National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1988
PL 100-147 (H.R.2782), enacted 10/30/1987

101 STAT. 860 
PUBLIC LAW 100-147—OCT. 30, 1987 
Public Law 100-147 
100th Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 30, 1987 
[H.R. 2782] 
National 
Aeronautics and 
Space 
Administration 
Authorization 
Act of 1988. 
To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
for research and development; space flight, control and data communications; 
construction of facilities; and research and program management; and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may 
be cited as the "National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
Authorization Act of 1988". 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 101. (a) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration to become available 
October 1, 1987, for "Research and development", for the following 
programs: 
(1) Permanently manned space station, $767,000,000. 
(2) Space transportation capability development, $553,600,000. 
(3) Physics and astronomy, $581,800,000. 
(4) Life sciences, $74,600,000. 
(5) Planetary exploration, $320,300,000, of which $42,300,000 
is authorized only for the purpose of preparing the Mars Ob-
server Spacecraft for launch in 1992 and for procuring spare 
parts for a Planetary Observer program. 
(6) Space applications, $651,400,000, of which $84,000,000 is 
authorized only for the Advanced Communications Technology 
Satellite. 
(7) Technology utilization, $18,300,000. 
(8) Commercial use of space, $30,700,000. 
(9) Aeronautical research and technology, $387,000,000. 
(10) Transatmospheric research and technology, $66,000,000. 
(11) Space research and technology, $234,000,000. 
(12) Safety, reliability, and quality assurance, $16,200,000. 
(13) Tracking and data advanced systems, $18,100,000. 
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nautics and Space Administration to become available October 1, 
1987, for "Space flight, control and data communications", for the 
following programs: 
(1) Space shuttle production and operational capability, 
$1,174,600,000, of which $76,000,000 is authorized only for initial 
lay-in spare parts for the space shuttle orbiter. 
(2) Space transportation operations, $1,885,800,000, of which 
$106,700,000 is authorized only for flight spare parts for the 
space shuttle orbiter. 
(3) Space and ground network, communications, and data 
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systems, $924,900,000. 
(4) Expendable launch vehicle operations, $60,000,000. 
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(c) There is authorized to be appropriated to the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration to become available October 1, 
1987, for "Construction of facilities", including land acquisition, as 
follows: 
(1) Construction of LC 39 Operations Support Building, Ken-
nedy Space Center, $22,800,000. 
(2) Construction of Spacecraft Systems Development and 
Integration Facility, Goddard Space Flight Center, $8,600,000. 
(3) Modifications for utility reliability, Goddard Space Flight 
Center, $2,900,000. 
(4) Construction of Integrated Test Facility, Dryden Flight 
Research Facility, $10,500,000. 
(5) Modifications to Hypersonic Propulsion Facility for 
Vaccum Systems, Langley Research Center, $3,100,000. 
(6) Construction of addition to the Research Analysis Center, 
Lewis Research Center, $9,800,000. 
(7) Modifications for Fan/Compressor Research, Engine Re-
search Building, Lewis Research Center, $6,500,000. 
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(8) Construction of Communications Development Antenna, 
Goldstone, California, Jet Propulsion Laboratories, $6,400,000. 
(9) Repair of facilities at various locations, not in excess of 
$750,000 per project, $25,000,000. 
(10) Rehabilitation and modification of facilities at various 
locations, not in excess of $750,000 per project, $32,000,000. 
(11) Minor construction of new facilities and additions to 
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existing facilities at various locations, not in excess of $500,000 
per project, $8,000,000. 
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(12) Environmental compliance and restoration, $23,900,000. 
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(13) Repair and modernization of the 12-foot pressure wind 
tunnel at the Ames Research Center, $41,000,000. 
(14) Facility planning and design not otherwise provided for, 
$16,000,000. 
(d) There is authorized to be appropriated to the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration to become available October 1, 
1987, for "Research and program management", $1,583,000,000. 
(e) The Administrator is authorized (to the extent provided in an 
appropriation Act) to transfer $22,000,000 from any funds which 
were made available for prior years, and which remain unobligated 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act, except for funds made 
available for Aeronautical and Space Research and Technology, 
Transatmospheric Research and Technology programs. Construction 
of Facilities activities, and Research and Program Management 
activities for the support of such programs, and use such funds for 
the preparation of the Mars Observer spacecraft for launch in 1992. 
(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (h), appropria-
tions authorized in this Act for "Research and development" and 
"Space flight, control and data communications" may be used for (1) 
any items of a capital nature (other than acquisition of land) which 
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may be required at locations other than installations of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration (hereinafter in this title 
referred to as the "Administration") for the performance of research 
and development contracts, and (2) 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 facili-
ties shall be vested in the United States unless the Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (hereinafter in 
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this title referred to as 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 organiza-
tion. Each such grant shall be made under such conditions as the 
Administrator shall determine to be required to ensure that the 
United States will receive therefrom benefit adequate to justify the 
making of that grant. None of the funds appropriated for "Research 
and development" and "Space flight, control and data communica-
tions" pursuant to this Act may be used in accordance with this 
subsection for the construction of any major facility, the estimated 
cost of which, including collateral equipment, exceeds $500,000, 
unless the Administrator or the Administrator's designee has noti-
fied the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives of the nature, 
location, and estimated cost of such facility. 
