IIA
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2200
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 2 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration for research and development,
space flight, control, and data communications, construc-
tion of facilities, research and program management, and
Inspector 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
1994 and 1995’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds and declares that—
(1) the civil space program has the potential to
contribute to the advancement of technologies criti-
cal to the competitiveness and productivity of United
States industry;
(2) the core mission of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration is, and depends
upon, the extension of human presence beyond Plan-
et Earth, specifically by the construction and oper-
ation of the International Space Station Freedom in
the near term, and by the acquisition and develop-
ment of knowledge necessary for expanding human
presence beyond low Earth orbit to other celestial
bodies over the middle and long term;
(3) the Administrator should explore ways of
encouraging voluntary retirements by National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration personnel in order
to facilitate any restructuring associated with the re-
design of the space station;
(4) the reduction in international tensions and
the end of the Cold War provide an opportunity for
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
to achieve a closer coordination with defense-related
agencies and, consistent with the National Aero-
nautics and Space Act of 1958, to reduce overlap
and duplication among Federal space programs and
to take greater advantage of other Federal space ca-
pabilities;
(5) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration should play an active role in preserving a
robust space industrial base and should seek to
strengthen incentives for industry to conduct re-
search and development for both Federal mission
needs and the diversification of space-related appli-
cations;
(6) in the conduct of its space activities, the
United States should employ the existing space as-
sets and capabilities of the former Soviet Union on
a selective basis when unique programmatic benefits
are offered, and should encourage a collaboration be-
tween United States industry and the privatizing
space organizations of the former Soviet Union in
developing future space capabilities;
(7) in the conduct of space missions, the United
States should give preference to integrating the
broad range of ‘‘off-the-shelf’’ existing space assets
and capabilities available from commercial sources;
and
(8) consistent with paragraphs (1) through (6),
because the aluminum lithium external tank replaces
the lift capability enhancement of the Advanced
Solid Rocket Motor, and because of severe budgetary
constraints and the need to reduce the Federal defi-
cit, the cancellation of the Advanced Solid Rocket
Motor program is necessary, and such cancellation
will result in a reduction of expenditures by the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration over 5
years of $750,000,000, which is equal to 50 percent
of the project cost of such program over the 5-year
period following the date of enactment of this Act.
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS
Subtitle A—Authorizations
SEC. 100. TOTAL AUTHORIZATION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle,
the total amount authorized to be appropriated under sec-
tions 101(b), 102, 103, 104, and 105 for fiscal year 1994
shall not exceed $12,889,000,000. Each amount stated in
such sections shall be reduced proportionately as necessary
to meet the requirement of this section.
SEC. 101. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) SPACE STATION FREEDOM.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to
be appropriated to the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration for ‘‘Research and Develop-
ment’’ 
for 
the 
Space 
Station 
Freedom,
$1,900,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1994,
$1,900,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1995,
$1,900,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1996,
$1,900,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1997,
$1,900,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1998,
$1,900,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1999, 
and
$1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) SCOPE OF PROGRAM.—The Space Station
Freedom shall be designed to provide the capability
for productive scientific and engineering research in
low Earth orbit, shall be capable of incorporating
advanced technologies over the operational life of the
Space Station for the purposes of increasing the pro-
ductivity of research and reducing the costs of oper-
ation, shall include a habitation module as part of
its permanently manned configuration, and shall be
developed in accordance with the international agree-
ments in place as of the date of enactment of this
Act.
