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SEC. 124. SENSE OF CONGRESS; WOMEN’S HEALTH ISSUES.
It is the sense of Congress that the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration should pursue, to the ex-
tent practicable, life and microgravity sciences research re-
lated to the causes of breast and ovarian cancers, bone-relat-
ed diseases, and other women’s health issues.
SEC. 125. SPACE STATION ACCOUNTING REPORT.
(a) ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—The Ad-
ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration shall transmit a report to the Congress each year
containing a complete accounting of all costs of the space
station, including cash and other payments to Russia.
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS FROM RUSSIA.—The Ad-
ministrator shall obtain quarterly reports from the Russian
Space Agency during the term of the contract between the
Russian Space Agency and the National Aeronauics and
Space Administration which fully account for the disposi-
tion of funds paid or transferred by the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration to Russia, including—
(1) the amount of funds received from the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration and the
date of their receipt,
(2) the amount of funds converted from United
States currency by the Russian Space Agency, the
currency into which the funds have been converted,
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and the dates and exchange rates of each such conver-
sion,
(3) the amount of non-United States currency,
and of United States currency, disbursed by the Rus-
sian Space Agency to any contractor or subcontrac-
tor, the identity of such contractor or subcontractor,
and the date on which the funds were disbursed, and
(4) the balance of the funds provided by the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration which
have not been disbursed by the Russian Space Agency
as of the date of the report.
SEC. 126. PURCHASE OF SPACE SCIENCE DATA.
To the maximum extent practicable, the National Aer-
onautics and Space Administration shall purchase from the
private sector space science data. Examples of such data
include scientific data concerning the elemental and min-
eralogical resources of the moon and the planets, Earth en-
vironmental data obtained through remote sensing observa-
tions, and solar storm monitoring.
SEC. 127. REMOTE SENSING FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RE-
SOURCE MANAGEMENT.
(a) INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of
Agriculture and the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, maximizing private
funding and involvement, shall provide, to the extent fea-
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sible, farmers and other interested persons with timely in-
formation, through remote sensing, on crop conditions, fer-
tilization and irrigation needs, pest infiltration, soil condi-
tions, projected food, feed, and fiber production, and any
other information available through remote sensing.
(b) ENHANCED REMOTE SENSING.—The Secretary of
Agriculture and the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration shall jointly evaluate the
need for a radar imaging platform that could enhance Unit-
ed States remote sensing capability by providing informa-
tion and data relating to agricultural resources, and which
may have other commercial and research applications.
(c) TRAINING.—The Secretary of Agriculture and the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration shall jointly develop a proposal to inform
farmers and other prospective users concerning the use and
availability of remote sensing data.
(d) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall ex-
pire 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 128. SPACE EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITIES ASSESS-
MENT.
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Administrator shall conduct
an assessment of methods for maximizing, based on a vari-
ety of prospective funding levels, the quantity and quality
of opportunities for space exploration, both human and
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robotic, using space vehicles and platforms available or ex-
pected to be available. Such assessment shall focus on the
5-year period after the date of enactment of this Act, and
on each of the two subsequent 5-year periods. Such assess-
ment shall address opportunities in connection with civil-
ian and military domestic, and foreign, space vehicles and
platforms, whether publicly or privately funded.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator shall,
within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, sub-
mit to Congress a report containing the results of the assess-
ment conducted under subsection (a).
SEC. 129. CATALOGUE OF EARTH-THREATENING COMETS
AND ASTEROIDS.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—To the extent practicable, the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, in coordina-
tion with the Department of Defense and the space agencies
of other countries, shall identify and catalogue within 10
years the orbital characteristics of all comets and asteroids
that are greater than 1 kilometer in diameter and are in
an orbit around the sun that crosses the orbit of the Earth.
(b) PROGRAM PLAN.—By February 1, 1995, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to the Congress a program plan,
including estimated budgetary requirements for fiscal years
1996 through 2000, to implement subsection (a).
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SUBTITLE B—AERONAUTICS
SEC. 151. NATIONAL AERONAUTICAL FACILITIES POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States that—
(1) revitalizing national aeronautical facilities
shall be a major element of Federal investment in
aeronautical research and development; and
(2) industry and government cost-sharing for fa-
cilities construction and use shall be investigated to
achieve aeronautics research and technology goals
within a constrained Federal budget.
SEC. 152. WORLDWIDE FACILITIES ASSESSMENT.
