,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ab1      
#bjai,mr4 ,palazzo 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,guest1 ,mr4 ,kelly of    
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,hill of
 ,california1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 
and ,mr4 ,foster7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title 
#ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 to allow the
 ,administrator of the ,national        
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
to accept in-kind consideration for     
certain leases1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,nasa ,enhanced ,use ,lease    
,authority ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,enhanced
 ,use ,lease ,authority  7a7 ,expansion 
of in-,kind consideration for certain   
leases ,section #bjade7;b77#a7 of title 
#ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and       
inserting the following3  7,b7          

,exceptions ,notwithstanding            
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,administrator   
may accept in-kind consideration for    
leases entered into for the purpose of--
  7i7 developing renewable energy       
production facilities2  7ii7            
maintaining1 constructing1 modifying1 or
 improving facilities on real property  
under the jurisdiction of the           
,administrator2  7iii7 carrying out     
aeronautical and space research1        
development1 testing1 and evaluation    
activities2 or  7iv7 the provision of   
services to the ,administration1        
including launch services and payload   
processing services4  4  7b7 ,reporting 
requirements ,section #bjade7;f7 of     
title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#c7 ,capturing the value of
 in-kind consideration ,information with
 respect to--  7,a7 the value and nature
 of in-kind consideration2 and  7,b7    
controls in place that ensure that the  
,administration takes advantage of such 

consideration4  4  7c7 ,obligation of   
funds ,section #bjade of title #ea1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7h7   
,obligation of funds ,except as provided
 in subsection 7b77#b71 the             
,administrator may not obligate funds   
under this section4  4  7d7 ,expiration 
of lease authority ,section #bjade7;g7  
of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking ,december #ca1 #bjai
 and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjbi4