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HR 3625 113th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Appropriations Congressional oversight Government liability National Aeronautics and Space Administration Public contracts and procurement Spacecraft and satellites

To provide for termination liability costs for certain National Aeronautics and Space Administration projects, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 2, 2013 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 11, 2013
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 11, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 2, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Dec 2, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that termination liability costs for the International Space Station (ISS), the Space Launch System, and the Orion crew capsule (covered programs) shall be provided only pursuant to this Act.

Prohibits the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from reserving funds from amounts appropriated for a covered program, and instructs the Administrator to direct prime contractors not to reserve funds for potential termination liability costs respecting such a program.

Declares that it is the intent of Congress that funds authorized to be appropriated for covered programs be applied in meeting established technical goals and schedule milestones.

Declares void and unenforceable any provision in a prime contract entered into before enactment of this Act that provides for the payment of termination liability costs through any other means than as provided in this Act.

Bars the Administrator from initiating termination of a prime contract on a covered program for the convenience of the government unless it is authorized or required by a law enacted after this Act's enactment. Requires notice to specified congressional committees before initiating termination of a prime contract for cause.

Requires the Administrator to notify Congress if an authorization of appropriations is necessary in advance of a proposed program termination because sufficient unobligated appropriations are not available in the appropriations account funding the contract.

What's happening now December 11, 2013

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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