The President or his designees shall conduct an assess-
ment of all aeronautics facilities in the United States and
in other countries and report to Congress the results of this
assessment at the time the fiscal year 1996 budget is sub-
mitted. The assessment shall include—
(1) identification of all existing and planned
aeronautics research and development facilities in the
United States and in other countries;
(2) analysis of the capabilities of each aero-
nautics facility that impact aeronautical research
and technology objectives of the United States Govern-
ment and domestic industries; and
(3) determination of the current use and plans
for use of foreign aeronautics facilities for research
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and technology activities of the United States Govern-
ment and domestic industries and the risk to the com-
petitiveness of the United States industry due to the
potential unintended transfer of technology.
SEC. 153. AERONAUTICS FACILITIES STRATEGY.
(a) STRATEGY.—The President or his designees shall
work closely with domestic industries to coordinate, develop,
and implement a strategy for Federal investment in aero-
nautics research and technology and aeronautics facilities.
This strategy shall establish—
(1) priorities for Federal investment in aero-
nautics facilities;
(2) a facilities implementation schedule to meet
research and technology project milestones and aero-
space industry market requirements;
(3) the projected cost of constructing and operat-
ing new facilities; and
(4) options and recommendations to provide
funding (including cost-sharing and risk-sharing with
industries and among Federal agencies and innova-
tive procurement, financing, or management arrange-
ments) for the construction of new aeronautics facili-
ties and for the operation of new aeronautics facili-
ties.
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(b) DEADLINE.—The strategy required by subsection
(a), and budget requirements associated with implementing
such strategy, shall accompany the fiscal year 1996 budget
submission to Congress.
SEC. 154. FACILITIES SITE SELECTION PLAN.
(a) PRESIDENT TO DEVELOP SITE PLAN.—The Presi-
dent shall develop a site selection plan for the location of
new aeronautics research facilities, consistent with the
strategy developed under section 153 of this Act, and submit
the plan to Congress by March 1, 1995.
(b) GENERAL FACTORS.—In developing the plan, gen-
eral factors to be considered for site selection shall include—
(1) cost;
(2) technical merit;
(3) extent of local cost sharing;
(4) availability of sufficient power and water;
(5) access to suitable transportation infrastruc-
ture;
(6) quality of local labor force; and
(7) other criteria as appropriate.
(c) SPECIFIC FACTORS.—In developing the plan, spe-
cific factors to be taken into consideration are—
(1) environmental requirements for operating
aeronautics research facilities at specific speeds and
regimes;
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(2) advantages and disadvantages of both rural
areas and Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas;
and
(3) other criteria as appropriate.
(d) NO AREA TO BE RULED OUT.—No area of the
United States shall be ruled out for consideration of a pro-
posal for development of new aeronautics research facilities.
SEC. 155. AERONAUTICAL BASIC RESEARCH PLAN.
(a) PLAN.—The Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration shall develop an aero-
nautical basic research investment plan as part of the Re-
search and Technology Base of the Administration which—
(1) describes the aeronautical basic research un-
derway within the Administration, including a re-
view of the status of basic research in critical aero-
nautics disciplines;
(2) establishes goals and objectives for aeronauti-
cal basic research of the Administration to advance
the critical disciplines required by United States in-
dustry for such research;
(3) identifies the priorities for aeronautical basic
research of the Administration required by industry
to advance United States long-term competitiveness;
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(4) describes the anticipated impact of aero-
nautical basic research of the Administration on
United States long-term competitiveness;
(5) encourages the transfer of Government-devel-
oped technologies to the private sector to promote eco-
nomic strength and competitiveness; and
(6) identifies opportunities for aeronautical basic
research to be performed by minority-owned and
women-owned businesses within the aeronautical
basic research industry.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator shall
update the plan described in subsection (a) annually and
transmit the plan to Congress with the Administration’s
annual budget request.
SEC. 156. JOINT AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT PRIORITIES.
The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration shall work with the heads of other
appropriate Federal agencies to identify and establish pri-
orities for research on aeronautical technologies that will
enhance the competitiveness of the United States in aero-
nautics, including—
(1) research on next-generation wind tunnel and
advanced wind tunnel instrumentation technology,
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(2) research on advanced engine materials, en-
gine concepts, and testing of propulsion systems or
components of the high-speed civil transport research
program,
(3) advanced general aviation research,
(4) advanced hypersonic aeronautical research,
(5) selected programs that jointly enhance public
and private aeronautical technology development,
(6) an opportunity for private contractors to be
involved in such research and development; and
(7) the transfer of Government-developed tech-
nologies to the private sector to promote economic
strengths and competitiveness.
