S.Amdt. 3148

SA 3148. Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Peters)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R.
3944, making appropriations for military construction, the Department
of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. ___. (a) The Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of the Smithsonian, shall enter into an agreement
with an independent third party for the completion of a
report that details, with respect to each space vehicle
described in section 20306(b)(2) of title 51, United States
Code--
(1) the ownership of the space vehicle;
(2) the authority to acquire the space vehicle;
(3) the full projected costs, funding sources, and
logistical considerations associated with the proposed
transfer under section 20306(b) of title 51, United States
Code, of the space vehicle to a new location; and
(4) an educational cost-benefit analysis associated with
such proposed transfer that takes into consideration--
(A) public accessibility to the space vehicle at alternate
locations;
(B) the cost to the public of visiting the space vehicle;
(C) any risk to the space vehicle before, during, or after
such a transfer;
(D) the adequacy of display space for the space vehicle;
and
(E) the preservation capabilities of the donor and receiver
institutions.
(b) Not later than March 1, 2026, and before any action is
taken with respect to the transfer of a space vehicle under
section 20306(b) of title 51, United States Code, the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall submit to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of
the

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House of Representatives the report described in subsection
(a).
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