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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1654
To authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 1999
Mr. ROHRABACHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Science
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration for fiscal years 2000, 2001,
and 2002, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration Author-
ization Act of 1999’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
prove United States space capabilities and reduce
the cost of conducting space missions.
(8) The Deep Space Network will continue to
be a critically important part of the Nation’s sci-
entific and exploration infrastructure in the coming
decades, and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration should ensure that the Network is
adequately maintained and that upgrades required
to support future missions are undertaken in a time-
ly manner.
(9) The Hubble Space Telescope has proven to
be an important national astronomical research facil-
ity that is revolutionizing our understanding of the
universe and should be kept productive, and its ca-
pabilities should be maintained and enhanced as ap-
propriate to serve as a scientific bridge to the next
generation of space-based observatories.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration;
(2) the term ‘‘commercial provider’’ means any
person providing space transportation services or
other space-related activities, primary control of
which is held by persons other than Federal, State,
local, and foreign governments;
(3) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’
has the meaning given such term in section 1201(a)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1141(a));
(4) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several
States of the Union, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and any other common-
wealth, territory, or possession of the United States;
and
(5) the term ‘‘United States commercial pro-
vider’’ means a commercial provider, organized
under the laws of the United States or of a State,
which is—
(A) more than 50 percent owned by United
States nationals; or
(B) a subsidiary of a foreign company and
the Secretary of Commerce finds that—
(i) such subsidiary has in the past evi-
denced a substantial commitment to the
United States market through—
(I) investments in the United
States in long-term research, develop-
ment, and manufacturing (including
the manufacture of major components
and subassemblies); and
(II) significant contributions to
employment in the United States; and
(ii) the country or countries in which
such foreign company is incorporated or
organized, and, if appropriate, in which it
principally conducts its business, affords
reciprocal treatment to companies de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) comparable to
that afforded to such foreign company’s
subsidiary in the United States, as evi-
denced by—
(I) providing comparable oppor-
tunities for companies described in
subparagraph (A) to participate in
Government sponsored research and
development similar to that authorized
under this Act;
(II) providing no barriers to com-
panies described in subparagraph (A)
with respect to local investment op-
portunities that are not provided to
foreign companies in the United
States; and
(III) providing adequate and ef-
fective protection for the intellectual
property rights of companies de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS
Subtitle A—Authorizations
SEC. 101. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for Inter-
national Space Station—
(1) for fiscal year 2000, $2,482,700,000, of
which 
$394,400,000, 
notwithstanding 
section
121(a)—
(A) shall only be for Space Station re-
search or for the purposes described in section
103(2); and
(B) shall be administered by the Office of
Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applica-
tions;
(2) for fiscal year 2001, $2,328,000,000, of
which 
$465,400,000, 
notwithstanding 
section
121(a)—
(A) shall only be for Space Station re-
search or for the purposes described in section
103(2); and
(B) shall be administered by the Office of
Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applica-
tions; and
(3) for fiscal year 2002, $2,091,000,000, of
which 
$469,200,000, 
notwithstanding 
section
121(a)—
(A) shall only be for Space Station re-
search or for the purposes described in section
103(2); and
(B) shall be administered by the Office of
Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applica-
tions.
SEC. 102. LAUNCH VEHICLE AND PAYLOAD OPERATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for Launch
Vehicle and Payload Operations the following amounts:
(1) For Space Shuttle Operations—
(A) for fiscal year 2000, $2,547,400,000;