disbursed 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;
(3) Russia has provided all monthly reports
with respect to which an agreement was made pur-
suant to paragraph (2); and
(4) the President, before such payment or
transfer and annually upon submission of the Presi-
dent’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
Federation, the Russian Space Agency, or any agency or
instrumentality of the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion or the Russian Space Agency.
SEC. 118. 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. The limi-
tation in this section shall not apply to amounts provided
for payments to Russia for phase I of the International
Space Station program.
SEC.
119.
CONSORTIUM
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
EARTH
SCIENCE INFORMATION NETWORK BUILDING.
The Consortium for International Earth Science In-
formation
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 comple-
tion of a building prospectus by the General Services Ad-
ministration.
SEC. 120. 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 1995.
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:
‘‘Sec. 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
following new paragraphs:
‘‘(10) ‘reenter’ and ‘reentry’ mean to return
purposefully, 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
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 head-
ing
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
‘‘observer 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
‘‘ensure that a launch’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, reentry site,’’ after
‘‘United States Government launch site’’;
(iii) by inserting ‘‘or reentry date
commitment’’ after ‘‘launch date commit-
ment’’;
(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 ‘‘pre-
vent 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 follow-
ing after paragraph (2):
‘‘There are authorized to the Secretary of Transportation
such amounts as may be appropriated to carry out this
chapter for fiscal year 1995.’’; and
(14) by adding at the end the following new
section:
‘‘§ 70120. Report to Congress
‘‘The Secretary of Transportation shall submit to
Congress 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 ac-
cepting an application for a license under this chap-
ter.’’.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1)(A) shall
take effect upon the effective date of final regulations is-
sued pursuant to section 70105(b)(2)(D) of title 49, Unit-
ed States Code, as added by paragraph (1)(D) of this sub-
section.
SEC. 202. OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE AUTHORIZATION.
There are authorized to the Secretary of Commerce
such amounts as may be appropriated for the activities
of the Office of Space Commerce 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 Rep-
resentative determines that a procurement described in
subsection (b) would be in violation of the General Agree-
ment 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 ex-
pending 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
provide to each recipient a notice describing the
statement 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
estimated to cost more than $5,000,000 and shall report
the results annually to Congress at the time of the submis-
sion of the President’s budget request. In developing cost
accounting and reporting standards for carrying out this
section, the Chief Financial Officer shall, to the extent
practicable and consistent with other laws, solicit the ad-
vice of expertise outside of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
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 Adminis-
tration, in coordination with other agencies that belong to
the Committee established under section 102, shall estab-
lish the requirements and architecture for, design, and de-
velop a Global Change Data and Information System that
shall serve as the system to process, archive, and distrib-
ute data generated by the Global Change Research Pro-
gram.
‘‘(b) The National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration shall design the Global Change Data and Informa-
tion System—
‘‘(1) so that other Federal agencies may con-
nect data centers operated by such agencies to such
System; and
‘‘(2) so as to minimize, to the extent prac-
ticable, 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 providing 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 technical data in the possession of, or under the control
of, the Administration that has been generated in the per-
formance of experimental, developmental, or research ac-
tivities or programs funded jointly by the Administration
and the private sector.
‘‘(2) The Administrator shall issue regulations to
carry out this subsection. Paragraph (1) shall not take ef-
fect 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
subsection;
‘‘(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
Representatives 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 com-
petitiveness 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
regulations under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall
include 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 maintain-
ing 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, man-
ufacture, or operation of products or processes that may
have significant value in maintaining leadership or com-
petitiveness in civil and governmental aeronautical and
space activities 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
launch vehicles. This study shall determine specific dif-
ferences in the design, manufacture, processing, and over-
all management and infrastructure of current United
States and foreign expendable space launch vehicles. The
study shall also determine the approximate effect of these
differences on the relative cost, reliability, and operational
efficiency of such space launch systems. This study shall
be conducted in consultation with the Department of De-
fense and, as appropriate, other Federal agencies, United
States industries, and institutions of higher education.
The results of this study shall be submitted to the Con-
gress no later than October 1, 1995.
SEC. 209. UNIVERSITY INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM
STUDY.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) institutions of higher education offer a sig-
nificant resource for the conduct of innovative sci-
entific and technological research to advance the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration’s mis-
sion;
(2) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration should act to broaden the foundation of its
research base by increasing the direct involvement of
research laboratories of institutions of higher edu-
cation in the development of technology for space
science;
(3) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration should commit to strengthening research
programs in technology of institutions of higher edu-
cation beyond contracting with institutions of higher
education for services in support of specific pro-
grams; and
(4) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration should develop mechanisms to foster inno-
vative technological research at institutions of higher
education that do not participate in the University
Space Engineering Research Centers.
(b) STUDY.—The Administrator shall undertake a
study of the feasibility and potential implementation of a
University Innovative Research Program which—
(1) promotes technological innovation in the
United States by using the Nation’s institutions of
higher education to help meet the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration’s research and de-
velopment needs, by stimulating technology transfer
between institutions of higher education and indus-
try, and by encouraging participation by minority
and disadvantaged persons in technological innova-
tion;
(2) is modeled on the Small Business Innova-
tion Research Program;
(3) avoids duplication of existing National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration programs with the
institutions of higher education; and
(4) derives funding from the Space Research
and Technology program.
