(e) USE OF NON-UNITED STATES HUMAN SPACE 
FLIGHT
TRANSPORTATION
CAPABILITIES.—Section 
201(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18311(a)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) USE OF NON-UNITED STATES HUMAN SPACE 
FLIGHT TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—NASA may not obtain non- 
United States human space flight capabilities unless 
no domestic commercial provider is available to pro-
vide such capabilities. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘domestic commercial provider’ 
means a person providing space transportation serv-
ices or other space-related activities, the majority 
control of which is held by persons other than a 
Federal, State, local, or foreign government, foreign 
company, or foreign national.’’. 
(f) REPEAL OF SPACE SHUTTLE CAPABILITY ASSUR-
ANCE.—Section 203 of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 
U.S.C. 18313) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 
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(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively. 
SEC. 202. STEPPING STONE APPROACH TO EXPLORATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 70504 of title 51, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 70504. Stepping stone approach to exploration 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to maximize the cost 
effectiveness of the long-term space exploration and utili-
zation activities of the United States, the Administrator 
shall direct the Human Exploration and Operations Mis-
sion Directorate to develop a Mars Human Exploration 
Roadmap to define the specific capabilities and tech-
nologies necessary to extend human presence to the sur-
face of Mars and the mission sets required to demonstrate 
such capabilities and technologies. 
‘‘(b) ROADMAP REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the 
Mars Human Exploration Roadmap, the Administrator 
shall— 
‘‘(1) include the specific set of capabilities and 
technologies required to extend human presence to 
the surface of Mars and the mission sets necessary 
to demonstrate the proficiency of these capabilities 
and technologies with an emphasis on using the 
International Space Station, lunar landings, cis- 
lunar space, trans-lunar space, Lagrangian points, 
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and the natural satellites of Mars, Phobos and 
Deimos, as testbeds, as necessary, and shall include 
the most appropriate process for developing such ca-
pabilities and technologies; 
‘‘(2) provide a specific process for the evolution 
of the capabilities of the fully integrated Orion crew 
capsule with the Space Launch System and how 
these systems demonstrate the capabilities and tech-
nologies described in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(3) provide a description of the capabilities 
and technologies that could be demonstrated or re-
search data that could be gained through the utiliza-
tion of the International Space Station and the sta-
tus of the development of such capabilities and tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(4) describe a framework for international co-
operation in the development of all technologies and 
capabilities required in this section, as well as an as-
sessment of the risks posed by relying on inter-
national partners for capabilities and technologies on 
the critical path of development; 
‘‘(5) describe a process for utilizing nongovern-
mental entities for future human exploration beyond 
trans-lunar space and specify what, if any, synergy 
could be gained from— 
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‘‘(A) partnerships using Space Act Agree-
ments (as defined in section 2 of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration Author-
ization Act of 2013); or 
‘‘(B) other acquisition instruments; and 
‘‘(6) include in the Roadmap an addendum 
from the NASA Advisory Council, and an addendum 
from the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, each 
with a statement of review of the Roadmap that 
shall include— 
‘‘(A) subjects of agreement; 
‘‘(B) areas of concern; and 
‘‘(C) recommendations. 
‘‘(c) UPDATES.—The Administrator shall update 
such Roadmap at least every 4 years and include it in the 
budget for that fiscal year transmitted to Congress under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, and describe— 
‘‘(1) the achievements and goals reached in the 
process of developing such capabilities and tech-
nologies during the 4-year period prior to the sub-
mission of the Roadmap to Congress; and 
‘‘(2) the expected goals and achievements in the 
following 4-year period. 
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‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘Orion crew capsule’ 
and ‘Space Launch System’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 20302.’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall transmit a copy of the Mars Human Explo-
ration Roadmap developed under section 70504 of 
title 51, United States Code, to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) UPDATES.—The Administrator shall trans-
mit a copy of each updated Mars Human Explo-
ration Roadmap to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate not later than 7 days 
after such Roadmap is updated under section 
70504(b)(6) of such title. 
