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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2200
To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration for research and development, space flight, control, and data
communications, construction of facilities, research and program manage-
ment, and Inspector General, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1993
Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. HALL, Mr. VOLKMER, Mr. TRAFI-
CANT, Mr. BACCHUS of Florida, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. MCCUR-
DY, and Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
A BILL
To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration for research and development,
space flight, control, and data communications, construc-
tion of facilities, research and program management, and
Inspector General, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Aeronautics
and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1994 and 1995’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds and declares that—
(1) the civil space program has the potential to
contribute to the advancement of technologies criti-
cal to the competitiveness and productivity of United
States industry;
(2) the development of such technologies is a
valid purpose of the civil space program and should
be pursued as a direct objective;
(3) the reduction in international tensions and
the end of the Cold War provide an opportunity for
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
to achieve a closer coordination with defense-related
agencies and, consistent with the National Aero-
nautics and Space Act of 1958, to reduce overlap
and duplication among Federal space programs and
to take greater advantage of other Federal space ca-
pabilities;
(4) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration should play an active role in preserving a
robust space industrial base and should seek to
strengthen incentives for industry to conduct re-
search and development for both Federal mission
needs and the diversification of space-related appli-
cations; and
(5) in the conduct of its space activities, the
United States should employ the existing space as-
sets and capabilities of the former Soviet Union on
a selective basis when unique programmatic benefits
are offered, and should encourage a collaboration be-
tween United States industry and the privatizing
space organizations of the former Soviet Union in
developing future space capabilities.
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS
Subtitle A—Authorizations
SEC. 101. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) SPACE STATION FREEDOM.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to
be appropriated to the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration for ‘‘Research and Develop-
ment’’ 
for 
the 
Space 
Station 
Freedom,
$1,900,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1994,
$1,900,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1995,
$1,900,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1996,
$1,900,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1997,
$1,900,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1998,
$1,900,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1999, 
and
$1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) SCOPE OF PROGRAM.—The Space Station
Freedom shall be designed to provide the capability
for productive scientific and engineering research in
low Earth orbit, shall be capable of incorporating
advanced technologies over the operational life of the
Space Station for the purposes of increasing the pro-
ductivity of research and reducing the costs of oper-
ation, shall include a habitation module as part of
its permanently manned configuration, and shall be
developed in accordance with the international agree-
ments in place as of the date of enactment of this
Act.
(3) ADDITIONAL
FOREIGN
PARTICIPATION.—
The Space Station Freedom program shall, where
feasible, employ the existing space assets and capa-
bilities of the former Soviet Union on a selective
basis when such use will reduce the cost of develop-
ing and operating the Space Station Freedom to the
United States and its international partners. Any
proposed use of such assets and capabilities shall be
in accordance with the international agreements in
place as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(4) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE.—The Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall
maintain a strong, independent Space Station Pro-
gram Management Office with financial control of
the program budget at least through the date of the
First Element Launch, unless the Administrator of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) cer-
tifies to the Congress that an alternative manage-
ment approach will save money and will not result
in increased annual funding requirements or sched-
ule delays.
(b) OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration for ‘‘Research and De-
velopment’’ for—
(1) Technology Investment Program, estab-
lished under title II of this Act, $22,000,000 for fis-
cal year 1994, and $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1995,
none of which shall be available for administrative
expenses of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration, except that no funds appropriated pur-
suant to this Act may be obligated for the establish-
ment of any Technology Research Institutes unless
otherwise specifically provided for by law;
(2) Space Transportation Capability Develop-
ment, $716,200,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
$792,300,000 for fiscal year 1995, of which
$7,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 are authorized to
support the development of improvements in existing
expendable 
launch 
vehicles, 
and 
of 
which
$59,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 are authorized to
support the development of advanced launch tech-
nologies and improvements in existing expendable
launch vehicles;
(3) Physics and Astronomy, $1,074,700,000 for
fiscal year 1994, and $1,147,300,000 for fiscal year
1995;
(4) Planetary Exploration, $557,200,000 for
fiscal year 1994, and $561,800,000 for fiscal year
1995;
(5) Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applica-
tions, $426,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
$485,700,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(6) Mission to Planet Earth—
(A) $1,084,900,000 for fiscal year 1994, of
which $5,000,000 are authorized for the devel-
opment of instrumentation for and flight of re-
motely 
piloted 
aircraft, 
and 
of 
which
$10,000,000 may be provided for the Consor-
tium for International Earth Science Informa-
tion Network, except that no funds may be obli-
gated for the Consortium for International
Earth Science Information Network in excess of
$10,000,000 in fiscal year 1994 unless an equal
amount of matching funding is provided from
non-Federal sources; and
(B) $1,448,100,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(7) 
Space 
Research 
and 
Technology,
$298,200,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1994, 
and
$333,100,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(8) Commercial Programs, $172,000,000 for
fiscal year 1994, and $141,400,000 for fiscal year
1995;
(9) Aeronautics Research and Technology Pro-
grams—
(A) for Research Operations Support,
$143,500,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1994, 
and
$148,300,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(B) for Research and Technology Base ac-
tivities, $448,300,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
$433,900,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(C) 
for 
High-Speed 
Research,
$187,200,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1994, 
and
$236,300,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(D) for Advanced Subsonic Technology,
$101,300,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1994, 
and
$128,500,000 for fiscal year 1995, of which
(33) Rehabilitation of Rocket Engine Test Fa-
cility, Lewis Research Center, $12,500,000;
(34) Construction of 34-Meter Multifrequency
Antenna, Goldstone Facility, Jet Propulsion Labora-
tory, $17,600,000;
(35) Repair of facilities at various locations, not
in excess of $1,000,000 per project, $36,000,000;
(36) Rehabilitation and modification of facilities
at various locations, not in excess of $1,000,000 per
project, $36,000,000;
(37) Minor construction of new facilities and
additions to existing facilities at various locations,
not in excess of $750,000 per project, $14,000,000;
(38) 
Facility 
Planning 
and 
Design,
$27,000,000; and
(39) Environmental Compliance and Restora-
tion, $50,000,000.
Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (39), the total
amount authorized to be appropriated under this sub-
section shall not exceed $570,300,000.
(b) FISCAL YEAR 1995.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration for fiscal year 1995 for ‘‘Construction of Fa-
cilities’’, including land acquisition, $422,200,000.