#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ecde  ,,an ,,act  ,to designate the
 ,marshall ,space ,flight ,center of the
 ,national ,aeronautics and ,space      
,administration to provide leadership   
for the ,u4,s4 rocket propulsion        
industrial base1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,american ,leadership in   
,space ,technology and ,advanced        
,rocketry ,act or the ,,alstar ,act4    
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,non-military rocket   
propulsion is an enabling technology for
 our ,nation's future prosperous way of 
life4  7#b7 ,non-military rocket        
propulsion technologies are critical to 
national security1 intelligence         
gathering1 communications1 weather      
forecasting1 navigation1 communications1
 entertainment1 land use1 ,earth        
observation1 and scientific exploration4
  7#c7 ,the non-military rocket         
propulsion industry is a source of      
high-quality jobs4  7#d7 ,multiple      

,federal agencies and companies are     
involved in non-military rocket         
propulsion research1 development1 and   
manufacturing4  7#e7 ,integration1      
coordination1 and cooperation would     
strengthen the ,united ,states          
non-military rocket propulsion          
industrial base4  7#f7 ,erosion of the  
non-military rocket propulsion          
industrial base would seriously impact  
national security1 space exploration    
potential1 and economic growth4  7#g7   
,the ,marshall ,space ,flight ,center   
has decades of experience working with  
other ,government agencies and industry 
partners to study and coordinate these  
capabilities4  7#h7 ,the ,marshall      
,space ,flight ,center has made historic
 and unique contributions--  7,a7 by    
bringing stakeholders together to work  
on non-military rocket propulsion       
industrial base sustainment2  7,b7 of   
technical expertise to key studies and  
review boards2 and  7,c7 by consistently
 participating in interagency working   

groups to address non-military rocket   
propulsion issues4  #c4 ,non-military   
rocket propulsion leadership  7a7 ,sense
 of ,congress ,it is the sense of       
,congress that the ,marshall ,space     
,flight ,center is the ,national        
,aeronautics and ,space                 
,administration's lead center for       
non-military rocket propulsion and is   
essential to sustaining and promoting   
,united ,states leadership in           
non-military rocket propulsion and      
developing the next generation of       
non-military rocket propulsion          
capabilities4  7b7 ,leadership in       
non-,military rocket propulsion ,the    
,marshall ,space ,flight ,center shall  
provide national leadership in ,,nasa in
 non-military rocket propulsion by--    
7#a7 contributing to interagency        
coordination for the preservation of    
critical national non-military rocket   
propulsion capabilities2  7#b7          
collaborating with industry1 academia1  
and professional organizations to most  

effectively use national capabilities   
and resources2  7#c7 monitoring public- 
and private-sector non-military rocket  
propulsion activities to develop and    
promote a strong1 healthy non-military  
rocket propulsion industrial base2  7#d7
 facilitating technical solutions for   
existing and emerging non-military      
rocket propulsion challenges2  7#e7     
supporting the development and          
refinement of non-military rocket       
propulsion for small satellites2  7#f7  
evaluating and recommending1 as         
appropriate1 new non-military rocket    
propulsion technologies for further     
development2 and  7#g7 providing        
information required by national        
decision makers so that policies and    
other instruments of the ,government    
support the development and             
strengthening of the ,nation's          
non-military rocket propulsion          
capabilities throughout the #bast       
century4  ,passed the ,house of         
,representatives ,june #bg1             

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