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tain and upgrade the Tracking and Data Relay Sat-
ellite System to meet projected requirements. 
(5) Steps the Administration is taking to meet 
future space communications requirements after all 
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System third-gen-
eration communications satellites are operational. 
(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. 
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 THE 
CONGRESS. 
‘‘Congress reaffirms its sense, expressed in the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration Authoriza-
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cluding for the Administration’s scientific and engi-
neering workforce; and 
(4) the extent to which commercial applications 
such as hosted payloads, free flyers, and data buys 
could provide measurable benefits for such mission 
programs, while preserving the principle of inde-
pendent peer review as the basis for mission selec-
tion. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 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 Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
on the review required under subsection (b) and on rec-
ommendations to enhance principal investigator-led small 
orbital science missions conducted by the Administration 
in accordance with the results of the review required by 
subsection (b). 
SEC. 305. 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 
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the termination of data collection for those missions that 
exceed their planned missions’ lifetime. The assessment 
shall take into consideration how extending missions im-
pacts 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) 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 
same time as the submission to Congress of the Adminis-
tration’s annual budget request for each fiscal year, a re-
port detailing any assessment required by subsection (a) 
that was carried out during the previous year.’’. 
Subtitle B—Astrophysics 
SEC. 311. DECADAL CADENCE. 
In carrying out section 301(b), the Administrator 
shall seek to ensure to the extent practicable a steady ca-
dence of large, medium, and small astrophysics missions. 
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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 the Transiting 
Exoplanet Survey Satellite, the James Webb Space Tele-
scope, a potential Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope 
mission, 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; 
(3) indicate the extent to which the mission pri-
orities in existing decadal surveys address the key 
extrasolar planet research goals; 
(4) identify opportunities for coordination with 
international partners, commercial partners, and 
other not-for-profit partners; and 
(5) make recommendations on the above as ap-
propriate. 
(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 
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ment plan approved under section 204 shall independently 
diminish, increase, create, or otherwise affect the liability 
of the United States or an Indian tribe participating in 
the project for any loss resulting from the management 
of an Indian trust asset under an Indian trust asset man-
agement plan. 
(b) DEVIATION FROM STANDARD PRACTICES.—The 
United States shall not be liable to any party (including 
any Indian tribe) for any term of, or any loss resulting 
from the terms of, an Indian trust asset management plan 
that provides for management of a trust asset at a less- 
stringent standard than the Secretary would otherwise re-
quire or adhere to in absence of an Indian trust asset 
management plan. 
(c) EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF PLAN.—Subsection 
(b) applies to losses resulting from a transaction or activ-
ity described in that subsection even if the Indian trust 
asset management plan is terminated under section 
204(d) or rescinded under section 205(h). 
(d) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sec-
tions 204 and 205 and subsection (e), nothing in 
this title amends or otherwise affects the application 
of any treaty, statute, regulation, or Executive order
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thermocouples and Stirling generators and con-
verters; and 
(B) 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 thermal conversion 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 
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-
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ment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to provide uni-
form guidance and recommend revised requirements for 
organizational conflicts of interest by contractors in major 
acquisition programs in order to address elements identi-
fied in subsection (b). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The revised regulations required by 
subsection (a) shall, at a minimum— 
(1) address organizational conflicts of interest 
that could potentially arise as a result of— 
(A) lead system integrator contracts on 
major acquisition programs and contracts that 
follow lead system integrator contracts on such 
programs, particularly contracts for production; 
(B) the ownership of business units per-
forming systems engineering and technical as-
sistance functions, professional services, or 
management support services in relation to 
major acquisition programs by contractors who 
simultaneously own business units competing to 
perform as either the prime contractor or the 
supplier of a major subsystem or component for 
such programs; 
(C) the award of major subsystem con-
tracts by a prime contractor for a major acqui-
sition program to business units or other affili-
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(6) ELDERLY
FAMILIES
AND
NEAR
ELDERLY
FAMILIES.—The terms ‘‘elderly family’’ and ‘‘near-
elderly family’’ mean a family whose head (or his or
her spouse), or whose sole member, is an elderly per-
son or a near-elderly person, respectively. Such
terms include two or more elderly persons or near-
elderly persons living together, and one or more such
persons living with one or more persons determined
under the regulations of the Secretary to be essential
to their care or well-being.
(7) ELDERLY PERSON.—The term ‘‘elderly per-
son’’ means a person who is at least 62 years of age.
(8) ELIGIBLE PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY.—The
term ‘‘eligible public housing agency’’ means, with
respect to a fiscal year, a public housing agency that
is eligible under section 1202(d) for a grant under
this title.
(9) FAMILY.—The term ‘‘family’’ includes a
family with or without children, an elderly family, a
near-elderly family, a disabled family, and a single
person.
(10) GROUP HOME AND INDEPENDENT LIVING
FACILITY.—The terms ‘‘group home’’ and ‘‘inde-
pendent living facility’’ have the meanings given
contribution made by the Federal Government
under such chapter for coverage described in
paragraph (1) for non-family coverage; and
(B) that includes coverage for family mem-
bers, shall be equal to the contribution de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) plus at least 50
percent of the additional cost to obtain family
coverage.
