,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #aj1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,markey 7for himself and ,ms4 
,warren7 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 designate national high-energy       
astrophysics hubs4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,support 
for ,astrophysical ,observatories and   
,national ,high-,energy ,astrophysics   
,hubs ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,support for  
astrophysical observatories and national
 high-energy astrophysics hubs  7a7     
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,united       
,states should maintain its global      
leadership in high-energy astrophysics2 
7#b7 in order to maintain such          
leadership1 the ,united ,states should  
support ,x-ray flagship missions based  

on the recommendations of the most      
recent and future decadal ,surveys in   
,astronomy and ,astrophysics issued by  
the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1  
,engineering1 and ,medicine2  7#c7 the  
workforce associated with high-energy   
astrophysics constitutes a national     
strategic asset that will be critical to
 the development and eventual operation 
of any such flagship mission2 and  7#d7 
proactive steps should be taken to      
ensure that the capabilities of current 
high-energy astrophysics facilities     
continue to serve the scientific1       
educational1 and commercial interests of
 the ,united ,states long beyond the    
duration of the current high-energy     
astrophysics flagship mission4  7b7     
,designation  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,administrator shall designate as a     
national high-energy astrophysics hub   
each eligible facility described in     
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,eligible facility
 described ,an eligible facility        
described in this paragraph is an entity

 that-- 7,a7 7i7 is party to a contract 
with ,,nasa2 and  7ii7 plans and        
operates missions that conduct          
activities for purposes of-- 7,i7       
ensuring continued ,united ,states      
leadership in high-energy astrophysics  
and related space sciences2  7,,ii7     
supporting training and workforce       
development in data-intensive           
high-energy astrophysics1 aerospace     
engineering1 and spacecraft operations2 
7,,iii7 advancing ,united ,states       
capabilities in high-performance        
scientific software1 spaceflight        
operations1 and technology transfer2    
7,,iv7 enabling future high-energy      
astrophysics missions through mission   
design1 planning1 and scientific        
coordination2 or  7,v7 serving as a     
collaborative national resource for     
academic1 governmental1 and commercial  
partners2 and  7,b7 7i7 is an           
institution of higher education2  7ii7  
is an appropriate ,state or ,federal    
entity1 including a federally funded    

research and development center2 or     
7iii7 is a nongovernmental organization 
with expertise in advanced energy       
technology research1 development1       
demonstration1 or commercial            
application4