,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjbe,mr4 
,biggs ( ,arizona introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill
  ,to all[ ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national 
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration to   
e/abli% a rese>* c5t] = deep space &    
int]planet>y rese>*1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,space ,rese>* ,innovation ,act4  #b4 
,rese>* ,c5t] = ,deep-,space &          
,int]planet>y ,rese>*  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,a]onautics &
 ,space ,adm9i/ration1 us+ ! au?ority "u
 section #cbjd7;a77#c77;,b7 ( title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all-- 7#a7       
e/abli% a univ]sity-affiliat$ rese>*    
c5t] to facilitate capabilities 9       
support ( ! ,national ,a]onautics &     
,space ,adm9i/ration2  7#b7 use su* a   
univ]sity-affiliat$ rese>* c5t] to fund 
analyses & eng9e]+ support relat$ to    
cis-lun> & deep-space missions &        

int]planet>y rese>*2 &  7#c7 ensure su* 
a univ]sity-affiliat$ rese>* c5t]-- 7,a7
 is held acc\ntable = ! te*nical quality
 ( ! "w product develop$ "u ?is section2
 &  7,b7 has e/abli%$ exp]tise 9 conv5+ 
academic & private sector gr\ps to      
facilitate rese>* & private-public      
p>tn]%ips4  7b7 ,policies & proc$ures ,!
 ,adm9i/rator %all develop & implem5t   
policies & proc$ures to gov]n1 ) respect
 to ! e/abli%m5t ( ! univ]sity-affiliat$
 rese>* c5t] "u subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 ! 
selection ( p>ticipants2  7#b7 ! aw>d ( 
coop]ative agreem5ts or o!r contracts2  
7#c7 ! appropriate use ( competitive    
aw>ds & sole s\rce aw>ds2 &  7#d7 !     
te*nical capabilities requir$4  7c7     
,eligibility ,! foll[+ entities %all be 
eligible to p>ticipate 9 a              
univ]sity-affiliat$ rese>* c5t] e/abli%$
 "u subsection 7a73 7#a7 ,an in/itution 
( high] education 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 
section #ajb ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb774  7#b7   
,an op]ator ( a f$]ally fund$ rese>* &  

developm5t c5t]4  7#c7 ,a nonpr(it or   
n-=-pr(it rese>* in/itution4