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(g) When S
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tion Act, (1) any amount appropriated for "Research and develop-
ment", for "Space flight, control and data communications", or for 
"Construction of facilities" may remain available without fiscal year 
limitation, and (2) maintenance and operation of facilities and sup-
port services contracts may be entered into under the "Research and 
program management" appropriation for periods not in excess of 12 
months beginning at any time during the fiscal year. 
(h) Appropriations made pursuant to subsection (d) may be used, 
but not to exceed $35,000, for scientific consultations or extraor-
dinary expenses upon the approval or authority of the Adminis-
trator, and the Administrator's determination shall be final and 
conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government. 
(i) Of the funds appropriated pursuant to subsections (a), O
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(d), not in excess of $100,000 for each project, including collateral 
equipment, may be used for construction of new facilities and 
additions to existing facilities, and for repsdr, rehabilitation, or 
modification of facilities: Provided, That, of the funds appropriated 
pursuant to subsection (a) or (Jb), not in excess of $500,000 for each 
project, including collateral equipment, may be used for any of the 
foregoing for unforeseen programmatic needs: Provided further, 
That, of the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (d), not in 
excess of $500,000 per project, including collateral equipment, may 
be used for repair, rehabilitation, or modification of facilities con-
trolled by the General Services Administration. 
SEC. 102. Authorization is granted whereby any of the amounts 
prescribed in paragraphs (1) through (13) of section 101(c) of this 
title— 
(1) in the discretion of the Administrator or the Administra-
tor's designee, may be varied upward 10 percent; or 
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(2) following a report by the Administrator or the Administra-
tor's designee to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives on the 
circumstances of such action, may be varied upward 25 percent; 
to meet unusual cost variations, but the total cost of all work 
authorized under such parcigraphs shall not exceed the total of the 
amounts specified in such paragraphs. 
SEC. 103. Not to exceed one-half of 1 percent of the funds appro-
priated pursuant to section 101 (a) or (b) of this title may be 
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transferred to and merged with the "Construction of facilities" 
appropriation, and when so transferred, together with $10,000,000 of 
funds appropriated pursuant to section lOlTc) of this title (other than 
funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (14) of such section) shall 
be available for expenditure to construct, expand, and modify lab-
oratories and other installations at any location (including locations 
specified in section 101(c)), if (1) the Administrator determines that 
such action is necessary because of changes in the national program 
of aeronautical and space activities or new scientific or engineering 
developments, and (2) the Administrator determines that deferral of 
such action until the enactment of the next authorization 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 prepara-
tion, appurtenances, utilities, and equipment. No portion of such Reports, 
sums may be obligated for expenditure or expended to construct, 
expand, or modify laboratories and other installations unless a 
period of 30 days has passed after the Administrator or the Adminis-
trator's designee has transmitted to the President of the Senate and 
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the Commit- 
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tee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives a written report containing a full and complete 
statement concerning (A) the nature of such construction, expan-
sion, or modification, (B) the cost thereof including the cost of any 
real estate action pertaining thereto, and (C) the reason why such 
construction, expansion, or modification is necessary in the national 
interest. 
SEC. 104. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no 
amount appropriated pursuant to this title may be used for any 
program— 
(1) deleted by the Congress from requests as originally made 
either to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate or the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives; 
(2) in excess of the amount actually authorized for that 
particular program by section 102 (a), 0)), and (d); and 
(3) which has not been presented to either such Committee; 
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unless a period of 30 days has passed after the receipt by the 
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives and each such committee of notice given by the Administrator 
or the Administrator's 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. 
SEC. 105. No civil space station authorized under section 101(a)(1) 
of this title may be used to carry or place in orbit any nuclear 
weapon or any other weapon of mass destruction, to install any such 
weapon on any celestial body, or to station any such weapon in space 
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in any other manner. This civil space station may be used only for 
peaceful purposes. 
SEC. 106. (a) The Administrator is directed to undertake the 42USC2451 
construction of a permanently manned space station (hereinafter 
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referred to as the "space station") to become operational in 1995. 
The space station will be used for the following purposes— 
(1) the conduct of scientific experiments, applications experi-
ments, and engineering experiments; 
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(2) the servicing, rehabilitation, and construction of sateUites 
' .1 and space vehicles; 
(3) the development and demonstration of commercial prod-
':, ucts and processes; and 
(4) the establishment of a space base for other civilian and 
commercial space activities. 
(b) The space station shall be developed and operated in a manner 
that supports other science and space activities. 
(c) In order to reduce the cost of operations of the space station 
and its ground support system, the Administrator shall undertake 
the development of such advanced technologies as may be appro-
priate within the level of funding authorized in this Act. 
(d) The Administrator shall seek to have portions of the space 
station constructed and operated by the private sector, where 
appropriate. 
(e) The Administrator shall promote international cooperation in 
the space station program by undertaking the development, 
construction, and operation of the space station in conjunction with 
(but not limited to) the Governments of Europe, Japan, and Canada. 
(f) The space station shall be designed, developed, and operated in 
a manner that enables evolutionary enhancement. 
SEC. 107. (a) For each of the fiscal years 1989 through 1996, the 
Administrator, along with the President's submission to the Con-
gress of the annual budget request for the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, shall submit a capital development plan for 
the space station program. Each such plan shall include the esti-
mated cost of all direct research and development; space flight, 
control and data communications; construction of facilities; and 
research and program management for the fiscal year involved and 
the two succeeding fiscal years. 
0?) For fiscal year 1989, the capital development plan shall also 
include a statement outlining the total cost, schedule, and configura-
tion of the Administration's space station proposal, as well as an 
analysis of the "Report of the Committee on the Space Station of the 
National Research Council". Such analysis shall examine alter-
natives for the configuration of the space station including but not 
limited to low cost alternatives. 
SEC. 108. In order to ensure that the development of the space 
station is part of a balanced civilian space program, the Adminis-
trator is instructed to establish as a goal a funding profile that 
limits (1) space station total annual costs under the capital develop-
ment plan in section 107 to 25 percent of the total budget request for 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and (2) all 
space station direct operations costs, except for those costs associ-
ated with the utilization of the space station, to 10 percent of the 
total budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration. 
SEC. 109. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that the launching and 
servicing of the space station should be accomplished by the most 
cost-effective use of space transportation systems, including the 
space shuttle and expendable launch vehicles. 
Qo) Not later than January 15, 1988, the Administrator shall 
sulamit a preliminary report on the cost-effective use of space 
transportation systems for the launch of space station elements 
during the development and operation of the space station. The 
Administrator shall consider— 
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(1) the potential use of future advanced or heavy lift expend-
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able launch vehicles for purposes of the assembly and operation 
of the space station; 
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(2) the use of existing expendable launch vehicles of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Depart-
o>n ment of Defense, and the Private Sector; 
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(3) the requirement for space shuttle launches; and 
(4) the risk of capital losses from the use of expendable launch 
vehicles and the space shuttle. 
SEC. 110. (a) The Administrator shall set and collect reasonable 
user fees for the use and maintenance of the space station. 
(b) The Administrator shall set user fees so as to— 
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(1) promote the use of the space station consistent with the 
policy set forth in section 106; 
(2) recover the costs of the use of the space station, including 
reasonable charges for any enhancement needed for such use; 
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and 
(3) conserve and efficiently allocate the resources of the space 
station. 
(c) The Administrator may, on a case-by-case basis, waive or 
modify such user fees when in the Administrator's judgment such 
waiver or modification will further the goals and purposes of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, including— 
(1) the advancement of scientific or engineering knowledge; 
(2) international cooperation; and 
(3) the commercial use of space. 
SEC. 111. No later than September 30, 1988, the Administrator 
shall submit a detailed plan for collecting reimbursements for the 
utilization of the space station under section 110, including the 
services to be offered, the methodology and bases by which prices 
will be charged, and the estimated revenues. 
SEC. 112. The Intergovernmental Agreement currently being nego-
tiated between the United States Government and Canada, Japan, 
and member governments of the European Space Agency, and the 
Memorandum of Understanding currently being negotiated between 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its counter-
part agencies in Canada, Japan, and Europe concerning the detailed 
design, development, construction, operation, or utilization of the 
space station shall be submitted to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. No 
such agreement shall take effect until 30 days have passed after the 
receipt by such committees of the agreement. 
SEC. 113. (a) It is the sense of the 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 distributing its research and development funds whenever 
feasible. 
(b) The Administrator shall report to the Congress on the extent 
to which such consideration has been given and such ways and 
means explored during fiscal year 1987, and shall submit such 
report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
anji Transportation of the Senate by January 15,1988. 
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SEC. 114. (a) The Administrator shall award to a domestic firm a 
contract that, under the use of competitive procedures, would be 
awarded to a foreign firm, i
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(1) the final product of the domestic firm will be completely 
assembled in the United States; 
(2) when completely assembled, not less than 50 percent of the 
final product of the domestic firm will be domestically produced; 
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and 
(3) the difference between the bids submitted by the foreign 
and domestic firms is not more than 6 percent. 
(b) This section shall not apply to the extent to which— 
(1) such applicability would not be in the public interest; 
(2) compelling national security considerations require other-
wise; or 
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(3) the United States Trade Representative determines that 
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such an award would be in violation of the General Agreement 
on Tariffs and Trade or an international agreement to which 
the United States is a party. 
(c) For purposes of this section— 
(1) the term "domestic firm" means a business entity that is 
incorporated in the United States and that conducts business 
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operations in the United States; and 
(2) the term "foreign firm" means a business entity not 
described in paragraph (1). 
(d) This section shall apply only to contracts for which— 
(1) amounts are made available pursuant to this Act; and 
(2) solicitations for bids are issued after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 115. Title II of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 
1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
"DONATIONS FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER 
"SEC. 208. (a) The Administrator may accept gifts and donations of 
services, money, and real, personal, tangible, and intangible prop-
erty, and use such gifts and donations for the construction of a space 
shuttle orbiter. 
"OJXD The authority of the Administrator to accept gifts or dona-
tions pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall terminate five 
years after the date of the enactment of this section. 