(c) COMPLETION.—The study required by subsection
(b) shall be completed and its results submitted to the
Congress within one year after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(d) ADVICE.—In carrying out the study required by
subsection (b), the Administrator shall seek the advice of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Advi-
sory Council, the National Research Council’s Aeronautics
and Space Engineering Board and Space Studies Board,
and other organizations as appropriate.
SEC. 210. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
shall give consideration to geographical distribution of its
research and development funds whenever feasible.
SEC.
211.
ADDITIONAL
NATIONAL
AERONAUTICS
AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION FACILITIES.
(a) SELECTION
IN DEPRESSED COMMUNITIES.—
When consistent with the goals of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration and cost-effective, the
Administrator shall select sites in depressed communities
for new programs or functions of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, unless those new programs or
functions are so closely related to programs or functions
carried out at an existing facility as to require being car-
ried out at that existing facility.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘depressed communities’’ means rural and urban
communities that are relatively depressed, in terms of age
of housing, extent of poverty, growth of per capita income,
extent of unemployment, job lag, or surplus labor.
SEC. 212. RECIPROCITY.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), no contract or subcontract may be made with
funds authorized under this Act to a company organized
under the laws of a foreign country unless the Adminis-
trator finds that such country affords comparable oppor-
tunities to companies organized under the laws of the
United States.
(b) EXCEPTION.—(1) The Administrator may waive
the rule stated under subsection (a) if the products or
services required are not reasonably available from—
(A) companies organized under the laws of the
United States; or
(B) companies organized under the laws of a
foreign country which the Administrator finds af-
fords comparable opportunities to companies orga-
nized under the laws of the United States.
Any such waiver shall be reported to the Congress.
(2) Subsection (a) shall not apply to the extent that
to do so would violate the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade or any other international agreement to which
the United States is a party.
SEC. 213. STUDY ON TDRSS AND COMMERCIAL SATELLITE
SYSTEM CONVERGENCE.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator shall con-
duct a study on the convergence of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration Tracking and Data
Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) with commercial commu-
nications satellite systems. The study shall assess whether
a converged system, from which the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration would buy tracking and data
relay services, could—
(1) satisfy the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration’s tracking and data relay require-
ments;
(2) reduce the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration’s expenses in satisfying tracking and
data relay requirements through maintenance and
operations of the TDRSS;
(3) be financed, developed, and operated by the
private sector;
(4) serve commercial communication needs;
(5) be established to satisfy the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration’s requirements in
time to obviate the need to procure TDRSS space-
craft beyond the tenth flight; and
(6) encourage the growth of the commercial sat-
ellite communications market.
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the
Administrator shall consult with commercial satellite oper-
ators, including the International Telecommunications
Satellite Organization, other international satellite opera-
tors, and United States satellite operators, as appropriate,
and shall also consult with the Department of Defense
concerning its requirements for tracking and data relay
services.
(c) REPORT.—The Administrator shall report on the
study’s findings and recommendations on feasibility of
convergence 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 by February 15, 1995.
SEC. 214. STUDY ON CONVERGENCE OF GEOSAT AND EOS
ALTIMETRY PROGRAMS.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator shall con-
duct a study on the convergence of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration Earth Observing Sys-
tem (EOS) Altimetry mission with the Navy Geosat Fol-
low-On program. The study shall assess whether a con-
verged system, which may involve minor modifications to
the Geosat Follow-On satellite, could—
(1) satisfy the needs of the Earth Observing
System program for altimetry data;
(2) reduce the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration’s expenses in satisfying such needs;
(3) be available in time to serve as the follow-
on to the Topex/Poseidon mission; and
(4) continue to meet the Navy’s requirements
for altimetry data at no additional cost to the Navy.
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the
Administrator shall consult with the Navy and the sci-
entific community, as appropriate.
(c) REPORT.—The Administrator shall report on the
study’s findings and recommendations on the feasibility
of convergence 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 by February 15, 1995.
SEC. 215. SPACE SHUTTLE COST REDUCTION INITIATIVES.
By February 1, 1995, the Administrator shall submit
a report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
that—
(1) specifies the minimum number of Space
Shuttle flights that would be required each fiscal
year from 1995 through 2004 to implement payload
and related activities provided for in the President’s
fiscal year 1995 budget request and supporting and
ancillary documents thereto;
(2) outlines the Space Shuttle flight and pay-
load manifest that could be implemented for each of
the fiscal years 1995 through 1999 if the Space
Shuttle flight rate for each of those years were 8
missions, if the flight rate were 7 missions, and if
the flight rate were 6 missions;
(3) evaluates the extent to which various poten-
tial management consolidation initiatives could re-
duce the annual cost of the Space Shuttle program
while preserving quality and safety; and
(4) evaluates the extent to which various poten-
tial contract incentives could be used to reduce the
annual cost of the Space Shuttle program while pre-
serving quality and safety.
