the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a pro-
posed budget for the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration for the next fiscal year. Such 
budget shall— 
‘‘(A) carry out the purpose described in 
section 20102(h); 
‘‘(B) be based on— 
‘‘(i) the best professional judgment of 
the Board; 
‘‘(ii) recommendations from the sci-
entific, engineering, and other technical ex-
perts communities; and 
‘‘(iii) the recommendations of the 
most recent National Research Council 
decadal surveys; and 
‘‘(C) follow such decadal survey’s rec-
ommended decision rules regarding program 
implementation, including a strict adherence to 
the recommendation that the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration include in a 
balanced program a flagship class mission, 
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which may be executed in cooperation with one 
or more international partners. 
‘‘(2) NOMINEES FOR ADMINISTRATOR, DEPUTY 
ADMINISTRATOR, AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.— 
The Board shall provide to the President— 
‘‘(A) a list of 3 nominees from which the 
President shall appoint an Administrator pursu-
ant to section 20111(a); 
‘‘(B) a list of 3 nominees from which the 
President shall appoint a Deputy Administrator 
pursuant to section 20111(b); and 
‘‘(C) a list of 3 nominees from which the 
President shall appoint a Chief Financial Offi-
cer pursuant to section 205(a) of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officers Act (31 U.S.C. 901(a)). 
The Board shall provide the first set of nominees 
under this paragraph not later than 15 months after 
the date of the enactment of the Space Leadership 
Preservation Act of 2015. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) ANNUAL
INFRASTRUCTURE, CAPA-
BILITIES, AND WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT.—The 
Board shall provide to the President and the 
Congress annually a report assessing the status 
of United States spaceflight infrastructure, 
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unique space capabilities, and the availability of 
qualified United States workers necessary to 
maintain such infrastructure and capabilities. 
The assessment shall also identify areas of con-
cern, gaps in capability compared to foreign 
spaceflight capabilities, and recommendations 
on how to strengthen or improve United States 
capabilities and workforce. 
‘‘(B) 
SPECIFIC
POLICY
MATTER
RE-
PORTS.—The Board shall provide to the Presi-
dent and the Congress reports on specific, indi-
vidual policy matters within the authority of the 
Administration (or otherwise as requested by 
the Congress or the President) related to 
human spaceflight, planetary science, Earth 
science, aeronautics, and science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics education, as the 
Board, the President, or the Congress deter-
mines the need for such reports. 
‘‘(4) REVIEW.—The Board shall provide to the 
President and the Congress, not later than the later 
of 180 days after the establishment of the Board or 
the third quarterly meeting of the Board, and once 
every 4 years thereafter, a review of current space 
programs and a vision for future space exploration. 
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‘‘(5) 
REMOVAL
OF
ADMINISTRATOR
FOR 
CAUSE.—The Board may provide to the President 
and the Congress a report recommending the re-
moval of the Administrator for cause. Any such re-
port shall include the reasons for such recommenda-
tion. 
‘‘(m) BUDGET MEETINGS.—Portions of Board meet-
ings in which the Board considers the budget proposal re-
quired under subsection (l)(1) for a particular fiscal year 
may be closed to the public until the Board submits the 
proposal to the President and the Congress. 
‘‘(n) FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE.—Members of the 
Board shall be required to file a financial disclosure report 
under title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App. 92 Stat. 1836), except that such reports 
shall be held confidential and exempt from any law other-
wise requiring their public disclosure.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections for 
chapter 201 of title 51, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end of the items for subchapter II the 
following new item: 
‘‘20118. Board of Directors.’’. 
SEC. 4. BUDGET PROPOSAL. 
Section 30103 of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(e) BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROPOSAL.— 
‘‘(1) INCLUSION
IN
PRESIDENT’S
PROPOSED 
BUDGET.—The proposed budget for the Administra-
tion submitted to the Congress by the President for 
each fiscal year shall include a description of, and a 
detailed justification for, any differences between the 
President’s proposed budget and the budget pro-
vided by the Board of Directors under section 
20118(l)(1). 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF BUDGET PROPOSAL.—Sub-
sections (a) through (d) of this section shall apply 
to the proposed budget provided by the Board of Di-
rectors under section 20118(l)(1).’’. 
SEC. 5. LONG-TERM CONTRACTING. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 20142 of title 51, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Con-
tracts regarding expendable launch vehi-
cles’’ and inserting ‘‘Long-term contracting’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by— 
(A) striking ‘‘expendable launch vehicle 
services’’ and inserting ‘‘rocket propulsion sys-
tems and manned and unmanned space trans-
portation vehicles and payloads, including ex-
pendable launch vehicles, and any other infra-
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