National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3250
Sponsor: Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]
Introduced: 2005-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Accident prevention
Administrative procedure
Aeronautics
Aerospace industries
Air traffic
Aircraft pilots
Alaska
Appropriations
Arctic and polar regions
Artificial satellites
Asteroids
Astronautics
Astronauts
Astronomy
Authorization
Aviation safety
Awards, medals, prizes
Black colleges
Buy American
Climate
Commemorations
Commerce
Commercial aircraft
Commercialization
Competition
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional tributes
Cost accounting
Cost control
Cost effectiveness
Cost overruns
Data banks
Distance education
Earth resources satellites
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational accountability
Educational equalization
Electronic government information
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Emergency Management
Energy
Energy conservation
Engineering
Environmental Protection
Executive Office of the President
Executive reorganization
Exhibitions
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to research
Federal employees
Federal installations
Federal-state relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Fuel cells
Fuel consumption
Geographic information systems
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government employees' health insurance
Government insurance
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Grants-in-aid
Hawaiians
Health
Heat pumps
Higher education
Hispanic Americans
Housing and Community Development
Hydrocarbons
Indemnity
Indian education
Indigenous peoples
Inspectors general
Intellectual property
International Affairs
International cooperation in astronautics
Interplanetary flight
Inventions
Jurisdiction
Labor and Employment
Land transfers
Law
Liability insurance
Licenses
Maintenance and repair
Mathematics
Medical research
Meteorological research
Meteorological satellites
Meteorology
Minorities
Minority education
Moon
Motor vehicle pollution control
Names
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Native Americans
Nitrogen oxides
Noise
Occupational health and safety
Patents
Performance measurement
Photography
Planets
Planning
Planning-programming-budgeting
Privatization
Product development
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public-private partnerships
Refuse and refuse disposal
Remote sensing
Reprogramming of appropriated funds
Research and development
Research grants
Robots
Rural education
Safety measures
Scholarships
Scientific education
Secondary education
Short takeoff aircraft
Small business
Solar system
Sonic boom
Space activities
Space commercialization
Space communication
Space exploration
Space flight
Space programs
Space sciences
Space shuttles
Space stations
Spacecraft
Subcontractors
Sun
Supersonic aircraft
Surveys
Teacher education
Technological innovations
Technology assessment
Technology transfer
Telescopes
Test facilities
Transportation and Public Works
Weather forecasting
Women
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-12
text: 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2008 to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for: (1) science, aeronautics, space and flight support, and education; (2) human space flight; and (3) the Office of Inspector General. 
 
Reserves certain sums authorized to be appropriated by this Act for innovative technology transfer partnerships and other technology transfer initiatives undertaken by NASA.
 
Requires annual reports on major programs for which NASA proposes to spend funds on. 
 
Directs the Administrator of NASA to provide an implementation plan describing NASA's approach for obtaining, implementing, and sharing lessons learned and best practices for its major programs and projects. 
 
Requires reports or plans on various science programs, projects, and activities, including the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission and the Earth observing system. 
 
Directs the Administrator to establish: (1) a grant program for pilot projects on the integrated use of remote sensing and other geospatial information for public sector needs and an advisory committee to monitor such program; and (2) specified aeronautics research initiatives, programs, and projects.
 
Directs the Administrator to take specified actions and carry out specified activities concerning; (1) human space flight, including the International Space Station; (2) other NASA program areas; (3) commercial support; and (4) NASA's workforce and facilities. 
 
Directs the General Accountability Office to assess the feasibility of Moon and Mars exploration missions. 
 
Directs the President to establish the: (1) International Space Station Independent Safety Commission; and (2) Human Space Flight Independent Investigation Commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
action_date: 2005-07-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1476)
action_date: 2005-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science.
action_date: 2005-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-12
text: Introduced in House