SEC. 403. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS
AND SPACE ACT OF 1958.
(a) TECHNICAL
CORRECTION
AMENDMENT.—(1)
Section 214 of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 is
amended by striking ‘‘(c)’’ both places it appears and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘(d)’’.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be
effective as of the date of enactment of the Act referred
to in paragraph (1).
(b) OBJECTIVES.—Section 102(d) of the National
Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451(d))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(8);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(10) The economic growth, competitiveness,
and productivity of the Nation through close coordi-
nation with industry in the conduct of innovative
aeronautics technology validation and technology
transfer programs; and
‘‘(11) The improvement of the safety, capacity,
and efficiency of the United States air transpor-
tation system through close coordination among the
agencies of the Federal Government.’’.
SEC. 404. AERONAUTICAL BASIC RESEARCH INVESTMENT
PLAN.
(a) PLAN.—The Administrator shall develop an aero-
nautical basic research investment plan which—
(1) describes the aeronautical basic research
underway within the United States, including a re-
view of the status of United States basic research in
critical aeronautics disciplines including—
(A) aerodynamics;
(B) propulsion;
(C) materials and structures;
(D) controls, guidance, and human factors;
and
(E) flight systems;
(2) establishes goals and objectives for United
States aeronautical basic research to advance the
critical disciplines required by United States indus-
try for such research;
(3) identifies the priorities for aeronautical
basic research required by industry to advance Unit-
ed States long-term competitiveness;
(4) describes the anticipated impact of aero-
nautical basic research on United States long-term
competitiveness; and
(5) encourages the transfer of Government-de-
veloped technologies to the private sector to promote
economic strength and competitiveness.
The Administrator shall annually update the plan, includ-
ing a report on progress in achieving the goals and objec-
tives identified pursuant to paragraph (2).
(b) INDEPENDENT
EVALUATION.—The Adminis-
trator shall submit the plan developed under subsection
(a), and all subsequent annual updates thereto, along with
appropriate programmatic technical, schedule, and finan-
cial information, to the National Research Council of the
National Academy of Sciences for an independent evalua-
tion of such plan.
(c) TRANSMITTAL
TO CONGRESS.—The Adminis-
trator shall, along with the first annual budget request
of the President occurring more than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, transmit to the Congress the
plan developed under subsection (a) and the results of the
independent review conducted pursuant to subsection (b).
Subsequent annual updates to the plan and independent
reviews thereof shall be transmitted to the Congress along
with subsequent annual budget requests of the President.
SEC. 405. ROLE OF PROCUREMENT IN TECHNOLOGY IN-
VESTMENT.
The Administrator, in carrying out aeronautical re-
search and technology procurement, shall—
(1) promote the advancement of state-of-the-art
research and technologies;
(2) assess and procure, where appropriate, com-
mercially available technologies;
(3) where appropriate, use performance speci-
fications in procuring technologies; and
(4) reduce the paperwork requirements associ-
ated with procurement.
SEC. 406. AERONAUTICAL TEST FACILITIES INITIATIVE.
(a) STRATEGY.—The President shall establish a
strategy to coordinate with domestic aeronautical compa-
nies to establish the requirements of such companies and
the Federal Government for aeronautical test facilities.
The strategy shall—
(1) define the capabilities of aeronautical test
facilities required by domestic aeronautical compa-
nies and the Federal Government over the next 30
years;
(2) assess the impact to United States competi-
tiveness over the next 30 years resulting from the
use of a combination of domestic and foreign aero-
nautical test facilities by domestic companies; and
(3) identify a funding method for procuring
new aeronautical test facilities which includes cost
sharing and risk sharing with domestic aeronautical
companies, and which uses innovative financing
schemes for the construction and operation of such
new facilities.
(b) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The strategy es-
tablished under subsection (a), along with anticipated
budget requirements over the next 10 years associated
with implementing the strategy, shall be transmitted to
the Congress no later than 6 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act.
SEC. 407. JOINT AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator and the
heads of other appropriate Federal agencies shall jointly
establish a program for the purpose of conducting re-
search on aeronautical technologies that enhance United
States competitiveness. Such program shall include—
(1) research on next-generation wind tunnel
and advanced wind tunnel instrumentation tech-
nology;
(2) research on advanced engine materials, en-
gine concepts, and testing of propulsion systems or
components of the high-speed civil transport re-
search program;
(3) advanced general aviation research;
(4) advanced rotorcraft research; and
(5) advanced hypersonic aeronautical research.
(b) CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—Contracts and grants
entered into under the program established under sub-
section (a) shall be administered using procedures devel-
oped jointly by the Administrator and the heads of the
other Federal agencies involved in the program. These
procedures should include an integrated acquisition policy
for contract and grant requirements and for technical data
rights that are not an impediment to joint programs
among the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, the other Federal agencies involved in the program,
and industry.
(c) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—The program estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) selected programs that jointly enhance pub-
lic and private aeronautical technology development;
(2) an opportunity for private contractors to be
involved in such technology research and develop-
ment; and
(3) the transfer of Government-developed tech-
nologies to the private sector to promote economic
strength and competitiveness.
SEC. 408. HYPERSONIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE.
The Administrator shall conduct a study, through an
organization not a part of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, of strategies that would optimize
the Hypersonic System Technology Program by integrat-
ing with the rocket-based hypersonic fight test experi-
ments the necessary development program which would
achieve a single-stage hypersonic research vehicle capable
of Mach 15 or greater, in the shortest possible time frame.
The objective of a program developed under the strategies
identified through such study would be the development
of a single stage to orbit air breathing aircraft. The Ad-
ministrator shall report the results of the study to Con-
gress no later than 6 months after the date of enactment
of this Act.
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