COMETS Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2617 To allow the procurement of supplies and services for commercial activities at National Aeronautics and Space Administration centers. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 17, 2019 Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. CORNYN, and Mr. SCOTT of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To allow the procurement of supplies and services for com- mercial activities at National Aeronautics and Space Ad- ministration centers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Contracts and Obliga- 4 tions Modernization for Efficient Terms of Service Act’’ 5 or the ‘‘COMETS Act’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:39 Oct 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2617.IS S2617 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •S 2617 IS SEC. 2. PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FOR 1 COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AT NASA CENTERS. 2 Notwithstanding section 2384a(a)(1)(B) of title 10, 3 United States Code, and section 3310(a)(2) of title 41, 4 United States Code, with respect to the acquisition of sup- 5 plies or services to carry out, under section 20113(e) of 6 title 51, United States Code, a transaction (other than a 7 contract, lease, or cooperative agreement) that supports 8 a commercial activity at a National Aeronautics and Space 9 Administration center, the Administrator of the National 10 Aeronautics and Space Administration may procure such 11 supplies or services in a quantity the Administrator rea- 12 sonably expects to be necessary to meet the needs of such 13 activity. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:39 Oct 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S2617.IS S2617 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS