Sec. 103. Budget control
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Except as provided in subsection (b), if the applicable limits for discretionary, nonsecurity purposes contained in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are not repealed, replaced, or modified to account for increased allocations, and if increased allocations do not otherwise become available through corresponding offsets from within such limits, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Administration for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017 $18,010,200,000 as follows:
For Space Exploration, $4,845,400,000, of which— $1,700,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch System; $410,100,000 shall be for Exploration Ground Systems; $1,200,000,000 shall be for the Orion crew vehicle; $399,200,000 shall be for Exploration Research and Development; and $1,136,100,000 shall be for Commercial Crew Development activities. For Space Operations, $3,950,400,000. For Science, $4,678,600,000, of which— $1,198,500,000 shall be for Earth Science; $1,500,000,000 shall be for Planetary Science, with up to $30,000,000 for the Astrobiology Institute; $709,100,000 shall be for Astrophysics; $620,000,000 shall be for the James Webb Space Telescope; and $651,000,000 shall be for Heliophysics.
For Aeronautics, $571,400,000. For Space Technology, $500,000,000. For Education, $119,000,000. For Safety, Security, and Mission Services, $2,843,100,000. For Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration, $465,300,000. For Inspector General, $37,000,000. If increased allocations described in subsection
(a)become available in an amount that is not sufficient to accommodate the authorization levels specified in sections 101 and 102, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Administration for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017 the amounts that such increased allocations do accommodate. Any increases in authorizations under this subsection above the amounts specified in subsection
(a)shall be allocated proportionately among the accounts specified in this title, except that in no event shall an authorized amount exceed any amount specified in section 101 or 102.