SEC. 203. SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the Space Launch System is the most prac-
tical approach to reaching the Moon, Mars, and be-
yond, and Congress reaffirms the policy and min-
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imum capability requirements for the Space Launch 
System contained in section 302 of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization 
Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18322); 
(2) the primary goal for the design of the fully 
integrated Space Launch System is to safely carry 
a total payload of 130 tons or more to low-Earth 
orbit to enable human space exploration of the 
Moon, Mars, and beyond over the course of the next 
century as required in section 302(c) of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization 
Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18322(c)); 
(3) the uncrewed flight test of the 70-ton core 
element of the Space Launch System fully inte-
grated with the Orion crew capsule as described in 
section 302(c)(1) of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 
U.S.C. 18322(c)(1)) is a necessary flight demonstra-
tion in an overall program plan, subject to appro-
priations; and 
(4) the schedule of the 70-ton core element 
crewed flight demonstration in 2021 with the Space 
Launch System fully integrated with the Orion crew 
capsule as described in section 302(c)(1) of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration Au-
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thorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18322(c)(1)) is 
subject to appropriations. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—As required in section 302(c)(2) 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Au-
thorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18322(c)(2)), the Ad-
ministration shall design the Space Launch System as a 
fully integrated vehicle capable of carrying a total payload 
of 130 tons or more into low-Earth orbit in preparation 
for transit for missions beyond low-Earth orbit. 
(c) PROGRESS REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Using the President’s budg-
et request for fiscal year 2014 and notional numbers 
requested therein as a baseline, not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act the Ad-
ministrator shall transmit to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate an esti-
mate of— 
(A) when the 70-ton core element of the 
Space Launch System fully integrated with the 
Orion crew capsule may be demonstrated as an 
operational capability; 
(B) when the 130-ton Space Launch Sys-
tem fully integrated with the Orion crew cap-
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sule may be demonstrated as an operational ca-
pability; 
(C) the projected annual operational costs 
through 2030 for the 130-ton Space Launch 
System fully integrated with the Orion crew 
capsule after its operational capability has been 
demonstrated; and 
(D) the projected flight rate for the 130- 
ton Space Launch System fully integrated with 
the Orion crew capsule through 2030. 
(2) CONTINGENCY
FUNDING
ESTIMATES.—If 
the Administrator determines that the uncrewed test 
flight of the 70-ton core element of the Space 
Launch System fully integrated with the Orion crew 
capsule will not occur on or before December 31, 
2017, or that the crewed test flight of the 70-ton 
core element of the Space Launch System fully inte-
grated with the Orion crew capsule will not occur on 
or before December 31, 2021, the report transmitted 
under paragraph (1) shall include an estimate of ad-
ditional funds required through annual appropria-
tions for fiscal years 2015 through 2021 which may 
be necessary to meet such goals in those years. 
(d) UTILIZATION REPORT.—The Administrator, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Direc-
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tor of National Intelligence, shall prepare a report that 
addresses the effort and budget required to enable and 
utilize a cargo variant of the 130-ton Space Launch Sys-
tem configuration described in section 302(c) of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration Authoriza-
tion Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18322(c)). This report shall 
also include consideration of the technical requirements of 
the scientific and national security communities related to 
such Space Launch System and shall directly assess the 
utility and estimated cost savings obtained by using such 
Space Launch System for national security and space 
science missions. The Administrator shall transmit such 
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 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 204. ORION CREW CAPSULE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Orion crew capsule shall meet 
the practical needs and the minimum capability require-
ments described in section 303 of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 
2010 (42 U.S.C. 18323). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit 
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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 Sen-
ate— 
(1) detailing those components and systems of 
the Orion crew capsule that ensure it is in compli-
ance with section 303(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
18323(b)); 
(2) detailing the expected date that the Orion 
crew capsule will be available to transport crew and 
cargo to the International Space Station; and 
(3) certifying that the requirements of section 
303(b)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18323(b)(3)) will 
be met by the Administration in time for the first 
crewed test flight in 2021. 
SEC. 205. ADVANCED BOOSTER COMPETITION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Associate Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall 
transmit 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 
a report that— 
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(1) describes the estimated total development 
cost of an advanced booster for the Space Launch 
System; and 
(2) details any reductions or increases to the 
development cost of the Space Launch System which 
may result from conducting a competition for an ad-
vanced booster. 
