To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2013 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2014-FY2015 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Authorizes programs, activities and reports respecting NASA, including those with regard to human exploration, the Space Launch System, the Orion multipurpose crew vehicle, the International Space Station (ISS), radioisotope thermoelectric generators, extrasolar planet research and exploration, the James Webb Space Telescope, the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope, near-Earth objects, space weather, the Deep Space Climate Observatory, land imaging remote sensing data, aeronautics research, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, project and program reserves, and orbital debris mitigation.
Establishes a space technology program.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Consideration and Mark-up Session Held by the Subcommittee on Space Prior to Introduction.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
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