,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ag1  
#bjai,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,cornyn1 and ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to allow   
the procurement of supplies and services
 for commercial activities at ,national 
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
centers4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,contracts and      
,obligations ,modernization for         
,efficient ,terms of ,service ,act or   
the ,,comets ,act4  #b4 ,procurement of 
supplies and services for commercial    
activities at ,,nasa centers            
,notwithstanding section                
#bchd;a7a77#a77;,b7 of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code1 and section      
#ccaj7;a77#b7 of title #da1 ,united     
,states ,code1 with respect to the      
acquisition of supplies or services to  

carry out1 under section #bjaac7;e7 of  
title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 a     
transaction 7other than a contract1     
lease1 or cooperative agreement7 that   
supports a commercial activity at a     
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration center1 the             
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
may procure such supplies or services in
 a quantity the ,administrator          
reasonably expects to be necessary to   
meet the needs of such activity4