therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $7,250,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027: Provided, That of the amount made 
available under this heading, the total amount specified 
in the table under this heading in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this Act) shall be for the purposes and in not 
less than the amount for each such purpose specified in 
such table. 
AERONAUTICS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of aeronautics research and 
development activities, including research, development, 
operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 
facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft con-
trol, and communications activities; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur-
chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 
lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
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administrative aircraft, $935,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027. 
SPACE TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of space technology research 
and development activities, including research, develop-
ment, operations, support, and services; maintenance and 
repair, facility planning and design; space flight, space-
craft control, and communications activities; program 
management; personnel and related costs, including uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
mission and administrative aircraft, $920,500,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027. 
EXPLORATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of exploration research and 
development activities, including research, development, 
operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 
facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft con-
trol, and communications activities; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
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5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur-
chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 
lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $7,783,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027: Provided, That the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, concurrent with the annual 
budget submission, a 5-year budget profile for an inte-
grated system that includes the Space Launch System, the 
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Human Landing Sys-
tem, and associated ground systems. 
SPACE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of space operations research 
and development activities, including research, develop-
ment, operations, support and services; space flight, space-
craft control, and communications activities, including op-
erations, production, and services; maintenance and re-
pair, facility planning and design; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, 
charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and ad-
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ministrative aircraft, $4,175,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027. 
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND 
MATHEMATICS ENGAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical 
education research and development activities, including 
research, development, operations, support, and services; 
program management; personnel and related costs, includ-
ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec-
tions 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel 
expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, $143,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That of the amount made available under this heading, 
the total amount specified in the table under this heading 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) shall 
be for the purposes and in not less than the amount for 
each such purpose specified in such table. 
SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space 
technology, exploration, space operations and education 
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research and development activities, including research, 
development, operations, support, and services; mainte-
nance and repair, facility planning and design; space 
flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; 
program management; personnel and related costs, includ-
ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec-
tions 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel 
expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
not to exceed $63,000 for official reception and represen-
tation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte-
nance, and operation of mission and administrative air-
craft, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027: Provided, That if available balances in 
the ‘‘Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust 
Fund’’ are not sufficient to provide for the grant disburse-
ments required under the third and fourth provisos under 
such heading in the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development-Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1989 (Public Law 100–404) as amended by the Depart-
ments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1995 (Public Law 103–327), up to $1,000,000 shall be 
available from amounts made available under this heading 
to make such grant disbursements: Provided further, That 
of the amounts appropriated under this heading, 
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