Union Calendar No. 354
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4489
[Report No. 103–654]
A BILL
To authorize appropriations to the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration for human
space flight, science, aeronautics, and technology,
mission support, and Inspector General, and for
other purposes.
AUGUST 3, 1994
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 354
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4489
[Report No. 103–654]
To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration for human space flight, science, aeronautics, and technology,
mission support, and Inspector General, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1994
Mr. BROWN of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
AUGUST 3, 1994
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 25, 1994]
A BILL
To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration for human space flight, science,
aeronautics, and technology, mission support, and In-
spector General, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Aeronautics
and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1995 and 1996’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration will require a stable budget, adjusted for in-
flation, in order to carry out the initiatives now
planned in human space flight and science, aero-
nautics, and technology;
(2) cooperation in space should continue to be a
major element of the post-cold war foreign policy
agenda through a broad range of scientific and engi-
neering programs that have the potential to stabilize
the scientific and industrial base of the former Soviet
Union and encourage the transition toward political
reform and a market-based economy;
(3) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration should aggressively pursue actions and re-
forms directed at reducing institutional costs, includ-
ing management restructuring, facility consolidation,
procurement reform, personnel base downsizing, and
convergence with other defense and private sector sys-
tems; and
(4) in formulating a national space transpor-
tation policy, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration should take the lead role in develop-
ing advanced space transportation technologies in-
cluding reusable space vehicles, single-stage-to-orbit
vehicles, and manned space systems.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Admin-
istrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration; and
(2) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’
has the meaning given such term in section 1201(a)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1141(a)).
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS
Subtitle A—Authorizations
SEC. 101. HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT.
(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration for Human Space Flight the following amounts:
(1) For the Space Station, $1,889,600,000 for
fiscal year 1995, and $1,833,600,000 for fiscal year
1996.
(2) For Russian Cooperation, $150,100,000 for
fiscal year 1995, of which $50,100,000 shall be for
space station related expenditures, and $129,200,000
for fiscal year 1996, of which $29,200,000 shall be for
space station related expenditures.
(3) For the Space Shuttle, $3,292,000,000 for fis-
cal year 1995, and $3,252,700,000 for fiscal year
1996.
(4) For Payload and Utilization Operations,
$321,200,000 for fiscal year 1995, and $301,100,000
for fiscal year 1996.
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.—(1) Of the funds
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a)(1) for
fiscal year 1995, $20,200,000 are authorized for construc-
tion of a Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, Johnson Space
Center.
(2) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (a)(3) for fiscal year 1995, $4,800,000 are au-
thorized for modernization of the Firex System, Pads A and
B, Kennedy Space Center.
(3) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (a)(3) for fiscal year 1995, $7,500,000 are au-
thorized for replacement of the Components Refurbishment
Laboratory, Kennedy Space Center.
SEC. 102. SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS, AND TECHNOLOGY.
(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration for Science, Aeronautics, and Technology the fol-
lowing amounts:
(1) For Space Science—
(A) $1,773,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, of
which—
(i) $1,081,700,000 are authorized for
Physics and Astronomy; and
(ii) $691,300,000 are authorized for
Planetary 
Exploration, 
including
$129,700,000 for the Discovery program
and $4,000,000 for Venus data analysis;
and
(B) $1,763,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, of
which—
(i) $1,173,100,000 are authorized for
Physics 
and 
Astronomy, 
including
$20,000,000 for the Stratospheric Observ-
atory 
for 
Infrared 
Astronomy 
and
$50,000,000 
for 
the 
Solar-Terrestrial
Probes; and
(ii) $589,900,000 are authorized for
Planetary 
Exploration, 
including
$122,400,000 for the Discovery program,
$10,000,000 for the Pluto Fast Flyby, and
$4,000,000 for Venus data analysis.
(2) For Life and Microgravity Sciences and Ap-
plications, $470,900,000 for fiscal year 1995, of which
$155,800,000 shall be for space station related ex-
penditures, and $527,400,000 for fiscal year 1996, of
which $233,500,000 shall be for space station related
expenditures, and of which at least $2,000,000 for
each such fiscal year is reserved for research on the
causes of breast and ovarian cancers and other wom-
en’s health issues.
