funds in violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 
1341). 
‘‘(3) No prize may be announced under subsection (d) 
until all the funds for that prize have been appropriated 
or obligated for such purpose by a private sector source. 
‘‘(4) No prize competition under this section may offer 
a prize in an amount greater than $10,000,000 unless 30 
days have elapsed after written notice has been provided 
to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
‘‘(j) USE OF NASA NAME AND INSIGNIA.—A registered 
participant in a competition under this section may use 
the Administration’s name, initials, or insignia only after 
prior review and written approval by the Administration. 
‘‘(k) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW.—The Federal 
Government shall not, by virtue of offering or providing a 
prize under this section, be responsible for compliance by 
registered participants in a prize competition with Federal 
law, including licensing, export control, and nonprolifera-
tion laws, and related regulations.’’. 
SEC. 105. FOREIGN LAUNCH VEHICLES. 
(a) ACCORD WITH SPACE TRANSPORTATION POL-
ICY.—NASA shall not launch a mission on a foreign launch
vehicle except in accordance with the Space Transportation 
Policy announced by the President on December 21, 2004. 
(b) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—NASA shall not 
launch a mission on a foreign launch vehicle unless NASA 
commenced the interagency coordination required by the 
Space Transportation Policy announced by the President 
on December 21, 2004, at least 90 days before entering into 
a development contract for the mission. 
(c) APPLICATION.—This section shall not apply to any 
mission for which development has begun prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act, including the James Webb Space 
Telescope. 
SEC. 106. SAFETY MANAGEMENT. 
Section 6 of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration Authorization Act, 1968 (42 U.S.C. 2477) is 
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘There is hereby’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘plans referred to it’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘plans referred to it, including evaluating the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration’s com-
pliance with the return-to-flight and continue-to-fly 
recommendations of the Columbia Accident Investiga-
tion Board,’’;
(3) by inserting ‘‘and the Congress’’ after ‘‘advise 
the Administrator’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘and with respect to the ade-
quacy of proposed or existing safety standards and 
shall’’ and inserting ‘‘, with respect to the adequacy 
of proposed or existing safety standards, and with re-
spect to management and culture. The Panel shall 
also’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Panel shall submit an 
annual report to the Administrator and to the Congress. 
In the first annual report submitted after the date of enact-
ment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion Authorization Act of 2005, the Panel shall include an 
evaluation of the Administration’s safety management cul-
ture. Each annual report shall include an evaluation of the 
Administration’s compliance with the recommendations of 
the Columbia Accident Investigation Board.’’. 
SEC. 107. LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall provide an 
implementation plan describing NASA’s approach for ob-
taining, implementing, and sharing lessons learned and 
best practices for its major programs and projects not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. The 
implementation plan shall be updated and maintained to
ensure that it is current and consistent with the burgeoning 
culture of learning and safety that is emerging at NASA. 
(b) REQUIRED CONTENT.—The implementation plan 
shall contain at a minimum the lessons learned and best 
practices requirements for NASA, the organizations or posi-
tions responsible for enforcement of the requirements, the 
reporting structure, and the objective performance measures 
indicating the effectiveness of the activity. 
(c) INCENTIVES.—The Administrator shall provide in-
centives to encourage sharing and implementation of lessons 
learned and best practices by employees, projects, and pro-
grams, as well as penalties for programs and projects that 
are determined not to have demonstrated use of those re-
sources. 
