TITLE 
X—REVITALIZATION 
OF 
NASA INSTITUTIONAL CAPA-
BILITIES 
SEC. 1001. REVIEW OF INFORMATION SECURITY CONTROLS. 
(a) REPORT ON CONTROLS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall transmit to the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a review of information security controls that protect 
NASA’s information technology resources and information 
from inadvertent or deliberate misuse, fraudulent use, dis-
closure, modification, or destruction. The review shall focus 
on networks servicing NASA’s mission directorates. In as-
sessing these controls, the review shall evaluate— 
(1) the network’s ability to limit, detect, and 
monitor access to resources and information, thereby 
safeguarding and protecting them from unauthorized 
access; 
(2) the physical access to network resources; and 
(3) the extent to which sensitive research and 
mission data is encrypted. 
(b) RESTRICTED REPORT ON INTRUSIONS.—Not later 
than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
in conjunction with the report described in subsection (a), 
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the Comptroller General shall transmit to the Committee 
on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a restricted report detailing results of 
vulnerability assessments conducted by the Government Ac-
countability Office on NASA’s network resources. Intrusion 
attempts during such vulnerability assessments shall be di-
vulged to NASA senior management prior to their applica-
tion. The report shall put vulnerability assessment results 
in the context of unauthorized accesses or attempts during 
the prior two years and the corrective actions, recent or on-
going, that NASA has implemented in conjunction with 
other Federal authorities to prevent such intrusions. 
SEC. 1002. MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADE OF CENTER FA-
CILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to sustain healthy Centers 
that are capable of carrying out NASA’s missions, the Ad-
ministrator shall ensure that adequate maintenance and 
upgrading of those Center facilities is performed on a reg-
ular basis. 
(b) REVIEW.—The Administrator shall determine and 
prioritize the maintenance and upgrade backlog at each of 
NASA’s Centers and associated facilities, and shall develop 
a strategy and budget plan to reduce that maintenance and 
upgrade backlog by 50 percent over the next five years. 
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(c) REPORT.—The Administrator shall deliver a report 
to Congress on the results of the activities undertaken in 
subsection (b) concurrently with the delivery of the fiscal 
year 2011 budget request. 
SEC. 1003. ASSESSMENT OF NASA LABORATORY CAPABILI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—NASA’s laboratories are a critical 
component of NASA’s research capabilities, and the Admin-
istrator shall ensure that those laboratories remain produc-
tive. 
(b) REVIEW.—The Administrator shall enter into an 
arrangement for an independent external review of NASA’s 
laboratories, including laboratory equipment, facilities, and 
support services, to determine whether they are equipped 
and maintained at a level adequate to support NASA’s re-
search activities. The assessment shall also include an as-
sessment of the relative quality of NASA’s in-house labora-
tory equipment and facilities compared to comparable lab-
oratories elsewhere. The results of the review shall be pro-
vided to the Committee on Science and Technology of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than 
18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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TITLE XI—OTHER PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1101. SPACE WEATHER. 
(a) PLAN FOR REPLACEMENT OF ADVANCED COMPOSI-
TION EXPLORER AT L–1 LAGRANGIAN POINT.— 
(1) PLAN.—The Director of OSTP shall develop 
a plan for sustaining space-based measurements of 
solar wind from the L–1 Lagrangian point in space 
and for the dissemination of the data for operational 
purposes. OSTP shall consult with NASA, NOAA, 
and other Federal agencies, and with industry, in de-
veloping the plan. 
(2) REPORT.—The Director shall transmit the 
plan to Congress not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(b) RESEARCH PROGRAM ON SPACE WEATHER AND 
AVIATION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall, 
in coordination with the National Science Founda-
tion, NOAA, and other relevant agencies, initiate a 
research program to— 
(A) conduct or supervise research projects 
on impacts of space weather to aviation, includ-
ing impacts on communication, navigation, 
avionic systems, and airline passengers and per-
sonnel; and 
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(B) facilitate the transfer of technology from 
space weather research programs to Federal 
agencies with operational responsibilities and to 
the private sector. 
(2) USE OF GRANTS OR COOPERATIVE AGREE-
MENTS.—The Administrator may use grants or coop-
erative agreements in carrying out this subsection. 
(c) ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF SPACE WEATHER 
ON AVIATION.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Administrator shall enter into 
an arrangement with the National Research Council 
for a study of the impacts of space weather on the 
current and future United States aviation industry, 
and in particular to examine the risks for Over-The- 
Pole (OTP) and Ultra-Long-Range (ULR) operations. 
The study shall— 
(A) examine space weather impacts on at 
least communications, navigation, avionics, and 
human health in flight; 
(B) assess the benefits of space weather in-
formation and services to reduce aviation costs 
and maintain safety; 
(C) 
provide 
recommendations 
on 
how 
NASA, NOAA, and the National Science Foun-
dation can most effectively carry out research 
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