(c) ENFORCEMENT.—
(1) TERMINATION.—If an employer does not
provide the health benefits required by subsection
(a) the Federal contract or subcontract under which
such employer was employing employees shall be ter-
minated.
(2) INELIGIBILITY.—An employer described in
paragraph (1) shall not be eligible for any Federal
contract or subcontract for a period of 5 years be-
ginning on the date the employer does not provide
the required health benefits.
(3) RESTITUTION.—An employer who does not
provide the health benefits required by subsection
(a) shall be liable to the United States in an amount
equal to the unpaid benefits and in addition an
equal amount as liquidated damages. The Secretary
of Labor shall pay to the employees who were not
IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 810 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration Author-
ization Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 101. Fiscal year 2015. 
TITLE II—HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT 
Subtitle A—Exploration 
Sec. 201. Space exploration policy. 
Sec. 202. Stepping stone approach to exploration. 
Sec. 203. Space Launch System. 
Sec. 204. Orion crew capsule. 
Sec. 205. Space radiation. 
Sec. 206. Planetary protection for human exploration missions. 
Subtitle B—Space Operations 
Sec. 211. International Space Station. 
Sec. 212. Barriers impeding enhanced utilization of the ISS’s National Labora-
tory by commercial companies. 
Sec. 213. Utilization of International Space Station for science missions. 
Sec. 214. International Space Station cargo resupply services lessons learned. 
Sec. 215. Commercial crew program. 
Sec. 216. Space communications. 
TITLE III—SCIENCE 
Subtitle A—General 
Sec. 301. Science portfolio. 
Sec. 302. Radioisotope power systems. 
Sec. 303. Congressional declaration of policy and purpose. 
Sec. 304. University class science missions. 
Sec. 305. Assessment of science mission extensions. 
Subtitle B—Astrophysics 
Sec. 311. Decadal cadence. 
Sec. 312. Extrasolar planet exploration strategy. 
Sec. 313. James Webb Space Telescope. 
Sec. 314. National Reconnaissance Office telescope donation. 
Sec. 315. Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope. 
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provided such benefits the amount recovered by the
United States under this paragraph.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect with respect to Federal con-
tracts entered into, renewed, or extended after 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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termination under this subsection through the ad-
ministrative grievance procedure established pursu-
ant to section 1110 for the public housing agency.
(7) COOPERATION AGREEMENTS FOR ECONOMIC
SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACTIVITIES.—
(A)
REQUIREMENT.—A
public
housing
agency providing public housing dwelling units
or housing assistance under title XIII for cov-
ered families shall make its best efforts to enter
into such cooperation agreements, with State,
local, and other agencies providing assistance to
covered families under welfare or public assist-
ance programs, as may be necessary, to provide
for such agencies to transfer information to fa-
cilitate administration of subsection (a) and
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection,
and other information regarding rents, income,
and assistance that may assist a public housing
agency or welfare or public assistance agency in
carrying out its functions.
(B) CONTENTS.—A public housing agency
shall seek to include in a cooperation agreement
under this paragraph requirements and provi-
sions designed to target assistance under wel-
fare and public assistance programs to families
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4280
AN ACT
To provide for greater access to child care services for
Federal employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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expend grant amounts received under this divi-
sion to meet the housing needs of such families.
(3) POPULATION SERVED.—A statement of the
policies of the agency governing eligibility, admis-
sions, and occupancy of families with respect to pub-
lic housing dwelling units and housing assistance
under title XIII, including—
(A) the requirements for eligibility for such
units and assistance and the method and proce-
dures by which eligibility and income will be de-
termined and verified;
(B) the requirements for selection and ad-
missions of eligible families for such units and
assistance, including any preferences and proce-
dures established by the agency and any out-
reach efforts;
(C) the procedures for assignment of fami-
lies admitted to dwelling units owned, leased,
managed, operated, or assisted by the agency;
(D) any standards and requirements for
occupancy of public housing dwelling units and
units assisted under title XIII, including resi-
dent screening policies, standard lease provi-
sions, conditions for continued occupancy, ter-
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mination of tenancy, eviction, and conditions
for termination of housing assistance;
(E) the procedures for maintaining waiting
lists for admissions to public housing develop-
ments of the agency, which may include a sys-
tem of site-based waiting lists under section
1224(c);
(F) the criteria for providing and denying
housing assistance under title XIII to families
moving into the jurisdiction of the agency;
(G) the procedures for coordination with
entities providing assistance to homeless fami-
lies in the jurisdiction of the agency; and
(H) the fair housing policy of the agency.
(4) RENT
DETERMINATION.—A statement of
the policies of the agency governing rents charged
for public housing dwelling units and rental con-
tributions of assisted families under title XIII and
the system used by the agency to ensure that such
rents comply with the requirements of this division.