(3) ADDITIONAL
FOREIGN
PARTICIPATION.—
The Space Station Freedom program shall, where
feasible, employ the existing space assets and capa-
bilities of the former Soviet Union on a selective
basis when such use will reduce the cost of develop-
ing and operating the Space Station Freedom to the
United States and its international partners. Any
proposed use of such assets and capabilities shall be
in accordance with the international agreements in
place as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(4) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE.—The Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall
maintain a strong, independent Space Station Pro-
gram Management Office with financial control of
the program budget at least through the date of the
First Element Launch, unless the Administrator of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) cer-
tifies to the Congress that an alternative manage-
ment approach will save money, will not result in in-
creased annual funding requirements or schedule
delays, and will minimize job loss. Any such certifi-
cation shall include a plan for the proposed transi-
tion which—
(A) details the number and types of jobs
that will be lost;
(B) provides for maximum retention in the
program of employees with technical expertise;
(C) if such retention is not possible, pro-
vides retraining for other comparable employ-
research on the causes of breast and ovarian cancers
and other women’s health issues;
(6) Mission to Planet Earth—
(A) $1,109,900,000 for fiscal year 1994, of
which $5,000,000 are authorized for the devel-
opment of instrumentation for and flight of re-
motely piloted aircraft, $25,000,000 are author-
ized for the High Resolution Multispectral
Stereo Imager for Landsat 7, if the Adminis-
trator determines and reports to Congress in
writing that equivalent data will not be made
available by private remote-sensing space sys-
tems at the time Landsat 7 will be launched, or
for the purchase of equivalent data to be pro-
vided in the future by private remote-sensing
space systems, and of which $18,000,000 may
be provided for the Consortium for Inter-
national Earth Science Information Network,
except that no funds may be obligated for the
Consortium for International Earth Science In-
formation Network in excess of $18,000,000 in
fiscal year 1994 unless an equal amount of
matching funding is provided from non-Federal
sources; and
(B) $1,448,100,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(7) 
Space 
Research 
and 
Technology,
$298,200,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1994, 
and
$333,100,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(8) Commercial Programs, $172,000,000 for
fiscal year 1994, and $141,400,000 for fiscal year
1995;
(9) Aeronautics Research and Technology Pro-
grams—
(A) for Research Operations Support,
$143,500,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1994, 
and
$148,300,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(B) for Research and Technology Base ac-
tivities, $448,300,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
$433,900,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(C) 
for 
High-Speed 
Research,
$187,200,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1994, 
and
$236,300,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(D) 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 $12,000,000 for fiscal
year 1995 shall be for Technology Integration
for Reducing Environmental Pollution;
(E) for Other Systems Technology Pro-
grams, $140,400,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
$168,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and
(F) for the National Aero-Space Plane
Program, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
$80,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(10) Safety, Reliability, and Quality Assurance,
$35,300,000 for fiscal year 1994, and $38,500,000
for fiscal year 1995;
(11) Academic Programs, $74,500,000 for fis-
cal year 1994, and $81,500,000 for fiscal year 1995;
and
(12) Tracking and Data Advanced Systems,
$24,600,000 for fiscal year 1994, and $25,100,000
for fiscal year 1995.
The Administrator shall make available for the National
Aero-Space Plane the full amounts authorized under para-
graph (9)(F) from the amounts made available pursuant
to paragraph (9) for each fiscal year.
SEC. 102. SPACE FLIGHT, CONTROL, AND DATA COMMU-
NICATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for ‘‘Space
Flight, Control, and Data Communications’’ for—
(1) Space Shuttle Production and Operational
Capability, $1,069,200,000 for fiscal year 1994 and
$978,500,000 for fiscal year 1995, of which no
funds are authorized for the continuation of the Ad-
vanced Solid Rocket Motor program, and of which
$150,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 are authorized to
cover the cost of terminating the Advanced Solid
Rocket Motor program;
(2) Space Shuttle Operations, $3,006,500,000
for fiscal year 1994, and $2,810,400,000 for fiscal
year 1995;
(3) Space and Ground Networks, Communica-
tions, and Data Systems, $795,500,000 for fiscal
year 1994, and $964,600,000 for fiscal year 1995,
including procurement of Tracking and Data Relay
Satellites on a fixed-price basis using functional per-
formance specifications, and, to the extent prac-
ticable, seeking to incorporate potential improve-
ments to such Satellites that result in cost savings
or a greater probability of returning data; and
(4) Launch Services, $300,300,000 for fiscal
year 1994, and $313,700,000 for fiscal year 1995.
None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this section
shall be used to launch the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics
Facility on the Space Shuttle. No Federal funds may be
obligated for the continuation of the Advanced Solid Rock-
et Motor program, except as necessary to terminate such
program. By fiscal year 2003, the combined annual cost
for the production and operation of the Space Shuttle pro-
gram and the Space Station Freedom program shall not
exceed, after adjustments for inflation, $4,325,000,000 in
fiscal year 1992 dollars.