(b) COMPETITION.—If the Associate Administrator 
reports reductions pursuant to paragraph (2) of sub-
section (a), then the Administration shall conduct a full 
and open competition for an advanced booster for the 
Space Launch System to meet the requirements described 
in section 302(c) of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
18322(c)), to begin not later than 1 year after the Asso-
ciate Administrator transmits the report required under 
subsection (a). 
Subtitle B—Space Operations 
SEC. 211. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The International Space Station is the ideal 
short-term testbed for future exploration systems de-
velopment, including long-duration space travel. 
(2) The use of the private market to provide 
cargo and crew transportation services is currently 
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the most expeditious process to restore domestic ac-
cess to the International Space Station and low- 
Earth orbit. 
(3) Government-assured access to low-Earth 
orbit is paramount to the continued success of the 
International Space Station and National Labora-
tory. 
(4) Acquiring and maintaining an operational 
domestic commercial crew transportation service by 
the year 2017 is of the utmost importance for the 
future viability of the International Space Station 
and National Laboratory. 
SEC. 212. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following is the policy of the 
United States: 
(1) The International Space Station shall be 
utilized to the maximum extent practicable for the 
development of capabilities and technologies needed 
for the future of human exploration beyond low- 
Earth orbit. 
(2) The Administrator shall, in consultation 
with the International Space Station partners— 
(A) take all necessary measures to support 
the operation and full utilization of the Inter-
national Space Station; and 
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(B) seek to minimize, to the extent prac-
ticable, the operating costs of the International 
Space Station. 
(3) Reliance on foreign carriers for crew trans-
fer is unacceptable, and the Nation’s human space 
flight program must acquire the capability to launch 
United States astronauts on United States rockets 
from United States soil as soon as is safe and prac-
tically possible, whether on Government-owned and 
operated space transportation systems or privately 
owned systems that have been certified for flight by 
the appropriate Federal agencies. 
(b) REAFFIRMATION
OF POLICY.—Congress reaf-
firms— 
(1) its commitment to the development of a 
commercially developed launch and delivery system 
to the International Space Station for crew missions 
as expressed in the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–155), the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Authorization Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110–422), and the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111–267); 
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(2) that the Administration shall make use of 
United States commercially provided International 
Space Station crew transfer and crew rescue services 
to the maximum extent practicable; and 
(3) the policy stated in section 501(b) of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Au-
thorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18351(b)) that 
the Administration shall pursue international, com-
mercial, and intragovernmental means to maximize 
International Space Station logistics supply, mainte-
nance, and operational capabilities, reduce risks to 
International Space Station systems sustainability, 
and offset and minimize United States operations 
costs relating to the International Space Station. 
(c) ASSURED ACCESS TO LOW-EARTH ORBIT.—Sec-
tion 70501(a) of title 51, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) POLICY STATEMENT.—It is the policy of the 
United States to maintain an uninterrupted capability for 
human space flight and operations in low-Earth orbit, and 
beyond, as an essential instrument of national security 
and the capability to ensure continued United States par-
ticipation and leadership in the exploration and utilization 
of space.’’. 
(d) REPEALS.— 
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(1) USE
OF
SPACE
SHUTTLE
OR
ALTER-
NATIVES.—Chapter 701 of title 51, United States 
Code, and the item relating to such chapter in the 
table of chapters for such title, is repealed. 
(2) SHUTTLE PRICING POLICY FOR COMMER-
CIAL AND FOREIGN USERS.—Chapter 703 of title 
51, United States Code, and the item relating to 
such chapter in the table of chapters for such title, 
is repealed. 
(3) SHUTTLE PRIVATIZATION.—Section 50133 
of title 51, United States Code, and the item relat-
ing to such section in the table of sections for chap-
ter 501 of such title, is repealed. 