"(2) All gifts and donations accepted by the Administrator pursu-
ant to subsection (a) of this section which are not needed for 
construction of a space shuttle orbiter shall be used by the Adminis-
trator for an appropriate purpose— 
"(A) in tribute to the dedicated crew of the space shuttle 
Challenger; and 
"(B) in furtherance of the exploration of space. 
"(c) The name of a space shuttle orbiter constructed in whole or in 
part with gifts or donations whose acceptance and use are au-
thorized by subsection (a) of this section shall be selected by the 
Administrator from among suggestions submitted by students in 
elementary and secondary schools.". 
SEC. 116. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that the space shuttle is 
a critical national resource that should be preserved; that it should 
be used primarily for those missions which require its unique 
capabilities; and that a diversified family of expendable launch 
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vehicles should be incorporated by use into the Nation's civilian 
space flight program. 
(b) The Administrator shall establish a program for launching 
payloads by means of expendable launch vehicles £uid, if available, 
by commerical launch services. 
(c) The Administrator shall take such action as may be necessary 
to ensure that expendable launch vehicles or, if available, 
commerical launch services are obtained for the launch of the 
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following payloads: 
(1) Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT), for launch in 1990. 
(2) Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)-F, or a plan-
etary mission. 
(3) Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE), for launch in 1991. 
(4) Mars Observer, for launch in 1992. 
(d) The Administrator shall report to the Congress not later than Reports. 
January 15, 1988, on the Administrator's compliance with this 
section, and shall submit such report to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 117. Title III of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 
1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
"CONTRACTS REGARDING EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES 
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expendabe launch vehicle services that are for periods in excess of 
the period for which funds are otherwise available for obligation, 
provide for the pa3anent for contingent liability which may accrue 
in excess of available appropriations in the event the Government 
for its convenience terminates such contracts, and provide for ad-
vance payments reasonably related to launch vehicle and related 
equipment, fabrication, and acquisition costs, if any such contract 
limits the amount of the pajnnents that the Federal Government is 
allowed to make under such contract to amounts provided in ad-
vance in appropriation Acts. Such contracts may be limited to 
sources within the United States when the Administrator deter-
mines that such limitation is in the public interest. 
"(b) If funds are not available to continue any such contract, the 
contract shall be terminated for the convenience of the Government, 
and the costs of such contract shall be paid from appropriations 
originally available for performance of the contract, from other, 
unobligated appropriations currently available for the procurement 
of launch services, or from funds appropriated for such payments.". 
SEC. 118. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that the capital 
investment in space satellites and vehicles should be enhanced and 
protected by establishing a system of servicing, rehabilitation, and 
repair capabilities in orbit (hereinafter referred to as "satellite 
servicing'). 
(b) The Administrator shall conduct a thorough and comprehen-
sive study of satellite servicing with a view toward establishing 
national goals and objectives for utilizing such capabilities. 
(c) In conducting the study of satellite servicing under this section, 
the Administrator shall give consideration to— 
(1) the use of the space shuttle, the space station, and other 
space vehicles to carry out or support satellite servicing; 
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(2) all potential users of satellite servicing capabilities, includ-
ing civilian, defense, private, and foreign satellites and space 
vehicles; 
(3) experience to date with in-orbit satellite servicing 
including the costs of such operations and the fees charged 
users that are not from the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration; 
(4) the pertinence of satellite servicing to insurance, including 
the character, cost, and availability of insurance; 
(5) the pertinence of satellite servicing to satellite and vehicle 
design; 
(6) the pertinence of satellite servicing to the National Aero-
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nautics and Space Administration and other space programs, 
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including science and applications programs; and 
(7) the prices to be charged for satellite servicing such that 
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the full costs of such servicing can be recovered. 
"' (d) The Administrator shall complete the study and present a full 
report on it to the Congress on or before January 15,1988. 
SEC. 119. The Administrator shall review the findings, rec-
ommendations, and proposed space agenda of the National Commis-
sion on Space as set forth in its report submitted under section 
204(c) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-361; 98 Stat. 422), and shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
of the House of Representatives, within 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, a recommendation for a long-range im-
plementation plan, including an impact assessment of such im-
plementation on personnel, budget, and other resources. 
SEC. 120. Section 24 of the Commercial Space Launch Act (49 
U.S.C. App. 2623) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following: "There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
to carry out this Act $4,548,000 for fiscal year 1988.". 
SEC. 121. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that the solid rocket 
motor project of the space shuttle program would benefit from 
competition, and that an advanced solid rocket motor would en-
hance the margin of safety, reliability, and performance of the space 
shuttle. 
(b) By the date on which the President submits to the Congress the 
fiscal year 1990 budget request for the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, the Administrator shall issue a request for 
proposals to acquire by means of a competitive procurement an 
advanced solid rocket motor. The Administrator shall also consider 
ways and means to improve quality control, reduce operational 
hazards, reduce costs, increase competition, and enhance manufac-
turing processes, including, but not limited to, constructing a 
government-owned and contractor-operated solid rocket motor 
production facility and providing for a dual source of supply of the 
advanced solid rocket motor. 
(c) Until a request for proposals has been issued under subsection 
Ot)) of this section, no contract for the purchase of additional solid 
rocket motors shall be extended or signed by the Administrator. The 
Administrator may proceed with the procurement of long-lead mate-
rials for the solid rocket motors from the current contractor only 
after the Administrator has certified to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
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Representatives that such action is necessary to prevent a delay in 
the space shuttle launch schedule. 
