S. 1281 · 109th Congress · enacted
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005
Became Public Law No: 109-155.
Latest official action 2005-12-30 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 - Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - Subtitle A: Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2007 to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for: (1) science, aeronautics, and exploration; (2) exploration capabilities; and (3) the Office of Inspector General. (Sec. 103) Authorizes appropriations to NASA for FY2008-FY2010. (Sec. 106) Expresses the sense of Congress that each budget of the United States submitted to Congress should be evaluated for compliance with the findings and priorities established by this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Subtitle B: General Provisions - (Sec. 131) Directs the Administrator of NASA (the Administrator) to conduct specified science activities that extend human knowledge and understanding of the universe, solar system, and Earth, including: (1) providing continued support and funding for the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission, SIM-Planet Quest, and Future Explorers programs (including determining whether these delayed missions and planned missions can be expedited to meet previous schedules); (2) planning Mars exploration activities; (3) scheduling a Space Shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope; (4) implementing a near-Earth object survey program to detect, track, catalogue, and characterize the charact…
Congressional Research Service · 2005-07-16
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