SEC. 216. ADVANCED LAUNCH TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
(a) FUNDING POLICY.—The Administrator may use,
and is encouraged to use, any funds appropriated for
Space Shuttle operations, but not needed for such pur-
poses because of a reduction in annual operating costs,
for an advanced launch technology program, including the
cost of technology development, flight demonstrators, and
procurement of operational flight hardware.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—By February 1, 1995,
the Administrator shall submit to the Congress a program
plan for an advanced launch technology program that—
(1) clearly articulates the goals and objectives
of the program and the flight hardware it will
produce;
(2) describes the management structure and de-
velopment philosophy that will be used to implement
the program;
(3) outlines key milestones toward the achieve-
ment of the goals and objectives articulated under
paragraph (1);
(4) estimates the total cost that will have been
incurred upon completion of the program;
(5) defines the annual budgetary requirements
of the program for the next 5 years; and
(6) identifies the source or sources of funding
anticipated for the program for each of the next 5
years, including funds described in subsection (a).
SEC. 217. LAND CONVEYANCE.
The Administrator may accept the conveyance to the
United States of certain parcels of land from the cities
of Cleveland and Brook Park, Ohio, for the purpose of
establishing a Visitor Center for the Lewis Research Cen-
ter.
SEC. 218. PROCUREMENT.
(a) PROCUREMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish within the Office of Advanced Concepts and
Technology a program of expedited technology pro-
curement for the purpose of demonstrating how in-
novative technology concepts can rapidly be brought
to bear upon space missions of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration.
(2) PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION.—The Ad-
ministrator shall establish procedures for actively
seeking
from
nongovernment
persons
innovative
technology concepts relating to the provision of
space hardware, technology, or services to the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, and
for the evaluation of such concepts by the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Advisory
Council against mission requirements.
(3)
REQUIREMENT.—At
least
percent
of
amounts appropriated pursuant to subtitle A for the
Office of Advanced Concepts and Technology shall
be used for innovative technology procurements that
are determined under paragraph (2) of this sub-
section to meet mission requirements.
(4) SPECIAL
AUTHORITY.—In order to carry
out this subsection the Administrator shall recruit
and hire for limited term appointments persons from
the nongovernmental sector with special expertise
and experience related to the innovative technology
concepts with respect to which procurements are
made under this subsection.
(5) SUNSET.—This subsection shall cease to be
effective 10 years after the date of its enactment.
(b) TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT INITIATIVE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall co-
ordinate National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration resources in the areas of procurement, com-
mercial programs, and advanced technology in order
to—
(A) fairly assess and procure commercially
available technology from the marketplace in
the most efficient manner practicable;
(B) achieve a continuous pattern of inte-
grating advanced technology from the commer-
cial sector into the missions and programs of
the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration;
(C) incorporate private sector buying and
bidding procedures, including fixed price con-
tracts, into procurements; and
(D) provide incentives for cost-plus con-
tractors of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration to integrate commercially avail-
able technology in subsystem contracts on a
fixed-price basis.
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Upon solicitation of any
procurement for space hardware, technology, or serv-
ices that are not commercially available, the Admin-
istrator shall certify, by publication of a notice and
opportunity to comment in the Commerce Business
Daily, for each such procurement action, that no
functional equivalent, commercially available space
hardware, technology, or service exists and that no
commercial method of procurement is available.
SEC.
219.
ADDITIONAL
NATIONAL
AERONAUTICS
AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION FACILITIES.
The Administrator shall not construct or enter into
a new lease for facilities to support National Aeronautics
and Space Administration programs unless the Adminis-
trator has certified to the Congress that the Administrator
has reviewed existing National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration and other federally owned facilities, including
military facilities scheduled for closing or reduction, and
found no such facilities appropriate for the intended use.
SEC. 220. SPACE STATION ACCOUNTING REPORT.
Within one year after the date of enactment of this
Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall
transmit to the Congress a report with a complete annual
accounting of all costs of the space station, including cash
and other payments to Russia.
SEC. 221. PURCHASE OF SPACE SCIENCE DATA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent possible,
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall
purchase from the private sector space science data. Ex-
amples of such data include scientific data concerning the
elemental and mineralogical resources of the moon and the
planets, Earth environmental data obtained through re-
mote sensing observations, and solar storm monitoring.
(b) COMPETITIVE BIDDING.—(1) Contracts for the
purchase of space data under this section shall be awarded
in a process of full, fair, and open competitive bidding.
(2) Submission of cost data, either for the purposes
of supporting the bid or fulfillment of the contract, shall
not be required of bidders.
(3)
Conformance
with
military
specifications
(Milspec) or National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion specifications systems with respect to the design, con-
struction, or operation of equipment used in obtaining
space science data under contracts entered into under this
section shall not be a requirement for a commercial pro-
vider bidding to provide such services.
