51 U.S.C. § 31502 — Maintenance of facilities

Page 80 TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS § 31301 Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1992 (Public Law 102–195, 105 Stat. 1605). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries FINDINGS Pub. L. 102–195, § 21(b), Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1616, pro- vided that: ‘‘The Congress finds that— ‘‘(1) alcohol abuse and illegal drug use pose signifi- cant dangers to the safety and welfare of the Nation; ‘‘(2) the success of the United States civil space pro- gram is contingent upon the safe and successful de- velopment and deployment of the many varied com- ponents of that program; ‘‘(3) the greatest efforts must be expended to elimi- nate the abuse of alcohol and use of illegal drugs, whether on duty or off duty, by those individuals who are involved in the positions affecting safety, secu- rity, and national security; ‘‘(4) the use of alcohol and illegal drugs has been demonstrated to adversely affect the performance of individuals, and has been proven to have been a crit- ical factor in accidents in the workplace; ‘‘(5) the testing of uniformed personnel of the Armed Forces has shown that the most effective de- terrent to abuse of alcohol and use of illegal drugs is increased testing, including random testing; ‘‘(6) adequate safeguards can be implemented to en- sure that testing for abuse of alcohol or use of illegal drugs is performed in a manner which protects an in- dividual’s right of privacy, ensures that no individual is harassed by being treated differently from other in- dividuals, and ensures that no individual’s reputation or career development is unduly threatened or harmed; and ‘‘(7) rehabilitation is a critical component of any testing program for abuse of alcohol or use of illegal drugs, and should be made available to individuals, as appropriate.’’ CHAPTER 313—HEALTHCARE Sec. 31301. Healthcare program. 31302. Astronaut healthcare survey. § 31301. Healthcare program The Administrator shall develop a plan to bet- ter understand the longitudinal health effects of space flight on humans. In the development of the plan, the Administrator shall consider the need for the establishment of a lifetime healthcare program for Administration astro- nauts and their families or other methods to ob- tain needed health data from astronauts and re- tired astronauts. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3376.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 31301 .......... 42 U.S.C. 16822. Pub. L. 109–155, title VII, § 708, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2938. § 31302. Astronaut healthcare survey (a) SURVEY.—The Administrator shall admin- ister an anonymous survey of astronauts and flight surgeons to evaluate communication, re- lationships, and the effectiveness of policies. The survey questions and the analysis of results shall be evaluated by experts independent of the Administration. The survey shall be adminis- tered on at least a biennial basis. (b) REPORT.—The Administrator shall trans- mit a report of the results of the survey to Con- gress not later than 90 days following comple- tion of the survey. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3377.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 31302 .......... 42 U.S.C. 17822. Pub. L. 110–422, title XI, § 1103, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4808. CHAPTER 315—MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 31501. Orbital debris. 31502. Maintenance of facilities. 31503. Laboratory productivity. 31504. Cooperative unmanned aerial vehicle activi- ties. 31505. Development of enhanced-use lease policy. § 31501. Orbital debris The Administrator, in conjunction with the heads of other Federal agencies, shall take steps to develop or acquire technologies that will en- able the Administration to decrease the risks associated with orbital debris. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3377.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 31501 .......... 42 U.S.C. 16781. Pub. L. 109–155, title VI, § 601, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2931. § 31502. Maintenance of facilities In order to sustain healthy Centers that are capable of carrying out the Administration’s missions, the Administrator shall ensure that adequate maintenance and upgrading of those Center facilities is performed on a regular basis. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3377.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 31502 .......... 42 U.S.C. 17811(a). Pub. L. 110–422, title X, § 1002(a), Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4806. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE Pub. L. 115–10, title VIII, § 837, Mar. 21, 2017, 131 Stat. 69, provided that: ‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— ‘‘(1) the [National Aeronautics and Space] Adminis- tration must address, mitigate, and reverse, where possible, the deterioration of its facilities and infra- structure, as their condition is hampering the effec- tiveness and efficiency of research performed by both the Administration and industry participants making use of Administration facilities, thus harming the competitiveness of the United States aerospace in- dustry; ‘‘(2) the Administration has a role in providing lab- oratory capabilities to industry participants that are not economically viable as commercial entities and thus are not available elsewhere; ‘‘(3) to ensure continued access to reliable and effi- cient world-class facilities by researchers, the Ad- Page 81 TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS § 31505 ministration should establish strategic partnerships with other Federal agencies, State agencies, FAA-li- censed spaceports, institutions of higher education, and industry, as appropriate; and ‘‘(4) decisions on whether to dispose of, maintain, or modernize existing facilities must be made in the context of meeting Administration and other needs, including those required to meet the activities sup- porting the human exploration roadmap under sec- tion 432 of this Act [set out in a note under section 20302 of this title], considering other national labora- tory needs as the Administrator [of the National Aer- onautics and Space Administration] deems appro- priate. ‘‘(b) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States that the Administration maintain reliable and efficient facilities and infrastructure and that decisions on whether to dispose of, maintain, or modernize existing facilities or infrastructure be made in the context of meeting future Administration needs. ‘‘(c) PLAN.