(e) EXTENSION CRITERIA REPORT.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Admin-
istrator 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 on the feasibility of extending the op-
eration of the International Space Station that includes— 
(1) criteria for defining the International Space 
Station as a research success; 
(2) cost estimates for operating the Inter-
national Space Station to achieve the criteria in 
paragraph (1); 
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(3) cost estimates for extending operations to 
2020, 2025, and 2030; and 
(4) an assessment of how the defined criteria 
under paragraph (1) respond to the National Acad-
emies Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical 
Sciences in Space. 
(f) STRATEGIC PLAN FOR INTERNATIONAL SPACE 
STATION RESEARCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with 
the Administrator, academia, other Federal agencies, 
the International Space Station National Laboratory 
Advisory Committee, and other potential stake-
holders, shall develop and transmit 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 stra-
tegic plan for conducting competitive, peer-reviewed 
research in physical and life sciences and related 
technologies on the International Space Station 
through at least 2020. 
(2) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The strategic plan 
shall— 
(A) be consistent with the priorities and 
recommendations established by the National 
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Academies in its Decadal Survey on Biological 
and Physical Sciences in Space; 
(B) provide a research timeline and iden-
tify resource requirements for its implementa-
tion, including the facilities and instrumenta-
tion necessary for the conduct of such research; 
and 
(C) identify— 
(i) criteria for the proposed research, 
including— 
(I) a justification for the research 
to be carried out in the space micro-
gravity environment; 
(II) the use of model systems; 
(III) the testing of flight hard-
ware to understand and ensure its 
functioning in the microgravity envi-
ronment; 
(IV) the use of controls to help 
distinguish among the direct and indi-
rect effects of microgravity, among 
other effects of the flight or space en-
vironment; 
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(V) approaches for facilitating 
data collection, analysis, and interpre-
tation; 
(VI) procedures to ensure repeti-
tion of experiments, as needed; 
(VII) support for timely presen-
tation of the peer-reviewed results of 
the research; and 
(VIII) defined metrics for the 
success of each study; 
(ii) instrumentation required to sup-
port the measurements and analysis of the 
research to be carried out under the stra-
tegic plan; 
(iii) the capabilities needed to support 
direct, real-time communications between 
astronauts working on research experi-
ments onboard the International Space 
Station and the principal investigator on 
the ground; 
(iv) a process for involving the exter-
nal user community in research planning, 
including planning for relevant flight hard-
ware and instrumentation, and for utiliza-
tion of the International Space Station, 
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free flyers, or other research platforms; 
and 
(v) defined metrics for success of the 
research plan. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall 
transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report on 
the progress of the organization chosen for the 
management of the International Space Station 
National Laboratory as directed in section 504 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
18354). 
(B) SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS.—The re-
port shall assess the management, organization, 
and performance of such organization and shall 
include a review of the status of each of the 7 
required activities listed in section 504(c) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 18354(c)). 
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SEC. 213. COMMERCIAL CREW REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall consider 
the ramifications of and create contingencies as the se-
questration adopted in the Budget Control Act of 2011 
(Public Law 112–25) continues to reduce the Administra-
tion’s overall budget. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a report containing 5 dis-
tinct options for the final stages of the commercial 
crew program. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—These options shall in-
clude— 
(A) a strategy that assumes an appropria-
tion of $500,000,000 over the next 3 fiscal 
years; 
(B) a strategy that assumes an appropria-
tion of $600,000,000 over the next 3 fiscal 
years; 
(C) a strategy that assumes an appropria-
tion of $700,000,000 over the next 3 fiscal 
years; 
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(D) a strategy that assumes an appropria-
tion of $800,000,000 over the next 3 fiscal 
years; and 
(E) a strategy that has yet to be consid-
ered previously in any budget submission but 
that the Administration believes could ensure 
the flight readiness date of 2017 for at least 
one provider or significantly decreases the over-
all program lifecycle cost. 
(3) INCLUSIONS.—Each strategy shall include 
the contracting instruments the Administration will 
employ to acquire the services in each phase of de-
velopment or acquisition, the number of commercial 
providers the Administration will include in the pro-
gram, and the estimated flight readiness date in 
each scenario. 