(4) Contracts under this section shall not provide for
the Federal Government to obtain ownership of data not
specifically sought by the Federal Government.
SEC. 222. REMOTE SENSING FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RE-
SOURCE MANAGEMENT.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the use of remote sensing data is potentially
a valuable resource to anticipate potential food, feed,
and fiber shortages or excesses, and provide this in-
formation to the agricultural community in time to
assist farmers with planting decisions;
(2) remote sensing data can be useful to predict
impending famine problems and forest infestations
in time to allow remedial action;
(3) remote sensing data can inform the agricul-
tural community as to the condition of crops and the
land which sustains those crops;
(4) remote sensing data can be useful to allow
farmers to apply pesticides, nutrients, and water,
among other inputs, to farmlands in the exact
amounts necessary to maximize crop yield, thereby
reducing agricultural costs and minimizing potential
harm to the environment;
(5) remote sensing data can be valuable, when
received on a timely basis, in determining the needs
of additional plantings of a particular crop or a sub-
stitute crop; and
(6) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration, using the expertise of the Earth Observa-
tions Commercialization Applications Program, and
the Department of Agriculture should work in tan-
dem to aid farmers to obtain data conducive to
sound agricultural management and greater crop
yields.
(b) INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of
Agriculture and the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, maximizing private
funding and involvement, shall provide farmers and other
interested persons with timely information, through re-
mote sensing, on crop conditions, fertilization and irriga-
tion needs, pest infiltration, soil conditions, projected food,
feed, and fiber production, and any other information
available through remote sensing.
(c) ENHANCED REMOTE SENSING PROGRAM.—(1)
The Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall
jointly evaluate the need for a radar imaging platform that
could enhance United States remote sensing capability by
providing information and data relating to agricultural re-
sources, and which may have other commercial and re-
search applications.
(2) In the event there is a finding of need for a plat-
form as set forth in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration shall jointly develop a proposal,
which maximizes private funding and involvement in the
launch and operation of such platform, and in the manage-
ment and dissemination of the data from such platform.
The Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly submit
the proposal, within 30 days of its development, to the
Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives,
and to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
(d) 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.
(e) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall ex-
pire 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 223. COORDINATION OF EDUCATION SUPPORT FOR
UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.
The Administrator shall coordinate with other Fed-
eral agencies all National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration education activities to encourage the participation
of women, minorities who are underrepresented in science,
engineering, and mathematics, and persons with disabil-
ities.
SEC. 224. SPACE EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITIES ASSESS-
MENT.
(a) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES CONTRACT.—
The Administrator shall, to the extent provided in advance
in appropriations Acts, enter into a contract with the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences for the conduct of the assess-
ment described in subsection (b).
(b) SPACE EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITIES ASSESS-
MENT.—The contract entered into under subsection (a)
shall provide for an assessment of methods for maximiz-
ing, based on a variety of prospective funding levels, the
quantity and quality of opportunities for space explo-
ration, both human and robotic, using space vehicles and
platforms available or expected to be available. Such as-
sessment shall focus on the 5-year period after the date
of enactment of this Act, and on each of the two subse-
quent 5-year periods. Such assessment shall address op-
portunities in connection with civilian and military domes-
tic, and foreign, space vehicles and platforms, whether
publicly or privately funded.
(c)
REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The
Administrator
shall, within one year after the date of enactment of this
Act, submit to Congress a report containing the results
of the assessment conducted under subsection (b).
SEC. 225. CATALOGUE OF EARTH-THREATENING COMETS
AND ASTEROIDS.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—To the extent practicable, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in coordi-
nation 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 diame-
ter 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).
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 Administration and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and coordinated by the
Office of Science and Technology Policy.’’;
(2)
in
sections
3(6)(A),
101
(a)
and
(b),
103(b), and 504, by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Secretary’’;
(3) in section 3(6)(B), by striking ‘‘Department
of Defense’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Depart-
ment of Commerce’’;
(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
thereof ‘‘for the development and operational life of
Landsat 7 that is mutually acceptable to the agen-
cies constituting the Landsat Program Manage-
ment;’’;
(6) in section 101(b), by inserting after para-
graph (4) the following:
‘‘The Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy shall, no later than October 1, 1994, transmit the
management plan to the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology of the House of Representatives and the
Committee 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 insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘section 507’’;
(8) in section 102(b)(1), by striking ‘‘by the ex-
pected end of the design life of Landsat 6’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘by the predicted end of life
of Landsat 5, or as soon as practicable thereafter’’;
(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
following new subsection:
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENT.—If negotia-
tions under subsection (a) result in an agreement that the
Landsat
Program
Management
determines
generally
achieves the goals stated in subsection (a)(1) through (8),
the Landsat Program Management shall award an exten-
sion, until the practical demise of Landsat 4 or Landsat
5, whichever occurs later, of the existing contract 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)—
(A) by striking ‘‘120 days’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘90 days’’; and
(B)
by
amending
the
second
sentence
thereof to read as follows: ‘‘If the Secretary de-
termines that the license requested by the appli-
cant should not be issued, the Secretary shall
inform the applicant within such 90-day period
of the reasons for such determination and the
specific actions required of the applicant to ob-
tain a license.’’;
(13) in section 202(b)(6), by inserting ‘‘, other
than for the sale of data generated by the system in
accordance with the license, that’’ after ‘‘of any
agreement’’;
(14) in section 204, by striking ‘‘may’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘shall’’;
(15) by inserting at the end of title II the fol-
lowing 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
system licensed pursuant to this title, the Secretary shall
report 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:
‘‘(a)
RESPONSIBILITY
OF
SECRETARY
OF
DE-
FENSE.—The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary
of Defense on all matters under this Act affecting national
security. Within 30 days after receiving a request from
the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense shall recommend
any conditions for a license issued under title II, consist-
ent with this Act, that the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines are needed to protect the national security of the
United States. If no such recommendations have been re-
ceived by the Secretary within such 30-day period, the
Secretary may deem activities proposed in the license ap-
plication to be consistent with the protection of the na-
tional security of the United States.
