COMETS Act

Bill: 118-s-590
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-03-01
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Contracts and Obligations Modernization for Efficient Terms of Service Act or the COMETS Act</b></p> <p>This bill permits the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to acquire supplies and services through its procurement channels for non-NASA space activities carried out by other entities on NASA properties if certain conditions are met.</p> <p>NASA may acquire supplies and services at the request of a private or commercial company or state government if NASA determines that doing so (1) is in the best interest of the federal government, and (2) neither interferes with NASA requirements nor competes with other commercial space activities.</p> <p>NASA must also have full reimbursable funding from a company or state government before incurring any obligation for the delivery of supplies or services acquired on behalf of the company or state government.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 590 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 1, 2023 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida , and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To allow the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into agreements with private and commercial entities and State governments to provide certain supplies, support, and services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Contracts and Obligations Modernization for Efficient Terms of Service Act or the COMETS Act . 2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration agreements with private and commercial entities and State governments to provide certain supplies, support, and services Section 20113 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (o) Agreements with commercial entities and State governments The Administration— (1) may enter into an agreement with a private or commercial entity or a State government to provide the entity or State government with supplies, support, and services related to private, commercial, or State government space activities carried on at a property owned or operated by the Administration; and (2) on request by such an entity or State government, may include such supplies, support, and services in the requirements of the Administration if— (A) the Administrator determines that the inclusion of such supplies, support, or services in such requirements— (i) is in the best interest of the Federal Government; (ii) does not interfere with the requirements of the Administration; and (iii) does not compete with the commercial space activities of other such entities or State governments; and (B) the Administration has full reimbursable funding from the entity or State government that requested such supplies, support, and services before making any obligation for the delivery of the supplies, support, or services under an Administration procurement contract or any other agreement. .