SEC. 103. CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 1994.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration for fiscal year 1994 for ‘‘Construction of Fa-
cilities’’, including land acquisition, for—
(1) Construction of Space Station Freedom Fa-
cilities, $25,000,000;
(2) Replacement of Mission Control Center Air
Handlers, Johnson Space Center, $8,000,000;
(3) Replacement of Thermal Vacuum Helium
Refrigeration 
System, 
Johnson 
Space 
Center,
$7,400,000;
(4) Rehabilitation of Electrical Distribution
System, Project Management Building, Johnson
Space Center, $2,200,000;
(5) Modification of Launch Complex 39 Exte-
rior 
Utility 
Piping, 
Kennedy 
Space 
Center,
$1,200,000;
(6) Refurbishment of Launch Complex 39 Cool-
ing System, Kennedy Space Center, $4,000,000;
(7) Refurbishment of Launch Complex 39 Sec-
ondary Circuit Breakers, Kennedy Space Center,
$3,300,000;
(8) Refurbishment of Vehicle Assembly Build-
ing/Pad Water Storage Tanks, Kennedy Space Cen-
ter, $3,000,000;
(9) Rehabilitation of Industrial Area Fire
Alarm Reporting System, Kennedy Space Center,
$4,900,000;
(10) Restoration of C–5 Substation, Launch
Complex 
Area, 
Kennedy 
Space 
Center,
$5,000,000;
(11) Restoration of Class III Landfill, Kennedy
Space Center, $1,900,000;
(12) Restoration of High Pressure Air Com-
pressor System, Marshall Space Flight Center,
$8,500,000;
(13) Restoration of Electrical Power System,
Marshall Space Flight Center, $2,600,000;
(14) Repair of Decking and Roof, X-Ray and
Staging 
Facility, 
Michoud 
Assembly 
Facility,
$1,500,000;
(15) Replacement of Cooling Tower and Boiler,
Michoud Assembly Facility, $4,000,000;
(16) Restoration of Space Shuttle Main Engine
Text Complex High Pressure Industrial Water Sys-
tem, Stennis Space Center, $2,300,000;
(17) Restoration of High Pressure Gas Storage
Capacity, Stennis Space Center, $2,300,000;
(18) Restoration of Underground Communica-
tion Distribution System, Stennis Space Center,
$3,800,000;
(19) Construction of Earth Systems Science
Building, 
Goddard 
Space 
Flight 
Center,
$12,000,000;
(20) Replacement of Central Plant Steam and
Electrical Generation Equipment, Goddard Space
Flight Center, $8,600,000;
(21) Restoration and Modernization of Chilled
Water System, Goddard Space Flight Center,
$5,000,000;
(22) Restoration of Airfield, Wallops Flight Fa-
cility, $5,200,000;
(23) Replacement of Chillers and Modification
of Related Systems, Various Buildings, Jet Propul-
sion Laboratory, $2,900,000;
(24) Phase I Facility Studies, Requirements
Definition, Design, and Modification and Construc-
tion of National Aeronautics Facilities, Various Lo-
cations, $74,000,000;
(25) Modifications for Composite Technology
Center, Lewis Research Center, $27,000,000;
(26) National Transonic Facility Productivity
Enhancement, 
Langley 
Research 
Center,
$60,000,000;
(27) Performance Improvements in 11-Foot
Wind Tunnel, Ames Research Center, $20,000,000;
(28) Rehabilitation of Control Systems, Na-
tional Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex, Ames Re-
search Center, $2,100,000;
(29) Upgrade of Outdoor Aerodynamic Re-
search Facility, Ames Research Center, $3,900,000;
(30) Modernization of the Unitary Plan Wind
Tunnel 
Complex, 
Ames 
Research 
Center,
$25,000,000;
(31) Construction of EOSDIS Distributed Ac-
tive Archive Center, Langley Research Center,
$8,000,000;
(32) Rehabilitation of Rocket Engine Test Fa-
cility, Lewis Research Center, $12,500,000;
(33) Construction of 34-Meter Multifrequency
Antenna, Goldstone Facility, Jet Propulsion Labora-
tory, $17,600,000;
(34) Repair of facilities at various locations, not
in excess of $1,000,000 per project, $36,000,000;
(35) Rehabilitation and modification of facilities
at various locations, not in excess of $1,000,000 per
project, $36,000,000;
(36) Minor construction of new facilities and
additions to existing facilities at various locations,
not in excess of $750,000 per project, $14,000,000;
(37) 
Facility 
Planning 
and 
Design,
$27,000,000; and
(38) Environmental Compliance and Restora-
tion, $50,000,000.
Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (38), the total
amount authorized to be appropriated under this sub-
section shall not exceed $570,300,000.
(b) FISCAL YEAR 1995.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration for fiscal year 1995 for ‘‘Construction of Fa-
cilities’’, including land acquisition, $422,200,000.
(c) ADDITIONAL USES.—The Administrator may use
up to a total of $5,000,000 of the funds authorized under
paragraphs (25) and (32) of subsection (a) for the estab-
lishment of a Visitor Center for the Lewis Research Cen-
ter if—
(1) at least—
(A) an equal amount of funding;
(B) in-kind resources of equivalent value;
or
(C) a combination thereof,
are provided for such purpose from non-Federal
sources; and
(2) the use of such funds for such purpose does
not adversely affect the construction of the facilities
described in such paragraphs (25) and (32).
SEC. 104. RESEARCH AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for ‘‘Re-
search and Program Management’’, $1,650,000,000 for
fiscal year 1994, and $1,675,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
SEC. 105. INSPECTOR GENERAL.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for ‘‘Inspec-
tor General’’, $15,500,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
$16,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
Subtitle B—Limitations and
Special Authority
SEC. 111. USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN ITEMS AND GRANTS.
(a) AUTHORIZED USES.—Appropriations authorized
under sections 101 and 102 may be used for—
(1) any items of a capital nature (other than
acquisition of land) which may be required at loca-
tions other than installations of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration for the perform-
ance of research and development contracts; and
(2) 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.
(b) VESTING OF TITLE; GRANT CONDITIONS.—Title
to facilities described in subsection (a)(2) shall be vested
in the United States unless the Administrator determines
that the national program of aeronautical and space activi-
ties will best be served by vesting title in the grantee insti-
tution or organization or the Federal contribution to such
purchase or construction is not substantial enough to war-
rant vesting title in the United States. Each grant under
subsection (a)(2) 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.
(c) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated
under sections 101 and 102 may be used in accordance
with this section for the construction of any facility, the
estimated cost of which, including collateral equipment,
exceeds $750,000, unless 30 days have passed after the
Administrator has notified the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House
of Representatives of the nature, location, and estimated
cost of such facility.
SEC. 112. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS.
Appropriations authorized under sections 101, 102,
and 103 may remain available until expended. Contracts
may be entered into with funds appropriated under section
104 or 105 for training, investigations, and costs associ-
ated with personnel relocation and for other services pro-
vided during the fiscal year following the fiscal year for
which funds are appropriated.
SEC. 113. LIMITED USE OF FUNDS.
(a) USE FOR SCIENTIFIC CONSULTATIONS OR EX-
TRAORDINARY
EXPENSES.—Appropriations authorized
under section 101 may be used, but not to exceed $35,000
per fiscal year, for scientific consultations or extraordinary
expenses upon the authority of the Administrator, and the
Administrator’s determination shall be final and conclu-
sive upon the accounting officers of the Government.
(b) USE FOR FACILITIES.—(1) Except as provided in
paragraph (3), appropriations authorized under sections
101 and 102 may be used for the construction of new fa-
cilities and additions to, repair of, rehabilitation of, or
modification of existing facilities, except that the cost of
each such project, including collateral equipment, shall not
exceed $200,000 per fiscal year.
(2) Appropriations authorized under sections 101 and
102 may be used for unforeseen programmatic facility
project needs, other than those described in paragraph (1),
except that the cost of each such project, including collat-
eral equipment, shall not exceed $750,000 per fiscal year.
(3) Appropriations authorized under section 101 may
be used for repair, rehabilitation, or modification of facili-
ties controlled by the General Services Administration, ex-
cept that the cost of each such project, including collateral
equipment, shall not exceed $500,000 per fiscal year.