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE.—
(1) The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State
on all matters under this Act affecting international obli-
gations of the United States. Within 30 days after receiv-
ing a request from the Secretary, the Secretary of State
shall recommend any conditions for a license issued under
title II, consistent with this Act, that the Secretary of
State determines are needed to meet existing international
obligations of the United States. If no such recommenda-
tions have been received by the Secretary within such 30-
day period, the Secretary may deem activities proposed in
the license application to be consistent with existing inter-
national obligations of the United States.’’.
TITLE IV—AERONAUTICAL
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
SEC. 401. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the United States aeronautics industry has
provided a major contribution to the competitiveness
of the United States, and has accounted for over
$80,000,000,000
in
annual
sales
and
over
$20,000,000,000 in positive balance of trade;
(2) the international market share of the Unit-
ed States aeronautics industry has steadily eroded
due to competition from foreign consortia that re-
ceive substantial direct subsidies from their govern-
ments;
(3) the United States aeronautics industry has
been severely impacted by the reductions in defense
spending, leading to reduced levels of research and
development investment by industry;
(4) the foreign policy of the United States has
included maintaining United States competitiveness
and technology leadership in areas of strategic inter-
est, such as aeronautics, but United States aero-
nautics has not been addressed in United States for-
eign policy with the same emphasis as United States
international space endeavors;
(5) no effective means have been developed by
which the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration can accurately measure the contribution of
its research toward achieving United States competi-
tiveness and maintaining technological leadership;
and
(6) maintaining experimental state-of-the-art
facilities has been a key investment to retaining
United
States
competitiveness
and
technological
leadership, and these facilities have been heavily uti-
lized by United States industry in their research and
development programs.
SEC. 402. AERONAUTICS POLICY OF THE NATIONAL AERO-
NAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.
It is the policy of the United States that—
(1) improving the competitive capability of the
United States aeronautics industry shall be a fun-
damental goal of the aeronautical research and de-
velopment programs of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration;
(2) the investment in aeronautics technology by
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
shall be closely coordinated with United States in-
dustry;
(3)
the
establishment
of
industry-led,
precompetitive consortia shall be encouraged to bet-
ter prioritize and coordinate the industry require-
ments for advanced technologies and facilities;
(4) revitalizing national aeronautical facilities
shall be a major element of Federal investment in
aeronautical research and development; and
(5) industry and government cost-sharing for
facilities construction and use shall be investigated
to achieve aeronautics research and technology goals
within a constrained Federal budget.
SEC. 403. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS
AND SPACE ACT OF 1958.
(a)
TECHNICAL
CORRECTION
AMENDMENT.—(1)
Section 214 of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 is
amended by striking ‘‘(c)’’ both places it appears and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘(d)’’.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be
effective as of the date of enactment of the Act referred
to in paragraph (1).
(b) OBJECTIVES.—Section 102(d) of the National
Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451(d))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(8);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(10) The economic growth, competitiveness,
and productivity of the Nation through close coordi-
nation with industry in the conduct of innovative
aeronautics technology validation and technology
transfer programs; and
‘‘(11) The improvement of the safety, capacity,
and efficiency of the United States air transpor-
tation system through close coordination among the
agencies of the Federal Government.’’.
SEC. 404. AERONAUTICAL BASIC RESEARCH INVESTMENT
PLAN.
(a) PLAN.—The Administrator shall develop an aero-
nautical basic research investment plan which—
(1) describes the aeronautical basic research
underway within the United States, including a re-
view of the status of United States basic research in
critical aeronautics disciplines including—
(A) aerodynamics;
(B) propulsion;
(C) materials and structures;
(D) controls, guidance, and human factors;
and
(E) flight systems;
(2) establishes goals and objectives for United
States aeronautical basic research to advance the
critical disciplines required by United States indus-
try for such research;
(3) identifies the priorities for aeronautical
basic research required by industry to advance
United States long-term competitiveness;
(4) describes the anticipated impact of aero-
nautical basic research on United States long-term
competitiveness;
(5) encourages the transfer of Government-de-
veloped technologies to the private sector to promote
economic 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.