(3) For Mission to Planet Earth, $1,214,100,000
for fiscal year 1995, of which $9,800,000 shall be for
space station related expenditures, and of which
$726,000,000 are authorized for the Earth Observing
System (EOS), including the EOS Data and Infor-
mation System, and of which $18,000,000 shall be for
the Consortium for International Earth Science Infor-
mation Network, and $1,276,100,000 for fiscal year
1996, of which $9,800,000 shall be for space station
related expenditures, and of which $847,500,000 are
authorized for the Earth Observing System (EOS),
including the EOS Data and Information System,
and of which $18,000,000 shall be for the Consortium
for International Earth Science Information Network.
Beginning in fiscal year 1996, amounts appropriated
for the Global Observations to Benefit the Environ-
ment, or any other program established to perform
substantially the same functions, may be obligated
only to the extent that an equal or greater amount of
non-Federal funding is provided for such program.
(4) For Advanced Concepts and Technology—
(A) $640,700,000 for fiscal year 1995, of
which $15,000,000 shall be for space station re-
lated expenditures, and of which $40,000,000 are
authorized for the Single-Stage-to-Orbit (SSTO)
X-vehicle development and supporting ground-
based test program, $13,600,000 are authorized
for University Space Engineering Research Cen-
ters, and $47,900,000 are authorized for the
Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative, except
that funds for such Initiative may not be ex-
pended—
(i) to duplicate private sector activities
or to fund any activities that a private sec-
tor entity is proposing to carry out for com-
mercial purposes; or
(ii) for projects that are initiated after
the date of enactment of this Act unless such
projects require cost-sharing by industry at
levels consistent with comparable joint Gov-
ernment-industry advanced technology de-
velopment programs; and
(B) $747,300,000 for fiscal year 1996, of
which $15,000,000 shall be for space station re-
lated expenditures, and of which $116,000,000
are authorized for the Single-Stage-to-Orbit
(SSTO) X-vehicle development and supporting
ground-based test program.
(5) For Aeronautical Research and Technology,
$898,500,000 for fiscal year 1995, and $941,900,000
for fiscal year 1996, of which—
(A) $342,800,000 for fiscal year 1995, and
$343,700,000 for fiscal year 1996, are authorized
for Research and Technology Base activities, in-
cluding $10,000,000 for each such fiscal year for
the Rotorcraft Technology Center Program;
(B) $221,300,000 for fiscal year 1995 are
authorized for High Speed Research, including
$12,000,000 for Environmental Impact Assess-
ments, and $245,500,000 for fiscal year 1996 are
authorized for High Speed Research, including
$12,500,000 for Environmental Impact Assess-
ments;
(C) $125,800,000 for fiscal year 1995 are
authorized for Advanced Subsonic Technology,
including $24,000,000 for Terminal Area Pro-
ductivity and $13,000,000 for Short Haul Air-
craft, and $158,500,000 for fiscal year 1996 are
authorized for Advanced Subsonic Technology,
including $25,000,000 for Terminal Area Pro-
ductivity and $20,000,000 for Short Haul Air-
craft; and
(D) $186,600,000 for fiscal year 1995, and
$186,200,000 for fiscal year 1996 are authorized
for Other Systems Technology Programs, includ-
ing $40,000,000 for each such fiscal year for the
Hypersonic Research Program.
(6) For Launch Services, $331,100,000 for fiscal
year 1995, and $279,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(7) 
For 
Mission 
Communication 
Services,
$481,200,000 for fiscal year 1995, and $486,600,000
for fiscal year 1996.
(8) For Academic Programs, $97,200,000 for fis-
cal year 1995, and $111,700,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.—(1) Of the funds
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a)(3) for
fiscal year 1995, $17,000,000 are authorized for construc-
tion of the Earth Systems Science Building, Goddard Space
Flight Center.
(2) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (a)(5), $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and
$8,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 are authorized for mod-
ernization of the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel Complex,
Ames Research Center.
