,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebac ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ba1 #bjai,ms4 ,kendra ,s4 ,horn of ,oklahoma 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 and ,mr4 ,palazzo7 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 extend the authority of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration to enter into leases of non-excess property of the ,administration4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,nasa ,enhanced ,use ,leasing ,extension ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,congress find the following3 7#a7 ,,nasa uses enhanced use leasing to enter into agreements with private sector entities1 ,state and local governments1 academic institutions1 and other ,federal agencies for lease of non-excess1 underutilized ,,nasa properties and facilities4 7#b7 ,,nasa uses enhanced use leasing authority to support responsible management of its real property1 including to improve the use of underutilized property for activities that are compatible with ,,nasa's mission and to reduce the costs of operating and maintaining them4 7#c7 ,in ,fiscal ,year #bjah1 ,,nasa's use of enhanced use leasing resulted in the collection of #f1gff1ifg4gj in net revenue4 7#d7 ,in ,fiscal ,year #bjah1 ,,nasa used a portion of its enhanced use leasing revenues for repairs of facility control systems such as heating1 ventilation1 and air conditioning4 7#e7 ,,nasa's use of enhanced use leasing authority can contribute to reducing the rate of increase of the ,agency's overall deferred maintenance cost4 #c4 ,extension of authority to enter into leases of non-excess property of the national aeronautics and space administration ,section #bjade7;g7 of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking ,december #ca1 #bjai and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjba4