,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ag1 #bjbe,mr4   
,cruz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mrs4  
,britt1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 & ,mr4 
,wick]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to supplem5t exi/+ lease      
au?orities available to ! ,adm9i/rator (
 ! ,national ,a]onautics & ,space       
,adm9i/ration to support rese>*1        
education1 & tra9+1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,space ,exploration ,rese>* ,act4  #b4
 ,national ,a]onautics & ,space         
,adm9i/ration supplem5tal lease au?ority
  7a7 ,supplem5tal lease au?ority  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national  
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration      
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,adm9i/rator7 
may1 us+ exi/+ lease au?orities         
available to ! ,adm9i/rator & on su*    
t]ms z ! ,adm9i/rator consid]s          
appropriate1 lease1 = a t]m n to exce$  

#ii ye>s1 real prop]ty "u ! jurisdiction
 ( ! ,adm9i/rator to #a or m entities   
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 = ! purpose ( 
! con/ruction & op]ation on su* real    
prop]ty ( #a or m facilities ! purposes 
( :i* %all be-- 7,a7 to conduct         
a]onautical & space rese>*2  7,b7 to    
educate & tra9 individuals = c>e]s 9 !  
space indu/ry2  7,c7 to c>ry out !      
transf] ( a]onautical & space te*nology 
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates public & dome/ic 
private sectors2  7,d7 to conduct       
sci5tific1 eng9e]+1 m$ical1 or academic 
activities2 &  7,e7 to conduct any o!r  
space-relat$ activity4  7#b7 ,r5ewal ,! 
,adm9i/rator may r5ew a lease "u ?is    
subsection = #a or m additional p]iods4 
7b7 ,adm9i/rative1 ma9t5ance1 &         
in/ructional support ,subject to !      
availability ( appropriations1 !        
,adm9i/rator may-- 7#a7 ent] into #a or 
m agreem5ts1 on su* t]ms z !            
,adm9i/rator consid]s appropriate1 ) #a 
or m entities describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 
to lease back real prop]ty describ$ 9   

subsection 7a71 includ+ su* real prop]ty
 t has be5-- 7,a7 leas$ to a private    
entity "u o!r lease au?ority available  
to ! ,adm9i/rator2 &  7,b7 subleas$ to  
an entity describ$ 9 subsection 7c72    
7#b7 ent] into #a or m contracts1 grant 
agreem5ts1 coop]ative agreem5ts1 or o!r 
au?oriz$ transactions ) an entity       
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 ) respect to  
su* prop]ty2 &  7#c7 provide            
adm9i/rative1 ma9t5ance1 in/ructional1 &
 o!r appropriate support1 ) or )\t      
reimbursem5t1 to ! #a or m facilities   
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7c7         
,entities describ$ ,an entity describ$ 9
 ?is subsection is-- 7#a7 ! ,/ate 9 :i* 
! real prop]ty describ$ 9 subsection 7a7
 is locat$2  7#b7 a subdivision1 ag5t1  
or ag5cy ( su* a ,/ate2  7#c7 a         
corporation or f\ndation organiz$       
exclusively = education or sci5tific    
purposes t is exempt f taxation "u      
section #eja7;c77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal       
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4    
#eja7;c77#c772 &  7#d7 an in/itution (  

high] education 7z def9$ 9 section #ajb 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja774  7d7 ,delegation ,!  
,adm9i/rator may delegate ! au?orities  
"u subsections 7a7 & 7b7 to subord9ate  
(fic]s & employees ( ! ,national        
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration1 z ! 
,adm9i/rator consid]s appropriate4  7e7 
,effect ( o!r law ,! au?ority provid$ by
 ?is section %all apply-- 7#a7 reg>dless
 ( ! exi/+ au?ority us$ by !            
,adm9i/rator to lease ! real prop]ty    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a72 &  7#b7      
not)/&+ any provision (-- 7,a7 section  
#acjb ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 
7,b7 section #bjade ( title #ea1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code2 or  7,c7 section #cjfaba (
 title #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4