Aeronautics and Space Policy Act of 1994

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle A: Authorizations Subtitle B: Limitations and Special Authority Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions Title III: Revisions to Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 Title IV: Aeronautical Research and Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization and Space Policy Act, Fiscal Year 1995 - Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - Subtitle A: Authorizations - Authorizes FY 1995 appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for: (1) human space flight; (2) science, aeronautics, and technology; (3) mission support; and (4) the Inspector General. Requires the Administrator of NASA to submit to the appropriate committees an operating plan for FY 1995 fund obligations. Requires non-Federal equal matching funds as of FY 1996 for the Global Observations to Benefit the Environment program. Places specified limitations on obligations for the Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative. Expresses the sense of the Senate that NASA should seek joint scientific activities with Russia, with an initial focus on Mars exploration. Authorizes the use of specified unobligated funds to establish a Visitor Center for the Lewis Research Center under specified conditions. Subtitle B: Limitations and Special Authority - Sets forth fund uses, limitations, and special authorities, including: (1) construction use and facilities reprogramming; (2) voluntary separation incentives; (3) transfers to Russia; (4) the space station; and (5) the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends Federal law with regard to commercial space launch activities to provide a licensing framework for reentry vehicles. Authorizes FY 1995 appropriations for the Office of Commercial Space Transportation. (Sec. 202) Authorizes FY 1995 appropriations for the Office of Space Commerce. (Sec. 203) Provides for domestic procurement by NASA. (Sec. 204) Requires independent cost analysis for all new NASA projects exceeding $5,000,000. (Sec. 205) Amends the Global Change Research Act of 1990 to require NASA to develop a Global Change Data and Information System to process, archive, and distribute data from the Global Change Research Program. (Sec. 206) Requires the Committee on Earth and Environmental Science to develop a classified data access plan for global change research. (Sec. 207) Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to authorize delay of unrestricted public disclosure of certain technical data from public-private development programs. (Sec. 208) Directs NASA to study: (1) the differences between U.S. and foreign expendable space launch systems; and (2) the feasibility and potential implementation of a University Innovative Research Program. (Sec. 213) Directs the Administrator to study the convergency of: (1) the NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) with commercial communications satellite systems; and (2) the NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) Altimetry mission with the Navy Geosat Follow- On program. (Sec. 215) Requires NASA to report on Space Shuttle cost reduction initiatives. (Sec. 216) Encourages the Administrator to utilize unused Space Shuttle funds for an advanced launch technology program. (Sec. 217) Authorizes the Administrator to accept land conveyances from Cleveland and Brook Park, Ohio, for a Visitor Center for the Lewis Research Center. (Sec. 218) Directs the Administrator to establish a ten-year expedited technology procurement demonstration program in the Office of Advanced Concepts and Technology. Obligates at least two percent of Office appropriations for such program. (Sec. 220) Requires an annual space station report, including payments made to Russia. (Sec. 221) Requires NASA to purchase private sector data to the maximum extent possible. (Sec. 222) Establishes a five-year cooperative initiative between NASA and the Department of Agriculture to make remote sensing agricultural information available to farmers. (Sec. 224) Provides for a National Academy of Sciences assessment of space exploration opportunities. (Sec. 225) Requires NASA, in coordination with the Department of Defense and foreign space agencies, to catalogue certain comets and asteroids. Title III: Revisions to Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 - Amends the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 with respect to management and licensing of commercial remote sensing satellites. Title IV: Aeronautical Research and Technology - Directs NASA to develop an aeronautical basic research investment plan. (Sec. 406) Directs the President to develop an aeronautical test facilities initiative. (Sec. 407) Requires NASA and other appropriate Federal agencies to establish a joint aeronautical research and development program. (Sec. 408) Directs the Administrator to study strategies to integrate the Hypersonic System Technology Program with the development program of the single stage hypersonic research vehicle.