,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #cfi #aai? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #bcea ,report ,no4   
#aai-aag ,,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    
,april #ac1 #bjbf,report$ by ,mr4 ,cruz1
 ) an amendment,strike out all aft] !   
enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9      
italic  ,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  #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          
appropriate to protect ! int]e/s ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 lease1 = a t]m n to exce$
 #ej 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       
space-relat$ & a]onautics-relat$        
sci5tific1 eng9e]+1 m$ical1 or academic 
activities2 &  7,e7 to conduct any o!r  

space-relat$ activity relevant to !     
mission ( ! ,national ,a]onautics &     
,space ,adm9i/ration4  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 subleas$ to a ?ird p>ty by 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 in/ructional1 & o!r       
appropriate support1 ) or )\t           
reimbursem5t1 to ! #a or m entities     
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 t are a p>ty  

to su* a contract1 agreem5t1 or         
transaction4  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 7a7 to entities   
describ$ 9 subsection 7c72 &  7#b7      
not)/&+-- 7,a7 section #acjb ( title    
#dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7,b7         
subsection 7b77#a7 & 7e77#a7 ( section  
#bjade ( title #ea1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2
 or  7,c7 section #cjfaba ( title #ed1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7f7 ,annual report
 ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #ca ea* ye>1 !     
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ! ,committee
 on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation
 ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1  
,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives a report t includes !   
foll[+3 7#a7 ,mission relevance         
,in=mation t expla9s ! importance ( ea* 
lease & leaseback agreem5t to !         
accompli%m5t ( #a or m mission          
requirem5ts ( ! ,national ,a]onautics & 
,space ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,value (    
arrangem5ts & exp5ditures ( rev5ues     
,in=mation t id5tifies & quantifies !   
value ( ! arrangem5ts & exp5ditures (   
rev5ues receiv$ "u ?is section4  7#c7   
,availability & use ( funds = op]at+    

plan ,! availability & use ( funds      
receiv$ "u ?is section = !              
,adm9i/ration's op]at+ plan4  7#d7      
,annual & cumulative numb] ( leases ,!  
annual & cumulative numb] ( leases ent]$
 into "u ?is section1 by ,national      
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration c5t] 
& facility4  7#e7 ,e/imat$ co/ sav+s ,= 
ea* active lease agreem5t "u ?is        
section1 ! e/imat$ co/ sav+s to !       
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration result+ f r$uc$ ma9t5ance1
 op]at+1 & associat$ co/s 9 ! previ\s   
fiscal ye>4  7#f7 ,o!r quantifiable     
b5efits ,o!r quantifiable b5efits1      
includ+ additional co/ sav+s n includ$  
"u p>agraph 7#d71 to ! ,national        
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration      
result+ f ! use ( leases "u ?is section4
  ,april #ac1 #bjbf,report$ ) an am5dm5t