(c) SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA.—
(1) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
Congress that the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration should seek, to the maximum extent
practicable, to undertake joint scientific activities
with Russia with an initial focus on the robotic ex-
ploration of Mars. Such joint scientific activities may
include other spacefaring nations, as appropriate.
(2) MARS
TRANSITION
PLAN.—The Adminis-
trator shall provide to the Congress by February 15,
1995, a detailed plan for the transition of the Mars
Surveyor program to an integrated Mars exploration
program with Russia and other spacefaring nations,
as appropriate.
SEC. 103. MISSION SUPPORT.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for Mission
Support the following amounts:
(1) For Safety, Reliability, and Quality Assur-
ance, 
$38,700,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1995, 
and
$38,800,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) 
For 
Space 
Communication 
Services,
$218,900,000 for fiscal year 1995, and $320,300,000
for fiscal year 1996.
(3) For Construction of Facilities, including
land acquisition—
(A) $135,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, of
which—
(i) $8,000,000 are authorized to per-
form seismic upgrade of the Research, De-
velopment, and Test Building, Dryden
Flight Research Center;
(ii) $5,000,000 are authorized to re-
store the Exterior/Interior Systems, Build-
ings 3, 13, and 14, Goddard Space Flight
Center;
(iii) $4,300,000 are authorized to mod-
ernize the Condenser Water Systems, South-
ern Sector, Jet Propulsion Laboratory;
(iv) $4,300,000 are authorized to reha-
bilitate the Utility Tunnel Structure and
Systems, Johnson Space Center;
(v) $1,500,000 are authorized to mod-
ernize the Payloads Hazardous Servicing
Facility HVAC System, Kennedy Space
Center;
(vi) $4,900,000 are authorized to mod-
ernize the Metrology and Calibration Facil-
ity, Marshall Space Flight Center;
(vii) $30,000,000 are authorized to re-
pair facilities at various locations, not in
excess of $1,000,000 per project;
(viii) $30,000,000 are authorized to re-
habilitate and modify facilities at various
locations, not in excess of $1,000,000 per
project;
(ix) $2,000,000 are authorized for
minor construction of new facilities and ad-
ditions to existing facilities at various loca-
tions, not in excess of $750,000 per project;
(x) $10,000,000 are authorized for fa-
cility planning and design; and
(xi) $35,000,000 are authorized for en-
vironmental compliance and restoration;
and
(B) $170,900,000 for fiscal year 1996, of
which $5,000,000, less any amounts made avail-
able pursuant to paragraph (5), shall be for the
establishment of a Visitor Center for the Lewis
Research Center, if at least—
(i) an equal amount of funding;
(ii) in-kind resources of equivalent
value; or
(iii) a combination thereof,
are provided for such purpose from non-Federal
sources.
(4) For Research and Program Management, in-
cluding personnel and related costs, travel, and re-
search operations support, $2,192,300,000 for fiscal
year 1995, and $2,200,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(5) For the establishment of a Visitor Center for
the Lewis Research Center, to the extent provided in
advance in appropriations Acts, all unobligated funds
available to the Administrator from appropriations
for fiscal years before fiscal year 1995, but not to ex-
ceed $5,000,000, if at least—
(A) an equal amount of funding;
(B) in-kind resources of equivalent value; or
(C) a combination thereof,
are provided for such purpose from non-Federal
sources.
SEC. 104. INSPECTOR GENERAL.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for Inspector
General, $16,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and $16,500,000
for fiscal year 1996.
SEC. 105. TOTAL AUTHORIZATION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the
total amount authorized to be appropriated under this Act
shall not exceed $14,105,500,000 for fiscal year 1995, and
$14,400,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
Subtitle B—Limitations and
Special Authority
SEC. 111. USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION.
(a) AUTHORIZED USES.—Funds appropriated under
sections 101(a), 102(a), and 103 (1) and (2), and funds
appropriated for research operations support under section
103(4), may be used for the construction of new facilities
and additions to, repair of, rehabilitation of, or modifica-
tion of existing facilities at any location in support of the
purposes for which such funds are authorized.