TITLE II—COMMERCIAL SPACE
LAUNCH AMENDMENTS
SEC. 201. COMMERCIAL REENTRY VEHICLES.
Chapter 701 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(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’’;
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(C) by amending the item relating to section 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:
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‘‘§ 70104. Restrictions on launches, operations, and reentries’’;
(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
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(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 reentries’’;
(B) in subsection (a)—
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(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—
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(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);
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(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); and
(13) 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
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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.’’.
SEC. 202. LICENSE APPLICATION.
(a) Section 70105 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) 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)’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subsection
(b)(2)(B);
(3) by striking the period at the end of sub-
section (b)(2)(C) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘;
and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end of subsection (b)(2) the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) regulations establishing criteria for ac-
cepting an application for a license under this
chapter.’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall
take effect upon the effective date of final regulations issued
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pursuant to section 70105(b)(2)(D) of title 49, United
States Code.
SEC. 203. SPACE ADVERTISING.
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 70102 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (14),
as redesignated by section 301(2)(B) of this title, the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(15) ‘obtrusive space advertising’ means adver-
tising in outer space that is capable of being recog-
nized by a human being on the surface of the earth
without the aid of a telescope or other technological
device;’’.
(b) PROHIBITION.—Chapter 701 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 70109
the following new section:
‘‘§ 70109a. Space advertising
‘‘(a) LICENSING.—Notwithstanding the provisions of
this chapter or any other provision of law, the Secretary
shall not—
‘‘(1) issue or transfer a license under this chap-
ter; or
‘‘(2) waive the license requirements of this chap-
ter;
for the launch of a payload containing any material to be
used for the purposes of obtrusive space advertising.
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‘‘(b) LAUNCHING.—No holder of a license under this
chapter may launch a payload containing any material to
be used for purposes of obtrusive space advertising on or
after the date of enactment of the Aeronautics and Space
Policy Act of 1994.
‘‘(c) COMMERCIAL SPACE ADVERTISING.—Nothing in
this section shall apply to nonobstructive commercial space
advertising, including advertising on commercial space
transportation vehicles, space infrastructure, payloads,
space launch facilities, and launch support facilities.’’.
(c) NEGOTIATION WITH FOREIGN LAUNCHING NA-
TIONS.—
(1) The President is requested to negotiate with
foreign launching nations for the purpose of reaching
an agreement or agreements that prohibit the use of
outer space for obtrusive space advertising purposes.
(2) It is the sense of Congress that the President
should take such action as is appropriate and feasible
to enforce the terms of any agreement to prohibit the
use of outer space for obtrusive space advertising pur-
poses.
(3) As used in this subsection, the term ‘‘foreign
launching nation’’ means a nation—
(A) which launches, or procures the launch-
ing of, a payload into outer space; or
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(B) from whose territory or facility a pay-
load is launched into outer space.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for
chapter 701 of title 49, United States Codes, is amended
by inserting the following after the item relating to section
70109:
‘‘70109a. Space advertising’’.
TITLE III—REVISIONS TO LAND
REMOTE 
SENSING 
POLICY
ACT OF 1992
SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS.
The Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (15
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by amending section 2(9) to read as follows:
‘‘(9) Because Landsat data are particularly im-
portant for global environmental change research, the
program should be managed by an integrated team
consisting of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration and the Department of Commerce.’’;
(2) in sections 3(6)(A), 101 (a) and (b), 103(b),
and 504, by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘Secretary’’;
(3) in section 3(6)(B), by striking ‘‘Department
of Defense and’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘and the
Department of Commerce, as well as the Department
of Interior, or’’;
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(4) in section 101(b)(1), by striking ‘‘, with the
addition of a tracking and data relay satellite com-
munications capability’’;
(5) in section 101(b)(2), by striking all after
‘‘baseline funding profile’’ and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘for the development and operational life of
Landsat 7 that is mutually acceptable to the agencies
constituting the Landsat Program Management;’’;
(6) in section 101(b), by inserting after para-
graph (4) the following:
‘‘The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy shall, no later than 60 days after enactment of the Aero-
nautics and Space Policy Act of 1994, transmit the man-
agement plan to the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate.’’;
(7) in sections 101(c)(3), 202(b)(1), 501(a), and
502(c)(7), by striking ‘‘section 506’’ and inserting
‘‘section 507’’;
(8) in section 102(b)(1), by striking ‘‘by the ex-
pected end of the design life of Landsat 6’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘by the predicted end of life of
Landsat 5, or as soon as practicable thereafter’’;
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(9) in section 103(a), by striking ‘‘section 105’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 104’’;
(10) by adding at the end of section 103 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENT.—If negotia-
tions under subsection (a) result in an agreement that the
Landsat Program Management determines generally
achieves the goal stated in paragraphs (1) through (8) of
subsection (a), the Landsat Program Management shall
award an extension, until the practical demise of Landsat
4 or Landsat 5, whichever occurs later, of the existing con-
tract with the Landsat 6 contractor incorporating the terms
of such agreement.’’;
(11) by striking section 104 and redesignating
section 105 as section 104;
(12) in section 201(c), by amending the second
sentence thereof to read as follows: ‘‘If the Secretary
determines that the license requested by the applicant
should not be issued, the Secretary shall inform the
applicant within such 120-day period of the reasons
for such determination and the specific actions re-
quired of the applicant to obtain a license.’’;
(13) in section 202(b)(6), by inserting ‘‘signifi-
cant or substantial’’ before ‘‘agreement’’;
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(14) in section 204, by striking ‘‘may’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘shall’’;
(15) by inserting at the end of title II the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘SEC. 206. NOTIFICATION.
