,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjbe ,mrs4 ,moody introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the          
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
to conduct a pilot program for          
investment in infrastructure projects at
 the ,kennedy ,space ,center and to     
establish the ,infrastructure           
,investment ,fund1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,space ,ready ,act4
  #b4  ,definitions  ,in this ,act3 7#a7
 ,administration ,the term              
,administration means the ,national     
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration4
  7#b7  ,administrator  ,the term       
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space
 ,administration4  7#c7  ,,nasa  ,the   

term ,,nasa means the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration4
  #c4  ,pilot program for infrastructure
 investments at ,kennedy ,space ,center 
and establishment of ,infrastructure    
,investment ,fund  7a7  ,pilot program  
,the ,administrator may conduct a pilot 
program for private and public          
investment in specific infrastructure   
projects at the ,kennedy ,space ,center4
  7b7  ,infrastructure ,investment ,fund
  7#a7  ,establishment  ,there is       
established in the ,treasury of the     
,united ,states a fund1 to be known as  
the ,infrastructure ,investment ,fund   
7referred to in this subsection as the  
,fund71 for infrastructure investments  
of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space
 ,administration4  7#b7  ,funding  7,a7 
,infrastructure assessments  ,the       
,administrator may include in agreements
 entered into under section #bjaac7;e7  
of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1    
involving transactions that support     
public and commercial activities at the 

,kennedy ,space ,center1 an assessment  
to fund specific capital repair1        
maintenance1 and improvement projects   
described in paragraph 7#c74  7,b7      
,deposits  ,each assessment collected   
under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be        
deposited into the ,fund and shall      
remain available until expended4  7#c7  
,use of funds  7,a7  ,in general        
,amounts deposited in the ,fund shall be
 used by the ,administrator to conduct  
capital repairs1 maintenance1 and       
improvements to ,,nasa-owned            
infrastructure at the ,kennedy ,space   
,center1 as the ,administrator considers
 necessary to support activities        
conducted under agreements entered into 
under section #bjaac7;e7 of title #ea1  
,united ,states ,code1 which may include
 renovation1 rehabilitation1            
sustainment1 demolition1 construction1  
operation1 maintenance1 repair1         
enhancement1 expansion1 and             
modernization of ,,nasa-owned           
infrastructure at the ,kennedy ,space   

,center4  7,b7  ,treatment of           
improvements  ,improvements made to     
,,nasa-owned infrastructure at the      
,kennedy ,space ,center with amounts    
from the ,fund shall be property of the 
,united ,states4  7#d7  ,annual report  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 and     
annually thereafter1 the ,administrator 
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate and the ,committee on   
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report on 
the ,fund that includes the following3  
7,a7 ,for the preceding calendar year-- 
7i7 the total amount collected and      
deposited into the ,fund under paragraph
 7#b72 and  7ii7 the total expenditures 
made from the ,fund4  7,b7 ,the amount  
in the ,fund as of the date on which the
 report is submitted4  7,c7 ,the        
proposed uses of amounts in the ,fund   
for the operating plans of the          
,administration4  7#e7  ,termination    

7,a7  ,in general  ,the authority to    
collect assessments under paragraph     
7#b77;,a7 shall terminate on ,december  
#ca1 #bjce4  7,b7  ,rule of construction
  ,the expiration under subparagraph    
7,a7 of the authority to collect        
assessments may not be construed to     
otherwise affect the validity or terms  
of agreements under section #bjaac7;e7  
of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 or 
the retention or use by the             
,administration of proceeds from such   
agreements4