(B) CAPITAL REVITALIZATION AND IMPROVEMENTS.—Of any 
amounts of cash consideration received under this subsection that 
are not utilized in accordance with subparagraph (A)— 
(i) 35 percent shall be deposited in a capital asset account 
to be established by the Administrator, shall be available for 
maintenance, capital revitalization, and improvements of the 
real property assets and related personal property under the 
jurisdiction of the Administrator, and shall remain available 
until expended; and 
(ii) the remaining 65 percent shall be available to the re-
spective center or facility of the Administration engaged in 
the lease of nonexcess real property, and shall remain avail-
able until expended for maintenance, capital revitalization, 
and improvements of the real property assets and related per-
sonal property at the respective center or facility subject to 
the concurrence of the Administrator. 
(C) NO UTILIZATION FOR DAILY OPERATING COSTS.—Amounts 
utilized under subparagraph (B) may not be utilized for daily op-
erating costs. 
(c) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Administrator may re-
quire such terms and conditions in connection with a lease under this sec-
tion as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
the United States. 
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LEASE AUTHORITY.—The authority under 
this section to lease property of the Administration is in addition to any 
other authority to lease property of the Administration under law. 
(e) LEASE RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) NO LEASE BACK OR OTHER CONTRACT.—The Administration is 
not authorized to lease back property under this section during the 
term of the out-lease or enter into other contracts with the lessee re-
specting the property. 
(2) CERTIFICATION THAT OUT-LEASE WILL NOT HAVE NEGATIVE IM-
PACT ON MISSION.—The Administration is not authorized to enter into 
an out-lease under this section unless the Administrator certifies that 
the out-lease will not have a negative impact on the mission of the Ad-
ministration. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Administrator shall submit an an-
nual report by January 31st of each year. The report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
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(1) VALUE
OF
ARRANGEMENTS
AND
EXPENDITURES
OF
REVE-
NUES.—Information that identifies and quantifies the value of the ar-
rangements and expenditures of revenues received under this section. 
(2) AVAILABILITY AND USE OF FUNDS FOR OPERATING PLAN.—The 
availability and use of funds received under this section for the Admin-
istration’s operating plan. 
(g) SUNSET.—The authority to enter into leases under this section shall 
expire 10 years after December 26, 2007. The expiration under this sub-
section of authority to enter into leases under this section shall not affect 
the validity or term of leases or the Administration’s retention of proceeds 
from leases entered into under this section before the expiration of the au-
thority. 
§ 20146. Retrocession of jurisdiction 
(a) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ means any 
of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the North-
ern Mariana Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession 
of the United States. 
(b) RELINQUISHING LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Administrator may relinquish to a State all or 
part of the legislative jurisdiction of the United States over lands or inter-
ests under the control of the Administrator in that State. 
§ 20147. Recovery and disposition authority 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘Administration human space flight vehicle’’ means a space vehicle, as 
defined in section 20138(a) of this title, that— 
(A) is intended to transport one or more persons; 
(B) is designed to operate in outer space; and 
(C) is either— 
(i) owned by the Administration; or 
(ii) owned by an Administration contractor or cooperating 
party and operated as part of an Administration mission or 
a joint mission with the Administration. 
(2) CREWMEMBER.—The term ‘‘crewmember’’ means an astronaut 
or other person assigned to an Administration human space flight vehi-
cle. 
(b) CONTROL OF REMAINS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), when there is 
an accident or mishap resulting in the death of a crewmember of an 
Administration human space flight vehicle, the Administrator may take 
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control over the remains of the crewmember and order autopsies and 
other scientific or medical tests. 
(2) TREATMENT.—Each crewmember shall provide the Adminis-
trator with the crewmember’s preferences regarding the treatment ac-
corded to the crewmember’s remains and the Administrator shall, to 
the extent possible, respect those stated preferences. 
(3) CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not be construed to permit 
the Administrator to interfere with any Federal investigation of a mis-
hap or accident. 
SUBCHAPTER IV—UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH 
§ 20161. Congressional declaration of purpose and policy 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subchapter is to authorize and direct 
the Administration to develop and carry out a comprehensive program of 
research, technology, and monitoring of the phenomena of the upper atmos-
phere so as to provide for an understanding of and to maintain the chemical 
and physical integrity of the Earth’s upper atmosphere. 
(b) POLICY.—Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States 
to undertake an immediate and appropriate research, technology, and moni-
toring program that will provide for understanding the physics and chem-
istry of the Earth’s upper atmosphere. 
§ 20162. Definition of upper atmosphere 
In this subchapter, the term ‘‘upper atmosphere’’ means that portion of 
the Earth’s sensible atmosphere above the troposphere. 
§ 20163. Program authorized 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, 
the Administration, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, shall initiate 
and carry out a program of research, technology, monitoring, and other ap-
propriate activities directed to understand the physics and chemistry of the 
upper atmosphere. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, the 
Administration shall— 
(1) arrange for participation by the scientific and engineering com-
munity, of both the Nation’s industrial organizations and institutions 
of higher education, in planning and carrying out appropriate research, 
in developing necessary technology, and in making necessary observa-
tions and measurements; 
(2) provide, by way of grant, contract, scholarships, or other ar-
rangements, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with 
other laws, for the widest practicable and appropriate participation of 
the scientific and engineering community in the program authorized by 
this subchapter; and 
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(3) make all results of the program authorized by this subchapter 
available to the appropriate regulatory agencies and provide for the 
widest practicable dissemination of such results. 
§ 20164. International cooperation 
In carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, the Administration, sub-
ject to the direction of the President and after consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, shall make every effort to enlist the support and cooperation 
of appropriate scientists and engineers of other countries and international 
organizations. 
CHAPTER 203—RESPONSIBILITIES AND VISION 
Sec. 
20301.
General responsibilities. 
20302.
Vision for space exploration. 
20303.
Contribution to innovation. 
20304.
Basic research enhancement. 
20305.
National Academies decadal surveys. 
§ 20301. General responsibilities 
(a) PROGRAMS.—The Administrator shall ensure that the Administration 
carries out a balanced set of programs that shall include, at a minimum, 
programs in— 
(1) human space flight, in accordance with section 20302 of this 
title; 
(2) aeronautics research and development; and 
(3) scientific research, which shall include, at a minimum— 
(A) robotic missions to study the Moon and other planets and 
their moons, and to deepen understanding of astronomy, astro-
physics, and other areas of science that can be productively stud-
ied from space; 
(B) Earth science research and research on the Sun-Earth con-
nection through the development and operation of research sat-
ellites and other means; 
(C) support of university research in space science, Earth 
science, and microgravity science; and 
(D) research on microgravity, including research that is not di-
rectly related to human exploration. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—In carrying out the programs 
of the Administration, the Administrator shall— 
(1) consult and coordinate to the extent appropriate with other rel-
evant Federal agencies, including through the National Science and 
Technology Council; 
(2) work closely with the private sector, including by— 
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