(d) The Administrator shall notify the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives if 
the competitive procurement specified in subsection (b) cannot be 
conducted. The Administrator shall transmit such notice along with 
a complete explanation of the reasons supporting such determina-
tion. Following such determination, but no sooner than 30 days 
following the transmission of the notice required under this subsec-
tion, the Administrator shall— 
(1) conduct a competition to select a qualified second source of 
supply (in addition to the current contractor) for flight sets of 
the redesigned solid rocket motor that is currently under devel-
opment; or 
(2) recompete the current source of supply for flight sets of the 
redesigned solid rocket motor. 
(e) No later than March 31, 1988, the Administrator shall present 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
the House of Representatives a comprehensive acquisition plan for 
the advanced solid rocket motor in accordance with this section. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND 
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 
SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "National Space Grant 
College and Fellowship Act". 
SEC. 202. The Congress finds that— 
(1) the vitality of the Nation and the quality of life of the 
citizens of the Nation depend increasingly on the understand-
ing, assessment, development, and utilization of space resources; 
(2) research and development of space science, space tech-
nology, and space commercialization will contribute to the qual-
ity of life, national security, and the enhancement of commerce; 
(3) the understanding and development of the space frontiers 
require a broad commitment and an intense involvement on the 
part of the Federal Government in partnership with State and 
local governments, private industry, universities, organizations, 
and individuals concerned with the exploration and utilization 
of space; 
(4) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
through the national space grant college and fellowship pro-
gram, offers the most suitable means for such commitment and 
involvement through the promotion of activities that will result 
in greater understanding, assessment, development, and utiliza-
tion; and 
(5) Federal support of the establishment, development, and 
operation of programs and projects by space grant colleges, 
space grant regional consortia, institutions of higher education, 
institutes, laboratories, and other appropriate public and pri-
vate entities is the most cost-effective way to promote such 
activities. 
SEC. 203. The purposes of this title are to— 
(1) increase the understanding, assessment, development, and 
utilization of space resources by promoting a strong educational 
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and Fellowship 
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base, responsive research and training activities, and broad and 
prompt dissemination of knowledge and techniques; 
(2) utilize the abilities and talents of the universities of the 
Nation to support and contribute to the exploration and devel-
opment of the resources and opportunities afforded by the space 
environment; 
(3) encourage and support the existence of interdisciplinary 
and multidisciplinary programs of space research within the 
university community of the Nation, to engage in integrated 
activities of training, research and public service, to have co-
operative programs with industry, and to be coordinated with 
the overall program of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration; 
(4) encourage and support the existence of consortia, made up 
of university and industry members, to advance the exploration 
and development of space resources in cases in which national 
objectives can be better fulfilled than through the programs of 
single universities; 
(5) encourage and support Federal funding for graduate 
fellowships in fields related to space; and 
(6) support activities in colleges and universities generally for 
the purpose of creating and operating a network of institutional 
programs that will enhance achievements resulting from efforts 
under this title. 
SEC. 204. As used in this title, the term— 
(1) "Administration" means the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration; 
(2) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration; 
(3) "aeronautical and space activities" has the meaning given 
to such term in section 103(1) of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2452(1)); 
(4) "field related to space" means any academic discipline or 
field of study (including the physical, natural, and biological 
sciences, and engineering, space technology, education, eco-
nomics, sociology, communications, planning, law, international 
affairs, and public administration) which is concerned with or 
likely to improve the understanding, assessment, development, 
and utilization of space; 
(5) "panel" means the space grant review panel established 
pursuant to section 210 of this title; 
(6) "person" means any individual, any public or private 
corporation, partnership, or other association or entity (includ-
ing any space grant college, space grant regional consortium, 
institution of higher education, institute, or laboratory), or any 
State, political subdivision of a State, or agency or officer of a 
State or political subdivision of a State; 
(7) "space environment" means the environment beyond the 
sensible atmosphere of the Earth; 
(8) "space grant college" means any public or private institu-
tion of higher education which is designated as such by the 
Administrator pursuant to section 208 of this title; 
(9) "space grant program" means any program which— 
(A) is administered by any space grant college, space 
grant regional consortium, institution of higher education, 
institute, laboratory, or State or local agency; and 
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(B) includes two or more projects involving education and 
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one or more of the following activities in the fields related 
to space— 
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(i) research, 
(ii) training, or 
(iii) advisory services; 
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(10) "space grant regional consortium" means any association 
or other alliance which is designated as such by the Adminis-
trator pursuant to section 208 of this title; 
(11) "space resource" means any tangible or intangible benefit 
which can only be realized from— 
(A) aeronautical and space activities; or 
(B) advancements in any field related to space; and 
(12) "State" means any State of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
. Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession 
of the United States. 
SEC. 205. (a) The Administrator shall establish and maintain, 42 USC 2486c. 
within the Administration, a program to be known as the national 
space grant college and fellowship program. The national space 
grant college and fellowship program shall consist of the financial 
assistance and other activities provided for in this title. The 
Administrator shall establish long-range planning guidelines and 
priorities, and adequately evaluate the program. 