SEC. 214. FLIGHT READINESS DEMONSTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall carry 
out its flight readiness demonstration, in which one or 
more commercial crew partner companies safely trans-
ports United States astronauts to the International Space 
Station, by December 31, 2017. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter until 
the Administration carries out its flight readiness dem-
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onstration, the Administrator shall transmit to the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report— 
(1) describing the current status of the Com-
mercial Crew program, including all funding paid to 
any partner company throughout the life of the pro-
gram detailed by specific dollar amounts provided 
for each milestone completed for each partner com-
pany; 
(2) specifying the accomplishments and mile-
stones completed in the 90 days prior to the date of 
transmission of the report under any phase of the 
program and all dollar amounts provided for each of 
those milestones; 
(3) identifying those accomplishments and mile-
stones that were expected to be completed in the 90 
days prior to the date of transmission of such report 
under any phase of the program but that were not 
completed in that timeframe; 
(4) setting forth the accomplishments and mile-
stones that are expected to be completed in the 90- 
day period following the transmission of such report 
under any phase of the program; and 
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(5) containing a statement of flight readiness 
under subsection (c). 
(c) STATEMENT OF FLIGHT READINESS.—The state-
ment of flight readiness required by subsection (b)(5) shall 
include— 
(1) either— 
(A) a certification by the Administrator 
that the Administration is on schedule to com-
ply with subsection (a); or 
(B) an explanation as to why the Adminis-
tration is not on schedule to comply with sub-
section (a) and why the Administration did not 
develop an acquisition strategy based on exist-
ing budget authority; and 
(2) a certification by the Administrator that all 
deviations from the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel 
recommendations have been reported in accordance 
with section 215. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS.—Not later than 60 
days after the issuance of the explanation described in 
subsection (c)(2), the Administrator shall provide, and 
begin implementation of, a new acquisition strategy that 
ensures that at least 1 company will be prepared to pro-
vide crew transport services by December 31, 2017. 
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SEC. 215. CERTIFICATION PRODUCTS CONTRACT PHASE 
TWO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Phase two and any subsequent 
phase of the Certification Products Contract, and any fur-
ther acquisition or development actions taken by the Ad-
ministration under the Commercial Crew Program, shall 
be executed— 
(1) under a cost-type contract specified by Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulations; and 
(2) except as provided in subsection (b), in ac-
cordance with the 2012 Annual Report of the Aero-
space Safety Advisory Panel. 
(b) DEVIATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator may devi-
ate from any findings and recommendations of the 
2012 Annual Report of the Aerospace Safety Advi-
sory Panel if the Administrator has determined 
doing so is in the best interest of the program. 
(2) NOTICE AND JUSTIFICATION.—If the Ad-
ministrator deviates from any findings and rec-
ommendations of the 2012 Annual Report of the 
Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel under paragraph 
(1), the Administrator shall transmit in writing to 
the Chair of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate notice of any planned deviations, along with a 
justification therefor, as part of the statement re-
quired under section 214(c)(1). 
(c) REPORT.—The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel 
shall review and report to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate on any deviation within 45 days of 
notification. 
SEC. 216. SPACE COMMUNICATIONS. 
(a) PLAN.—The Administrator shall develop a plan, 
in consultation with relevant Federal agencies, for updat-
ing the Administration’s space communications architec-
ture for both low-Earth orbital operations and deep space 
exploration so that it is capable of meeting the Adminis-
tration’s needs over the next 20 years. The plan shall in-
clude lifecycle cost estimates, milestones, estimated per-
formance capabilities, and 5-year funding profiles. The 
plan shall also include an estimate of the amounts of any 
reimbursements the Administration is likely to receive 
from other Federal agencies during the expected life of 
the upgrades described in the plan. At a minimum, the 
plan shall include a description of the following: 
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(1) Projected Deep Space Network require-
ments for the next 20 years, including those in sup-
port of human space exploration missions. 
(2) Upgrades needed to support Deep Space 
Network requirements, including cost estimates and 
schedules. 
(3) Cost estimates for the maintenance of exist-
ing Deep Space Network capabilities. 
(4) Projected Tracking and Data Relay Sat-
ellite System requirements for the next 20 years, in-
cluding those in support of other relevant Federal 
agencies. 