SEC. 114. REPROGRAMMING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FA-
CILITIES.
Appropriations authorized under any paragraph of
section 103—
(1) in the discretion of the Administrator may
be varied upward by 10 percent; or
(2) after the expiration of 30 days following a
report by the Administrator to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives on the cir-
cumstances of such action, may be varied upward by
25 percent, to meet unusual cost variations.
The total amount authorized to be appropriated under sec-
tion 103 shall not be increased as a result of actions au-
thorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section.
SEC. 115. SPECIAL REPROGRAMMING AUTHORITY FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.
Where the Administrator determines that new devel-
opments or scientific or engineering changes in the na-
tional program of aeronautical and space activities have
occurred; and that such changes require the use of addi-
tional funds for the purposes of construction, expansion,
or modification of facilities at any location; and that defer-
ral of such action until the enactment of the next National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act
would be inconsistent with the interest of the Nation in
aeronautical and space activities; the Administrator may
transfer not to exceed one-half of one percent of the funds
appropriated pursuant to sections 101 and 102 to the ap-
propriation under section 103 for such purposes. The Ad-
ministrator may also use up to $10,000,000 of the
amounts authorized under section 103 for such purposes.
The funds so made available pursuant to this section may
be expended to acquire, construct, convert, rehabilitate, or
install permanent or temporary public works, including
land acquisition, site preparation, appurtenances, utilities,
and equipment. No such funds may be obligated until a
period of 30 days has passed after the Administrator has
transmitted to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives a written report describing the nature of the
construction, its costs, and the reasons therefor.
SEC. 116. CONSIDERATION BY COMMITTEES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act—
(1) no amount appropriated pursuant to this
Act may be used for any program deleted by the
Congress from requests as originally made by the
President for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration to either the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate or
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of
the House of Representatives;
(2) no amount appropriated pursuant to this
Act may be used for any program in excess of the
amount actually authorized for the particular pro-
gram by section 101, 102, or 104; and
(3) no amount appropriated pursuant to this
Act may be used for any program which has not
been presented to either such committee,
unless a period of 30 days has passed after the receipt,
by each such committee, of notice given by the Adminis-
trator containing a full and complete statement of the ac-
tion proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances
relied upon in support of such proposed action. The Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall keep
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives fully and cur-
rently informed with respect to all activities and respon-
sibilities within the jurisdiction of those committees. Any
Federal department, agency, or independent establishment
shall furnish any information requested by either commit-
tee relating to any such activity or responsibility.
SEC. 117. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF UNAUTHORIZED
APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) REPORT 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 1994 or 1995 and the date
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit
a report to Congress and to the Comptroller General which
specifies—
(1) the portion of such appropriations which are
for programs, projects, or activities not specifically
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
specifically 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 not specifi-
cally authorized under Act, and solicit public comment
thereon regarding the impact of any such obligations 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 1994 and 1995
not specifically 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. 118. LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no
funds are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out
the programs for which funds are authorized by this Act
for any fiscal year other than as provided by this Act.
SEC. 119. ADDITIONAL LIMITATION.
No funds authorized under this Act may be obligated
or expended to transfer the management of the External
Tank Program from the Marshall Space Flight Center un-
less 30 days have passed after the Administrator has made
a report of the technical justification for such a move to
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and
such Committees have raised no objection.
SEC. 120. PRIORITY EXPENDITURE.
Of the amounts authorized under—
(1) section 102(1), only $258,200,000 for fiscal
year 1994 and only $252,200,000 for fiscal year
1995;
(2) section 103(a)(24), no funds for fiscal year
1994 and no funds for fiscal year 1995;
(3) section 102(2), only $1,887,800,000 for fis-
cal year 1994 and only $1,870,000,000 for fiscal
year 1995; and
(4) section 104, only $1,400,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 1994 and 1995 to effect the closure
of at least one National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration Center and the corresponding reduction
in full-time equivalent employees,
may be expended unless $1,900,000,000 are made avail-
able for such fiscal year for the Space Station Freedom.