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall develop a facilities and infrastructure plan. ‘‘(2) GOAL.—The goal of the plan is to position the Administration to have the facilities and infrastruc- ture, including laboratories, tools, and approaches, necessary to meet future Administration and other Federal agencies’ laboratory needs. ‘‘(3) CONTENTS.—The plan shall identify— ‘‘(A) current Administration and other Federal agency laboratory needs; ‘‘(B) future Administration research and develop- ment and testing needs; ‘‘(C) a strategy for identifying facilities and infra- structure that are candidates for disposal, that is consistent with the national strategic direction set forth in— ‘‘(i) the National Space Policy; ‘‘(ii) the National Aeronautics Research, Devel- opment, Test, and Evaluation Infrastructure Plan; ‘‘(iii) the National Aeronautics and Space Ad- ministration Authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–155; 119 Stat. 2895) [see Tables for classi- fication], National Aeronautics and Space Admin- istration Authorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–422; 122 Stat. 4779) [see Tables for classifica- tion], and National Aeronautics and Space Ad- ministration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18301 et seq.); and ‘‘(iv) the human exploration roadmap under sec- tion 432 of this Act [set out in a note under sec- tion 20302 of this title]; ‘‘(D) a strategy for the maintenance, repair, up- grading, and modernization of Administration fa- cilities and infrastructure, including laboratories and equipment; ‘‘(E) criteria for— ‘‘(i) prioritizing deferred maintenance tasks; ‘‘(ii) maintaining, repairing, upgrading, or mod- ernizing Administration facilities and infrastruc- ture; and ‘‘(iii) implementing processes, plans, and poli- cies for guiding the Administration’s Centers on whether to maintain, repair, upgrade, or mod- ernize a facility or infrastructure and for deter- mining the type of instrument to be used; ‘‘(F) an assessment of modifications needed to maximize usage of facilities that offer unique and highly specialized benefits to the aerospace indus- try and the American public; and ‘‘(G) implementation steps, including a timeline, milestones, and an estimate of resources required for carrying out the plan. ‘‘(d) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH POLICY.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Mar. 21, 2017], the Ad- ministrator shall establish and make publicly avail- able a policy that guides the Administration’s use of existing authorities to out-grant, lease, excess to the General Services Administration, sell, decommission, demolish, or otherwise transfer property, facilities, or infrastructure. ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—The policy shall include criteria for the use of authorities, best practices, standardized procedures, and guidelines for how to appropriately manage property, facilities, and infrastructure. ‘‘(e) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis- trator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress [Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep- resentatives] the plan developed under subsection (c).’’ § 31503. Laboratory productivity The Administration’s laboratories are a crit- ical component of the Administration’s research capabilities, and the Administrator shall ensure that those laboratories remain productive. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3377.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 31503 .......... 42 U.S.C. 17812(a). Pub. L. 110–422, title X, § 1003(a), Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4807. § 31504. Cooperative unmanned aerial vehicle ac- tivities The Administrator, in cooperation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and At- mospheric Administration and in coordination with other agencies that have existing civil ca- pabilities, shall continue to utilize the capabili- ties of unmanned aerial vehicles as appropriate in support of Administration and interagency cooperative missions. The Administrator may enter into cooperative agreements with univer- sities with unmanned aerial vehicle programs and related assets to conduct collaborative re- search and development activities, including de- velopment of appropriate applications of small unmanned aerial vehicle technologies and sys- tems in remote areas. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3377.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 31504 .......... 42 U.S.C. 17828. Pub. L. 110–422, title XI, § 1116, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4813. § 31505. Development of enhanced-use lease pol- icy (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall de- velop an agency-wide enhanced-use lease policy that— (1) is based upon sound business practices and lessons learned from the demonstration centers; and (2) establishes controls and procedures to en- sure accountability and protect the interests of the Government. (b) CONTENTS.—The policy required by sub- section (a) shall include the following: (1) CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING ECONOMIC VALUE.—Criteria for determining whether en-