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds used pursuant to
subsection (a) may be expended for a project, the estimated
cost of which to the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration, including collateral equipment, exceeds
$500,000, until 30 days have passed after the Administrator
has notified the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
of the nature, location, and estimated cost to the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration of such project.
(c) TITLE TO FACILITIES.—If funds are used pursuant
to subsection (a) for grants to institutions of higher edu-
cation, or to nonprofit organizations whose primary pur-
pose is the conduct of scientific research, for purchase or
construction of additional research facilities, title to such
facilities shall be vested in the United States unless the Ad-
ministrator determines that the national program of aero-
nautical and space activities will best be served by vesting
title in the grantee institution or organization. Each such
grant shall be made under such conditions as the Adminis-
trator shall determine to be required to ensure that the
United States will receive therefrom benefits adequate to
justify the making of that grant.
SEC. 112. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS.
To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, appro-
priations authorized under subtitle A may remain available
without fiscal year limitation.
SEC. 113. REPROGRAMMING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FA-
CILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Appropriations authorized under
any paragraph of section 101(b), 102(b), or 103(3)—
(1) may be varied upward by 10 percent in the
discretion of the Administrator; or
(2) may be varied upward by 25 percent, to meet
unusual cost variations, after the expiration of 15
days following a report on the circumstances of such
action by the Administrator to the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated under
sections 101(b), 102(b) and 103(3) shall not be increased
as a result of actions authorized under paragraphs (1) and
(2) of this subsection.
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—Where the Administrator deter-
mines that new developments in the national program of
aeronautical and space activities have occurred; and that
such developments require the use of additional funds for
the purposes of construction, expansion, or modification of
facilities at any location; and that deferral of such action
until the enactment of the next National Aeronautics and
Space Administration Authorization Act would be incon-
sistent with the interest of the Nation in aeronautical and
space activities, the Administrator may use up to
$10,000,000 of the amounts authorized under section
101(b), 102(b), or 103(3) for each fiscal year for such pur-
poses. No such funds may be obligated until a period of
30 days has passed after the Administrator has transmitted
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology of the House of Representatives a written
report describing the nature of the construction, its costs,
and the reasons therefor.
SEC. 114. CONSIDERATION BY COMMITTEES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act—
(1) no amount appropriated to the National Aer-
onautics and Space Administration may be used for
any program for which the President’s annual budget
request included a request for funding, but for which
the Congress denied or did not provide funding;
(2) no amount appropriated to the National Aer-
onautics and Space Administration may be used for
any program in excess of the amount actually author-
ized for the particular program by subtitle A; and
(3) no amount appropriated to the National Aer-
onautics and Space Administration may be used for
any program which has not been presented to the
Congress in the President’s annual budget request or
the supporting and ancilliary documents thereto,
unless a period of 30 days has passed after the receipt by
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate of notice given
by the Administrator containing a full and complete state-
ment of the action proposed to be taken and the facts and
circumstances relied upon in support of such proposed ac-
tion. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
shall keep the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate fully and
currently informed with respect to all activities and respon-
sibilities within the jurisdiction of those committees. Except
as otherwise provided by law, any Federal department,
agency, or independent establishment shall furnish any in-
formation requested by either committee relating to any
such activity or responsibility.
SEC. 115. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF UNAUTHORIZED
APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days
after the later of the date of enactment of an Act making
appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration for fiscal year 1995 and the date of enactment
of this Act, and not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of an Act making such appropriations for fiscal
year 1996, the Administrator shall submit a report to Con-
gress and to the Comptroller General which specifies—
(1) the portion of such appropriations which are
for programs, projects, or activities not authorized
under subtitle A of this title, or which are in excess
of amounts authorized for the relevant program,
project, or activity under this Act; and
(2) the portion of such appropriations which are
authorized under this Act.
(b) FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE.—The Administrator
shall, coincident with the submission of the report required
by subsection (a), publish in the Federal Register a notice
of all programs, projects, or activities for which funds are
appropriated but which were not authorized under this Act,
and solicit public comment thereon regarding the impact
of such programs, projects, or activities on the conduct and
effectiveness of the national aeronautics and space program.
