,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bj1 #bjah,mr4
 ,brooks of ,alabama 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,smith of ,texas7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,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 ,rocket propulsion is  
an enabling technology for our ,nation's
 future prosperous way of life4  7#b7   
,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 rocket          
propulsion industry is a source of      
high-quality jobs4  7#d7 ,multiple      
,federal agencies and companies are     
involved in rocket propulsion research1 
development1 and manufacturing4  7#e7   
,integration1 coordination1 and         
cooperation would strengthen the ,united
 ,states rocket propulsion industrial   
base4  7#f7 ,erosion of the 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 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 rocket propulsion     
issues4  #c4 ,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 rocket
 propulsion and is essential to         
sustaining and promoting ,u4,s4         
leadership in rocket propulsion and     
developing the next generation of rocket
 propulsion capabilities4  7b7          
,leadership in rocket propulsion ,the   
,marshall ,space ,flight ,center shall  
provide national leadership in rocket   
propulsion by-- 7#a7 contributing to    
interagency coordination for the        
preservation of critical national 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 rocket propulsion    
activities to develop and promote a     
strong1 healthy rocket propulsion       
industrial base2  7#d7 facilitating     
technical solutions for existing and    
emerging rocket propulsion challenges2  
7#e7 supporting the development and     
refinement of rocket propulsion for     
small satellites2  7#f7 evaluating and  
recommending1 as appropriate1 new rocket
 propulsion technologies for further    
development2 and  7#g7 providing        
information required by national        
decisionmakers so that policies and     
other instruments of the ,government    
support the development and             
strengthening of the ,nation's rocket   
propulsion capabilities throughout the  
#bast century4