SEC. 108. COMMERCIALIZATION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in consultation 
with other relevant agencies, shall develop a commercializa-
tion plan to support the human missions to the Moon and 
Mars, to support Low-Earth Orbit activities and Earth 
science missions and applications, and to transfer science 
research and technology to society. The plan shall identify 
opportunities for the private sector to participate in the fu-
ture missions and activities, including opportunities for 
partnership between NASA and the private sector in con-
ducting research and the development of technologies and
services. The plan shall include provisions for developing 
and funding sustained university and industry partner-
ships to conduct commercial research and technology devel-
opment, to proactively translate results of space research 
to Earth benefits, to advance United States economic inter-
ests, and to support the vision for exploration. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
a copy of the plan to the Committee on Science of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
SEC. 109. STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF USE OF GROUND 
SOURCE HEAT PUMPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall conduct a 
feasibility study on the use of ground source heat pumps 
in future NASA facilities or substantial renovation of exist-
ing NASA facilities involving the installation of heating, 
ventilating, and air conditioning systems. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall examine—
(1) the life-cycle costs, including maintenance 
costs, of the operation of such heat pumps compared 
to generally available heating, cooling, and water 
heating equipment; 
(2) barriers to installation, such as availability 
and suitability of terrain; and
(3) such other issues as the Administrator con-
siders appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘ground 
source heat pump’’ means an electric-powered system that 
uses the Earth’s relatively constant temperature to provide 
heating, cooling, or hot water. 
TITLE II—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 201. STRUCTURE OF BUDGETARY ACCOUNTS. 
Section 313 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act 
of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2459f) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 313. BUDGETARY ACCOUNTS. 
‘‘Appropriations for the Administration for fiscal year 
2007 and thereafter shall be made in four accounts, 
‘Science, Aeronautics, and Education’, ‘Exploration Sys-
tems’, ‘Space Operations’, and an account for amounts ap-
propriated for the necessary expenses of the Office of the 
Inspector General. Appropriations shall remain available 
for two fiscal years, unless otherwise specified in law. Each 
account shall include the planned full costs of Administra-
tion activities.’’. 
SEC. 202. FISCAL YEAR 2006. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to NASA for 
fiscal year 2006 $16,471,050,000, as follows:
(1) For Science, Aeronautics and Education (in-
cluding amounts for construction of facilities), 
$6,870,250,000 of which—
(A) $962,000,000 shall be for Aeronautics; 
(B) $150,000,000 shall be for a Hubble 
Space Telescope servicing mission; and 
(C) $24,000,000 shall be for the National 
Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. 
(2) For Exploration Systems (including amounts 
for construction of facilities), $3,181,100,000. 
(3) For Space Operations (including amounts 
for construction of facilities), $6,387,300,000. 
(4) For the Office of Inspector General, 
$32,400,000. 
SEC. 203. FISCAL YEAR 2007. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to NASA for 
fiscal year 2007 $16,962,000,000, as follows: 
(1) For Science, Aeronautics and Education (in-
cluding amounts for construction of facilities), 
$7,331,600,000 of which—
(A) $990,000,000 shall be for Aeronautics; 
and 
(B) $24,000,000 shall be for the National 
Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.
(2) For Exploration Systems (including amounts 
for construction of facilities), $3,589,200,000. 
(3) For Space Operations (including amounts 
for construction of facilities), $6,007,700,000. 
(4) For the Office of Inspector General, 
$33,500,000. 
SEC. 204. ISS RESEARCH. 
The Administrator shall allocate at least 15 percent 
of the funds budgeted for ISS research to research that is 
not directly related to supporting the human exploration 
program. 
SEC. 205. TEST FACILITIES. 
(a) CHARGES.—The Administrator shall establish a 
policy of charging users of NASA’s test facilities for the 
costs associated with their tests at a level that is competitive 
with alternative test facilities. As a general principle, 
NASA shall not seek to recover the full costs of the operation 
of those facilities from the users. The Administrator shall 
not implement a policy of seeking full cost recovery for a 
facility until at least 30 days after transmitting a notice 
to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
(b) FUNDING ACCOUNT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a funding account that shall be used for all test fa-
cilities. The account shall be sufficient to maintain the via-
bility of test facilities during periods of low utilization. 
SEC. 206. PROPORTIONALITY. 
If the total amount appropriated for NASA pursuant 
to section 202 or 203 is less than the amount authorized 
under such section, the amounts authorized under each of 
the accounts specified in such section shall be reduced pro-
portionately. 
SEC. 207. LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no 
amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used for 
any program in excess of the amount actually authorized 
for the particular program by section 202 or 203, unless 
a period of 30 days has passed after the receipt, by each 
such Committee, of notice given by the Administrator con-
taining a full and complete statement of the action proposed 
to be taken and the facts and circumstances relied upon 
in support of such a proposed action. NASA shall keep the 
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate fully and currently informed with respect to 
all activities and responsibilities within the jurisdiction of 
those Committees.
