National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act
PL 93-316 (H.R.13998), enacted 06/22/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-316-JUNE 22, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
Public Law 93-316 
-
June 22, 1974 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations to tlie National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion for research and development, construction of facilities, and research and 
program management, and for other purposes. 
[H. R.13998] 
National Aero-
nautics and Space 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Represe7itatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That there is hereby 
Administration 
authorizecl to be appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space 
Au^thorization Act, Administration: 
Research and 
(a) For "Research and development," for the following programs: 
development. 
(1) Space Shuttlc, $805,000,000 j 
(2) Space flight operations, $313,300,000; 
(3) Advanced missions, $1,500,000; 
(4) Physics and astronomy, $140,515,000; 
(5) Lunar and planetary exploration, $266,000,000; 
(6) Launch vehicle procurement, $143,500,000; 
(7) Space applications, $196,300,000, of which $2,000,000 is 
designated for research on Short Term Weather Phenomena; and 
$1,000,000 is designated for research on ground propulsion 
systems; 
(8) Aeronautical research and technology, $171,500,000; 
(9) Space and nuclear research and technology, $79,700,000, of 
which $1,000,000 is designated for research on hydrogen produc-
tion and utilization systems; 
(10) Tracking and data acquisition, $250,000,000; 
(11) Technology utilization, $5,500,000; 
faci°ullT''*'°" °^ 
('^) ^®^" "Construction of facilities," including land acquisition, as 
follows: 
(1) Addition to flight and guidance simulation laboratory, 
Ames Research Center, $;3,660,000; 
(2) Rehabilitation and modification of science and applica-
tions laboratories, Goddard Space Flight Center, $890,000; 
(3) Modifications for fire protection and safety, Goddard Space 
Flight Center, $1,220,000; 
(4) Acquisition of land. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, $150,000; 
(5) Addition to systems development laboratorv. Jet Propul-
sion Laboratory, $4,880,000; 
(6) Addition for integrated systems testing facility. Jet Pro-
pulsion Laboratory, $3,790,000; 
(7) Modification of water supply system, Lyndon B. Johnson 
Space Center, $935,000; 
(8) Modification of 6,000 pounds per square inch air storage 
system, Langley Research Center, $515,000; 
(9) Rehabilitation of 16-foot transonic wind tunnel, Langley 
Research Center, $2,990,000; 
(10) Modification of propulsion systems laboratory, Lewis 
Research Center, $2,580,000; 
(11) Modification of rocket engine test facility, Lewis Research 
Center, $660,000; 
(12) Construction of X-ray telescope facility, Marshall Space 
Flight Center, $4,060,000; 
(13) Modification of beach protection system. Wallops Station, 
$1,370,000; 
(14) Construction of infrared telescope facility, Mauna Kea, 
Hawaii, $6,040,000; 
(15) Modifications for fire protection and safety at various 
tracking and data stations, $1,430,000; 
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(16) Space Shuttle facilities at various locations as follows: 
(A) Construction of Orbiter landing facilities, John F. 
Kennedy Space Center, $15,880,000; 
(B) Construction of Orbiter processing facility, John F. 
Kennedy Space Center, $13,380,000; 
(C) Modifications to launch complex 39, John F. Kennedy 
Space Center, $37,690,000; 
(D) Modifications for dynamic test facilities, Marshall 
Space Flight Center, and National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration 
Industrial 
Plant, 
Downey, 
California, 
$3,920,000; 
(E) Construction of Orbiter horizontal flight test facilities. 
Flight Kesearch Center, $3,940,000; 
(F) Modifications for crew training facilities, Lyndon B. 
Johnson Space Center, $420,000; 
(G) Modification of the vibration and acoustic test facility, 
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, $410,000; 
(H) Construction of materials test facility, White Sands 
Test Facility, $790,000; 
(I) Modifications for solid rocket booster structural test 
facilities, Marshall Space Flight Center, $2,590,000; 
(17) Rehabilitation and modification of facilities at various 
locations, not in excess of $500,000 per project, $14,900,000; 
(18) Minor construction of new facilities and additions to exist-
ing facilities at various locations not in excess of $250,000 per proj-
ect, $4,500,000; 
(19) Facility planning and design not otherwise provided for, 
$10,900,000. 
(c) For "Research and program management," $749,624,000, and 
such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for meiu. 
increases in salary, pay, retirement, or other employee benefits author-
ized by law. 
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1(g), appropria-
tions for "Research and development" may be used (1) for any items 
of a capital nature (other than acquisition of land) which may be 
required at locations other than installations of the Administration for 
the performance of research and development 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 aero-
nautical and space activities will best be served by vesting title in any 
such grantee institution or organization. Each such grant shall be 
made under such conditions as the Administrator 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 
Notice to 
appropriated for "Research and development" pursuant to this Act Hou^se^Prelident 
may be used in accordance with this subsection for the construction of °^ ^^^ senate and 
any major facility, the estimated cost of which, including collateral commmee°sT^ 
equipment, exceeds $250,000, unless the Administrator or his designee 
has notified the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Presi-
dent of the Senate and the Committee on Science and Astronautics of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Aeronautical and 
Space Sciences of the Senate of the nature, location, and estimated cost 
of such facility. 
Research and 
program manage-
Program speci* 
fications. 
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Scientific con-
sultations or ex-
traordinary ex-
penses. 
Limitations. 
87 Stat. 171. 
Unappropriated 
1974 funds, ex-
piration date. 
Cost variations, 
authority of 
Administrator. 
Unforeseen 
program changes, 
transfer of re-
search funds to 
construction. 
