12 2 STA T .47 7 9PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 422 —O CT. 1 5, 200 8PublicLaw1 1 0–42 2 110 thCongres s A n Act Toauth o rize the p ro g ra ms o f the N atio n a lA eronauti c san dS pace Administration , and for other purposes .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E
T AB LEO F CONTENTS. (a)SHORTTI T LE.— T hisActm a ybe cite d as the ‘ ‘ N ati on a l Ae r ona u tics and S p ace Administration Authori z ation Act o f20 0 8’ ’. (b) T AB LEO FC O N TENT S .—The table of contents for this Act is as follo w s
Sec. 1 . Short title
ta b le of contents. Sec. 2 . F indings. Sec. 3 . D efinitions. T I T LE I — A U T HOR I Z ATION OF A P PROPRIATIONS FOR FIS C AL Y EAR 2 0 0 9 Sec. 101. Fiscal y ear 2009. TITLE II—EARTH SCIENCE Sec. 201. G oal. Sec. 202. Go v ernance of United States Earth Observations activities. Sec. 203. Decadal survey missions. Sec. 20 4 . Transitioning e x perimental research into operational services. Sec. 20 5 . Landsat thermal infrared data continuity. Sec. 20 6 . Reauthorization of Glory M ission. Sec. 20 7 . Plan for disposition of Deep Space Climate Observatory. Sec. 20 8 . Tornadoes and other severe storms. TITLE III—AERONAUTICS Sec. 301. Sense of Congress. Sec. 302. Environmentally friendly aircraft research and development initiative. Sec. 303. Research alignment. Sec. 304. Research program to determine perceived impact of sonic booms. Sec. 305. External revie w of NASA ’ s aviation safety - related research programs. Sec. 306. Aviation weather research plan. Sec. 307. Funding for research and development activities in support of other mis- sion directorates. Sec. 308. Enhancement of grant program on establishment of university-based cen- ters for research on aviation training. TITLE I V —E X PLORATION INITIATIVE Sec. 401. Sense of Congress. Sec. 402. Reaffirmation of exploration policy. Sec. 403. Stepping stone approach to exploration. Sec. 404. Lunar outpost. Sec. 405. Exploration technology development. Sec. 406. Exploration ris k mitigation plan. Sec. 407. Exploration crew rescue. Sec. 408. Participatory exploration. Sec. 409. Science and exploration. Sec. 410. Congressional B udget Office report update. TITLE V—SPACE SCIENCE Sec. 501. Technology development. 42USC17 7 0 1 note.Na t i ona lA e r ona u ti cs an d S p ace Ad m inistration Aut h ori z ation Act o f 200 8 . O ct. 1 5, 2008 [H . R . 6 06 3]
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