(5) Cost and schedule estimates to maintain 
and upgrade the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite 
System to meet projected requirements. 
(6) Steps the Administration is taking to miti-
gate threats to electromagnetic spectrum use. 
(b) SCHEDULE.—The Administrator shall transmit 
the plan developed under this section to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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TITLE III—SCIENCE 
Subtitle A—General 
SEC. 301. SCIENCE PORTFOLIO. 
(a) BALANCED AND ADEQUATELY FUNDED ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 803 of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (124 Stat. 
2832) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 803. OVERALL SCIENCE PORTFOLIO; SENSE OF CON-
GRESS. 
‘‘Congress reaffirms its sense, expressed in the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration Authoriza-
tion Act of 2010, that a balanced and adequately funded 
set of activities, consisting of research and analysis grants 
programs, technology development, small, medium, and 
large space missions, and suborbital research activities, 
contributes to a robust and productive science program 
and serves as a catalyst for innovation and discovery.’’. 
(b) DECADAL SURVEYS.—In proposing the funding 
of programs and activities for the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration for each fiscal year, the Admin-
istrator shall, to the greatest extent practicable, follow 
guidance provided in the current decadal surveys from the 
National Academies’ Space Studies Board. 
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SEC. 302. ASSESSMENT OF SCIENCE MISSION EXTENSIONS. 
Section 30504 of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 30504. Assessment of science mission extensions 
‘‘(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Administrator shall carry 
out biennial reviews within each of the Science divisions 
to assess the cost and benefits of extending the date of 
the termination of data collection for those missions that 
exceed their planned mission lifetime. The assessment 
shall take into consideration how extending existing mis-
sions impacts the start of future missions. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF PO-
TENTIAL BENEFITS OF INSTRUMENTS ON MISSIONS.— 
When deciding whether to extend a mission that has an 
operational component, the Administrator shall consult 
with any affected Federal agency and shall take into ac-
count the potential benefits of instruments on missions 
that are beyond their planned mission lifetime. 
‘‘(c) COSTS.—If a mission is extended based on con-
sultation required under subsection (b), the full costs of 
the extension shall be paid for by the operational agency 
or agencies. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—The Administrator shall transmit 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, at the 
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same time as the submission to Congress of the Presi-
dent’s annual budget request, a report detailing any as-
sessment required by subsection (a) that was carried out 
during the previous year.’’. 
SEC. 303. RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS. 
(a) ANALYSIS OF REQUIREMENTS AND RISKS.—The 
Administrator, in consultation with other Federal agen-
cies, shall conduct an analysis of— 
(1) the requirements of the Administration for 
radioisotope power system material that is needed to 
carry out planned, high priority robotic missions in 
the solar system and other surface exploration activi-
ties beyond low-Earth orbit; and 
(2) the risks to missions of the Administration 
in meeting those requirements, or any additional re-
quirements, due to a lack of adequate radioisotope 
power system material. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF ANALYSIS.—The analysis con-
ducted under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) detail the Administration’s current pro-
jected mission requirements and associated time-
frames for radioisotope power system material; 
(2) explain the assumptions used to determine 
the Administration’s requirements for the material, 
including— 
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(A) the planned use of Advanced Stirling 
Radioisotope Generator technology; 
(B) the status of and timeline for com-
pleting development and demonstration of the 
Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator tech-
nology, including the development of flight 
readiness requirements; and 
(C) the risks and implications of, and con-
tingencies for, any delays or unanticipated tech-
nical challenges affecting or related to the Ad-
ministration’s mission plans for the anticipated 
use of Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Gener-
ator technology; 
(3) assess the risk to the Administration’s pro-
grams of any potential delays in achieving the sched-
ule and milestones for planned domestic production 
of radioisotope power system material; 
(4) outline a process for meeting any additional 
Administration requirements for the material; 
(5) estimate the incremental costs required to 
increase the amount of material produced each year, 
if such an increase is needed to support additional 
Administration requirements for the material; 
(6) detail how the Administration and other 
Federal agencies will manage, operate, and fund 
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production facilities and the design and development 
of all radioisotope power systems used by the Ad-
ministration and other Federal agencies as nec-
essary; 
(7) specify the steps the Administration will 
take, in consultation with the Department of En-
ergy, to preserve the infrastructure and workforce 
necessary for production of radioisotope power sys-
tems; and 
(8) detail how the Administration has imple-
mented or rejected the recommendations from the 
National Research Council’s 2009 report titled ‘‘Ra-
dioisotope Power Systems: An Imperative for Main-
taining U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration’’. 
