ALSTAR Act

Bill: 115-hr-5345
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]
Introduced: 2018-03-20
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations

Public-private cooperation

Space flight and exploration

Spacecraft and satellites
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>American Leadership in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry Act or the ALSTAR Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Marshall Space Flight Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Huntsville, Alabama, to provide national leadership in rocket propulsion by carrying out specified activities, including: </p> <ul> <li>contributing to interagency coordination to preserve critical national rocket propulsion capabilities;</li> <li>collaborating with industry, academia, and professional organizations to most effectively use national capabilities and resources; </li> <li>monitoring public- and private-sector rocket propulsion activities to develop and promote a strong, healthy rocket propulsion industrial base; and </li> <li>evaluating and recommending new rocket propulsion technologies for further development.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5345 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 20, 2018 Mr. Brooks of Alabama (for himself and Mr. Smith of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To designate the Marshall Space Flight Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to provide leadership for the U.S. rocket propulsion industrial base, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Leadership in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry Act or the ALSTAR Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Rocket propulsion is an enabling technology for our Nation’s future prosperous way of life. (2) Rocket propulsion technologies are critical to national security, intelligence gathering, communications, weather forecasting, navigation, communications, entertainment, land use, Earth observation, and scientific exploration. (3) The rocket propulsion industry is a source of high-quality jobs. (4) Multiple Federal agencies and companies are involved in rocket propulsion research, development, and manufacturing. (5) Integration, coordination, and cooperation would strengthen the United States rocket propulsion industrial base. (6) Erosion of the rocket propulsion industrial base would seriously impact national security, space exploration potential, and economic growth. (7) The Marshall Space Flight Center has decades of experience working with other Government agencies and industry partners to study and coordinate these capabilities. (8) The Marshall Space Flight Center has made historic and unique contributions— (A) by bringing stakeholders together to work on rocket propulsion industrial base sustainment; (B) of technical expertise to key studies and review boards; and (C) by consistently participating in interagency working groups to address rocket propulsion issues. 3. Rocket propulsion leadership (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Marshall Space Flight Center is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s lead center for rocket propulsion and is essential to sustaining and promoting U.S. leadership in rocket propulsion and developing the next generation of rocket propulsion capabilities. (b) Leadership in rocket propulsion The Marshall Space Flight Center shall provide national leadership in rocket propulsion by— (1) contributing to interagency coordination for the preservation of critical national rocket propulsion capabilities; (2) collaborating with industry, academia, and professional organizations to most effectively use national capabilities and resources; (3) monitoring public- and private-sector rocket propulsion activities to develop and promote a strong, healthy rocket propulsion industrial base; (4) facilitating technical solutions for existing and emerging rocket propulsion challenges; (5) supporting the development and refinement of rocket propulsion for small satellites; (6) evaluating and recommending, as appropriate, new rocket propulsion technologies for further development; and (7) providing information required by national decisionmakers so that policies and other instruments of the Government support the development and strengthening of the Nation’s rocket propulsion capabilities throughout the 21st century.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5345 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the Marshall Space Flight Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to provide leadership for the U.S. rocket propulsion industrial base, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Leadership in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry Act or the ALSTAR Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Non-military rocket propulsion is an enabling technology for our Nation’s future prosperous way of life. (2) Non-military rocket propulsion technologies are critical to national security, intelligence gathering, communications, weather forecasting, navigation, communications, entertainment, land use, Earth observation, and scientific exploration. (3) The non-military rocket propulsion industry is a source of high-quality jobs. (4) Multiple Federal agencies and companies are involved in non-military rocket propulsion research, development, and manufacturing. (5) Integration, coordination, and cooperation would strengthen the United States non-military rocket propulsion industrial base. (6) Erosion of the non-military rocket propulsion industrial base would seriously impact national security, space exploration potential, and economic growth. (7) The Marshall Space Flight Center has decades of experience working with other Government agencies and industry partners to study and coordinate these capabilities. (8) The Marshall Space Flight Center has made historic and unique contributions— (A) by bringing stakeholders together to work on non-military rocket propulsion industrial base sustainment; (B) of technical expertise to key studies and review boards; and (C) by consistently participating in interagency working groups to address non-military rocket propulsion issues. 3. Non-military rocket propulsion leadership (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Marshall Space Flight Center is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s lead center for non-military rocket propulsion and is essential to sustaining and promoting United States leadership in non-military rocket propulsion and developing the next generation of non-military rocket propulsion capabilities. (b) Leadership in non-Military rocket propulsion The Marshall Space Flight Center shall provide national leadership in NASA in non-military rocket propulsion by— (1) contributing to interagency coordination for the preservation of critical national non-military rocket propulsion capabilities; (2) collaborating with industry, academia, and professional organizations to most effectively use national capabilities and resources; (3) monitoring public- and private-sector non-military rocket propulsion activities to develop and promote a strong, healthy non-military rocket propulsion industrial base; (4) facilitating technical solutions for existing and emerging non-military rocket propulsion challenges; (5) supporting the development and refinement of non-military rocket propulsion for small satellites; (6) evaluating and recommending, as appropriate, new non-military rocket propulsion technologies for further development; and (7) providing information required by national decision makers so that policies and other instruments of the Government support the development and strengthening of the Nation’s non-military rocket propulsion capabilities throughout the 21st century.

Passed the House of Representatives June 27, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5345 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To designate the Marshall Space Flight Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to provide leadership for the U.S. rocket propulsion industrial base, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Leadership in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry Act or the ALSTAR Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Non-military rocket propulsion is an enabling technology for our Nation’s future prosperous way of life. (2) Non-military rocket propulsion technologies are critical to national security, intelligence gathering, communications, weather forecasting, navigation, communications, entertainment, land use, Earth observation, and scientific exploration. (3) The non-military rocket propulsion industry is a source of high-quality jobs. (4) Multiple Federal agencies and companies are involved in non-military rocket propulsion research, development, and manufacturing. (5) Integration, coordination, and cooperation would strengthen the United States non-military rocket propulsion industrial base. (6) Erosion of the non-military rocket propulsion industrial base would seriously impact national security, space exploration potential, and economic growth. (7) The Marshall Space Flight Center has decades of experience working with other Government agencies and industry partners to study and coordinate these capabilities. (8) The Marshall Space Flight Center has made historic and unique contributions— (A) by bringing stakeholders together to work on non-military rocket propulsion industrial base sustainment; (B) of technical expertise to key studies and review boards; and (C) by consistently participating in interagency working groups to address non-military rocket propulsion issues. 3. Non-military rocket propulsion leadership (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Marshall Space Flight Center is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s lead center for non-military rocket propulsion and is essential to sustaining and promoting United States leadership in non-military rocket propulsion and developing the next generation of non-military rocket propulsion capabilities. (b) Leadership in non-Military rocket propulsion The Marshall Space Flight Center shall provide national leadership in NASA in non-military rocket propulsion by— (1) contributing to interagency coordination for the preservation of critical national non-military rocket propulsion capabilities; (2) collaborating with industry, academia, and professional organizations to most effectively use national capabilities and resources; (3) monitoring public- and private-sector non-military rocket propulsion activities to develop and promote a strong, healthy non-military rocket propulsion industrial base; (4) facilitating technical solutions for existing and emerging non-military rocket propulsion challenges; (5) supporting the development and refinement of non-military rocket propulsion for small satellites; (6) evaluating and recommending, as appropriate, new non-military rocket propulsion technologies for further development; and (7) providing information required by national decision makers so that policies and other instruments of the Government support the development and strengthening of the Nation’s non-military rocket propulsion capabilities throughout the 21st century.

Passed the House of Representatives June 27, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.