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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2193
To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 for aeronautical research and
technology, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 1993
Mr. VALENTINE (for himself and Mr. LEWIS of Florida) introduced the follow-
ing 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 fiscal years 1994 and 1995
for aeronautical research and technology, 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 ‘‘NASA Aeronautics
Research and Technology Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the aerospace industry makes a major con-
tribution to the economy of the United States, ac-
counting for the largest positive trade balance of any
United States industry (more than $28,000,000,000
in 1992), and providing over 1,000,000 high-value
jobs;
(2) the international market share of the Unit-
ed States aerospace industry has steadily eroded due
to competition from foreign consortia that receive
substantial direct subsidies from their governments;
(3) the United States aerospace industry is fur-
ther negatively impacted by reduced investment in
national defense;
(4) the continued competitiveness of the United
States aerospace industry can be significantly aided
by an enhanced Federal investment in technology
base research and development in aeronautics;
(5) maintaining state-of-the-art experimental
facilities is a key element of Federal investment in
aeronautics research and development;
(6) the long-term contribution of advances in
aeronautics to the economy and society will rely on
a continued commitment to pioneering research and
development such as the National Aero-Space Plane;
and
(7) the National Aero-Space Plane program
should explore the possibility of collaboration with
other nations for opportunities that would offer
unique programmatic benefits without compromising
the strategic advantage to the United States.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to enhance the continued competitiveness of
the United States aerospace industry through Fed-
eral support of technology base research and devel-
opment;
(2) to enhance the contribution of aeronautics
to the Nation’s quality of life through research and
development that will improve air safety, reduce
noise, and reduce environmental damage;
(3) to continue the needed modernization of the
Nation’s aeronautics research and development fa-
cilities;
(4) to ensure the long-term contribution of aer-
onautics to the Nation by advancing the state-of-
knowledge and the frontiers of technology; and
(5) to promote the effective transfer of tech-
nologies from federally funded work at the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration to United
States manufacturers.
SEC. 4. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘independent or-
ganization’’ means an organization that does not receive
significant funding or support from the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, other than under sec-
tions 5, 6, and 8.
SEC. 5. INDEPENDENT PERFORMANCE REVIEW.
(a) PLAN.—The Administrator shall provide for the
development of a plan establishing criteria, procedures,
and milestones for the evaluation, by an independent orga-
nization, of advances made in fundamental aeronautics re-
search and development and the progress made by the aer-
onautics programs of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration in achieving their goals. Such plan shall
be developed by an independent organization in consulta-
tion with the Administrator. The plan shall also describe
criteria and procedures for terminating National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration programs that are not
making acceptable progress toward their goals. The Ad-
ministrator shall submit a report describing such plan to
the Congress within 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning in the first year
after submission of the plan under subsection (a), at the
time of the President’s annual budget request to Congress,
the Administrator shall submit to the Congress an annual
report on the results of an evaluation, conducted by an
independent organization, of the progress made by the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration in advancing
aeronautics and achieving the goals of aeronautics pro-
grams. Such evaluation shall be conducted using the cri-
teria, procedures, and milestones established under the
plan required by subsection (a).
SEC. 6. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER REVIEW.
(a) PLAN.—The Administrator shall provide for the
development of a plan establishing criteria and procedures
for the evaluation, by an independent organization, of the
effectiveness of technology transfer from the National Aer-
onautics and Space Administration’s aeronautics pro-
grams to industry and other public organizations. Such
plan shall be developed by an independent organization in
consultation with the Administrator. The plan shall in-
clude clear, quantitative measures of the success of such
technology transfer activities. The Administrator shall
submit a report describing such plan to the Congress with-
in 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning in the first year
after submission of the plan under subsection (a), at the
time of the President’s annual budget request to Congress,
the Administrator shall submit to the Congress an annual
report on the results of an evaluation, conducted by an
independent organization, of the effectiveness of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration’s technology
transfer programs. Such evaluation shall be conducted
using the criteria and procedures established under the
plan required by subsection (a).
SEC. 7. 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 under subsection (a) shall in-
clude—
(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. 8. NATIONAL AERO-SPACE PLANE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) hypersonic flight will be critical to the con-
tinued contribution of aeronautics to the economic
and strategic interests of the United States in the
early twenty-first century;
(2) the data obtained through rocket-based
hypersonic flight experiments will not, by themselves,
reduce risk sufficiently to allow the development of
a single-stage-to-orbit, air-breathing plane; and
(3) a single-stage hypersonic research plane is
critical 
to 
the 
successful 
exploration 
of 
the
hypersonic flight regime and the timely realization of
a single-stage-to-orbit, air-breathing plane.
(b) HYPERSONIC RESEARCH PLANE ASSESSMENT.—
The Administrator shall conduct a study, through an inde-
pendent organization, of strategies that would optimize
the next phase of the National Aero-Space Plane program
by integrating with the rocket-based hypersonic flight ex-
periments the development, in the shortest possible time
frame, of a single-stage hypersonic research plane capable
of speeds in the Mach 10 to Mach 15 range or greater,
with the objective of providing data that would accelerate
the ultimate development of a single-stage-to-orbit, air
breathing plane. The Administrator shall report the re-
sults of the study to Congress no later than 6 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration for ‘‘Research and Develop-
ment’’, for Aeronautics Research and Technology Pro-
grams—
(1) 
for 
Research 
Operations 
Support,
$143,500,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1994, 
and
$148,300,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(2) for Research and Technology Base activi-
ties, $448,300,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
$433,900,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(3) for High-Speed Research, $187,200,000 for
fiscal year 1994, and $236,300,000 for fiscal year
1995;
(4) 
for 
Advanced 
Subsonic 
Technology,
$101,300,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1994, 
and
$128,500,000 for fiscal year 1995, of which
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and $13,000,000 for
fiscal year 1995 shall be for Short-Haul Aircraft,
$30,200,000 for fiscal year 1994 and $30,500,000
for fiscal year 1995 shall be for Noise Reduction,
and 
$11,500,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1994 
and
$13,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 shall be for Tech-
nology Integration for Reducing Environmental Pol-
lution;
(5) for Other Systems Technology Programs,
$140,400,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1994, 
and
$168,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and
(6) for the National Aero-Space Plane Pro-
gram, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
$80,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, for fiscal year 1994, for ‘‘Con-
struction of Facilities’’, including land acquisition, for—
(1) Phase I Facility Studies, Requirements Def-
inition, Design, and Modification and Construction
of National Aeronautics Facilities, Various Loca-
tions, $74,000,000;
(2) Modifications for Composite Technology
Center, Lewis Research Center, $27,000,000;
(3) National Transonic Facility Productivity
Enhancement, 
Langley 
Research 
Center,
$60,000,000;
(4) Performance Improvements in 11-Foot
Wind Tunnel, Ames Research Center, $20,000,000;
(5) Rehabilitation of Control Systems, National
Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex, Ames Research
Center, $2,100,000;
(6) Upgrade of Outdoor Aerodynamic Research
Facility, Ames Research Center, $3,900,000; and
(7) Modernization of the Unitary Plan Wind
Tunnel 
Complex, 
Ames 
Research 
Center,
$25,000,000.
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