Report to 
Speaker of the 
House, President 
of the Senate and 
congressional 
committees. 
(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 "Research and program management" 
appropriation for periods not in excess of twelve months beginning at 
any time during the fiscal year. 
(f) Appropriations made pursuant to subsection 1(c) may be used, 
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) Of the funds appropriated pursuant to subsections 1(a) and 
1(c), not in excess of $10,000 for each project, including collateral 
equipment, may be used for construction of new facilities and addi-
tions to existing facilities, and not in excess of $25,000 for each project, 
including collateral equipment, may be used for rehabilitation or modi-
fication of facilities: Provided^ That of the funds appropriated pur-
suant to subsection 1(a), not in excess of $250,000 for each project, 
including collateral equipment, may be used for any of the foregoing 
for unforeseen programmatic needs. 
(h) The authorization for the appropriation to the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration of $10,900,000, which amount repre-
sents that part of the authorization provided for in section 1(b) (12) 
(I) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authoriza-
tion Act, 1974, for w^hich appropriations have not been made, shall 
expire on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2. Authorization is hereby granted whereby any of the amounts 
prescribed in paragraphs (1) through (18), inclusive, of subsection 
1(b) may, in the discretion of the Administrator or his designee, be 
varied upward 10 per centum to meet unusual cost variations, but the 
total cost of all work authorized under such paragraphs shall not 
exceed the total of the amounts specified in such paragraphs. 
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 sub-
section 1 (b) hereof (other than funds appropriated pursuant to para-
graph (19) of such subsection) shall be available for expenditure 
to construct, expand, or modify laboratories and other installations at 
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 Authori-
zation 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 per-
manent 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 construct, 
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 Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives and to the President of the Senate and 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 construction, expansion, or modification, (2) the cost 
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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 national 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 
originally made to either the House Committee on Science and 
Astronautics 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 the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the 
Senate and each such committee of notice given by 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 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 distrib-
uting its research and development funds whenever feasible. 
SEC. 6. Section 203(b) (9) of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Act of 1958, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2473(b) (9)), is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(9) to obtain services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the 
per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18;". 
SEC. 7. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is 
authorized, when so provided in an appropriation Act, to enter into a 
contract for tracking and data relay satellite services. Such services 
shall be furnished to the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion in accordance with applicable authorization and appropriation 
Acts. The Government shall incur no costs under such contract prior 
to the furnishing of such services except that the contract may provide 
for the payment for contingent liability of the Government which may 
accrue in the event the Government should decide for its convenience to 
terminate the contract before the end of the period of the contract. 
Title to any facilities which may be required in the performance of 
the contract and constructed on Government-owned land shall vest in 
the United States upon the termination of the contract. The Admin-
istrator shall in January of each year report to the Committee on 
Science and Astronautics and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Aeronautical and 
Space Sciences and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
the projected aggregate contingent liability of the Government under 
Use of funds, 
restriction. 
Notice to 
Speaker of the 
House, President 
of the Senate and 
congressional 
committees. 
Research funds, 
geographical 
distribution. 
42 u s e 2459 
note. 
5 u s e 5332 
note. 
Satellite serv-
ices, contract 
authorization. 
42 u s e 2463. 
Report to con-
gressional com-
mittees. 
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Short title. 
termination provisions of any contract authorized in this section 
through the next fiscal year. The authority of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration to enter into and to maintain the contract 
authorized hereunder shall remain in effect as long as provision there-
for is included in Acts authorizing appropriations to the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration for subsequent fiscal years. 
SEC. 8. This Act may be cited as the "National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Authorization Act, 1975". 
Approved June 22, 1974. 
June 22, 1974 
[S. J. Res. 206] 
Public Law 93-317 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the Secretary of the Army to receive for instruction at the United 
States Military Academy one citizen of the Kingdom of Laos. 
U.S. Military 
Academy. 
Laotian citizen, 
attendance. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary of the 
Army is authorized to permit within 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this joint resolution, one person, who is a citizen of the 
Kingdom of Laos, to receive instruction at the United States Military 
Academy, but the United States shall not be subject to any expense on 
account of such instruction. 
SEC. 2. Except as may be otherwise determined by the Secretary of 
the Army, the said person shall, as a condition to receiving instruc-
tion under the provisions of this joint resolution, agree to be subject 
to the same rules and regulations governing admission, attendance, 
discipline, resignation, discharge, dismissal, and graduation, as cadets 
at the United States Military Academy appointed from the United 
States, but he shall not be entitled to appointment to any office or 
position in the Armed Forces of the United States by reason of his 
graduation from the United States Military Academy, or subject to 
an oath of allegiance to the United States of America. 
Approved June 22, 1974. 
June 22, 1974 
[S.1585] 
Public Law 93-318 
AN ACT 
To prevent the unauthorized manufacture and use of the character "Woodsy 
Owl", and for other purposes. 
"Woodsy Owl" 
and "Smokey 
Bear." 
Unauthorized 
use, prevention. 
Definitions. 
31 u s e 488b-3. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ 
SECTION 1. As used in this Act— 
(1) the term "Woodsy Owl" means the name and representa-
tion of a fanciful owl, who wears slacks (forest green when 
colored), a belt (brown when colored), and a Robin Hood style 
hat (forest green when colored) with a feather (red when 
colored), and who furthers the slogan, "Give a Hoot, Don't Pol-
lute'', originated by the Forest Service of the United States 
Department of Agriculture; 
(2) the term "Smokey Bear" means the name and character 
"Smokey Bear" originated by the Forest Service of the United 
States Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Asso-
ciation of State Foresters and the Advertising Council.