,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aj1    
#bjbe,mr4 ,wicker introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the            
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
to continue modernization efforts with  
respect to ,federal rocket propulsion   
test infrastructure at ,national        
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
centers4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,building ,out      
,optimized ,space ,testing for ,engines 
,act or the ,,boost for ,engines ,act4  
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the         
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration4  7#b7 ,,nasa ,the term 
,,nasa means the ,national ,aeronautics 
and ,space ,administration4  #c4 ,rocket

 engine test infrastructure  7a7        
,modernization program ,the             
,administrator shall continue to carry  
out a program to modernize rocket       
propulsion test infrastructure at ,,nasa
 facilities-- 7#a7 to increase          
capabilities2  7#b7 to enhance safety2  
7#c7 to support propulsion development  
and testing2 and  7#d7 to foster the    
improvement of ,government and          
commercial space transportation and     
exploration4  7b7 ,projects ,projects   
funded under the program described in   
subsection 7a7 may include-- 7#a7       
infrastructure and other facilities and 
systems relating to rocket propulsion   
test stands and rocket propulsion       
testing2  7#b7 enhancements to test     
facility capacity and flexibility2 and  
7#c7 such other projects as the         
,administrator considers appropriate to 
meet the goals described in that        
subsection4  7c7 ,requirements ,in      
carrying out the program under          
subsection 7a71 the ,administrator      

shall-- 7#a7 prioritize investments in  
projects that enhance test and flight   
certification capabilities for large    
thrust-level atmospheric and altitude   
engines and engine systems1 and         
multi-engine integrated test            
capabilities2  7#b7 continue to make    
underutilized test facilities available 
for commercial use on a reimbursable    
basis2  7#c7 evaluate ,,nasa            
center-specific agreements with         
commercial entities to ensure that costs
 reflect the impacted location rather   
than the cost of the highest national   
agreement2 and  7#d7 ensure that no     
project carried out under such program  
adversely impacts1 delays1 or defers    
testing or other activities associated  
with facilities used for ,government    
programs1 including-- 7,a7 the ,space   
,launch ,system and the ,exploration    
,upper ,stage of the ,space ,launch     
,system2  7,b7 in-space propulsion to   
support exploration missions2 and  7,c7 
nuclear propulsion testing4  7d7 ,rule  

of construction ,nothing in this section
 shall preclude a ,,nasa program1       
including the ,space ,launch ,system and
 the ,exploration ,upper ,stage of the  
,space ,launch ,system1 from using the  
modernized test infrastructure developed
 under this section4