SEC. 121. AUTHORIZATIONS AVAILABLE FOR DISASTER RE-
LIEF.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 1
percent of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
under sections 100 and 101(a) shall also be authorized
to be appropriated for purposes of carrying out disaster
relief activities in response to major disasters declared by
the President, if the President requests the use of such
percentage for such purposes.
SEC. 122. FACILITY PLAN AND ANALYSIS.
Within 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Congress
a plan for utilizing the facilities acquired by the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration in Yellow Creek,
Mississippi, that includes an analysis of—
(1) the increased costs or savings that would re-
sult from using these new facilities to support activi-
ties that are consistent with the programs author-
ized by this Act; and
(2) the costs and benefits of disposing of those
facilities as surplus Government assets.
TITLE II—ADVANCED SPACE
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
SEC. 201. POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States that—
(1) the Administrator, in planning for national
programs in space science and application, aero-
nautical research, space flight, advanced concepts
and technology, and exploration, shall consider ways
in which the competitiveness of the United States in
advanced space technologies can be enhanced;
(2) the Administrator shall work closely with
other Federal agencies, States, local governments,
and industry to coordinate and execute the advanced
space technology investment activities of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration;
(3) opportunities for investment in advanced
space technologies that advance the competitiveness
of the United States shall be identified in concert
with United States industry; and
(4) the Administrator shall encourage the es-
tablishment of industry-led consortia to maximize
the opportunities described in paragraph (3).
SEC. 202. ADVANCED SPACE TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT
PROGRAM.
(a) COMPETITIVE
PROGRAM.—The Administrator
shall establish a competitive program under this section—
(1) to advance the capabilities of United States
space technology;
(2) to encourage industry-led consortia to de-
velop advanced space technologies that advance the
competitiveness of the United States; and
(3) to encourage participation by industrial par-
ticipants not part of the traditional Federal con-
tracting base.
(b) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—
(1) GENERAL RULE.—Single firms, consortia or
cooperative arrangements among 2 or more eligible
firms, or a nonprofit research organization estab-
lished by 2 or more eligible firms, are eligible par-
ticipants under this section. Such eligible partici-
pants may include participation by Federal labora-
tories, institutions of higher education, State agen-
cies, and other entities.
(c) CRITERIA.—In selecting from among applicants
for financial assistance under this section, the Adminis-
trator shall consider—
(1) the potential of the proposed project to de-
velop advanced space technologies that enhance the
long-term ability of the United States to make ad-
vances in space transportation, exploration, experi-
mentation, and commerce;
(2) the application’s scientific and technical
merit;
(3) the extent of funding provided by industry;
(4) the potential for long-term commercial ap-
plication of the technologies in nongovernmental
markets;
(5) the likelihood that the goals and objectives
of the proposed application will not be achieved with-
out financial assistance under this section; and
(6) such other criteria as the Administrator
considers appropriate.
(d) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.—The Adminis-
trator shall ensure that the amount of the funds provided
by the Federal Government under this section does not
exceed the total amount provided by non-Federal partici-
pants for any one application. The Administrator shall en-
sure that not less than 30 percent of total funding for
any project for which financial assistance is made avail-
able under this section is provided by industry.
(e) FINANCING MECHANISMS.—The Administrator
shall make full use of the various authorities available
under section 203(c)(5) of the National Aeronautics and
Space Act of 1958 to carry out this section, especially
when applied to eligible firms which are not part of the
traditional Federal contracting base.
SEC. 203. COORDINATION WITH EXISTING PROGRAMS.
The Administrator shall coordinate existing activities
within the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, including the Small Business Innovation Research
Program and Independent Research and Development ac-
tivities conducted by industry, with the advanced space
technology investment activities established under this
title. The Administrator shall coordinate such advanced
space technology investment activities with existing pro-
grams of the Department of Commerce, the Department
of Defense, the Department of Energy, and other Federal
agencies to maximize the United States investment in ad-
vanced space technology.
SEC. 204. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
The Administrator shall assess the advanced space
technology investment activities established under this
title, and shall submit a report to Congress on the results
of such activities to accompany the President’s budget re-
quest for fiscal year 1996.