SEC. 208. NOTICE OF REPROGRAMMING. 
If any funds authorized by this Act are subject to a 
reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided 
to the Appropriations Committees of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, notice of such action shall con-
currently be provided to the Committee on Science of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
SEC. 209. COST OVERRUNS. 
When reprogramming funds to cover unexpected cost 
growth within a program, the Administrator shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, protect funds intended for 
fundamental and applied Research and Analysis. 
SEC. 210. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIONAL FUND. 
Amounts appropriated pursuant to this Act may be 
used, but not to exceed a total of $35,000 in any fiscal year, 
for official reception and representation expenses. 
SEC. 211. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION COST CAP. 
Section 202 of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Authorization Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 2451 
note) is repealed.
TITLE III—SCIENCE 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 301. PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Performance of each discipline in 
the Science account of NASA shall be reviewed and assessed 
by the National Academy of Sciences at 5-year intervals. 
(b) TIMING.—Beginning with the first fiscal year fol-
lowing the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall select at least one discipline for review under this sec-
tion. The Administrator shall select disciplines so that all 
disciplines will have received their first review within six 
fiscal years of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORTS.—Each year, beginning with the first fis-
cal year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Admin-
istrator shall transmit a report to the Committee on Science 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate—
(1) setting forth in detail the results of any ex-
ternal review under subsection (a); 
(2) setting forth in detail actions taken by NASA 
in response to any external review; and 
(3) including a summary of findings and rec-
ommendations from any other relevant external re-
views of NASA’s science mission priorities and pro-
grams.
SEC. 302. STATUS REPORT ON HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE 
SERVICING MISSION. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the Hubble Space 
Telescope is an extraordinary instrument that has provided, 
and should continue to provide, answers to profound sci-
entific questions. In accordance with the recommendations 
of the National Academy of Sciences, all appropriate efforts 
should be expended to complete the Space Shuttle servicing 
mission. Upon successful completion of the planned return-
to-flight schedule of the Space Shuttle, the schedule for a 
Space Shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Tele-
scope shall be determined, unless such a mission would com-
promise astronaut safety. Not later than 60 days after the 
landing of the second Space Shuttle mission for return-to-
flight certification, the Administrator shall transmit to the 
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a status report on plans for a Hubble Space 
Telescope servicing mission. 
SEC. 
303. 
INDEPENDENT 
ASSESSMENT 
OF 
LANDSAT-
NPOESS INTEGRATED MISSION. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—In view of the importance of ensur-
ing continuity of Landsat data and in view of the chal-
lenges facing the National Polar-Orbiting Environmental 
Satellite System program, the Administrator shall seek an 
independent assessment of the costs as well as the technical,
cost, and schedule risks associated with incorporating the 
Landsat instrument on the first National Polar-Orbiting 
Environmental Satellite System spacecraft versus under-
taking a dedicated Landsat data ‘‘gap-filler’’ mission fol-
lowed by the incorporation of the Landsat instrument on 
the second National Polar-Orbiting Environmental Sat-
ellite System spacecraft. The assessment shall also include 
an evaluation of the budgetary requirements of each of the 
options under consideration. 
(b) REPORT.—The Administrator shall transmit the 
independent assessment to the Committee on Science 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. 304. ASSESSMENT OF SCIENCE MISSION EXTENSIONS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Administrator shall carry out 
annual termination reviews within each of the Science dis-
ciplines to assess the cost and benefits of extending the date 
of the termination of data collection for those missions 
which are beyond their primary goals. In addition: 
(1) Not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Administrator shall carry out 
such an assessment for the following missions: FAST, 
TIMED, Cluster, Wind, Geotail, Polar, TRACE, 
Ulysses, and Voyager.
(2) For those missions that have an operational 
component, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration shall be consulted and the potential 
benefits of instruments on missions which are beyond 
their primary goals taken into account. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after completing 
the assessments required by subsection (a)(1), the Adminis-
trator shall transmit a report on the assessment to the Com-
mittee on Science of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate. 
