Sec. 302. SPACE GRANTS

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## SEC. 302 SPACE GRANTS ###

(a)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program has been an important program by which the Federal Government has partnered with universities, colleges, industry, and other organizations to provide hands-on STEM experiences, fostering of multidisciplinary space research, and supporting graduate fellowships in space-related fields, among other purposes. ###

(b)Administrative Costs Section 40303 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(d) Program Administration Costs > > In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the Administrator— > > > #### “(1) > > shall maximize appropriated funds for grants and contracts made under section 40304 in each fiscal year; and > > > #### “(2) > > in each fiscal year, the Administrator shall limit its program administration costs to no more than 5 percent of funds appropriated for this program for that fiscal year. > > > ### “(e) Reports > > For any fiscal year in which the Administrator cannot meet the administration cost target under subsection (d)(2), if the Administration is unable to limit program costs under subsection (b), the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report, including— > > > #### “(1) > > a description of why the Administrator did not meet the cost target under subsection (d); and > > > #### “(2) > > the measures the Administrator will take in the next fiscal year to meet the cost target under subsection

(d)without drawing upon other Federal funding.” > .