,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ag1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,padilla1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4
 ,schiff1 and ,mr4 ,wicker7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to supplement existing    
lease authorities available to the      
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
to support research1 education1 and     
training1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,space ,exploration ,research ,act4 
#b4 ,national ,aeronautics and ,space   
,administration supplemental lease      
authority  7a7 ,supplemental lease      
authority  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
7referred to in this ,act as the        
,administrator7 may1 using existing     

lease authorities available to the      
,administrator and on such terms as the 
,administrator considers appropriate1   
lease1 for a term not to exceed #ii     
years1 real property under the          
jurisdiction of the ,administrator to #a
 or more entities described in          
subsection 7c7 for the purpose of the   
construction and operation on such real 
property of #a or more facilities the   
purposes of which shall be-- 7,a7 to    
conduct aeronautical and space research2
  7,b7 to educate and train individuals 
for careers in the space industry2  7,c7
 to carry out the transfer of           
aeronautical and space technology       
between the ,united ,states public and  
domestic private sectors2  7,d7 to      
conduct scientific1 engineering1        
medical1 or academic activities2 and    
7,e7 to conduct any other space-related 
activity4  7#b7 ,renewal ,the           
,administrator may renew a lease under  
this subsection for #a or more          
additional periods4  7b7                

,administrative1 maintenance1 and       
instructional support ,subject to the   
availability of appropriations1 the     
,administrator may-- 7#a7 enter into #a 
or more agreements1 on such terms as the
 ,administrator considers appropriate1  
with #a or more entities described in   
subsection 7c7 to lease back real       
property described in subsection 7a71   
including such real property that has   
been-- 7,a7 leased to a private entity  
under other lease authority available to
 the ,administrator2 and  7,b7 subleased
 to an entity described in subsection   
7c72  7#b7 enter into #a or more        
contracts1 grant agreements1 cooperative
 agreements1 or other authorized        
transactions with an entity described in
 subsection 7c7 with respect to such    
property2 and  7#c7 provide             
administrative1 maintenance1            
instructional1 and other appropriate    
support1 with or without reimbursement1 
to the #a or more facilities described  
in subsection 7a74  7c7 ,entities       

described ,an entity described in this  
subsection is-- 7#a7 the ,state in which
 the real property described in         
subsection 7a7 is located2  7#b7 a      
subdivision1 agent1 or agency of such a 
,state2  7#c7 a corporation or          
foundation organized exclusively for    
education or scientific purposes that is
 exempt from taxation under section     
#eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4           
#eja7;c77#c772 and  7#d7 an institution 
of higher education 7as defined in      
section #ajb of the ,higher ,education  
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja774   
7d7 ,delegation ,the ,administrator may 
delegate the authorities under          
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 to subordinate  
officers and employees of the ,national 
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1
 as the ,administrator considers        
appropriate4  7e7 ,effect of other law  
,the authority provided by this section 
shall apply-- 7#a7 regardless of the    
existing authority used by the          

,administrator to lease the real        
property described in subsection 7a72   
and  7#b7 notwithstanding any provision 
of-- 7,a7 section #acjb of title #dj1   
,united ,states ,code2  7,b7 section    
#bjade of title #ea1 ,united ,states    
,code2 or  7,c7 section #cjfaba of title
 #ed1 ,united ,states ,code4