S 3068 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Human Space Flight Capability Assurance and Enhancement Act of 2010

Latest action · Mar 3, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1026-1030)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 3, 2010
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Human Space Flight Capability Assurance and Enhancement Act of 2010 - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to: (1) take all necessary steps to ensure that all Space Shuttle Program activities and operations are able to continue, or to be resumed, including flight operations and support, pending the completion of required reviews, requirements, and reports; and (2) ensure space shuttle launch capability through FY2011 by enabling launch, at a minimum, of all payloads manifested as of February 28, 2010.

Instructs the Administrator to ask the National Academies of Science (NAS) to appoint a Flight Certification Review Committee to: (1) review space shuttle certification activities undertaken or initiated after February 2003; and (2) assess their adequacy in assuring vehicle durability, flight-worthiness, and sustainability for continued operations of up to five years beyond the flight manifest planned as February 2010.

Requires NASA to operate the Space Shuttle Program at a flight rate of not more than 2 missions in any consecutive 12-month period during FY2010-FY2012.

Prohibits termination of such Program as of a scheduled date certain.

Specifies the conditions for termination of space shuttle missions operations. Requires a determination by the President regarding termination of missions in support of International Space Station (ISS) operations and Congress to be notified of any such determination.

Sets forth requirements for the decommissioning of the remaining space shuttles and the preservation of shuttle vehicle and systems design and engineering data.

States that it shall be the policy of the United States, in consultation with its ISS International Partners, to support full and complete utilization of the Space Station through at least the year 2020.

Requires a review of all essential vehicles, components, and permanent scientific equipment on board or planned for installation aboard the ISS, including international partner elements, and the Comptroller General to monitor such review.

Establishes responsibility for the ISS United States National Laboratory in the Space Operations Mission Directorate, ISS Program Office. Delegates to a Deputy Associate Administrator for ISS the conduct of ISS operations by NASA and non-NASA organizations.

Establishes a management entity for the National Laboratory to implement research and development projects using the ISS U.S. segment.

Guarantees National Laboratory-managed experiments access to 50% of the U.S.'s research facilities allocation through FY2014, increased by an additional 10% annually through FY2020.

Establishes a National Space Transportation System. Requires a technology development plan. Provides for specified crew and cargo studies, reviews, and activities.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 13, 2010.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLGeorge S. LeMieuxApr 13, 2010

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateCommerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Referred Mar 3, 2010

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 3, 2010Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 3, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1024-1026)
  3. Mar 3, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1026-1030)

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S2335–S2340Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TXApr 15, 2010
SenateDebate and remarks S2221Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TXApr 13, 2010
SenateDebate and remarks S1024–S1026Text printed S1026–S1030Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX (text)Mar 3, 2010

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 111-984THE FUTURE OF U.S. HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT97 pagesCommerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeMay 12, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-998ASSESSING COMMERCIAL SPACE CAPABILITIES64 pagesCommerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeMar 18, 2010

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R41016The Future of NASA: Space Policy Issues Facing Congress ArchivedReportJan 27, 2011

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4804Human Space Flight Capability Assurance and Enhancement Act of 2010Related billMar 16, 2010

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to reauthorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Human Space Flight Activities, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Human Space Flight Capability Assurance and Enhancement Act of 2010

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 3, 2010Introduced in Senate

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