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This Act may be cited as the . National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Title I—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Fiscal year 2014. Title II—Human Space Flight Subtitle A—Exploration Sec. 201. Space exploration policy. Sec. 202. Stepping stone approach to exploration. Sec. 203. Space Launch System. Sec. 204. Orion crew capsule. Sec. 205.
Advanced booster competition. Subtitle B—Space Operations Sec. 211. Findings. Sec. 212. International Space Station. Sec. 213. Commercial crew report. Sec. 214. Flight readiness demonstration. Sec. 215. Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel advice. Sec. 216. Space communications. Title III—Science Subtitle A—General Sec. 301. Science portfolio. Sec. 302. Assessment of science mission extensions. Sec. 303. Radioisotope thermoelectric generators. Sec. 304. Congressional declaration of policy and purpose.
Sec. 305. Utilization of International Space Station for Science Missions. Subtitle B—Astrophysics Sec. 311. Decadal cadence. Sec. 312. Extrasolar planet exploration strategy. Sec. 313. James Webb Space Telescope. Sec. 314. Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope. Sec. 315. National Reconnaissance Office telescope donation. Subtitle C—Planetary Science Sec. 321. Decadal cadence. Sec. 322. Near-Earth objects. Sec. 323. Astrobiology strategy. Sec. 324. Public-private partnerships.
Subtitle D—Heliophysics Sec. 331. Decadal cadence. Sec. 332. Review of space weather. Sec. 333. Deep Space Climate Observatory. Subtitle E—Earth Science Sec. 341. Goal. Sec. 342. Decadal cadence. Sec. 343. Research to operations. Sec. 344. Interagency coordination. Sec. 345. Joint Polar Satellite System climate sensors. Sec. 346. Land imaging. Sec. 347. Sources of Earth science data. Title IV—Aeronautics Sec. 401. Sense of Congress. Sec. 402. Unmanned aerial systems research and development.
Sec. 403. Research program on composite materials used in aeronautics. Sec. 404. Hypersonic research. Sec. 405. Supersonic research. Sec. 406. Research on NextGen airspace management concepts and tools. Sec. 407. Rotorcraft research. Title V—Space Technology Sec. 501. Space technology. Sec. 502. Utilization of the International Space Station for technology demonstrations. Title VI—Education Sec. 601. Education. Sec. 602. Independent review of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.
Title VII—Policy Provisions Sec. 701. Asteroid Retrieval Mission. Sec. 702. Termination liability. Sec. 703. Baseline and cost controls. Sec. 704. Project and program reserves. Sec. 705. Independent reviews. Sec. 706. Space Act Agreements. Sec. 707. Human spaceflight accident investigations. Sec. 708. Commercial technology transfer program. Sec. 709. Orbital debris. Sec. 710. NASA Advisory Council. Sec. 711. Cost estimation. Sec. 712. Detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts.
Sec. 713. Prohibition on use of funds for contractors that have committed fraud or other crimes.