An Act to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development, construction of facilities, and administrative operations, and for other purposes
PL 89-53 (H.R.7717), enacted 06/28/1965

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PUBLIC LAW 89-53-JUNE 28, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
60 Stat. 810. 
Short title. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, RELATED AGENCIES 
The per diem rate paid from appropriations made available under 
this title for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 
2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a) or other law, shall not exceed $83. 
This Act may be cited as the "Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1966". 
Approved June 28, 1965. 
Public Law 89-53 
June 28, 1965 
[H. R. 7717] 
National Aero-
nautics and Space 
Administration 
Authorization Act 
of 1966. 
Research and 
development. 
AN ACT 
Construction of 
facilities. 
To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration for research and development, construction of facilities, and admin-
istrative operations, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That there is hereby 
authorized to be appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration the sum of $5,190,396,200, as follows: 
(a) For "Research and development," $4,536,971,000 for the fol-
lowing programs: 
(1) Gemini, $242,100,000; 
(2) Apollo, $2,967,385,000; 
(3) Advanced missions, $10,000,000; 
(4) Physics and astronomy, $165,900,000; 
(5) Lunar and planetary exploration, $213,115,000; 
(6) Bioscience, $31,500,000; 
(7) Meteorological satellites, $42,700,000; 
(8) Communication satellites, $2,800,000; 
(9) Applications technology satellites, $28,700,000; 
(10) Launch vehicle development, $63,600,000; 
(11) Launch vehicle procurement, $178,700,000; 
(12) Space vehicle systems, $35,000,000; 
(13) Electronics systems, $34,400,000; 
(14) Human factor system, $14,900,000; 
(15) Basic research, $22,000,000; 
(16) Nuclear-electric systems, $33,000,000; 
(17) Nuclear rockets, $58,000,000; 
(18) Solar and chemical power, $14,200,000; 
(19) Chemical propulsion, $43,700,000; 
(20) Aeronautics, $42,200,000; 
(21) Tracking and data acquisition, $242,321,000; 
(22) Sustaining university program, $46,000,000; 
(23) Technology utilization, $4,750,000. 
(b) For "Construction of facilities," including land acquisitions, 
$62,376,350, as follows: 
(1) Ames 
Research 
Center, 
Moffett 
Field, 
California, 
$2,749,000; 
(2) Electronics Research Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 
$5,000,000; 
(3) Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 
$2,400,000; 
(4) John F. Kennedy Space Center, NASA, Cocoa Beach, 
Florida, $8,195,000; 
(5) Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, $8,250,000; 
(6) Lewis Research Center, Cleveland and Sandusky, Ohio, 
$867,000; 
(7) Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, $4,180,000; 
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(8) George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala-
bama, $2,309,450; 
(9) Michoud Plant, New Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana, 
$284,750; 
(10) Mississippi Test Facility, Mississippi, $1,910,450; 
(11) Wallops Station, Wallops Island, Viiiginia, $1,048,000; 
(12) Various locations, $20,182,700; 
(13) Facility planning and design not otherwise provided for, 
$5,000,000. 
(c) For "Administrative operations," $591,048,850. ^ 
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(d) Appropriations for "Besearch and development'' may be used 
program specifi-
(1) tor any items of a capital nature (other than acquisition of land) cations. 
which may be required for the performance of research and develjop-
ment contracts and (2) for grants to nonprofit institutions of higher 
education, or to nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is 
the conduct of scientific research, for purchase or construction of 
additional research facilities; and title to such facilities shall be 
vested in the United States unless the Administrator determines that 
the national program of aeronautical and space activities will best be 
served by vesting title in any such grantee institution or organiization. 
Each such grant shall be made under such conditions as the Adminis-
trator shall determine to be required to insure that the United States 
will receive therefrom benefit adequate to justify the making of that 
grant. 
None of the funds appropriated for "Kesearch and develop- gr^°l\lnai co^ 
ment" pursuant tp this Act may be used for construction of any major mittees. 
facility, the estimated cost of which, including collateral equipment, 
exceeds $250,000, unless the Administrator or his designee has notified 
the Committee on Science and Astronautics of the House of Repre-
sentatives and the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences of 
the Senate of the nature, location, and estimated cost of suclf facility. 
