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tities with enhanced confidence in the feasibility to 
robotically refuel, inspect, repair, and maintain their 
satellites in both near and distant orbits; and 
(3) the capability to refuel, inspect, repair, and 
maintain satellites robotically could add years of 
functional life to satellites. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit 
a report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
describing the Administration’s— 
(1) activities, tools, and techniques associated 
with the ultimate goal of autonomously servicing sat-
ellites using robotic spacecraft; 
(2) efforts to coordinate its technology develop-
ment and demonstrations with other Federal agencies 
and private sector entities that conduct programs, 
projects, or activities on on-orbit satellite inspection 
and servicing capabilities; 
(3) efforts to leverage the work of these Federal 
agencies and private sector entities into the Adminis-
tration’s plans; 
(4) accomplishments to date in demonstrating 
various servicing technologies; 
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(5) major technical and operational challenges 
encountered and mitigation measures taken; and 
(6) demonstrations needed to increase confidence 
in the use of the technologies for operational missions, 
and the timeframe for these demonstrations. 
SEC. 722. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOVERNANCE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that information security is central to the Administration’s 
ability to protect information and information systems 
vital to its mission. 
(b) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study to assess the effectiveness of 
the Administration’s Information Technology Governance. 
The study shall include an assessment of— 
(1) the resources available for overseeing Admin-
istration-wide information technology operations, in-
vestments, and security measures and the Chief Infor-
mation Officer’s visibility into and access to those re-
sources; 
(2) the effectiveness of the Administration’s de-
centralized information technology structure, decision-
making processes and authorities and its ability to 
enforce information security; and 
(3) the impact of providing the Chief Informa-
tion Officer approval authority over information tech-
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nology investments that exceed a defined monetary 
threshold and any potential impacts of the Chief In-
formation Officer having such authority on the Ad-
ministration’s 
missions, 
flights 
programs 
and 
projects, research activities, and Center operations. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall trans-
mit a report detailing the results of the study conducted 
under subsection (b) to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate. 
SEC. 723. STRENGTHENING ADMINISTRATION SECURITY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Following the public disclosure of security 
and export control violations at its research centers, 
the Administration contracted with the National 
Academy of Public Administration to conduct an 
independent assessment of how the Administration 
carried out Foreign National Access Management 
practices and other security matters. 
(2) The assessment by the National Academy of 
Public Administration concluded that ‘‘NASA net-
works are compromised’’, that the Administration 
lacked a standardized and systematic approach to ex-
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port compliance, and that individuals within the Ad-
ministration were not held accountable when making 
serious, preventable errors in carrying out Foreign 
National Access Management practices and other se-
curity matters. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administration shall report 
to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate on how it plans 
to address each of the recommendations made in the secu-
rity assessment by the National Academy of Public Admin-
istration. 
(c) REVIEW.—Within one year of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall re-
port 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 its assess-
ment of how the Administration has complied with the rec-
ommendations of the National Academy of Public Adminis-
tration. 
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SEC. 724. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CONTRAC-
TORS THAT HAVE COMMITTED FRAUD OR 
OTHER CRIMES. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or oth-
erwise made available for fiscal year 2014 or any fiscal 
year thereafter for the Administration may be used to enter 
into a contract with any offeror or any of its principals 
if the offeror certifies, pursuant to the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation, that the offeror or any of its principals— 
(1) within a three-year period preceding this 
offer has been convicted of or had a civil judgment 
rendered against it for— 
(A) commission of fraud or a criminal of-
fense in connection with obtaining, attempting to 
obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, 
or local) contract or subcontract; 
(B) violation of Federal or State antitrust 
statutes relating to the submission of offers; or 
(C) commission of embezzlement, theft, for-
gery, bribery, falsification or destruction of 
records, making false statements, tax evasion, 
violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving 
stolen property; 
(2) are presently indicted for, or otherwise crimi-
nally or civilly charged by a governmental entity 
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