(c) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
transmit the results of the analysis to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
SEC. 304. CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION OF POLICY AND 
PURPOSE. 
Section 20102(d) of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
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‘‘(10) The direction of the unique competence 
of the Administration to the search for life’s origin, 
evolution, distribution, and future in the Universe. 
In carrying out this objective, the Administration 
may use any practicable ground-based, airborne, or 
space-based technical means and spectra of electro-
magnetic radiation.’’. 
Subtitle B—Astrophysics 
SEC. 311. DECADAL CADENCE. 
In carrying out section 301(b), the Administrator 
shall ensure a steady cadence of large, medium, and small 
astrophysics missions. 
SEC. 312. EXTRASOLAR PLANET EXPLORATION STRATEGY. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The Administrator shall enter into 
an arrangement with the National Academies to develop 
a science strategy for the study and exploration of 
extrasolar planets, including the use of TESS, the James 
Webb Space Telescope, WFIRST, or any other telescope, 
spacecraft, or instrument as appropriate. Such strategy 
shall— 
(1) outline key scientific questions; 
(2) identify the most promising research in the 
field; 
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(3) indicate the extent to which the mission pri-
orities in existing decadal surveys address key 
extrasolar planet research goals; and 
(4) make recommendations with respect to opti-
mal coordination with international partners. 
(b) USE OF STRATEGY.—The Administrator shall use 
the strategy to— 
(1) inform roadmaps, strategic plans, and other 
activities of the Administration as they relate to 
extrasolar planet research and exploration; and 
(2) provide a foundation for future activities 
and initiatives. 
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Na-
tional Academies shall transmit a report to the Adminis-
trator, and 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, 
containing the strategy developed under subsection (a). 
SEC. 313. JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE. 
It is the sense of Congress that the James Webb 
Space Telescope program is significant to our under-
standing of the history of the universe, including galaxies, 
stars, and planetary systems, and should continue to re-
ceive priority of funding in accord with the recommenda-
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tion of the most recent decadal survey for Astronomy and 
Astrophysics of the National Academies’ Space Studies 
Board. 
SEC. 314. WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE. 
The Administrator shall ensure that the development 
of the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope continues 
while the James Webb Space Telescope is completed. 
SEC. 315. NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE TELESCOPE 
DONATION. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit a report 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 out-
lining the cost of the Administration’s potential plan for 
developing the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope as 
described in the most recent astronomy and astrophysics 
decadal survey, including an alternative plan for the Wide- 
Field Infrared Survey Telescope 2.4, which includes the 
donated 2.4-meter aperture National Reconnaissance Of-
fice telescope. Due to the budget constraints on the Ad-
ministration’s science programs, this report shall in-
clude— 
(1) an assessment of affordable approaches to 
develop the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope; 
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(2) a comparison to the development of mission 
concepts that exclude the utilization of the donated 
asset; 
(3) an assessment of how the Administration’s 
existing science missions will be affected by the utili-
zation of the donated asset described in this section; 
and 
(4) a description of the cost associated with 
storing and maintaining the donated asset. 
Subtitle C—Planetary Science 
SEC. 321. DECADAL CADENCE. 
In carrying out section 301(b), the Administrator 
shall ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that the 
Administration carries out a balanced set of planetary 
science programs in accordance with the priorities estab-
lished in the most recent decadal survey for planetary 
science. Such programs shall include, at a minimum— 
(1) a Discovery-class mission at least once every 
24 months; 
(2) a New Frontiers-class mission at least once 
every 60 months; and 
(3) at least one Flagship-class mission per 
decadal survey period, starting with a Europa mis-
sion with a goal of launching by 2021. 