SEC. 305. MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall—
(1) not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, provide to the Committee on 
Science of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate an assessment of microgravity research 
planned for implementation aboard the ISS that in-
cludes the identification of research which can be per-
formed in ground-based facilities and then validated 
in space; 
(2) ensure the capacity to support ground-based 
research leading to space-based basic and applied sci-
entific research in a variety of disciplines with poten-
tial direct national benefits and applications that can 
advance significantly from the uniqueness of micro-
gravity and the space environment; and 
(3) carry out, to the maximum extent practicable 
basic, applied, and commercial ISS research activi-
ties such as molecular crystal growth, animal re-
search, basic fluid physics, combustion research, cel-
lular biotechnology, low temperature physics, and cel-
lular research at a level which will sustain the exist-
ing scientific expertise and research capabilities. 
(b) ON-ORBIT
CAPABILITIES.—The Administrator 
shall ensure that the on-orbit analytical capabilities of the 
ISS are sufficient to support any diagnostic human re-
search and on-orbit characterization of molecular crystal 
growth, cellular research, and other research that NASA be-
lieves is necessary to conduct, but for which NASA lacks 
the capacity to return the materials that need to be ana-
lyzed to Earth. 
(c) ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL SCIENTIFIC USES.—
The Administrator shall assess further potential scientific 
uses of the ISS for other applications, such as technology 
development, development of manufacturing processes, 
Earth observation and characterization, and astronomical 
observations.
SEC. 306. COORDINATION WITH THE NATIONAL OCEANIC 
AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) JOINT WORKING GROUP.—The Administrator and 
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration shall appoint a Joint Working Group, 
which shall review and monitor missions of the two agencies 
to ensure maximum coordination in the design, operation, 
and transition of missions. The Joint Working Group shall 
also prepare the transition plans required by subsection (c). 
(b) COORDINATION REPORT.—Not later than February 
15 of each year, the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere and the Administrator shall jointly 
transmit a report to the Committee on Science of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate on how the earth 
science programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration and NASA will be coordinated during the 
fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the report is 
transmitted. 
(c) COORDINATION OF TRANSITION PLANNING AND RE-
PORTING.—The Administrator, in conjunction with the Ad-
ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration, shall evaluate all NASA missions for their po-
tential operational capabilities and shall prepare transition 
plans for all existing and future Earth observing systems 
found to have potential operational capabilities and all Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oper-
ational space-based systems. 
(d) LIMITATION.—The Administrator shall not trans-
fer any NASA earth science mission or Earth observing sys-
tem to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion until the transition plan required under subsection (c) 
has been approved by the Administrator and the Adminis-
trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration and until financial resources have been identified 
to support the transition or transfer in the President’s 
budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration. 
Subtitle B—Remote Sensing 
SEC. 311. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle—
(1) the term ‘‘geospatial information’’ means 
knowledge of the nature and distribution of physical 
and cultural features on the landscape based on anal-
ysis of data from airborne or spaceborne platforms or 
other types and sources of data; 
(2) the term ‘‘high resolution’’ means resolution 
better than five meters; and 
(3) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a)). 
SEC. 312. PILOT PROJECTS TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC SEC-
TOR APPLICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish 
a program of grants for competitively awarded pilot 
projects to explore the integrated use of sources of remote 
sensing and other geospatial information to address State, 
local, regional, and tribal agency needs. 
(b) PREFERRED
PROJECTS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Administrator shall give preference 
to projects that—
(1) make use of commercial data sets, including 
high resolution commercial satellite imagery and de-
rived satellite data products, existing public data sets 
where commercial data sets are not available or ap-
plicable, or the fusion of such data sets; 
(2) integrate multiple sources of geospatial infor-
mation, such as geographic information system data, 
satellite-provided positioning data, and remotely 
sensed data, in innovative ways; 
(3) include funds or in-kind contributions from 
non-Federal sources; 
(4) involve the participation of commercial enti-
ties that process raw or lightly processed data, often