(b) Within the Administration, the program shall— 
(1) apply the long-range planning guidelines and the priorities 
established by the Administrator under subsection (a) of this 
section; 
(2) advise the Administrator with respect to the expertise and 
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capabilities which are available through the national space 
grant college and fellowship program, and make such ex-
pertise available to the Administration as directed by the 
Administrator; 
(3) evaluate activities conducted under grants and contracts 
awarded pursuant to sections 206 and 207 of this title to assure 
that the purposes set forth in section 203 of this title are 
u,,^ implemented; 
(4) encourage other Federal departments, agencies, and 
instrumentalities to use and take advantage of the expertise 
, and capabilities which are available through the national space 
grant college and fellowship program, on a cooperative or other 
to 
basis; 
(5) encourage cooperation and coordination with other Fed-
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eral programs concerned with the development of space re-
sources and fields related to space; 
(6) advise the Administrator on the designation of recipients 
supported by the national space grant college and fellowship 
, 
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program and, in appropriate cases, on the termination or 
suspension of any such designation; and 
(7) encourage the formation and growth of space grant and 
fellowship programs. 
(c) To carry out the provisions of this title, the Administrator 
may— 
(1) accept conditional or unconditional gifts or donations of Gifts and 
services, money, or property, real, personal or mixed, tangible 
property. 
or intangible; 
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Regulations. 
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Regulations. 
Regulations. 
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(2) accept and use funds from other Federal departments, 
agencies, and instrumentalities to pay for fellowships, grsmts, 
contracts, and other transactions; and 
(3) issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary and 
appropriate. 
SEC. 206. (a) The Administrator may make grants and enter into 
contracts or other transactions under this subsection to £issist any 
space grant and fellowship program or project if the Administrator 
finds that such program or project will carry out the purposes set 
forth in section 203 of this title. The total amount paid pursuant to 
any such grant or contract may equal 66 percent, or any lesser 
percent, of the total cost of the space grant and fellowship program 
or project involved, except that this limitation shall not apply in the 
case of grants or contracts paid for with funds accepted by the 
Administrator pursuant to section 205(cX2) of this title. 
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) The Administrator may make special grants under this subsec-
tion to carry out the purposes set forth in section 203 of this title. 
The amount of any such grant may equal 100 percent, or any lesser 
percent, of the total cost of the project involved. No grant may be 
made under this subsection, unless the Administrator finds that— 
(1) no reasonable means is available through which the ap-
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plicant can meet the matching requirement for a grant under 
subsection (a) of this section; 
(2) the probable benefit of such project outweighs the public 
interest in such matching requirement; and 
(3) the same or equivalent benefit cannot be obtained through 
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the award of a contract or grant under subsection (a) of this 
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section or section 207 of this title. 
(c) Any person may apply to the Administrator for a grant or 
contract under this section. Application shall be made in such form 
and manner, and with such content and other submissions, as the 
Administrator shall by regulation prescribe. 
(dXD Any grant made, or contract entered into, under this section 
shall be subject to the limitations and provisions set forth in para-
graphs (2) and (3) of this subsection and to such other terms, 
conditions and requirements as the Administrator considers nec-
essary or appropriate. 
(2) No payment under any grant or contract under this section 
may be applied to— 
(A) the purchase of any Icmd; 
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(B) the purchase, construction, preservation, or repair of any 
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building; or 
(C) the purchase or construction of cmy launch facility or 
launch vehicle. 
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of this subsection, the items in 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of such paragraph may be leased 
upon written approved of the Administrator. 
(4) Any person who receives or utilizes any proceeds of any grant 
or contract under this section shall keep such records as the 
Administrator shall by regulation prescribe £is being necessary and 
appropriate to facilitate effective audit and evaluation, including 
records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such 
recipient of such proceeds, the total cost of the program or project in 
connection with which such proceeds were used, and the amount, if 
any, of such cost which was provided through other sources. Such 
records shall be maintained for three years after the completion of 
such a program or project. The Administrator and the Comptroller 
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101 STAT. 873 
General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized 
representatives, shall have access, for the purpose of audit and 
evaluation, to any books, documents, papers and records of receipts 
which, in the opinion of the Administrator or the C!omptroller 
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General, may be related or pertinent to such grants and contracts. 
SEC. 207. (a) The Administrator shall identify specific national 42USC2486e. 
needs and problems relating to space. The Administrator may make 
grants or enter into contracts under this section with respect to such 
needs or problems. The amount of any such grant or contract may 
equal 100 percent, or any lesser percent, of the total cost of the 
project involved. 
(b) Any person may apply to the Administrator for a grant or 
contract under this section. In addition, the Administrator may 
invite applications with respect to specific national needs or prob-
lems identified under subsection (a) of this section. Application shall 
be made in such form and manner, and with such content and other 
submissions, as the Administrator shall by regulation prescribe. 
Any grant made, or contract entered into, under this section shall be 
subject to the limitations and provisions set forth in section 206(d) 
(2) and (4) of this title and to such other terms, conditions, 
and requirements as the Administrator considers necessary or 
appropriate. 