(c) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act, no funds may be obligated for any pro-
grams, projects, or activities of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration for fiscal years 1995 and 1996
not authorized under this Act until 30 days have passed
after the close of the public comment period contained in
the notice required in subsection (b).
SEC. 116. USE OF FUNDS FOR SCIENTIFIC CONSULTATIONS
OR EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.
Funds appropriated under section 102 may be used,
but not to exceed $35,000 per fiscal year, for scientific con-
sultations or extraordinary expenses upon the authority of
the Administrator.
SEC. 117. TERMINATION LIABILITY.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator may enter into
contracts for the Space Station program that are for periods
in excess of the period for which funds are available for
obligation, and may provide for payment for contingent li-
ability which may accrue in excess of available appropria-
tions in the event the Federal Government for its conven-
ience terminates such contracts.
(b) TERMINATION.—If funds are not available to con-
tinue any such contract, the contract shall be terminated
for the convenience of the Government, and the costs of ter-
mination of such contract shall be paid—
(1) first from appropriations originally available
for performance of the contract; and
(2) then from other unobligated appropriations
authorized for Human Space Flight under this Act,
or any subsequent Act, that the Chief Financial Offi-
cer of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration determines are available for such purposes.
SEC. 118. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES.
The Administrator shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, make voluntary separation incentive payments pur-
suant to the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994
(Public Law 103–226) to employees of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration from funds appro-
priated for fiscal year 1995 and available for such pay-
ments.
SEC. 119. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS TO RUSSIA.
(a) LIMITATION.—No funds authorized to be appro-
priated to the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion for fiscal year 1995 or 1996 may be paid or otherwise
transferred to Russia unless—
(1) the purpose of the payment or transfer is au-
thorized by this Act;
(2) the payment or transfer is made in exchange
for goods or services that have been provided to the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration in
accordance with a written agreement between the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration and
Russia;
(3) the Government of the Russian Federation
agrees to provide a monthly report to the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration during the
term of such written agreement, that fully accounts
for the disposition of the funds paid or transferred,
including information with respect to the preceding
month on—
(A) the amount of the funds received, and
the date of receipt;
(B) the amount of the funds converted from
United States currency, the currency into which
the funds have been converted, and the date and
rate of conversion;
(C) the amount of non-United States cur-
rency, and of United States currency, that is dis-
bursed to any contractor or subcontractor, the
identity of such contractor or subcontractor, and
the date of disbursement; and
(D) the balance of the funds not disbursed
as of the date of the report;
(4) Russia has provided all monthly reports with
respect to which an agreement was made pursuant to
paragraph (3); and
(5) the President, before such payment or trans-
fer and annually upon submission of the President’s
budget request for fiscal years after fiscal year 1995,
has certified to the Congress that—
(A) the presence of any troops of the Rus-
sian Federation or the Commonwealth of Inde-
pendent States; and
(B) any action by the Russian Federation
or the Commonwealth of Independent States,
in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, or any other inde-
pendent state of the former Soviet Union do not vio-
late the sovereignty of those independent states.
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘Russia’’ means the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration, the Russian Space Agency, or any agency or in-
strumentality of the Government of the Russian Federation
or the Russian Space Agency.
SEC. 120. SPACE STATION SPENDING CAP.
The total amount of spending by the National Aero-
nautics Space Administration for the space station shall
not exceed $2,120,900,000 for fiscal year 1995 and
$2,122,100,000 for fiscal year 1996. The limitations in this
section shall not apply to amounts provided for payments
to Russia for phase I of the International Space Station
program.
SEC. 
121. 
CONSORTIUM 
FOR 
INTERNATIONAL 
EARTH
SCIENCE INFORMATION NETWORK BUILDING.
The Consortium for International Earth Science Infor-
mation Network may not obligate more than $27,000,000
for the construction of a new building. Such funds may not
be obligated until 90 days after the completion of a building
prospectus by the General Services Administration.
SEC. 122. LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no
funds are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out
the programs for which funds are authorized by this Act
for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1996.