The Administrator shall annually update the plan, includ-
ing a report on progress in achieving the goals and objec-
tives identified pursuant to paragraph (2).
(b)
INDEPENDENT
EVALUATION.—The
Adminis-
trator shall submit the plan developed under subsection
(a), and all subsequent annual updates thereto, along with
appropriate programmatic technical, schedule, and finan-
cial information, to the National Research Council of the
National Academy of Sciences for an independent evalua-
tion of such plan.
(c) TRANSMITTAL
TO CONGRESS.—The Adminis-
trator shall, along with the first annual budget request
of the President occurring more than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, transmit to the Congress the
plan developed under subsection (a) and the results of the
independent review conducted pursuant to subsection (b).
Subsequent annual updates to the plan and independent
reviews thereof shall be transmitted to the Congress along
with subsequent annual budget requests of the President.
SEC. 405. ROLE OF PROCUREMENT IN TECHNOLOGY IN-
VESTMENT.
The Administrator, in carrying out aeronautical re-
search and technology procurement, shall—
(1) promote the advancement of state-of-the-art
research and technologies;
(2) assess and procure, where appropriate, com-
mercially available technologies;
(3) where appropriate, use performance speci-
fications in procuring technologies; and
(4) reduce the paperwork requirements associ-
ated with procurement.
SEC. 406. AERONAUTICAL TEST FACILITIES INITIATIVE.
(a) STRATEGY.—The President shall establish a
strategy to coordinate with domestic aeronautical compa-
nies to establish the requirements of such companies and
the Federal Government for aeronautical test facilities.
The strategy shall—
(1) define the capabilities of aeronautical test
facilities required by domestic aeronautical compa-
nies and the Federal Government over the next 30
years;
(2) assess the impact to United States competi-
tiveness over the next 30 years resulting from the
use of a combination of domestic and foreign aero-
nautical test facilities by domestic companies; and
(3) identify a funding method for procuring
new aeronautical test facilities which includes cost
sharing and risk sharing with domestic aeronautical
companies, and which uses innovative financing
schemes for the construction and operation of such
new facilities.
(b) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The strategy es-
tablished under subsection (a), along with anticipated
budget requirements over the next 10 years associated
with implementing the strategy, shall be transmitted to
the Congress no later than 6 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act.
SEC. 407. JOINT AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator and the
heads of other appropriate Federal agencies shall jointly
establish a program for the purpose of conducting re-
search on aeronautical technologies that enhance United
States competitiveness. Such program shall include—
(1) research on next-generation wind tunnel
and advanced wind tunnel instrumentation tech-
nology;
(2) research on advanced engine materials, en-
gine concepts, and testing of propulsion systems or
components of the high-speed civil transport re-
search program;
(3) advanced general aviation research;
(4) advanced rotorcraft research; and
(5) advanced hypersonic aeronautical research.
(b) CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—Contracts and grants
entered into under the program established under sub-
section (a) shall be administered using procedures devel-
oped jointly by the Administrator and the heads of the
other Federal agencies involved in the program. These
procedures should include an integrated acquisition policy
for contract and grant requirements and for technical data
rights that are not an impediment to joint programs
among the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, the other Federal agencies involved in the program,
and industry.
(c) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—The program estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) selected programs that jointly enhance pub-
lic and private aeronautical technology development;
(2) an opportunity for private contractors to be
involved in such technology research and develop-
ment; and
(3) the transfer of Government-developed tech-
nologies to the private sector to promote economic
strength and competitiveness.
SEC. 408. HYPERSONIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE.
The Administrator shall conduct a study, through an
organization not a part of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, of strategies that would optimize
the Hypersonic System Technology Program by integrat-
ing with the rocket-based hypersonic flight test experi-
ments the necessary development program which would
achieve a single-stage hypersonic research vehicle capable
of Mach 15 or greater, in the shortest possible time frame.
The objective of a program developed under the strategies
identified through such study would be the development
of a single stage to orbit air breathing aircraft. The Ad-
ministrator shall report the results of the study to Con-
gress no later than 6 months after the date of enactment
of this Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Aeronautics and Space
Policy Act of 1994’’.
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;
(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; and
(5) maintaining experimental state-of-the-art fa-
cilities has been a key investment to retaining United
States competitiveness and technological leadership,
and these facilities have been heavily utilized by
United States industry in their research and develop-
ment programs.
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—NATIONAL 
AERO-
NAUTICS AND SPACE ADMIN-
ISTRATION
Subtitle A—Special Authority and
Limitations
SEC. 101. OPERATING PLAN.
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
an Act making appropriations to the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration for fiscal year 1995 or the date
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit
to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate an operating
plan that provides a detailed plan for obligating fiscal year
1995 funds.
SEC. 102. USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION.
(a) AUTHORIZED USES.—The Administrator may use
funds appropriated for purposes other than—
(1) construction of facilities;
(2) research and program management, exclud-
ing research operations support; and
(3) Inspector General,
for the construction of new facilities and additions to, re-
pair of, rehabilitation of, or modification of existing facili-
ties at any location in support of the purposes for which
such funds are appropriated.
