119-hr108

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 108 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 108

 To allow the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
 Administration to establish a research center for deep space and 
 interplanetary research, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 3, 2025

Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred 
 to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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 A BILL

 To allow the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
 Administration to establish a research center for deep space and 
 interplanetary research, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Space Research Innovation Act''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH CENTER FOR DEEP-SPACE AND INTERPLANETARY RESEARCH.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, using the authority under 

section 3204

    (a)

    (3)
        (B) of title 10, United States Code, shall--

    (1) establish a university-affiliated research center to 
 facilitate capabilities in support of the National Aeronautics 
 and Space Administration;

    (2) use such a university-affiliated research center to 
 fund analyses and engineering support related to cis-lunar and 
 deep-space missions and interplanetary research; and

    (3) ensure such a university-affiliated research center--
        (A) is held accountable for the technical quality 
 of the work product developed under this section; and
        (B) has established expertise in convening academic 
 and private sector groups to facilitate research and 
 private-public partnerships.

    (b) Policies and Procedures.--The Administrator shall develop and 
implement policies and procedures to govern, with respect to the 
establishment of the university-affiliated research center under 
subsection

    (a) --

    (1) the selection of participants;

    (2) the award of cooperative agreements or other contracts;

    (3) the appropriate use of competitive awards and sole 
 source awards; and

    (4) the technical capabilities required.
            (c) Eligibility.--The following entities shall be eligible to 
participate in a university-affiliated research center established 
under subsection

    (a) :

    (1) An institution of higher education (as such term is 
 defined in 

section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
 U.S.C. 1002)).

    (2) An operator of a federally funded research and 
 development center.

    (3) A nonprofit or not-for-profit research institution.
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