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH AMENDMENTS.
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 701 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in the table of sections—
(A) by amending the item relating to sec-
tion 70104 to read as follows:
‘‘70104. Restrictions on launches, operations, and reentries.’’;
(B) by amending the item relating to sec-
tion 70108 to read as follows:
‘‘70108. Prohibition, suspension, and end of launches, operation of launch sites,
and reentries.’’;
(C) by amending the item relating to sec-
tion 70109 to read as follows:
‘‘70109. Preemption of scheduled launches or reentries.’’;
and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘70120. Report to Congress.’’;
(2) in section 70102—
(A) by inserting ‘‘from Earth’’ after ‘‘and
any payload’’ in paragraph (3);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (10)
through (12) as paragraphs (12) through (14),
respectively; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs:
‘‘(10) ‘reenter’ and ‘reentry’ mean to return pur-
posefully, or attempt to return, a reentry vehicle and
payload, if any, from Earth orbit or outer space to
Earth.
‘‘(11) ‘reentry vehicle’ means any vehicle de-
signed to return from Earth orbit or outer space to
Earth substantially intact.’’;
(3) in section 70104—
(A) by amending the section designation
and heading to read as follows:
‘‘§ 70104. Restrictions on launches, operations, and re-
entries’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or reenter a reentry ve-
hicle,’’ after ‘‘operate a launch site’’ each place
it appears in subsection (a);
(C) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘launch
or operation’’ in subsection (a)(3) and (4);
(D) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘launch license’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘license’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or reenter’’ after
‘‘may launch’’; and
(iii) by inserting ‘‘or reentering’’ after
‘‘related to launching’’; and
(E) in subsection (c)—
(i) by amending the subsection heading
to read as follows: ‘‘PREVENTING LAUNCHES
OR REENTRIES.—’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after
‘‘prevent the launch’’; and
(iii) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after
‘‘decides the launch’’;
(4) in section 70105—
(A) by inserting ‘‘, or reentry of a reentry
vehicle,’’ after ‘‘operation of a launch site’’ in
subsection (b)(1); and
(B) by striking ‘‘or operation’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘, operation, or reentry’’ in
subsection (b)(2)(A);
(5) in section 70106(a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or reentry site’’ after ‘‘ob-
server at a launch site’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or reentry vehicle’’ after
‘‘assemble a launch vehicle’’;
(6) in section 70108—
(A) by amending the section designation
and heading to read as follows:
‘‘§ 70108. 
Prohibition, 
suspension, 
and 
end 
of
launches, operation of launch sites, and
reentries’’;
and
(B) in subsection (a)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘, or reentry of a re-
entry vehicle,’’ after ‘‘operation of a launch
site’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after
‘‘launch or operation’’;
(7) in section 70109—
(A) by amending the section designation
and heading to read as follows:
‘‘§ 70109. Preemption of scheduled launches or reen-
tries’’;
(B) in subsection (a)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘en-
sure that a launch’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, reentry site,’’ after
‘‘United States Government launch site’’;
(iii) by inserting ‘‘or reentry date com-
mitment’’ after ‘‘launch date commitment’’;
(iv) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after
‘‘obtained for a launch’’;
(v) by inserting ‘‘, reentry site,’’ after
‘‘access to a launch site’’;
(vi) by inserting ‘‘, or services related
to a reentry,’’ after ‘‘amount for launch
services’’; and
(vii) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after
‘‘the scheduled launch’’; and
(C) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or re-
entry’’ after ‘‘prompt launching’’;
(8) in section 70110—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘prevent
the launch’’ in subsection (a)(2); and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or reentry of a reentry
vehicle,’’ after ‘‘operation of a launch site’’ in
subsection (a)(3)(B);
(9) in section 70112—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘one
launch’’ in subsection (a)(3);
(B) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘launch
services’’ in subsection (a)(4);
(C) by inserting ‘‘or a reentry’’ after
‘‘launch services’’ each place it appears in sub-
section (b);
(D) by inserting ‘‘OR REENTRIES’’ after
‘‘LAUNCHES’’ in the heading for subsection (e);
and
(E) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘launch
site’’ in subsection (e);
(10) in section 70113(a)(1) and (d)(1) and (2),
by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘one launch’’ each
place it appears;
(11) in section 70115(b)(1)(D)(i)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘reentry site,’’ after
‘‘launch site,’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or reentry vehicle’’ after
