,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd1       
#bjag,mr4 ,cornyn introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the        
development of a ,united ,states        
strategy for greater human space        
exploration1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,mapping a ,new and ,innovative 
,focus on ,our ,exploration ,strategy   
for ,human ,spaceflight ,act of #bjag or
 the ,,manifest for ,human ,spaceflight 
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,reaffirmation of   
policy and findings  7a7 ,reaffirmation 
of policy ,congress reaffirms that the  
long-term goal of the human space flight
 and exploration efforts of the         
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration shall be to expand      
permanent human presence beyond         
low-,earth orbit and to do so1 where    

practical1 in a manner involving        
international partners1 as stated in    
section #bjb7;a7 of the ,national       
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
,authorization ,act of #bjaj 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #ahcab7;a774  7b7 ,findings   
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,in accordance with section #bjd of
 the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space  
,administration ,authorization ,act of  
#bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-bfg2 #abd      
,stat4 #bhac71 the ,national ,academy of
 ,sciences1 through its ,committee on   
,human ,spaceflight1 conducted a review 
of the goals1 core capabilities1 and    
direction of human space flight1 and    
published the findings and              
recommendations in a #bjad report       
entitled ,pathways to ,exploration3     
,rationales and ,approaches for a ,u4,s4
 ,program of ,human ,space ,exploration4
  7#b7 ,the ,committee on ,human        
,spaceflight included leaders from the  
aerospace1 scientific1 security1 and    
policy communities4 ,with input from the

 public1 the ,committee on ,human       
,spaceflight concluded that many        
practical and aspirational rationales   
together constitute a compelling case   
for human space exploration4 ,these     
rationales include economic benefits1   
national security1 national prestige1   
inspiring students and other citizens1  
scientific discovery1 human survival1   
and a sense of shared destiny4  7#c7    
,the ,committee on ,human ,spaceflight  
affirmed that ,mars is the appropriate  
long-term goal for the human space      
flight program4  7#d7 ,the ,committee on
 ,human ,spaceflight recommended that   
the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space   
,administration define a series of      
sustainable steps and conduct mission   
planning and technology development as  
needed to achieve the long-term goal of 
placing humans on the surface of ,mars4 
#c4 ,human exploration strategy  7a7    
,human exploration of mars ,section     
#bjb7;b7 of the ,national ,aeronautics  
and ,space ,administration              

,authorization ,act of #bjaj 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #ahcab7;b77 is amended--  7#a7
 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking and at  
the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#e7 to achieve 
human exploration of ,mars1 including   
the establishment of a capability to    
extend human presence to the surface of 
,mars4  4  7b7 ,exploration strategy    
7#a7 ,in general ,in accordance with    
this subsection1 the ,administrator of  
the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space   
,administration shall submit an interim 
report and final report setting forth a 
strategy to achieve the objective in    
paragraph 7#e7 of section #bjb7;b7 of   
the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space   
,administration ,authorization ,act of  
#bjaj1 as amended by subsection 7a7 of  
this section1 through a series of       
successive1 sustainable1 free-standing1 
but complementary missions making robust
 utilization of cis-lunar space and     

employing the ,space ,launch ,system1   
,orion crew capsule1 and other          
capabilities provided under titles      
,,iii1 ,,iv1 ,v1 and ,,ix of that ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahcja et seq474  7#b7   
,strategy requirements ,in developing   
the strategy under paragraph 7#a71 the  
,administrator shall include-- 7,a7 the 
utility of an expanded human presence in
 cis-lunar space toward enabling        
missions to various lunar orbits1 the   
lunar surface1 asteroids1 ,mars1 the    
moons of ,mars1 and other destinations  
of interest for future human exploration
 and development2  7,b7 the utility of  
an expanded human presence in cis-lunar 
space for economic1 scientific1 and     
technological advances2  7,c7 the       
opportunities for collaboration with--  
7i7 international partners2  7ii7       
private industry2 and  7iii7 other      
,federal agencies1 including missions   
relevant to national security or        
scientific needs2  7,d7 the             
opportunities specifically afforded by  