(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
$750,000, 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. 103. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS.
To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, appro-
priations may remain available without fiscal year limita-
tion.
SEC. 104. REPROGRAMMING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FA-
CILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated for a con-
struction of facilities project—
(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.
(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 for such pur-
poses up to $10,000,000 of the amounts appropriated for
construction of facilities purposes. No such funds may be
obligated until a period of 30 days has passed after the Ad-
ministrator has transmitted to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation 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. 105. 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; and
(2) 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 ancillary 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. 106. USE OF FUNDS FOR SCIENTIFIC CONSULTATIONS
OR EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.
Funds appropriated for Mission Support may be used,
but not to exceed $35,000, for scientific consultations or ex-
traordinary expenses upon the authority of the Adminis-
trator.
SEC. 107. LAND CONVEYANCE.
(a) The Administrator may accept the conveyance to
the United States of certain parcels of land from the cities
of Cleveland and Brook Park, Ohio, for the purpose of estab-
lishing a Visitor Center for the Lewis Research Center.
(b) If cost-effective, the Administrator may acquire a
certain parcel of land, together with existing facilities, lo-
cated at the site of the Clear Lake Development Facility,
Clear Lake, Texas. The land and facilities in question com-
prise approximately 13 acres and include a Light Manufac-
turing Facilities, an Avionics Development Facility, and
an Assembly and Test Building which may be modified for
use as a Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in support of
human space flight activities.
SEC. 108. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
shall give consideration to geographical distribution of its
research and development funds whenever feasible.
SEC. 
109. 
ADDITIONAL 
NATIONAL 
AERONAUTICS 
AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION FACILITIES.
The Administrator shall not construct or enter into a
new lease for facilities to support National Aeronautics and
Space Administration programs unless the Administrator
has certified to the Congress that the Administrator has re-
viewed existing National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration and other federally owned facilities, including mili-
tary facilities scheduled for closing or reduction, and found
no such facilities appropriate for the intended use.
SEC. 110. SENSE OF CONGRESS; ADDITIONAL NATIONAL
AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
FACILITIES.
It is the sense of Congress that, when consistent with
the goals of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration, the Administrator should select sites in depressed
communities for new programs or functions of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, unless those new
programs or functions are so closely related to programs
or functions carried out at an existing facility as to require
being carried out at that existing facility.
SEC. 111. PROCUREMENT.
(a) PROCUREMENT DEMONSTRATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish within the Office of Space Access and Tech-
nology a program of expedited technology procure-
ment for the purpose of demonstrating how innovative
technology concepts can rapidly be brought to bear
upon space missions of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
(2) PROCEDURES
AND
EVALUATION.—The Ad-
ministrator shall ensure that proper procedures will
be developed for actively seeking, from nongovernment
persons, innovative technology concepts relating to the
provision of space hardware, technology, or services to
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Expedited technology procurement procedures shall
include, but not be limited to Space Act Agreements,
Cooperative Agreements with both profit and not-for-
profit organizations, and other consortium and
partnering programs that will ensure proactive com-
mercial applications development and technology in-
fusion for both NASA and industry.
To carry out this subsection, the Administrator shall ensure
use in the evaluation process of persons with special exper-
tise and experience related to the innovative technology con-
cepts with respect to which procurements are made under
this subsection. Use of nongovernmental sector expertise will
be used to the maximum extent practicable through the use
of existing special appointment procedures.
(3) SUNSET.—This subsection shall cease to be
effective 10 years after the date of enactment of the
Aeronautics and Space Policy Act of 1994.
(b) TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT INITIATIVE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall co-
ordinate National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration resources in the areas of procurement, com-
mercial programs, and advanced technology in order
to—
(A) fairly assess and procure commercially
available technology from the marketplace in the
most efficient manner practicable;
(B) achieve a continuous pattern of inte-
grating advanced technology from the commer-
cial sector into the missions and programs of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
(C) utilize streamlined buying and bidding
procedures to the maximum extent practicable,
and survey private sector buying and bidding
procedures to determine the extent to which they
may be incorporated into procedures of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration;
(D) consider the use of fixed price contracts
at both contract and subcontract levels to inte-
grate commercially available technology into sys-
tems and subsystems of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration; and
(E) provide an annual report to the Con-
gress as to progress achieved in implementing the
technology procurement initiative set forth under
this subsection.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Administration shall
ensure that requirements developed for space hard-
ware, innovative technology or related space services
under this demonstration program shall, to the maxi-
mum extent practicable, enhance the integration of
existing commercial, non-developmental or available
off-the-shelf hardware or services into meeting the
Agency’s mission. Requirements shall seek to utilize
non-Governmental research and development activi-
ties, and those cooperative research efforts between
Government and non-Government sources to bring po-
tentially innovative technology concepts into the
Agency’s mainstream missions.
SEC. 112. COORDINATION OF EDUCATION SUPPORT FOR
UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.
