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Union Calendar No. 770 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7687 
[Report No. 118–746, Part I] 
To amend title 51, United States Code, to authorize the transfer to NASA 
of funds from other agencies for scientific or engineering research or 
education, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2024 
Mr. SORENSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
NOVEMBER 18, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
NOVEMBER 18, 2024 
Referral to the Committee on Appropriations extended for a period ending not 
later than December 19, 2024 
DECEMBER 19, 2024 
Additional sponsor: Mr. BABIN 
DECEMBER 19, 2024 
Committee on Appropriations discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend title 51, United States Code, to authorize the 
transfer to NASA of funds from other agencies for sci-
entific or engineering research or education, and for 
other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘NASA Streamlining 
Partnerships for Research and Education for Engineering 
and Science Act’’ or the ‘‘NASA SPREES Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE TRANSFER TO NASA OF 
FUNDS FROM OTHER AGENCIES FOR SCI-
ENTIFIC OR ENGINEERING RESEARCH OR 
EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 20113 
of title 51, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In the performance of its func-
tions’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the performance of its 
functions’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT.—Funds available to any de-
partment or agency of the Federal Government for 
scientific or engineering research or education, or 
the provision of facilities therefor, shall, subject to 
the approval of the head of such department or 
agency or as delegated pursuant to such depart-
ment’s or agency’s regulation, be available for trans-
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fer, in whole or in part, to the Administration for 
such use as is consistent with the purposes for which 
such funds were appropriated. Funds so transferred 
shall be merged with the appropriation to which 
transferred, except that such transferred funds shall 
be limited to the awarding of grants or cooperative 
agreements for scientific or engineering research or 
education.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL
INFORMATION
ON
FUNDS
TRANS-
FERRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Administration’’) shall include in the annual 
budget justification materials of the Administration, 
as submitted to Congress with the President’s budg-
et request under section 1105 of title 31, United 
States Code, information describing the activities 
conducted under subsection (f) of section 20113 of 
title 51, United States Code (as amended by sub-
section (a)), during the immediately preceding fiscal 
year. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The information referred to in 
paragraph (1) shall contain a description of each 
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