SEC. 205. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this title—
(1) the term ‘‘advanced space technology’’
means technologies which are fundamentally new ca-
pabilities requiring basic research, as opposed to
evolutions of current technologies and systems;
(2) the term ‘‘eligible firm’’ means a business
entity—
(A) that conducts a significant level of its
research, development, engineering, and manu-
facturing activities in the United States;
(B) the majority ownership or control of
which is held by United States citizens; or
(C) with a parent company that is incor-
porated in a country, the government of
which—
(i) permits the participation of firms
incorporated in the United States in re-
search and development consortia to which
the government of that country provides
funding directly or indirectly through
international organizations; and
(ii) affords adequate and effective pro-
tection for the intellectual property rights
of firms incorporated in the United States,
and that maintains substantial employment in the
United States and agrees to promote the manufac-
turing within the United States of products resulting
from technologies developed under this title;
(3) the term ‘‘Federal laboratory’’ has the
meaning given such term in section 4(6) of the Ste-
venson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980;
and
(4) the term ‘‘United States’’ means the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and any other territory or possession of the
United States.
SEC. 206. TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT INITIATIVE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall coordi-
nate National Aeronautics and Space Administration re-
sources in the areas of procurement, commercial pro-
grams, and advanced technology in order to—
(1) fairly assess and procure commercially
available technology from the marketplace in the
most efficient manner practicable;
(2) achieve a continuous pattern of integrating
advanced technology from the commercial sector into
the missions and programs of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration;
(3) incorporate private sector buying and bid-
ding procedures, including fixed price contracts, into
procurements; and
(4) provide incentives for cost-plus contractors
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion to integrate commercially available technology
in subsystem contracts on a fixed-price basis.
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Upon solicitation of any pro-
curement for space hardware, technology, or services that
are not commercially available, the Administrator shall
certify, by publication of a notice and opportunity to com-
ment in the Commerce Business Daily, for each such pro-
curement action, that no functional equivalent, commer-
cially available space hardware, technology, or service ex-
ists and that no commercial method of procurement is
available.
TITLE 
III—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS 
RELATING 
TO
SPACE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 301. 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. 302. 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
$4,467,000 to carry out this Act for fiscal year
1994.’’ after ‘‘$4,900,000 to carry out this Act.’’.
(b) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary of
Transportation shall submit to Congress an annual report
to accompany the President’s budget request which re-
views the performance of the regulatory activities and the
effectiveness of the Office of Commercial Space Transpor-
tation.
SEC. 
303. 
SPACE 
TRANSPORTATION 
INFRASTRUCTURE
MATCHING GRANTS.
In order to ensure the continued resiliency of the Na-
tion’s space transportation infrastructure, the Secretary
of Transportation is authorized to make project grants to
public agencies in accordance with section 505 of Public
Law 102–588. There are authorized to be appropriated
for such grants, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995. Such
funds shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 304. OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE AUTHORIZATION.
(a) ROLE OF THE OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE.—
The Office of Space Commerce of the Department of Com-
merce shall be responsible for the development and coordi-
nation of all policy recommendations and activities per-
taining to commercial activities in space except those func-
tions and activities explicitly authorized in statute to other
Federal agencies. In carrying out this responsibility, such
Office shall consult with other Federal agencies as appro-
priate, including the Department of Transportation, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the De-
partment of Defense, the Department of State, and the
Office of the United States Trade Representative.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Office of Space Commerce
shall be the principal unit for the coordination of space-
related issues, programs, and initiatives within the De-
partment of Commerce. The Office’s responsibilities shall
include—
(1) promoting private sector investment in
space activities by collecting, analyzing, and dissemi-
nating information on space markets, and conduct-
ing workshops and seminars to increase awareness
of commercial space opportunities;
(2) assisting commercial space companies in
their efforts to do business with the United States
Government, and acting as an industry advocate
within the executive branch to ensure that the Fed-
eral Government meets its space-related require-
ment, to the fullest extent feasible, with commer-
cially available space goods and services;
(3) ensuring that the United States Govern-
ment does not compete with the private sector in the
provision of space hardware and services otherwise
available from the private sector;
(4) promoting the export of space-related goods
and services;
(5) representing the Department of Commerce
in the development of United States policies and in