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 PUBLIC LAW 101-611—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 3197 SEC. 107. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACT OF 1958. Section 203(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2473(a)) is amended by— (1) striking "and" at the end of paragraph (2); (2) striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (3) adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(4) seek and encourage, to the maximum extent possible, the fullest commercial use of space; and "(5) encourage and provide for Federal Government use of commercially provided space services and hardware, consistent with the requirements of the Federal Government.". SEC. 108. NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities of the National Space Council established by section 501 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (42 U.S.C. 2471), $1,363,000 for fiscal year 1991, of which not more than $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. The National Space Council shall reimburse other agencies for not less than one-half of the personnel compensation costs of individuals detailed to it. (b) It is the sense of Congress that the National Space Council should, by October 1, 1991, establish guidelines and policy recommendations, including the need for licensing, for the conduct of expendable launch vehicle operations in which a Federal agency assumes substantial responsibility for public safety, indemnification, and administrative oversight. SEC. 109. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. The Administrator shall distribute research and development funds geographically in order to provide the broadest practicable participation in the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. SEC. 110. BUY AMERICAN. (a) GENERAL RULE.—The Administrator shall award to a domestic firm a contract that, under the use of competitive procedures, would be awarded to a foreign firm, if— (1) the final product of the domestic firm will be completely assembled in the United States; (2) when completely assembled, not less than 51 percent of the final product of the domestic firm will be domestically produced; and (3) the difference between the bids submitted by the foreign and domestic firms is not more than 6 percent. (b) EXCEPTIONS.— This section shall not apply to the extent to which— (1) such applicability would not be in the public interest; (2) compelling national security considerations require otherwise; or (3) the United States Trade Representative determines that such an award would be in violation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or an international agreement to which the United States is a party. (c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 42 USC 2471 note. 42 USC 2459 note. Government contracts.

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