51 U.S.C. § 30102 — Working capital fund

Page 61 TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS § 30103 Council planetary decadal survey and shall follow the decadal survey’s recommended decision rules regarding program implementation, including a strict adherence to the recommendation that NASA include in a bal- anced program a flagship class mission, which may be executed in cooperation with one or more international partners, if such mission can be appropriately de- scoped and all NASA costs for such mission can be ac- commodated within the overall funding levels appro- priated by Congress’’. Subtitle III—Administrative Provisions CHAPTER 301—APPROPRIATIONS, BUDGETS, AND ACCOUNTING Sec. 30101. Prior authorization of appropriations re- quired. 30102. Working capital fund. 30103. Budgets. 30104. Baselines and cost controls. § 30101. Prior authorization of appropriations re- quired Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no appropriation may be made to the Ad- ministration unless previously authorized by legislation enacted by Congress. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3357.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 30101 .......... 42 U.S.C. 2460. Pub. L. 86–45, § 4, June 15, 1959, 73 Stat. 75. The word ‘‘hereafter’’ is omitted as unnecessary. § 30102. Working capital fund (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab- lished in the United States Treasury an Admin- istration working capital fund. (b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the fund are available for financing activities, services, equipment, information, and facilities as au- thorized by law to be provided— (A) within the Administration; (B) to other agencies or instrumentalities of the United States; (C) to any State, territory, or possession or political subdivision thereof; (D) to other public or private agencies; or (E) to any person, firm, association, cor- poration, or educational institution on a re- imbursable basis. (2) CAPITAL REPAIRS.—The fund shall also be available for the purpose of funding capital re- pairs, renovations, rehabilitation, sustainment, demolition, or replacement of Administration real property, on a reimburs- able basis within the Administration. (3) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) MODERNIZA- TION.—The fund shall also be available for the purpose of funding IT Modernization activi- ties, as described in section 1077(b)(3)(A)–(E) of Public Law 115–91, on a non-reimbursable basis. (4) NO FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.—Amounts in the fund are available without regard to fiscal year limitation. (c) CONTENTS.—The capital of the fund consists of— (1) amounts appropriated to the fund; (2) the reasonable value of stocks of supplies, equipment, and other assets and inventories on order that the Administrator transfers to the fund, less the related liabilities and unpaid obligations; (3) payments received for loss or damage to property of the fund; and (4) refunds or rebates received on an on- going basis from a credit card services pro- vider under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s credit card programs. (d) REIMBURSEMENT.—The fund shall be reim- bursed, in advance, for supplies and services at rates that will approximate the expenses of op- eration, such as the accrual of annual leave, de- preciation of plant, property, and equipment, and overhead. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3357; Pub. L. 113–6, div. B, title III, Mar. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 264; Pub. L. 117–328, div. B, title III, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4549.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 30102 .......... 42 U.S.C. 2459i. Pub. L. 108–7, div. K, title III, (last par. under head- ing ‘‘Administrative Pro- visions’’, at 117 Stat. 520), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 520. Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 1077(b)(3)(A)–(E) of Public Law 115–91, re- ferred to in subsec. (b)(3), is section 1077(b)(3)(A)–(E) of Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, subtitle G, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1587, which is set out in a note under section 11301 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (b)(3), (4). Pub. L. 117–328 added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4). 2013—Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 113–6 added par. (4). § 30103. Budgets (a) CATEGORIES.—The proposed budget for the Administration submitted by the President for each fiscal year shall be accompanied by docu- ments showing— (1) by program— (A) the budget for space operations, in- cluding the International Space Station and the space shuttle; (B) the budget for exploration systems; (C) the budget for aeronautics; (D) the budget for space science; (E) the budget for Earth science; (F) the budget for microgravity science; (G) the budget for education; (H) the budget for safety oversight; and (I) the budget for public relations; (2) the budget for technology transfer pro- grams; (3) the budget for the Integrated Enterprise Management Program, by individual element; (4) the budget for the Independent Technical Authority, both total and by center;