,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #addf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,posey 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,jackson     
,lee1 ,mr4 ,wolf1 ,mr4 ,culberson1 ,mr4 
,aderholt1 ,mr4 ,stockman1 ,mr4 ,olson1 
,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 and ,mr4 ,poe of 
,texas7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,national        
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
to plan to return to the ,moon and      
develop a sustained human presence on   
the ,moon4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,reasserting        
,american ,leadership in ,space ,act or 
the ,,real ,space ,act4  #b4 ,findings  
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,the #ajith ,congress passed the        
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration ,authorization ,act of  
#bjje overwhelmingly1 establishing as   
the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space   
,administration's priority human space  

flight goal3 ,to develop a sustained    
human presence on the ,moon 4 4 4 to    
promote exploration1 commerce1 science1 
and ,united ,states preeminence in space
 as a stepping stone for the future     
exploration of ,mars and other          
destinations44  7#b7 ,the #aajth        
,congress overwhelmingly reaffirmed the 
vision of returning to the ,moon as an  
integral part of exploring further into 
our solar system through the passage of 
the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space   
,administration ,authorization ,act of  
#bjjh1 expressing support for the broad 
goals of the space exploration policy of
 the ,united ,states1 including the     
eventual return to and exploration of   
the ,moon and other destinations in the 
solar system and the important national 
imperative of independent access to     
space4  7#c7 ,the #aaath ,congress1 in  
the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space   
,administration ,authorization ,act of  
#bjaj1 called for the development of a  
heavy lift capability of greater than   

#acj metric tons consisting of the      
,space ,launch ,system 7,,sls7 and      
,multi-,purpose ,crew ,vehicle 7,,mpcv7 
to pursue exploration1 yet fell short on
 explicitly stating a clear destination4
  7#d7 ,the #aabth ,congress has        
reaffirmed this commitment to the       
development of a heavy lift capability4 
7#e7 ,a sustained human presence on the 
,moon will allow astronauts and         
researchers the opportunity to leverage 
new technologies in addressing the      
challenges of sustaining life on another
 celestial body1 lessons which are      
necessary and applicable as we explore  
further into our solar system1 to ,mars 
and beyond4  7#f7 ,a sustained human    
presence on the ,moon would once again  
inspire and engage public interest in   
our space program1 motivating young     
people to excel in the vital subjects of
 math and science1 subjects in which    
,american students lag behind our       
international competitors4  7#g7 ,a     
sustained human presence on the ,moon   

would challenge ,american industry to   
continue to develop technologies that   
not only enhance our exploration        
programs but can be applied across all  
disciplines of science4  7#h7 ,the      
commercial applications of space        
technologies have had tens of billions  
of dollars in economic impact1 including
 products from semiconductors and       
aircraft controls to scratch-resistant  
lenses and water purification systems4  
7#i7 ,the healthcare technologies       
derived from our space program1 such as 
the portable x-ray machine1 the ,,mri1  
advanced life-saving diagnostics1 and   
the implantable heart aid1 have saved   
and improved countless lives4  7#aj7    
,space is the world's ultimate high     
ground1 returning to the ,moon and      
reinvigorating our human space flight   
program is a matter of national         
security4  7#aa7 ,technologies developed
 and sustained by the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space                 
,administration's human space flight    

program1 such as liquid and solid rocket
 propulsion1 environmental and life     
support systems1 and communications1    
navigation1 and control systems are     
important to our military4  7#ab7 ,china
 and ,russia1 understanding the economic
 and strategic importance of human space
 flight1 have declared their intentions 
of colonizing the ,moon and are         
advancing their lunar exploration plans4
  7#ac7 ,it is strategically important  
that the ,united ,states possess and    
maintain the capabilities of unfettered 
operation in the space domain1 and not  
cede the space domain to other nations4 
#c4 ,mission ,in accordance with the    
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration ,authorization ,act of  
#bjje1 which established as the         
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration's priority goal3 ,to    
develop a sustained human presence on   
the ,moon 4 4 4 to promote exploration1 
commerce1 science1 and ,united ,states  
preeminence in space as a stepping stone

 for the future exploration of ,mars and
 other destinations41 and in accordance 
with the ,national ,aeronautics and     
,space ,administration ,authorization   
,act of #bjjh1 which endorsed the broad 
goals of the space exploration policy of
 the ,united ,states1 including the     
eventual return to and exploration of   
the ,moon and other destinations in the 
solar system and the important national 
imperative of independent access to     
space1 the ,national ,aeronautics and   
,space ,administration shall plan to    
return to the ,moon by #bjbb and develop
 a sustained human presence on the      
,moon1 in order to promote exploration1 
commerce1 science1 and ,united ,states  
preeminence in space as a stepping stone
 for the future exploration of ,mars and
 other destinations4 ,the budget        
requests and expenditures of the        
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration shall be consistent with
 achieving this goal4