(5) OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT.—A state-
ment of the rules, standards, and policies of the pub-
lic housing agency governing maintenance and man-
agement of housing owned and operated by the
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agency, and management of the public housing agen-
cy and programs of the agency, including—
(A) a description of the manner in which
the agency is organized (including any consortia
or joint ventures) and staffed to perform the
duties and functions of the public housing agen-
cy and to administer the operating fund dis-
tributions of the agency;
(B) policies relating to the rental of dwell-
ing units, including policies designed to reduce
vacancies;
(C) housing quality standards in effect
pursuant to sections 1232 and 1328 and any
certifications required under such sections;
(D) emergency and disaster plans for pub-
lic housing;
(E) priorities and improvements for man-
agement of public housing, including initiatives
to control costs; and
(F) policies of the agency requiring the
loss or termination of housing assistance and
tenancy under sections 1641 and 1642 (relating
to occupancy standards for federally assisted
housing).
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(6) GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.—A statement of
the grievance procedures of the agency under section
1110.
(7) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.—With respect to
public housing developments owned or operated by
the agency, a plan describing the capital improve-
ments necessary to ensure long-term physical and
social viability of the developments.
(8) DEMOLITION AND DISPOSITION.—With re-
spect to public housing developments owned or oper-
ated by the agency—
(A) a description of any such housing to be
demolished or disposed of under subtitle E of
title XII; and
(B) a timetable for such demolition or dis-
position.
(9) DESIGNATION OF HOUSING FOR ELDERLY
AND DISABLED FAMILIES.—With respect to public
housing developments owned or operated by the
agency, a description of any developments (or por-
tions thereof) that the agency has designated or will
designate for occupancy by elderly and disabled fam-
ilies in accordance with section 1227 and any infor-
mation required under section 1227(d) for such des-
ignated developments.
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(1) OPERATION.—A provision requiring that
not less than the wages prevailing in the locality, as
determined or adopted (subsequent to a determina-
tion under applicable State or local law) by the Sec-
retary, shall be paid to all contractors and persons
employed in the operation of the low-income housing
development involved.
(2) PRODUCTION.—A provision that not less
than the wages prevailing in the locality, as pre-
determined by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to
the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a–276a–5),
shall be paid to all laborers and mechanics employed
in the production of the development involved.
The Secretary shall require certification as to compliance
with the provisions of this section before making any pay-
ment under such contract.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) and the provisions
relating to wages (pursuant to subsection (a)) in any con-
tract for grants, sale, or lease pursuant to this division
relating to public housing, shall not apply to any individual
who—
(1) performs services for which the individual
volunteered;
(2)(A) does not receive compensation for such
services; or
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with respect to financial assistance provided under
this paragraph.
(2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—The finan-
cial assistance provided under this subsection with
respect to any public housing development may not
exceed $100,000.
(3)
PROHIBITION.—A
resident
management
corporation or resident council may not, before the
award to the corporation or council of a grant
amount under this subsection, enter into any con-
tract or other agreement with any entity to provide
such entity with amounts from the grant for provid-
ing technical assistance or carrying out other activi-
ties eligible for assistance with amounts under this
subsection. Any such agreement entered into in vio-
lation of this paragraph shall be void and unenforce-
able.
(4) FUNDING.—Of any amounts made available
under section 1282(1) for use under the capital
fund, the Secretary may use to carry out this sub-
section $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
(5)
LIMITATION
REGARDING
ASSISTANCE
UNDER HOPE GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary may
not provide financial assistance under this sub-
section to any resident management corporation or
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agency to prepare and update its local housing manage-
ment plan.
(e) DEMOLITION AND DISPOSITION BY MANAGER.—
A manager under this section may demolish or dispose of
specified housing only if, and in the manner, provided for
in the local housing management plan for the agency
transferring management of the housing.
(f) LIMITATION ON PHA LIABILITY.—A public hous-
ing agency that is not a manager for specified housing
shall not be liable for any act or failure to act by a man-
ager or resident council for the specified housing.
(g) TREATMENT OF MANAGER.—To the extent not
inconsistent with this section and to the extent the Sec-
retary determines not inconsistent with the purposes of
this division, a manager of specified housing under this
section shall be considered to be a public housing agency
for purposes of this title.
(h) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
following definitions shall apply:
(1)
ELIGIBLE
MANAGEMENT
ENTITY.—The
term ‘‘eligible management entity’’ means, with re-
spect to any public housing development, any of the
following entities:
(A) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—A public
or private nonprofit organization, which shall—
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(2) CONTENTS.—A proposed Indian trust asset 
management plan shall include provisions that— 
(A) identify the trust assets that will be 
subject to the plan; 
(B) establish trust asset management ob-
jectives and priorities for Indian trust assets 
that are located within the reservation, or oth-
erwise subject to the jurisdiction, of the Indian 
tribe; 
(C) allocate trust asset management fund-
ing that is available for the Indian trust assets 
subject to the plan in order to meet the trust 
asset management objectives and priorities; 
(D) if the Indian tribe has contracted or 
compacted functions or activities under the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) relating to the 
management of trust assets— 
(i) identify the functions or activities 
that are being or will be performed by the 
Indian tribe under the contracts, compacts, 
or other agreements under that Act, which 
may include any of the surface leasing or 
forest land management activities author-
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