$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 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.
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, $919,200,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
$943,500,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(2) 
Advanced 
Solid 
Rocket 
Motor,
$270,400,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1994, 
and
$288,800,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(3) Space Shuttle Operations, $3,006,500,000
for fiscal year 1994, and $2,810,400,000 for fiscal
year 1995;
(4) Space and Ground Networks, Communica-
tions, and Data Systems, $820,500,000 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
(5) 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. By fiscal year 2003, the
combined annual cost for the production and operation of
the Space Shuttle program and the Space Station Free-
dom program shall not exceed, after adjustments for infla-
tion, $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) Construction of Advanced Solid Rocket
Motor Facilities, Various Locations, $32,600,000;
(25) Phase I Facility Studies, Requirements
Definition, Design, and Modification and Construc-
tion of National Aeronautics Facilities, Various Lo-
cations, $74,000,000;
(26) Modifications for Composite Technology
Center, Lewis Research Center, $27,000,000;
(27) National Transonic Facility Productivity
Enhancement, 
Langley 
Research 
Center,
$60,000,000;
(28) Performance Improvements in 11-Foot
Wind Tunnel, Ames Research Center, $20,000,000;
(29) Rehabilitation of Control Systems, Na-
tional Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex, Ames Re-
search Center, $2,100,000;
(30) Upgrade of Outdoor Aerodynamic Re-
search Facility, Ames Research Center, $3,900,000;
(31) Modernization of the Unitary Plan Wind
Tunnel 
Complex, 
Ames 
Research 
Center,
$25,000,000;
(32) Construction of EOSDIS Distributed Ac-
tive Archive Center, Langley Research Center,
$8,000,000;
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).
TITLE II—THE ROLE OF THE NA-
TIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION IN
TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT
SEC. 201. POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States that—
(1) improving the competitive capabilities of
United States industry shall be a fundamental goal
of the research and development activities of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration;
(2) the Administrator, in planning for national
programs in space science and applications, aero-
nautical research, space flight, advanced concepts
and technology, and exploration, shall carry out
technology investment initiatives designed to foster
competitiveness of United States industry in global
markets;
(3) the Administrator shall work closely with
other Federal agencies, States, and local govern-
ments to coordinate and execute the technology in-
vestment activities of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration;
(4) opportunities for investment in critical tech-
nologies and other technologies that advance the
competitiveness of United States industry shall be
identified in concert with United States industry;
and
(5) the Administrator shall encourage the es-
tablishment of industry-led consortia to maximize
the opportunities described in paragraph (4).
SEC. 202. TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
(a) COMPETITIVE
PROGRAM.—The Administrator
shall establish a competitive program under this section—
(1) to advance the competitiveness of United
States industry;
(2) to encourage industry-led consortia to de-
velop critical technologies, and other technologies
that advance the competitiveness of United States
industry, that have been identified by industry; and
(3) to encourage participation by industrial par-
ticipants not part of the traditional Federal con-
tracting base.
(b) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—
(1) GENERAL
RULE.—Except as provided in
paragraph (2), only consortia or cooperative ar-
rangements among 2 or more eligible firms, or a
nonprofit research organization established by 2 or
more eligible firms, are eligible participants under
this section. Such eligible participants may include
participation by Federal laboratories, institutions of
higher education, State agencies, and other entities.
(2) EXCEPTION.—A single eligible firm may be
an eligible participant under this section only if the
Administrator finds that to select such firm is con-
sistent with the policy stated in section 201 and is
necessary to serve the purposes of the program es-
tablished under this section.
(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 ad-
vance critical technologies and other technologies
that enhance the competitiveness of United States
industry in global markets;
(2) the application’s scientific and technical
merit;
(3) the extent of funding provided by industry;
(4) the potential for commercial success 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) INDUSTRIAL
CONTRIBUTION.—The Adminis-
trator shall ensure that, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, taking into account the size and nature of eligible
firms, the amount of the funds provided by the Federal
Government under this section does not exceed the total
amount provided by non-Federal participants for any one
application. The Administrator shall ensure that not less
than 20 percent of total funding for any project for which
financial assistance is made available 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 Administration
created to promote and enhance the competitiveness of
United States industry, including the Small Business In-
novation Research Program and Independent Research
and Development activities conducted by industry, with
the technology investment activities established under this
title. The Administrator shall coordinate such technology
investment activities with existing programs of the De-
partment of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the
Department of Energy, and other Federal agencies to
maximize the United States investment in technology ad-
vancements.
SEC. 204. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
The Administrator shall assess the technology invest-
ment activities established under this title, and shall sub-
mit a report to Congress on the results of such activities
to accompany the President’s budget request for fiscal
year 1998.
SEC. 205. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this title—
(1) the term ‘‘critical technologies’’ means tech-
nologies identified as critical technologies pursuant
to section 603(d) of the National Science and Tech-
nology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of
1976 (42 U.S.C. 6683(d));
(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 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;
(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.
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(12)’’;
(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’’;