,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbj,mr4 
,biggs introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a   
,,bill  ,to allow the ,administrator of 
the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space   
,administration to establish a research 
center for deep space and interplanetary
 research1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,space ,research ,innovation ,act4  
#b4 ,research ,center for ,deep-,space  
and ,interplanetary ,research  7a7 ,in  
general ,the ,administrator of the      
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration1 using the authority    
under section #bcjd7;c77#c77;,b7 of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1       
shall-- 7#a7 establish a                
university-affiliated research center to
 facilitate capabilities in support of  
the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space   
,administration2  7#b7 use such a       

university-affiliated research center to
 fund analyses and engineering support  
related to cis-lunar and deep-space     
missions and interplanetary research2   
and  7#c7 ensure such a                 
university-affiliated research center-- 
7,a7 is held accountable for the        
technical quality of the work product   
developed under this section2 and  7,b7 
has established expertise in convening  
academic and private sector groups to   
facilitate research and private-public  
partnerships4  7b7 ,policies and        
procedures ,the ,administrator shall    
develop and implement policies and      
procedures to govern1 with respect to   
the establishment of the                
university-affiliated research center   
under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 the         
selection of participants2  7#b7 the    
award of cooperative agreements or other
 contracts2  7#c7 the appropriate use of
 competitive awards and sole source     
awards2 and  7#d7 the technical         
capabilities required4  7c7 ,eligibility

 ,the following entities shall be       
eligible to participate in a            
university-affiliated research center   
established under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 
an institution of higher education 7as  
defined in section #ajb of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajjb772  7#b7 an operator of a         
federally funded research and           
development center2 and  7#c7 a         
nonprofit or not-for-profit research    
institution4