‘‘(e) AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN ENTITIES.—Noth-
ing in this section shall prevent the Administrator from 
planning or negotiating agreements with foreign govern-
mental entities for the provision of space products.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Subchapter II of 
chapter 501 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘50117. Commercial supply of space products.’’. 
SEC. 502. SPACE SERVICES AND IN-SPACE INFRASTRUC-
TURE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that there exist many commercial opportunities with a wide 
array of providers and partners that will allow for more 
effective use of taxpayer investments in the pursuit of the 
long-term goals of NASA, as described in section 202(a) of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Au-
thorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18312(a)), including ex-
panding permanent human presence beyond low-Earth 
orbit. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describ-
ing the various commercial opportunities and options for 
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the procurement of in-space services or use of in-space in-
frastructure for exploration and other NASA missions. 
SEC. 503. PREFERENCE FOR LAUNCH VEHICLES MANUFAC-
TURED IN THE UNITED STATES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator 
should, to the greatest extent possible, with respect to enter-
ing into contracts for commercial space data and services, 
provide weighed preference, selection points, and other in-
centives for the use of launch vehicles that are manufactured 
in the United States. 
SEC. 504. STUDIES ON INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
No funds may be obligated or expended by the Admin-
istrator for purposes of carrying out a Bureau of Industry 
and Security survey of the United States aerospace indus-
trial base until the date that is 30 days after the date on 
which the Administrator submits to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a written notification that in-
cludes— 
(1) the proposed subject matter of such survey; 
(2) a description of the information to be re-
quired of survey respondents; and 
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(3) any penalties proposed to be assessed by the 
Federal Government against respondents for non-
compliance with survey requirements. 
SEC. 505. ENHANCED-USE LEASING. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) NASA possesses a variety of unique and 
world-class facilities; 
(2) NASA is developing and using many dif-
ferent methods to offset the cost of maintaining and 
operating such facilities; 
(3) nongovernmental entities, States, and local 
governments may be able to use such facilities in a 
manner that is cost-effective; and 
(4) agreements between NASA and nongovern-
mental entities, States, and local governments regard-
ing the use of such facilities may offset a portion of 
the spending of NASA. 
(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO LEASE NON-EX-
CESS PROPERTY.—Section 20145(g) of title 51, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(c) CONDITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—For any year for 
which funds are made available under section 20145 of title 
51, United States Code, (as amended by subsection (b)), no 
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funds may be expended by the Administrator under such 
section after January 31 unless the Administrator submits, 
before such date, 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 the annual report required under such section for 
the prior year. 
SEC. 506. SATELLITE SERVICING. 
The Administrator shall continue to restructure NASA 
investments in the development of satellite servicing tech-
nologies to reduce the overall cost to NASA and align with 
NASA needs for exploration. 
TITLE VI—POLICY 
SEC. 601. NASA-FUNDED INSTITUTES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that on June 9, 2016, 
the Office of Inspector General of NASA reported that— 
(1) NASA does not aggregate information on the 
universe, status, or funding levels for the many insti-
tutes it supports; 
(2) the absence of this information makes it dif-
ficult for NASA leaders to strategically evaluate the 
scope or purpose of its institute investments and for 
Congress and other stakeholders to understand how 
NASA is spending more than three-quarters of a bil-
lion dollars of its budget annually; 
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(3) absent comprehensive, centralized informa-
tion about these investments, it may be difficult for 
NASA to avoid duplication among its efforts; 
(4) NASA has not defined what constitutes an 
institute or established guidance and metrics on the 
management, use, or expectations for return on in-
vestment; 
(5) such guidance may enable NASA to gain a 
better understanding of how funds directed to NASA- 
funded institutes are utilized to accomplish the mis-
sion and goals of NASA, increase its return on invest-
ment, and evaluate the performance of such institutes; 
and 
(6) NASA lacks a standard process to assess a 
potential grantee’s financial condition prior to grant 
award or to impose additional reporting or oversight 
requirements that such a condition may warrant, and 
without such a mechanism, NASA risks making unin-
formed investment decisions. 
(b) INSTITUTE BUDGETS.—Section 30103(a) of title 
51, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); and 
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