‘‘(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, 
unique space capabilities, and the health of the 
United States workforce necessary to maintain 
such infrastructure and capabilities. The assess-
ment shall also identify areas of concern, gaps 
in capability compared to foreign spaceflight ca-
pabilities, and recommendations on how to 
strengthen or improve United States capabili-
ties 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 space flight, 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. 
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‘‘(4) QUADRENNIAL 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 quadren-
nial review of current space programs and a vision 
for future space exploration. 
‘‘(5) REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.—The Board may 
provide to the President and the Congress a report 
recommending the removal of the Administrator, the 
Deputy Administrator, or the Chief Financial Offi-
cer for cause. Any such report shall include the rea-
sons for such recommendation. 
‘‘(k) BUDGET MEETINGS.—Portions of Board meet-
ings in which the Board considers the budget proposal re-
quired under subsection (j)(1) for a particular fiscal year 
may be closed to the public until the Board submits the 
proposal to the President and the Congress. 
‘‘(l) FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE.—Members of the 
Board shall be required to file a financial disclosure report 
under title II 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.’’. 
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(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. 5. BUDGET PROPOSAL. 
Section 30103 of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(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(j)(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(j)(1).’’. 
SEC. 6. LONG TERM CONTRACTING. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 20142 of title 51, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(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-
structure intended for placement or operation 
in space or on celestial bodies, and services re-
lated thereto,’’; and 
(B) striking ‘‘related to launch’’ and in-
serting ‘‘related to’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘launch serv-
ices’’ and inserting ‘‘the goods and services to have 
been provided under the contract’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The item 
relating to section 20142 in the table of sections for chap-
ter 201 of title 51, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘20142. Long term contracting.’’. 
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