‘‘site of a launch vehicle’’;
(12) in section 70117—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or reenter a reentry vehi-
cle’’ after ‘‘operate a launch site’’ in subsection
(a);
(B) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after ‘‘ap-
proval of a space launch’’ in subsection (d);
(C) in subsection (f)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘OR REENTRY’’ after
‘‘LAUNCH’’ in the subsection heading;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, reentry vehicle,’’
after ‘‘A launch vehicle’’;
(iii) by inserting ‘‘or reentered’’ after
‘‘that is launched’’; and
(iv) by inserting ‘‘or reentry’’ after
‘‘the launch’’; and
(D) in subsection (g)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘reentry of a reentry
vehicle,’’ after ‘‘or launch site,’’ in para-
graph (1); and
(ii) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘reentry,’’ 
after
‘‘launch,’’ in paragraph (2);
(13) in section 70119, by inserting the following
after paragraph (2):
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
of Transportation $6,060,000 to carry out this chapter for
fiscal year 1995.’’; and
(14) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion:
‘‘§ 70120. Report to Congress
‘‘The Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Con-
gress an annual report to accompany the President’s budget
request that—
‘‘(1) describes all activities undertaken under
this chapter, including a description of the process for
the application for and approval of licenses under
this chapter and recommendations for legislation that
may further commercial launches and reentries; and
‘‘(2) reviews the performance of the regulatory
activities and the effectiveness of the Office of Com-
mercial Space Transportation.’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 70105 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘receiving an
application’’ both places it appears and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘accepting an application in accordance
with subsection (b)(2)(D)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subsection
(b)(2)(B);
(C) by striking the period at the end of sub-
section (b)(2)(C) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘;
and’’; and
(D) by adding at the end of subsection (b)(2) the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) regulations establishing criteria for accept-
ing an application for a license under this chapter.’’.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1)(A) shall
take effect upon the effective date of final regulations issued
pursuant to section 70105(b)(2)(D) of title 49, United
States Code, as added by paragraph (1)(D) of this sub-
section.
SEC. 202. OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE AUTHORIZATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Commerce for the activities of the Office of Space
Commerce, $532,000 for fiscal year 1995.
SEC. 203. USE OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTS.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), the Administrator shall ensure that procure-
ments are conducted in compliance with sections 2 through
4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a through 10c,
popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).
(b) LIMITATIONS.—This section shall apply only to
procurements made for which—
(1) amounts are authorized by this Act to be
made available; and
(2) solicitations for bids are issued after the date
of enactment of this Act.
(c) INAPPLICABILITY
IN CASE
OF VIOLATION
OF
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT.—This section shall not apply
to the extent that the United States Trade Representative
determines that a procurement described in subsection (b)
would be in violation of the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade or an international agreement to which the
United States is a party.
(d) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN MADE EQUIPMENT AND
PRODUCTS.—
(1) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
Congress that any recipient of a grant under this Act,
or under any amendment made by this Act, should
purchase, when available and cost-effective, American
made equipment and products when expending grant
monies.
(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In
allocating grants under this Act, or under any
amendment made by this Act, the Secretary shall pro-
vide to each recipient a notice describing the state-
ment made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
SEC. 
204. 
REQUIREMENT 
FOR 
INDEPENDENT 
COST
ANALYSIS.
The Chief Financial Officer for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration shall be responsible for
conducting independent cost analyses of all new projects es-
timated to cost more than $5,000,000 and shall report the
results annually to Congress at the time of the submission
of the President’s budget request. In developing cost ac-
counting and reporting standards for carrying out this sec-
tion, the Chief Financial Officer shall, to the extent prac-
ticable and consistent with other laws, solicit the advice of
expertise outside of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration.
SEC. 205. GLOBAL CHANGE DATA AND INFORMATION
SYSTEM.