the ,international ,space ,station      
7,,iss7 to support high priority        
scientific research and technological   
developments useful in expanding and    
sustaining a human presence in cis-lunar
 space and beyond2  7,e7 a range of     
exploration mission architectures and   
approaches for the missions identified  
under paragraph 7#a71 including         
capabilities for the ,orion crew capsule
 and the ,space ,launch ,system2  7,f7 a
 comparison of architectures and        
approaches based on-- 7i7 assessed value
 of factors including cost              
effectiveness1 schedule resiliency1     
safety1 sustainability1 and             
opportunities for international         
collaboration2  7ii7 the extent to which
 certain architectures and approaches   
may enable new markets and opportunities
 for ,united ,states private industry1  
provide compelling opportunities for    
scientific discovery and technological  
excellence1 sustain ,united ,states     
competitiveness and leadership1 and     

address critical national security      
considerations and requirements2 and    
7iii7 the flexibility of such           
architectures and approaches to adjust  
to evolving technologies1 partners1     
priorities1 and budget projections and  
constraints2  7,g7 measures for setting 
standards for ensuring crew health and  
safety1 including limits regarding      
radiation exposure and countermeasures  
necessary to meet those limits1 means   
and methods for addressing urgent       
medical conditions or injuries1 and     
other such safety1 health1 and medical  
issues that can be anticipated in the   
conduct of the missions identified under
 paragraph 7#a72  7,h7 a description of 
crew training needs and capabilities    
7including space suits and life support 
systems7 necessary to support the       
conduct of missions identified under    
paragraph 7#a72  7,i7 a detailed plan   
for prioritizing and phasing near-term  
intermediate destinations and missions  
identified under paragraph 7#a72  7,j7  

an assessment of the recommendations of 
the report prepared in compliance with  
section #bjd of the ,national           
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
,authorization ,act of #bjaj 7,public   
,law #aaa-bfg2 #abd ,stat4 #bhac71      
including a detailed explanation of how 
the ,administrator has ensured such     
recommendations have been1 to the extent
 practicable1 incorporated into the     
strategy under paragraph 7#a72 and  7,k7
 technical information as needed to     
identify interest from potential        
stakeholder or partner communities4     
7#c7 ,independent review  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the ,administrator shall enter 
into an arrangement with the ,national  
,academy of ,sciences to review and     
comment on each interim report pursuant 
to paragraph 7#a74 ,under the           
arrangement1 the ,national ,academy of  
,sciences shall review each interim     
report on the strategy described in     
paragraph 7#a7 and identify the         
following3  7i7 ,matters in such interim

 report agreed upon by the ,national    
,academy of ,sciences4  7ii7 ,matters in
 such interim report raising concerns   
for the ,national ,academy of ,sciences4
  7iii7 ,such further recommendations   
with respect to matters covered by such 
interim report as the ,national ,academy
 of ,sciences considers appropriate4    
7,b7 ,timing of review and comment ,the 
,administrator shall ensure that the    
review and comment on an interim report 
provided for pursuant to subparagraph   
7,a7 is conducted in a timely manner to 
comply with the requirements of this    
subsection and1 to the maximum extent   
practicable1 to facilitate the          
incorporation of the comments of the    
,national ,academy of ,sciences pursuant
 to subparagraph 7,a7 into the          
applicable final report required by this
 subsection4  7#d7 ,deadlines  7,a7     
,interim reports ,not later than #ij    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 and not less than every five 
years thereafter1 the ,administrator    

shall submit to the ,national ,academy  
of ,sciences an interim report on the   
strategy required by paragraph 7#a7 in  
order to facilitate the independent     
review and comment on the strategy as   
provided for by paragraph 7#c74  7,b7   
,final reports ,not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and not less than every five years
 thereafter1 the ,administrator shall   
submit to ,congress a final report on   
the strategy required by paragraph 7#a71
 which shall include and incorporate the
 response of the ,national ,academy of  
,sciences to the most recent interim    
report pursuant to paragraph 7#c74