‘‘(a) LIMITATIONS ON LICENSEE.—Within 30 days
after any determination by the Secretary to require a li-
censee to limit collection or distribution of data from a sys-
tem licensed pursuant to this title, the Secretary shall re-
port to the Congress the reasons for such determination, the
limitations imposed on the licensee, and the period during
which such limitations apply.
‘‘(b) TERMINATION, MODIFICATION, 
OR
SUSPEN-
SION.—Within 30 days after any action by the Secretary
to seek an order of injunction or other judicial determina-
tion pursuant to section 203(a)(2), the Secretary shall no-
tify the Congress of such action and provide the reasons
for such action.’’;
(16) in section 302—
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—’’;
and
(B) by striking subsection (b); and
(17) in section 507, by striking subsection (a)
and subsection (b)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
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‘‘(a) RESPONSIBILITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—
The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Defense
on all matters under this Act affecting national security.
The Secretary of Defense shall be responsible for determin-
ing those conditions, consistent with this Act, necessary to
meet national security concerns of the United States and
for notifying the Secretary promptly of such conditions.
Within 60 days after receiving a request from the Secretary,
the Secretary of Defense shall recommend any conditions
for a license issued under title II, consistent with this Act,
that the Secretary of Defense determines are needed to pro-
tect the national security of the United States. If no such
recommendations have been received by the Secretary with-
in such 60-day period, the Secretary may deem activities
proposed in the license application to be consistent with the
protection of the national security of the United States.
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE.—
‘‘(1) The Secretary shall consult with the Sec-
retary of State on all matters under this Act affecting
international obligations of the United States. The
Secretary of State shall be responsible for determining
those conditions, consistent with this Act, necessary to
meet international obligations and policies of the
United States and for notifying the Secretary
promptly of such conditions. Within 60 days after re-
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ceiving a request from the Secretary, the Secretary of
State shall recommend any conditions for a license is-
sued under title II, consistent with this Act, that the
Secretary of State determines are needed to meet ex-
isting international obligations of the United States.
If no such recommendations have been received by the
Secretary within such 60-day period, the Secretary
may deem activities proposed in the license applica-
tion to be consistent with existing international obli-
gations of the United States.’’.
TITLE IV—TECHNOLOGY INVEST-
MENT 
POLICY 
FOR 
AERO-
NAUTICS AND SPACE
SEC. 401. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the United States aerospace industry has
provided a major contribution to the competitiveness
of the United States;
(2) the international market share of the United
States aerospace industry has steadily eroded due to
competition from foreign consortia that receive sub-
stantial direct subsidies from their governments;
(3) the United States aerospace industry has
been severely impacted by the reductions in defense
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(1) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(e) The aeronautical and space activities of the Unit-
ed States shall be conducted so as to contribute materially
to the economic growth, competitiveness, and productivity
of the Nation.’’;
(2) by striking subsection (f) and by redesignat-
ing subsections (g) and (h), as subsections (f) and (g),
respectively; and
(3) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘(f), and (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (f)’’.
(d) AIR TRANSPORTATION.—Section 102(d) of such
Act is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ in (8) and
(2) by adding the following after ‘‘(9)’’:
‘‘(10) The research required for the improvement
of the safety, capacity, and efficiency of the United
States air transportation system through close coordi-
nation among the agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment.’’.
SEC. 404. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND COMMER-
CIALIZATION GOALS.