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SEC. 322. NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Near-Earth objects pose a serious and cred-
ible threat to humankind, as many scientists believe 
that a major asteroid or comet was responsible for 
the mass extinction of the majority of the Earth’s 
species, including the dinosaurs, nearly 65,000,000 
years ago. 
(2) Similar objects have struck the Earth or 
passed through the Earth’s atmosphere several times 
in the Earth’s history and pose a similar threat in 
the future. 
(3) Several such near-Earth objects have only 
been discovered within days of the objects’ closest 
approach to Earth, and recent discoveries of such 
large objects indicate that many large near-Earth 
objects remain to be discovered. 
(4) The efforts taken to date by the Adminis-
tration for detecting and characterizing the hazards 
of near-Earth objects must continue to fully deter-
mine the threat posed by such objects to cause wide-
spread destruction and loss of life. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘near-Earth object’’ means an asteroid or comet with 
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a perihelion distance of less than 1.3 Astronomical Units 
from the Sun. 
(c) NEAR-EARTH OBJECT SURVEY.—The Adminis-
trator shall continue to discover, track, catalogue, and 
characterize the physical characteristics of near-Earth ob-
jects equal to or greater than 140 meters in diameter in 
order to assess the threat of such near-Earth objects to 
the Earth, pursuant to the George E. Brown, Jr. Near- 
Earth Object Survey Act (42 U.S.C. 16691). It shall be 
the goal of the Survey program to achieve 90 percent com-
pletion of its near-Earth object catalogue (based on statis-
tically predicted populations of near-Earth objects) by 
2020. 
(d) WARNING AND MITIGATION OF POTENTIAL HAZ-
ARDS
OF NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS.—Congress reaffirms 
the policy set forth in section 20102(g) of title 51, United 
States Code (relating to detecting, tracking, cataloguing, 
and characterizing asteroids and comets). 
(e) PROGRAM REPORT.—The Administrator shall 
transmit 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, 
not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, an initial report that provides— 
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(1) recommendations for carrying out the Sur-
vey program and an associated proposed budget; 
(2) analysis of possible options that the Admin-
istration could employ to divert an object on a likely 
collision course with Earth; and 
(3) a description of the status of efforts to co-
ordinate and cooperate with other countries to dis-
cover hazardous asteroids and comets, plan a mitiga-
tion strategy, and implement that strategy in the 
event of the discovery of an object on a likely colli-
sion course with Earth. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Administrator shall an-
nually transmit 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 a report that provides— 
(1) a summary of all activities carried out pur-
suant to subsection (c) since the date of enactment 
of this Act; and 
(2) a summary of expenditures for all activities 
carried out pursuant to subsection (c) since the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 323. ASTROBIOLOGY STRATEGY. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The Administrator shall enter into 
an arrangement with the National Academies to develop 
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a science strategy for astrobiology that would outline key 
scientific questions, identify the most promising research 
in the field, and indicate the extent to which the mission 
priorities in existing decadal surveys address the search 
for life’s origin, evolution, distribution, and future in the 
Universe. 
(b) USE OF STRATEGY.—The Administrator shall use 
the strategy developed under subsection (a) in planning 
and funding research and other activities and initiatives 
in the field of astrobiology. The strategy shall include rec-
ommendations for coordination with international part-
ners. 
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Na-
tional Academies shall transmit a report to the Adminis-
trator, and 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, 
containing the strategy developed under subsection (a). 
SEC. 324. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report de-
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 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 
detailing the Administration’s work on new composite ma-
terials and the coordination efforts among Federal agen-
cies. 
SEC. 404. HYPERSONIC RESEARCH. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with other 
Federal agencies, shall develop and transmit to the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a research and 
development roadmap for hypersonic aircraft research 
with the objective of exploring hypersonic science and 
technology using air-breathing propulsion concepts, 
through a mix of theoretical work, basic and applied re-
search, and development of flight research demonstration 
vehicles. The roadmap shall prescribe appropriate agency 
contributions, coordination efforts, and technology mile-
stones. 
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