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(3) require that a contract for the performance 
of systems engineering and technical assistance 
functions for a major acquisition program contains 
a provision prohibiting the contractor or any affiliate 
of the contractor from participating as a prime con-
tractor or a major subcontractor in the development 
of a system under the program; and 
(4) establish such limited exceptions to the re-
quirement in paragraphs (2) and (3) as may be nec-
essary to ensure that the Administration has contin-
ued access to advice on systems architecture and 
systems engineering matters from highly-qualified 
contractors with domain experience and expertise, 
while ensuring that such advice comes from sources 
that are objective and unbiased. 
SEC. 710. FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Administration must reverse the deterio-
rating condition of its facilities and infrastructure, 
as this condition is hampering the effectiveness and 
efficiency of research performed by both the Admin-
istration and industry participants making use of 
Administration facilities, thus reducing the competi-
tiveness of the United States aerospace industry; 
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(2) the Administration has a role in providing 
laboratory capabilities to industry participants that 
are economically viable as commercial entities and 
thus are not available elsewhere; 
(3) to ensure continued access to reliable and 
efficient world-class facilities by researchers, the Ad-
ministration should seek to establish strategic part-
nerships with other Federal agencies, academic insti-
tutions, and industry, as appropriate; and 
(4) decisions on whether to dispose of, main-
tain, or modernize existing facilities must be made 
in the context of meeting future Administration and 
other Federal agencies’ laboratory needs, including 
those required to meet the activities supporting the 
Human Exploration Roadmap required by section 
70504 of title 51, United States Code. 
(b) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States 
that the Administration maintain reliable and efficient fa-
cilities and that decisions on whether to dispose of, main-
tain, or modernize existing facilities be made in the con-
text of meeting future Administration needs. 
(c) PLAN.—The Administrator shall develop a plan 
that has the goal of positioning the Administration to have 
the facilities, laboratories, tools, and approaches necessary 
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to address future Administration requirements. Such plan 
shall identify— 
(1) future Administration research and develop-
ment and testing needs; 
(2) a strategy for identifying facilities that are 
candidates for disposal, that is consistent with the 
national strategic direction set forth in— 
(A) the National Space Policy; 
(B) the National Aeronautics Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation Infrastruc-
ture Plan; 
(C) National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration Authorization Acts; and 
(D) the Human Exploration Roadmap 
specified in section 70504 of title 51, United 
States Code; 
(3) a strategy for the maintenance, repair, up-
grading, and modernization of the Administration’s 
laboratories, facilities, and equipment; 
(4) criteria for prioritizing deferred mainte-
nance tasks and also for upgrading or modernizing 
laboratories, facilities, and equipment and imple-
menting processes, plans, and policies for guiding 
the Administration’s Centers on whether to main-
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tain, repair, upgrade, or modernize a facility and for 
determining the type of instrument to be used; 
(5) an assessment of modifications needed to 
maximize usage of facilities that offer unique and 
highly specialized benefits to the aerospace industry 
and the American public; and 
(6) implementation steps, including a timeline, 
milestones, and an estimate of resources required for 
carrying out the plan. 
(d) POLICY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish 
and make publically available a policy that guides the Ad-
ministration’s use of existing authorities to out-grant, 
lease, excess to the General Services Administration, sell, 
decommission, demolish, or otherwise transfer property, 
facilities, or infrastructure. This policy shall establish cri-
teria for the use of authorities, best practices, standard-
ized procedures, and guidelines for how to appropriately 
manage property, infrastructure, and facilities. 
(e) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
transmit the plan developed under subsection (c) 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. 
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(f) ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITAL FUND.—The Ad-
ministrator shall establish a capital fund for the mod-
ernization of facilities and laboratories. The Administrator 
shall ensure to the maximum extent practicable that all 
financial savings achieved by closing outdated or surplus 
facilities at an Administration Center shall be made avail-
able to that Center for the purpose of modernizing the 
Center’s facilities and laboratories and for upgrading the 
infrastructure at the Center. 
(g) REPORT ON CAPITAL FUND.—Expenditures and 
other activities of the fund established under subsection 
(f) shall require review and approval by the Administrator 
and the status, including the amounts held in the capital 
fund, shall be reported to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate in conjunction with the Administra-
tion’s annual budget request justification for each fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 711. DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE OF COUNTERFEIT 
ELECTRONIC PARTS. 
(a) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall revise the National Aeronautics and 
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