The Administrator shall coordinate with other Federal
agencies all National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion education activities to encourage the participation of
women, minorities who are underrepresented in science, en-
gineering, and mathematics, and persons with disabilities.
SEC. 113. REQUIREMENT FOR INDEPENDENT COST ANALY-
SIS.
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 $100,000,000 and shall report
the results annually to Congress at the time of the submis-
sion of the President’s budget request. In developing cost
accounting and reporting standards for carrying out this
section, 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. 114. SMALL SPACECRAFT TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE.
The Administrator may not obligate funds for the
Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative to duplicate private
sector activities or to fund any activities that a private sec-
tor entity is proposing to carry out for commercial pur-
poses.
SEC. 115. SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
should seek, to the maximum extent practicable, to under-
take joint scientific activities with Russia with an initial
focus on the robotic exploration of Mars. Such joint sci-
entific activities may include other spacefaring nations, as
appropriate.
(b) MARS TRANSITION PLAN.—The Administrator
shall provide to the Congress by February 15, 1995, a de-
tailed plan to integrate the Mars Surveyor program with
a Mars exploration program with Russia and other
spacefaring nations, as appropriate.
SEC. 116. VISITORS 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 exceed $5,000,000, may be obligated for the estab-
lishment of a Visitor Center for the Lewis Research Center,
if at least an equal amount of funding of in-kind resources
of equivalent value or a combination thereof are provided
for such purpose from non-Federal sources.
SEC. 
117. 
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. 118. GLOBAL CHANGE DATA AND INFORMATION SYS-
TEM.
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 SYS-
TEM.
‘‘(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. 119. ACCESS TO DATA FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RE-
SEARCH.
The National Science and Technology Council, through
its Committee on Environment and Natural Resources,
shall develop and submit to the Congress within one year
after the date of enactment of this Act a plan for providing
access to declassified data from classified archives and sys-
tems 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. 120. UNIVERSITY INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM
STUDY.
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator shall undertake a
study of the feasibility and potential implementation of a
University Innovative Research Program which—
(1) promotes technological innovation in the
United States by using the Nation’s institutions of
higher education to help meet the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration’s research and de-
velopment needs, by stimulating technology transfer
between institutions of higher education and industry,
and by encouraging participation by minority and
disadvantaged persons in technological innovation;
and
(2) avoids duplication of existing National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration programs with the
institutions of higher education.
(b) COMPLETION.—The study required by subsection
(a) shall be completed and its results submitted to the Con-
gress within one year after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(c) ADVICE.—In carrying out the study required by
subsection (a), the Administrator shall seek the advice of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Advi-
sory Council, the National Research Council’s Aeronautics
and Space Engineering Board and Space Studies Board,
and other organizations as appropriate.
SEC. 121. STUDY ON TDRSS AND COMMERCIAL SATELLITE
SYSTEM CONVERGENCE.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator shall conduct
a study on the convergence of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
System (TDRSS) with commercial communications sat-
ellite systems. The study shall assess whether a converged
system, from which the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration would buy tracking and data relay services,
could—
(1) satisfy the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration’s tracking and data relay require-
ments;
(2) reduce the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration’s expenses in satisfying tracking and
data relay requirements through maintenance and op-
erations of the TDRSS;
(3) be financed, developed, and operated by the
private sector;
(4) serve commercial communication needs;
(5) be established to satisfy the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration’s requirements in
time to obviate the need to procure TDRSS spacecraft
beyond the tenth flight; and
(6) encourage the growth of the commercial sat-
ellite communications market.
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the Ad-
ministrator shall consult with commercial satellite opera-
tors, including the International Telecommunications Sat-
ellite Organization, other international satellite operators,
and United States satellite operators, as appropriate, and
shall also consult with the Department of Defense concern-
ing its requirements for tracking and data relay services.
(c) REPORT.—The Administrator shall report on the
study’s findings and recommendations on feasibility of con-
vergence to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
by February 15, 1995.
SEC. 122. SPACE SHUTTLE COST REDUCTION INITIATIVES.
By February 1, 1995, the Administrator shall submit
a report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
that—
(1) specifies the minimum number of Space
Shuttle flights that would be required each fiscal year
from 1995 through 2004 to implement payload and
related activities provided for in the President’s fiscal
year 1995 budget request and supporting and ancil-
lary documents thereto;
(3) outlines key milestones toward the achieve-
ment of the goals and objectives articulated under
paragraph (1);
(4) estimates the total cost that will have been
incurred upon completion of the program;
(5) defines the annual budgetary requirements of
the program for the next 5 years; and
(6) identifies the source or sources of funding an-
ticipated for the program for each of the next 5 years.
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.
Within one year after the date of enactment of this
Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall trans-
mit to the Congress a report with a complete annual ac-
counting of all costs of the space station, including cash
and other payments to Russia.
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-
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
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).
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
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.
(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.
TITLE II—COMMERCIAL SPACE
LAUNCH AMENDMENTS
SEC. 201. COMMERCIAL REENTRY VEHICLES.
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’’;