Title I of the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (15
U.S.C. 2931 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘SEC. 109. GLOBAL CHANGE DATA AND INFORMATION
SYSTEM.
‘‘(a) The National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, in coordination with other agencies that belong to the
Committee established under section 102, shall establish the
requirements and architecture for, design, and develop a
Global Change Data and Information System that shall
serve as the system to process, archive, and distribute data
generated by the Global Change Research Program.
‘‘(b) The National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion shall design the Global Change Data and Information
System—
‘‘(1) so that other Federal agencies may connect
data centers operated by such agencies to such Sys-
tem; and
‘‘(2) so as to minimize, to the extent practicable,
the cost of connecting such data centers.
‘‘(c) Each agency involved in the Global Change Re-
search Program shall retain the responsibility to establish
and operate Global Change Data and Information System
data centers to process, archive, and distribute data gen-
erated by such agency’s programs. Agencies may agree to
assume the responsibility for processing, archiving, or dis-
tributing data generated by other agencies.’’.
SEC. 206. ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED DATA FOR GLOBAL
CHANGE RESEARCH.
The Committee on Environment and Natural Re-
sources shall develop and submit to the Congress within one
year after the date of enactment of this Act a plan for pro-
viding access to data from classified archives and systems
for global change research. The plan shall—
(1) determine whether the Global Change Data
and Information System or other means should be
used to provide access to such data for the scientific
community; and
(2) identify what agencies should be responsible
for particular parts of such data and any data cen-
ters needed to process, archive, and distribute such
data.
SEC. 207. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACT OF 1958
AMENDMENTS.
(a) REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.—Section 206(a) of
the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C.
2476(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘January’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘May’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘calendar’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘fiscal’’.
(b) DISCLOSURE OF TECHNICAL DATA.—Section 303
of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42
U.S.C. 2454) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(C), by inserting ‘‘or (c)’’
after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c)(1) The Administration may delay for a period not
to exceed 5 years the unrestricted public disclosure of tech-
nical data in the possession of, or under the control of, the
Administration that has been generated in the performance
of experimental, developmental, or research activities or
programs funded jointly by the Administration and the pri-
vate sector.
‘‘(2) The Administrator shall issue regulations to carry
out this subsection. Paragraph (1) shall not take effect until
such regulations are issued.
‘‘(3) Regulations issued pursuant to paragraph (2)
shall include—
‘‘(A) guidelines for a determination of whether
data is technical data within the meaning of this sub-
section;
‘‘(B) a requirement that a determination de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) that particular data is
technical data shall be reported to the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate;
‘‘(C) provisions to ensure that technical data is
available for dissemination within the United States
to United States persons and entities in furtherance
of the objective of maintaining leadership or competi-
tiveness in civil and governmental aeronautical and
space activities by the United States industrial base;
and
‘‘(D) a specification of the period or periods for
which the delay in unrestricted public disclosure of
technical data is to apply to various categories of
such data, and the restrictions on disclosure of such
data during such period or periods, including a re-
quirement that the maximum 5-year protection under
this subsection shall not be provided unless at least 50
percent of the funding for the activities or programs
is provided by the private sector.
‘‘(4) Along with the initial publication of proposed reg-
ulations under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall in-
clude a list of those experimental, developmental, or re-
search activities or programs conducted by, or funded in
whole or in part by, the Administration that may result
in products or processes of significant value in maintaining
leadership or competitiveness in civil and governmental
aeronautical and space activities by the United States in-
dustrial base. Such list shall be updated biannually.
‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘tech-
nical data’ means any recorded information, including
computer software, that is or may be directly applicable
to the design, engineering, development, production, manu-
facture, or operation of products or processes that may have
significant value in maintaining leadership or competitive-
ness in civil and governmental aeronautical and space ac-
tivities by the United States industrial base.’’.
SEC. 208. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF UNITED STATES AND
FOREIGN EXPENDABLE SPACE LAUNCH SYS-
TEMS.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
shall conduct a comprehensive study of the differences be-
tween existing United States and foreign expendable space