SEC. 208. (aXD The Administrator may designate— 
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(A) any institution of higher education as a space grant 
college; and 
(B) any association or other alliance of two or more persons, 
other than individuals, as a space grant regional consortium. 
(2) No institution of higher education may be designated as a 
space grant college, unless the Administrator finds that such 
institution— 
(A) is maintaining a balanced program of research, education, 
training, and advisory services in fields related to space; 
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(B) will act in accordance with such guidelines as are pre-
scribed under subsection 0>X2) of this section; and 
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(C) meets such other qualifications as the Administrator 
considers necessary or appropriate. 
(3) No association or other alliance of two or more persons may be 
designated as a space grant regional consortium, unless the 
Administrator finds that such association or alliance— 
(A) is established for the purpose of sharing expertise, re-
search, educational facilities or training facilities, and other 
capabilities in order to facilitate research, education, training, 
and advisory services, in any field related to space; 
(B) will encourage and follow a regional approach to solving 
problems or meeting needs relating to space, in cooperation 
with appropriate space grant colleges, space grant programs, 
and other persons in the region; 
(C) will act in accordance with such guidelines as are pre-
scribed under subsection 0>X2) of this section; and 
(D) meets such other qualifications as the Administrator 
considers necessary or appropriate. 
(b) The Administrator shall by regulation prescribe— 
Regulations. 
(1) the qualifications required to be met under subsection (a) 
(2XC) and (3XD) of this section; and 
(2) guidelines relating to the activities and responsibilities of 
space grant colleges and space grant regional consortia. 
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(c) The Administrator may, for cause and after an opportunity for 
hearing, suspend or terminate any designation under subsection (a) 
of this section. 
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SEC. 209. (a) The Administrator shall support a space grant fellow-
ship program to provide educational and training assistance to 
qualified individuals at the graduate level of education in fields 
related to space. Such fellowships shall be awarded pursuant to 
guidelines established by the Administrator. Space grant fellowships 
shall be awarded to individuals at space grant colleges, space grant 
regional consortia, other colleges and institutions of higher edu-
cation, professional associations, and institutes in such a manner as 
to assure wide geographic and institutional diversity in the pursuit 
of research under the fellowship program. 
(b) The total amount which may be provided for grants under the 
space grant fellowship program during any fiscal year shall not 
exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of the total funds appro-
priated for such year pursuant to this title. 
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the 
Administrator from sponsoring any research fellowship program, 
including any special emphasis program, which is established under 
an authority other than this title. 
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SEC. 210. (a) The Administrator shall establish an independent 
committee known as the space grant review panel, which shall not 
be subject to the provisons of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.; Public Law 92-463). 
(b) The panel shall take such steps as may be necessary to review, 
and shall advise the Administrator with respect to— 
(1) applications or proposals for, and performance under, 
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grants and contracts awarded pursuant to sections 206 and 207 
of this title; 
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(2) the space grant fellowship program; 
(3) the designation and operation of space grant colleges and 
,i; space grant regional consortia, and the operation of space grant 
and fellowship programs; 
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(4) the formulation and application of the planning guidelines 
and priorities pursuant to section 205 (a) and O^XD of this title; 
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(5) such other matters as the Administrator refers to the 
panel for review and advice. 
(c) The Administrator shall make available to the panel any 
information, personnel and administrative services and assistance 
which is reasonable to carry out the duties of the panel. 
(d)(1) The Administrator shall appoint the voting members of the 
panel. A majority of the voting members shall be individuals who, 
by reason of knowledge, experience, or training, are especially 
qualified in one or more of the disciplines and fields related to space. 
The other voting members shall be individuals who, by reason of 
knowledge, experience or training, are especially qualified in, or 
representative of, education, extension services. State government, 
industry, economics, planning, or any other activity related to ef-
forts to enhance the understanding, assessment, development, or 
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utilization of space resources. The Administrator shall consider the 
potential conflict of interest of any individual in making appoint-
ments to the panel. 
(2) The Administrator shall select one voting member to serve as 
the Chairman and another voting member to serve as the Vice 
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101 STAT. 875 
Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman in the absence 
h,-. 
or incapacity of the Chairman. 
(3) Voting members of the panel who are not Federal employees 
shall be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in 
the performance of such duties. 
(4) The panel shall meet on a biannual basis and, at any other 
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time, at the call of the Chairman or upon the request of a majority 
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of the voting members or of the Administrator. 
(5) The panel may exercise such powers as are reasonably nec-
essary in order to carry out the duties enumerated in subsection (b) 
of this section. 
SEC. 211. Each department, agency or other instrumentality of the 42 use 24861. 
Federal Government which is engaged in or concerned with, or 
which has authority over, matters relating to space— 
(1) may, upon a written request from the Administrator, make 
available, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, any personnel 
(with their consent and without prejudice to their position and 
rating), service, or facility which the Administrator considers 
necessary to carry out any provision of this title; 
(2) may, upon a written request from the Administrator, 
furnish any available data or other information which the 
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this title; and 
(3) may cooperate with the Administration. 
SEC. 212. (a) The Administrator shall submit to the Congress and 42 use 2486j. 
the President, not later than January 1, 1989, and not later than 
February 15 of every odd-numbered year thereafter, a report on the 
activities of the national space grant and fellowship program. 
