‘‘(b) SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS.—The Adminis-
trator shall organize and manage the Administration’s 
Small Business Innovation Research program and Small 
Business Technology Transfer Program within the Space 
Technology Program. 
‘‘(c) NONDUPLICATION CERTIFICATION.—The Admin-
istrator shall include in the budget for each fiscal year, as 
transmitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
a certification that no project, program, or mission under-
taken by the Space Technology Program is duplicative of 
any other project, program, or mission conducted by an-
other office or directorate of the Administration.’’. 
(b) COLLABORATION, COORDINATION, AND
ALIGN-
MENT.—The Administrator shall ensure that the Adminis-
tration’s projects, programs, and activities in support of 
technology research and development of advanced space 
technologies are fully coordinated and aligned and that re-
sults from such work are shared and leveraged within the 
Administration. Projects, programs, and activities being 
conducted by the Human Exploration and Operations Mis-
sion Directorate in support of research and development of 
advanced space technologies and systems focusing on human 
space exploration should continue in that Directorate. The 
Administrator shall ensure that organizational responsi-
bility for research and development activities in support of 
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human space exploration not initiated as of the date of en-
actment of this Act is established on the basis of a sound 
rationale. The Administrator shall provide the rationale in 
the report specified in subsection (d). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide 
to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report com-
paring the Administration’s space technology investments 
with the high-priority technology areas identified by the 
National Academies in the National Research Council’s re-
port on the Administration’s Space Technology Roadmaps. 
The Administrator shall identify how the Administration 
will address any gaps between the agency’s investments and 
the recommended technology areas, including a projection 
of funding requirements. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Administrator shall in-
clude in the Administration’s annual budget request for 
each fiscal year the rationale for assigning organizational 
responsibility for, in the year prior to the budget fiscal year, 
each initiated project, program, and mission focused on re-
search and development of advanced technologies for human 
space exploration. 
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(e) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The item re-
lating to section 70507 in the table of sections for chapter 
705 of title 51, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘70507. Space Technology Program authorized.’’. 
SEC. 503. UTILIZATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE 
STATION 
FOR 
TECHNOLOGY 
DEMONSTRA-
TIONS. 
The Administrator shall utilize the International 
Space Station and commercial services for space technology 
demonstration missions in low-Earth orbit whenever it is 
practical and cost effective to do so. 
TITLE VI—EDUCATION 
SEC. 601. EDUCATION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the Administration’s missions are an inspi-
ration for Americans and in particular for the next 
generation, and that this inspiration has a powerful 
effect in stimulating interest in science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics (in this section referred 
to as ‘‘STEM’’) education and careers; 
(2) the Administration’s Office of Education and 
mission directorates have been effective in delivering 
Administration educational content because of the 
strong engagement of Administration scientists and 
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engineers in the Administration’s education and out-
reach activities; and 
(3) the Administration should be a central part-
ner in contributing to the goals of the National 
Science and Technology Council’s Federal Science, 
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) 
Education 5-Year Strategic Plan. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall continue 
its education and outreach efforts to— 
(1) increase student interest and participation 
in STEM education; 
(2) improve public literacy in STEM; 
(3) employ proven strategies for improving stu-
dent learning and teaching; 
(4) provide curriculum support materials; and 
(5) create and support opportunities for profes-
sional development for STEM teachers. 
(c) ORGANIZATION.—In order to ensure the inspira-
tion and engagement of children and the general public, the 
Administration shall continue its STEM education and 
outreach activities within the Science, Aeronautics Re-
search, Space Operations, and Exploration Mission Direc-
torates. 
(d) CONTINUATION OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH 
ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS.—The Administrator shall con-
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tinue to carry out education and outreach programs and 
activities through the Office of Education and the Adminis-
tration mission directorates and shall continue to engage, 
to the maximum extent practicable, Administration and 
Administration-supported researchers and engineers in car-
rying out those programs and activities. 
(e) CONTINUATION OF SPACE GRANT PROGRAM.—The 
Administrator shall continue to operate the National Space 
Grant College and Fellowship program through a national 
network consisting of a State-based consortium in each 
State that provides flexibility to the States, with the objec-
tive of providing hands-on research, training, and edu-
cation programs, with measurable outcomes, to enhance 
America’s STEM education and workforce. 
(f) REAFFIRMATION OF POLICY.—Congress reaffirms 
its commitment to informal science education at science 
centers and planetariums as set forth in section 616 of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Author-
ization Act of 2005 (51 U.S.C. 40907). 
SEC. 602. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SPACE 
GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Pro-
gram, which was established in the National Aeronautics 
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