Amendment by Sen. Hutchison Calling for closer cooperation between DoD and NASA

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 — (Senate – November 09, 2005)

AMENDMENT NO. 2506

(Purpose: To require a report on cooperation between the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on research, development, test, and evaluation activities)

At the end of subtitle E of title II, add the following:

SEC. 244. REPORT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ON RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.

(a) Report Required.–Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall jointly submit to Congress a report setting forth the recommendations of the Secretary and the Administrator regarding cooperative activities between the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration related to research, development, test, and evaluation on areas of mutual interest to the Department and the Administration.

(b) Areas Covered.–The areas of mutual interest to the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration referred to in subsection (a) may include, but not be limited to, areas relating to the following:

(1) Aeronautics research.

(2) Facilities, personnel, and support infrastructure.

(3) Propulsion and power technologies.

(4) Space access and operations.