(e) When so specified in an appropriation Act, (1) any amount 
appropriated for "Research and development" or for "Construction 
of facilities" may remain available without fiscal year limitation, and 
(2) maintenance and operation of facilities, and support services 
contracts may be entered into under the "Administrative operations" 
appropriation for periods not in excess of twelve months oegirming 
at any time during the fiscal year. 
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(f) Appropriations made pursuant to subsection 1(c) may he used, ^^i^^^^^^"" °°"' 
but not to exceed $35,000, for scientific consultations or extraordinary 
expenses upon the approval or authority of the Administrator and 
his determination shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting 
officers of the Government. 
(g) No part- of the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection 1(c) 
for maintenance, repairs, alterations, and minor construction shall 
be used for the construction of any new facility the estimated cost of 
which, including collateral equipment, exceeds $100,000. 
(h) When so specified in an appropriation Act, any appropriation 
authorized under this Act to the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration may initially be used, during the fiscal year 1966, to 
finance work or activities for which funds have been provided in any 
other appropriation available to the Administration and appropriate 
adjustments between such appropriations shall subsequenthr be made 
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 
SEC. 2. Authorization is hereby^ granted whereby any of the 
amounts prescribed in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), 
(8), (9), (10), (11),and (12),of subsection 1(b) may, in the discretion 
of the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration, be varied upward 5 per centum to meet unusual cost variations, 
but the total cost of all work authorized under such paragraphs shall 
not exceed a total of $57,376,350. 
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[79 STAT. 
Transfer of 
funds. 
Report to con-
gressional com-
mittees. 
Use of funds, re-
strictions. 
Geographical 
distribution of 
funds. 
Short title. 
SEC. 3. Not to exceed one-half of 1 per centum of the funds appro-
priated pursuant to subsection 1(a) hereof may be transferred to the 
"Construction of facilities" appropriation, and, when so transferred, 
together with $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated pursuant to 
subsection 1(b) hereof (other than funds appropriated pursuant to 
paragraph (12) of such subsection) shall be available for expenditure 
to construct^ expand, or modify laboratories and other installations 
Jit any location (including locations specified in subsection 1(b)), if 
(1) the Administrator determines such action to be necessary because 
of changes in the national program of aeronautical and space activities 
or new scientific or engineering developments, and (2) he determines 
that deferral of such action until the enactment of the next authoriza-
tion Act would be inconsistent with the interest of the Nation in 
aeronautical and space activities. The funds so made available may 
be expended to acquire, construct, convert, rehabilitate, or install 
permanent or temporary public works, including land acquisition, 
site preparation, appurtenances, utilities, and equipment. 
No portion 
of such sums may be obligated for expenditure or expended to con-
struct, expand, or modify laboratories and other installations unless 
(A) a period of thirty days has passed after the Administrator or his 
designee has transmitted to the Committee on Science and Astronautics 
of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Aeronautical 
and Space Sciences of the Senate a written report containing a full 
and complete statement concerning (1) the nature of such construc-
tion, expansion, or modification, (2) the cost thereof including the cost 
of any real estate action pertaining thereto, and (3) the reason why 
such construction, expansion, or modification is necessary in the na-
tional interest, or (B) each such committee before the expiration of 
such period has transmitted to the Administrator written notice to 
the effect that such committee has no objection to the proposed action. 
SEC. 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act— 
(1) no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used 
for any program deleted by the Congress from requests as origi-
nally made to either the House Committee on Science and Astro-
nautics or the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space 
Sciences, 
(2) no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used 
for any program in excess of the amount actually authorized for 
that particular program by sections 1(a) and 1(c), and 
(3) no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used 
for any program which has not been presented to or requested of 
either such committee, 
unless (A) a period of thirty days has passed after the receipt by each 
such committee of notice given oy the Administrator or his designee 
containing a full and complete statement of the action proposed to be 
taken and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such 
proposed action, or (B) each such committee before the expiration of 
such period has transmitted to the Administrator written notice to 
the effect that such committee has no objection to the proposed action. 
SEC. 5. It is the sense of Congress that it is in the national interest 
that consideration be given to geographical distribution of Federal 
research funds whenever feasible, and that the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration should explore ways and means of dis-
tributing its research and development funds whenever feasible. 
SEC. 6. This Act may be cited as the "National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Authorization Act of 1966". 
Approved June 28, 1965.