The Administrator shall require that, to the maximum
extent practicable, aeronautical and space projects of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration—
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(1) incorporate a technology plan that fosters
technological advances of value to the mission of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
which benefits the economy of the United States and
reduces the life cycle costs of such projects;
(2) promote commercial technology applications;
(3) measure and evaluate technology development
and the potential for commercialization; and
(4) seek the involvement of United States indus-
try.
SEC. 405. INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
(a) PURPOSE; CRITERIA.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a competitive program under which the Adminis-
trator may fund research and development projects pro-
posed by industry-led consortia, alliances, or other entities,
for the purpose of advancing aeronautics and space tech-
nologies. In selecting projects to be funded under this sec-
tion, the Administrator shall weigh and consider—
(1) the extent of funding provided by industry
for such project;
(2) each project’s scientific and technical merit;
(3) the potential of the project to advance mis-
sion needs of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration;
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(4) each project’s potential to advance tech-
nologies that enhance the competitiveness of United
States industry in global markets; and
(5) such other criteria as the Administrator con-
siders appropriate to carry out the purposes of this
section.
(b) COST-SHARING.—Amounts appropriated for this
program may be obligated only to the extent that an equal
or greater amount of non-Federal funding is provided for
this program. Of the non-Federal funding provided for this
program, the Administrator shall require contributions
from sources other than those identified as Independent Re-
search and Development.
(c) FINANCING MECHANISMS.—In funding the tech-
nology projects selected under this section, the Adminis-
trator is encouraged—
(1) to make greater use of the authority of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
under section 203(c)(5) of the National Aeronautics
and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(5)) espe-
cially when applied to non-aerospace firms; and
(2) to enter into innovative procurement, financ-
ing, and management arrangement, consistent with
existing statutes.
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(d) COORDINATION
WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES.—In
carrying out this section, the Administrator shall consult
with the Secretaries of Commerce, Defense, Energy, and
Transportation and with such other Federal agency heads
as the Administrator considers appropriate.
SEC. 406. CONDITIONS ON TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT;
ECONOMIC BENEFIT.
In funding technology programs and activities under
this title, the Administrator shall ensure that the principal
economic benefits accrue to the economy of the United
States. The Administrator may consider such specific cri-
teria as appropriate, and in developing such criteria, shall
consult with appropriate Federal agency heads.
SEC. 407. ROLE OF PROCUREMENT IN TECHNOLOGY IN-
VESTMENT.
The Administrator, in meeting aeronautical and space
mission needs, shall coordinate and direct resources of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the
area of procurement to—
(1) advance state-of-the-art technologies;
(2) assess and procure, where appropriate, com-
mercially available technologies from the marketplace;
(3) use performance incentives; and
(4) reduce the paperwork requirements associated
with procurement.
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SEC. 408. COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMS
AND
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER PROGRAMS.—To ensure a consistent Federal in-
vestment policy and to preclude multiple awards for a sin-
gle proposal, the Administrator shall ensure that the tech-
nology investment activities established under this title are
coordinated closely with existing and future—
(1) Federal technology programs such as the
Technology Reinvestment Program of the Advanced
Research Projects Agency and the Advanced Tech-
nology Program of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology; and
(2) Federal technology transfer programs and ac-
tivities established to promote and advocate the use of
technologies developed in the Federal laboratories.
(b) IDENTIFICATION
OF FUNDING RECEIVED
FROM
OTHER AGENCIES.—The Administrator shall identify, as
part of the annual budget submission to Congress, all fund-
ing received by the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration from other Federal agencies for technology invest-
ment and development, including funds from programs list-
ed in (a)(1) above.
SEC. 409. INTERAGENCY TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES.
As part of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration’s annual budget submission to Congress, the
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Administrator shall identify funding requirements, project
milestones, and 5-year budget projections, for the portion
undertaken by the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration of each interagency technology project.
SEC. 410. COORDINATION WITH OTHER NASA PROGRAMS.
(a) SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH.—The
Administrator shall coordinate the technology investment
activities under this title with the Small Business Innova-
tion Research activities of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration to ensure the effectiveness of funding
to small businesses, to the maximum extent permitted by
law.
(b) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
FUNDS.—The Administrator shall identify all funds pro-
vided to contractors of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration for activities commonly referred to as
‘‘Independent Research and Development’’ and coordinate
such funds with the technology investment activities under
this title.
(c) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND COMMERCIAL PRO-
GRAMS.—The Administrator shall coordinate the activities
of ongoing and future technology transfer, innovation, and
commercial programs of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration with the technology investment ac-
tivities under this title.