,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,stivers 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,johnson of
 ,ohio1 and ,ms4 ,fudge7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a   
report on requirements and risks in     
connection with the use of radioisotopic
 power systems for space exploration    
beyond low-,earth orbit4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,efficient ,space ,exploration ,act4    
#b4 ,report on requirements and risks in
 use of radioisotopic power systems for 
space exploration beyond low-,earth     
orbit  7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is   
the sense of ,congress that--  7#a7     
conducting deep space exploration       
requires radioisotope power systems1    
such as thermoelectric and ,stirling    
generators and converters2  7#b7        
establishing continuity in the          
production of the material needed to    

power such radioisotope power systems is
 paramount to the success of future deep
 space missions2 and  7#c7 ,federal     
agencies supporting the ,national       
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
through the production of the material  
described in paragraph 7#b7 should do so
 in a cost effective manner so as not to
 impose excessive reimbursement         
requirements on the ,administration4    
7b7 ,analysis of requirements and risks 
,the ,director of the ,office of        
,science and ,technology ,policy and the
 ,administrator of the ,national        
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1
 in consultation with the heads of other
 ,federal agencies1 conduct an analysis 
of--  7#a7 the requirements of the      
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration for radioisotope power  
system material that is needed to carry 
out planned1 high priority robotic      
missions in the solar system and other  
surface exploration activities beyond   
low-,earth orbit2 and  7#b7 the risks to

 missions of the ,administration in     
meeting those requirements1 or any      
additional requirements1 due to a lack  
of adequate radioisotope power system   
material4  7c7 ,contents of analysis    
,the analysis conducted under subsection
 7b7 shall-- 7#a7 detail the current    
projected mission requirements and      
associated timeframes for radioisotope  
power systems and radioisotope power    
system material2  7#b7 explain the      
assumptions used to determine the       
requirements of the ,national           
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
for the material1 including--  7,a7 the 
planned use of advanced thermal         
conversion technology1 such as advanced 
thermocouples and ,stirling generators  
and converters2 and  7,b7 the risks and 
implications of1 and contingencies for1 
any delays or unanticipated technical   
challenges affecting or related to the  
mission plans of the ,administration for
 the anticipated use of advanced thermal
 conversion technology2  7#c7 assess the

 risk to the programs of the            
,administration of any potential delays 
in achieving the schedule and milestones
 for planned domestic production of     
radioisotope power system material2     
7#d7 outline a process for meeting any  
additional ,administration requirements 
for the material2  7#e7 estimate the    
incremental costs required to increase  
the amount of material produced each    
year1 if such an increase is needed to  
support additional ,administration      
requirements for the material2  7#f7    
detail how the ,administration and other
 ,federal agencies will manage1 operate1
 and fund production facilities and the 
design and development of all           
radioisotope power systems used by the  
,administration and other ,federal      
agencies as necessary2  7#g7 specify the
 steps the ,administrator will take1 in 
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,energy1 to preserve the infrastructure 
and workforce necessary for production  
of radioisotope power systems and ensure

 that ,administration reimbursements to 
the ,department of ,energy associated   
with such preservation are equitable and
 justified2  7#h7 identify the steps the
 ,administrator will take to preserve   
taxpayer investment to date in ,advanced
 ,stirling ,convertor technology2 and   
7#i7 detail how the ,administrator has  
implemented or rejected the             
recommendations of the ,national        
,research ,council in the #bjji report  
titled ,radioisotope ,power ,systems3   
,an ,imperative for ,maintaining ,u4,s4 
,leadership in ,space ,exploration4  7d7
 ,transmittal ,not later than #ahj days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,administrator of the         
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration shall transmit the      
results of the analysis conducted under 
subsection 7b7 to the ,committee on     
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate and the ,committee on   
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the
 ,house of ,representatives4