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[CITE: 42USC2459]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                   CHAPTER 26--NATIONAL SPACE PROGRAM
 
                    SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 2459. Appropriations


(a) Authorization; limitations for uses of capital nature

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this chapter, except that nothing in this chapter 
shall authorize the appropriation of any amount for (1) the acquisition 
or condemnation of any real property, or (2) any other item of a capital 
nature (such as plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
expansion) which exceeds $250,000. Sums appropriated pursuant to this 
subsection for the construction of facilities, or for research and 
development activities, shall remain available until expended.

(b) Use of funds for emergency repairs of existing facilities

    Any funds appropriated for the construction of facilities may be 
used for emergency repairs of existing facilities when such existing 
facilities are made inoperative by major breakdown, accident, or other 
circumstances and such repairs are deemed by the Administrator to be of 
greater urgency than the construction of new facilities.

(c) Termination

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authorization of any 
appropriation to the Administration shall expire (unless an earlier 
expiration is specifically provided) at the close of the third fiscal 
year following the fiscal year in which the authorization was enacted, 
to the extent that such appropriation has not theretofore actually been 
made.

(Pub. L. 85-568, title III, Sec. 309, formerly Sec. 307, July 29, 1958, 
72 Stat. 438; Pub. L. 88-113, Sec. 6, Sept. 6, 1963, 77 Stat. 144; 
renumbered Sec. 308, Pub. L. 94-464, Sec. 3, Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 
1988; renumbered Sec. 309, Pub. L. 96-48, Sec. 6(b)(1), Aug. 8, 1979, 93 
Stat. 348.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ``this 
Act'', meaning Pub. L. 85-568, July 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 426, as amended, 
known as the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 2451 of this title and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1963--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 88-113 added subsec. (c).


                           Drug-Free Workplace

    Pub. L. 100-685, title II, Sec. 215, Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4093, 
provided that:
    ``(a) No funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act, or 
under any other Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 1989 
through 1993 for the Administration, shall be obligated or expended 
unless the Administration has in place, and will continue to administer 
in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its 
workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of 
controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act [21 
U.S.C. 801 et seq.]) by the officers and employees of the 
Administration.
    ``(b) No funds authorized to be appropriated to the Administration 
for fiscal years 1989 through 1993 shall be available for payment in 
connection with any grant, contract, or other agreement, unless the 
recipient of such grant, contractor, or party to such agreement, as the 
case may be, has in place and will continue to administer in good faith 
a written policy, adopted by the board of directors or other government 
authority of such recipient, contractor, or party, satisfactory to the 
Administrator of the Administration, designed to ensure that all of the 
workplaces of such recipient, contractor, or party are free from the 
illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as 
defined in the Controlled Substances Act) by the officers and employees 
of such recipient, contractor, or party.
    ``(c) The provisions of this section, and the provisions of the 
Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness 
Act of 1988 [15 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.], the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989 [Pub. L. 
100-519, title I, Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2589], the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1989 and 1990 [probably 
means Pub. L. 100-570, Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2865], and the National 
Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1988 [probably means S. 
1081, One Hundredth Congress, which was pocket vetoed], relating to a 
drug-free workplace, shall not be effective until January 16, 1989.''


               Geographical Distribution of Research Funds

    Provisions stating the sense of Congress that it is in the national 
interest that consideration be given to geographical distribution of 
Federal research funds whenever feasible, and that the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration should explore ways and means of 
distributing its research and development funds whenever feasible were 
contained in the following appropriation authorization acts:
    Pub. L. 102-588, title II, Sec. 209, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5115.
    Pub. L. 102-195, Sec. 9, Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1612.
    Pub. L. 101-611, title I, Sec. 109, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3197.
    Pub. L. 100-685, title II, Sec. 205, Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4090.
    Pub. L. 100-147, title I, Sec. 113(a), Oct. 30, 1987, 101 Stat. 865.
    Pub. L. 99-170, title I, Sec. 105, Dec. 5, 1985, 99 Stat. 1015.
    Pub. L. 98-361, title I, Sec. 105, July 16, 1984, 98 Stat. 425.
    Pub. L. 98-52, title I, Sec. 105, July 15, 1983, 97 Stat. 284.
    Pub. L. 97-324, title I, Sec. 105, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1600.
    Pub. L. 97-96, Sec. 5, Dec. 21, 1981, 95 Stat. 1210.
    Pub. L. 96-316, Sec. 5, July 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 963.
    Pub. L. 96-48, Sec. 5, Aug. 8, 1979, 93 Stat. 348.
    Pub. L. 95-401, Sec. 5, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 860.
    Pub. L. 95-76, Sec. 5, July 30, 1977, 91 Stat. 315.
    Pub. L. 94-307, Sec. 5, June 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 680.
    Pub. L. 94-39, Sec. 5, June 19, 1975, 89 Stat. 221.
    Pub. L. 93-316, Sec. 5, June 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 243.
    Pub. L. 93-74, Sec. 5, July 23, 1973, 87 Stat. 174.
    Pub. L. 92-304, Sec. 5, May 19, 1972, 86 Stat. 161.
    Pub. L. 92-68, Sec. 5, Aug. 6, 1971, 85 Stat. 176.
    Pub. L. 91-303, Sec. 5, July 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 371.
    Pub. L. 91-119, Sec. 5, Nov. 18, 1969, 83 Stat. 198.
    Pub. L. 90-373, Sec. 6, July 3, 1968, 82 Stat. 283.
    Pub. L. 90-67, Sec. 5, Aug. 21, 1967, 81 Stat. 170.
    Pub. L. 89-528, Sec. 5, Aug. 5, 1966, 80 Stat. 339.
    Pub. L. 89-53, Sec. 5, June 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 194.


           Denial of Financial Assistance to Campus Disrupters

    Pub. L. 92-304, Sec. 6, May 19, 1972, 86 Stat. 161, provided 
generally that any institution of higher education deny for a two year 
period payment under programs authorized by the National Aeronautics and 
Space Act of 1958 to any individual attending or employed by such 
institution who has been convicted of any crime committed after May 19, 
1972, which involved the use of force, disruption or seizure of property 
to prevent officers or students from engaging in their duties or 
pursuing their studies. Similar provisions were contained in the 
following prior appropriation acts:
    Pub. L. 92-68, Sec. 6, Aug. 6, 1971, 85 Stat. 177.
    Pub. L. 91-308, Sec. 26, July 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 372.
    Pub. L. 91-119, Sec. 7, Nov. 18, 1969, 83 Stat. 201.


          Appropriations for Any Period Prior to June 30, 1960

    Sections 701 of Pub. L. 85-766, title VII, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 
873, prohibited appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration for any period prior to June 30, 1960, unless previously 
authorized.
