Sec. 1102. Space traffic management. 
Sec. 1103. Study of export control policies related to civil and commercial space 
activities. 
Sec. 1104. Astronaut health care. 
Sec. 1105. National Academies decadal surveys. 
Sec. 1106. Innovation prizes. 
Sec. 1107. Commercial space launch range study. 
Sec. 1108. NASA outreach and technology assistance program. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds, on this, the 50th anniversary of 
the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, the following: 
(1) NASA is and should remain a multimission 
agency with a balanced and robust set of core mis-
sions in science, aeronautics, and human space flight 
and exploration. 
(2) Investment in NASA’s programs will pro-
mote innovation through research and development, 
and will improve the competitiveness of the United 
States. 
(3) Investment in NASA’s programs, like invest-
ments in other Federal science and technology activi-
ties, is an investment in our future. 
(4) Properly structured, NASA’s activities can 
contribute to an improved quality of life, economic vi-
tality, United States leadership in peaceful coopera-
tion with other nations on challenging undertakings 
in science and technology, national security, and the 
advancement of knowledge. 
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(5) NASA should assume a leadership role in a 
cooperative international Earth observations and re-
search effort to address key research issues associated 
with climate change and its impacts on the Earth 
system. 
(6) NASA should undertake a program of aero-
nautical research, development, and where appro-
priate demonstration activities with the overarching 
goals of— 
(A) ensuring that the Nation’s future air 
transportation system can handle up to 3 times 
the current travel demand and incorporate new 
vehicle types with no degradation in safety or 
adverse environmental impact on local commu-
nities; 
(B) protecting the environment; 
(C) promoting the security of the Nation; 
and 
(D) retaining the leadership of the United 
States in global aviation. 
(7) Human and robotic exploration of the solar 
system will be a significant long term undertaking of 
humanity in the 21st century and beyond, and it is 
in the national interest that the United States should 
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assume a leadership role in a cooperative inter-
national exploration initiative. 
(8) Developing United States human space flight 
capabilities to allow independent American access to 
the International Space Station, and to explore be-
yond low Earth orbit, is a strategically important 
national imperative, and all prudent steps should 
thus be taken to bring the Orion Crew Exploration 
Vehicle and Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle to full oper-
ational capability as soon as practicable. 
(9) NASA’s scientific research activities have 
contributed much to the advancement of knowledge, 
provided societal benefits, and helped train the next 
generation of scientists and engineers, and those ac-
tivities should continue to be an important priority. 
(10) NASA should make a sustained commit-
ment to a robust long-term technology development 
activity. Such investments represent the critically im-
portant ‘‘seed corn’’ on which NASA’s ability to carry 
out challenging and productive missions in the future 
will depend. 
(11) NASA, through its pursuit of challenging 
and relevant activities, can provide an important 
stimulus to the next generation to pursue careers in 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 
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(12) Commercial activities have substantially 
contributed to the strength of both the United States 
space program and the national economy, and the de-
velopment of a healthy and robust United States com-
mercial space sector should continue to be encouraged. 
(13) It is in the national interest for the United 
States to have an export control policy that protects 
the national security while also enabling the United 
States aerospace industry to compete effectively in the 
global market place and the United States to under-
take cooperative programs in science and human 
space flight in an effective and efficient manner. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of NASA. 
(2) NASA.—The term ‘‘NASA’’ means the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
(3) NOAA.—The term ‘‘NOAA’’ means the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(4) OSTP.—The term ‘‘OSTP’’ means the Office 
of Science and Technology Policy. 
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TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2009 
SEC. 101. FISCAL YEAR 2009. 
(a) BASELINE AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to NASA for fiscal year 2009 
$19,210,000,000, as follows: 
(1) For Science, $4,932,200,000, of which— 
(A) $1,518,000,000 shall be for Earth 
Science, including $29,200,000 for suborbital ac-
tivities and $2,500,000 for carrying out section 
313 of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration Authorization Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–155); 
(B) $1,483,000,000 shall be for Planetary 
Science, including $486,500,000 for the Mars 
Exploration program, $2,000,000 to continue 
planetary radar operations at the Arecibo Ob-
servatory in support of the Near-Earth Object 
program, and $5,000,000 for radioisotope mate-
rial production, to remain available until ex-
pended; 
(C) $1,290,400,000 shall be for Astro-
physics, including $27,300,000 for suborbital ac-
tivities; 
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