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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 8958 (Referred in Senate) — To reauthorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes. · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024 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 2025. Title II—Exploration Sec. 201. Continuity of purpose for space exploration. Sec. 202. Artemis program. Sec. 203. Reaffirmation of the Space Launch System. Sec. 204. Human-rated lunar landing capabilities. Sec. 205. Advanced spacesuit capabilities.
Title III—Space Operations Sec. 301. Report on continued United States presence in low earth orbit. Sec. 302. International Space Station. Sec. 303. Nongovernmental missions on the International Space Station. Sec. 304. Report on suborbital crew missions. Sec. 305. United States deorbit capabilities. Sec. 306. Commercial low-earth orbit development. Sec. 307. Risk of losing access to low-earth orbit. Sec. 308. Maintenance of service for International Space Station. Sec. 309. Orbital debris research and development.
Sec. 310. Restriction on Federal funds relating to certain Chinese space and scientific activities. Title IV—Space Technology Sec. 401. SBIR phase II flexibility. Sec. 402. Lunar power purchase agreement program. Sec. 403. Cryogenic fluid valve technology review. Sec. 404. Lunar communications. Sec. 405. Celestial time standardization. Title V—Aeronautics Sec. 501. Definitions. Sec. 502. Experimental aircraft demonstrations. Sec. 503. Hypersonic research. Sec. 504. Advanced materials and manufacturing technology.
Sec. 505. Unmanned aircraft system and advanced air mobility. Sec. 506. Advanced capabilities for emergency response operations. Sec. 507. Hydrogen aviation. Sec. 508. High-performance chase aircraft. Sec. 509. Collaboration with academia. Sec. 510. National student unmanned aircraft systems competition program. Sec. 511. Decadal survey for national aeronautics research and priorities review. Sec. 512. Making advancements in commercial hypersonics. Title VI—Science Sec. 601. Maintaining a balanced science portfolio.
Sec. 602. Implementation of science mission cost-caps. Sec. 603. Reexamination of decadal surveys. Sec. 604. Landsat. Sec. 605. Private earth observation data. Sec. 606. Commercial satellite data. Sec. 607. Greenhouse gas emission measurements. Sec. 608. NASA data for agricultural applications. Sec. 609. Planetary science portfolio. Sec. 610. Planetary defense. Sec. 611. Lunar discovery and exploration. Sec. 612. Commercial lunar payload services. Sec. 613. Planetary and lunar operations.
Sec. 614. Mars sample return. Sec. 615. Hubble space telescope servicing. Sec. 616. Great observatories mission and technology maturation. Sec. 617. Nancy Grace Roman telescope. Sec. 618. Chandra X-Ray observatory. Sec. 619. Heliophysics research. Sec. 620. Study on commercial space weather data. Sec. 621. Geospace dynamics constellation. Sec. 622. Technology development for wildland fire science, management, and mitigation. Sec. 623. Implementation of recommendations by the National Wildland Fire Management and Mitigation Commission.
Title VII—STEM Education Sec. 701. National space grant college and fellowship program. Sec. 702. Skilled technical workforce education outreach. Title VIII—Policy/NASA Sec. 801. Major programs. Sec. 802. NASA advisory council. Sec. 803. NASA assessment of early cost estimates. Sec. 804. Independent cost estimate. Sec. 805. Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy report. Sec. 806. Authorization for the transfer to NASA of funds from other agencies for scientific or engineering research or education.
Sec. 807. Procedure for launch services risk mitigation. Sec. 808. Report on merits and options for establishing an institute relating to space resources. Sec. 809. Reports to Congress. Sec. 810. Contract flexibility. Sec. 811. GAO report. Sec. 812. NASA public-private talent program. Sec. 813. Report on Space Act agreements. Sec. 814. Mentoring. Sec. 815. Drinking water well replacement for Chincoteague, Virginia. Sec. 816. Rule of construction.
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