(b) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the 
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the 
Executive Office of the President shall have the opportunity to 
review each report prepared pursuant to subsection (a) of this 
section. Such Directors may submit, for inclusion in such report, 
comments and recommendations and an independent evaluation of 
the national space grant college and fellowship program. Such 
comments and recommendations shall be submitted to the Adminis-
trator not later than 90 days before such a report is submitted 
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and the Administrator 
shall include such comments and recommendations as a separate 
section in such report. 
SEC. 213. The Administrator shall not under this title designate 42 use 2486k. 
any space grant college or space grant regional consortium or award 
any fellowship, grant, or contract unless such designation or award 
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is made in accordance with the competitive, merit-based review 
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process employed by the Administration on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 214. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
Appropriation 
purposes of carrying out the provisions of this title sums not to ^^Vrsn^^ls^" 
exceed 
(1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1988 and 1989; and 
(2) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1990 and 1991. 
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remain available until expended. 
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PUBLIC LAW 100-147—OCT. 30, 1987 
Land Remote-
Sensing 
Commerciali-
zation Act 
Amendments of 
1987. 
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TITLE m—AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND REMOTE-SENSING 
COMMERCIALIZATION ACT OF 1984 
SEC. 301. This title may be cited as the "Land Remote-Sensing 
Commercialization Act Amendments of 1987". 
SEC. 302. The Congress finds and declares that— 
(1) the implementation of the Land Remote-Sensing Commer-
cialization Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.) has begun and 
,.. some of the major milestones contained in that Act have been 
^^ met; 
(2) Congress remains strongly committed to the guiding prin-
, ciples set forth in that Act; 
; 
(3) notwithstanding the accomplishments thus far, the rela-
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^ tionships among the involved Federal agencies and the private 
sector have not yet been adequately defined; and 
(4) inasmuch as the techniceil development tmd commercial 
applications of future land remote-sensing systems cannot now 
be predicted with certainty, it is in the nationed interest of the 
United States that the involved Federal Eigencies and the pri-
vate sector remain flexible in carrying out their respective 
'*' responsibilities under that Act. 
SEC. 303. It is therefore the purpose of this title to set forth 
amendments to the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 
1984 to ensure that— 
(1) the original intent of that Act is carried out in the most 
effective manner consistent with the guiding principles ex-
pressed therein; 
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(2) specific mechanisms for canying out the original intent of 
that Act are provided in those cases where none have material-
.>,. ized thus far; and 
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(3) the working relationships among involved Federal agen-
i^i cies and private sector parties for the purpose of canying out 
that Act are fully developed and mutually understood. 
SEC. 304. Section 202(aX4) of the Land Remote-Sensing Commer-
cialization Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4212(aX4)) is amended by inserting 
before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: ", except in 
the case of research and development activities conducted in accord-
ance with section 504". 
SEC. 305. Title III of the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization 
Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new section: 
"DISPOSITION OF GOVERNMENT ASSETS 
"SEC. 308. Following the completion of a contract made pursuant 
to this title, the Secretary may, upon 30 days advance notice to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
of Representatives, dispose of assets (other than real property) under 
the control of the Secretary in a manner which best ensures the 
continuation of the contractor's commercial activity.". 
SEC. 306. Section 502 of the Land Remote-Sensing Commerciediza-
tion Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4262) is amended to read as follows: 
"RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES 
"SEC. 502. Each Federal Eigency is authorized and encouraged to 
provide data gathered in experimental remote-sensing space pro-
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101 STAT. 877 
grams to related research and development programs funded by the 
Federal Government (including application programs) and to co-
operative research programs if the Federal agency involved deter-
mines that the data will not be used— 
"(1) for any commercial purpose; or 
"(2) in substantial competition with data available from a 
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licensee under this Act; 
except pursuant to section 503.". 
SEC. 307. Title V of the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization 
Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new section: 
"RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF SYSTEM OPERATORS 
"SEC. 504. Notwithstanding section 601, any system operator 15 use 4264. 
under title II, III, or IV of this Act, or any marketing entity under 
section 503 of this Act, may provide data for any research and 
development programs i
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— 
"(1) a complete and timely disclosure of the results of such 
research and development is made in the open technical lit-
erature or is otherwise made publicly available; 
"(2) the system operator or marketing entity provides to the Reports. 
Secretary an annual report of all research and development 
data transactions including the nature of any cooperative agree-
ments and the prices charged for data; and 
"(3) the data are not used for commercial purposes or in 
substantial competition with data available from a licensee 
under this Act.". 
SEC. 308. Section 603 of the Land Remote-Sensing Commercializa-
tion Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4273) is amended to read as follows: 
"NONREPRODUCTION 
"SEC. 603. In addition to such other terms and conditions as the 
system operator may set forth in compliance with section 601 of this 
Act, the system operator may require that unenhanced data not be 
reproduced or disseminated by any foreign or domestic purchaser.". 
Approved October 30, 1987. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2782 (S. 1164): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-204 (Comm. on Science, Space, and Technology). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-87 accompanying S. 1164 (Comm. on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 133 (1987): 
July 9, considered and passed House. 
July 10, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 1164. 
Oct. 8, House concurred in Senate amendment with an amendment. 
Oct. 13, Senate concurred in House amendment.