Authorize appropriations totaling $22.8 billion in 2020 for activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and would provide direction on those activities
Extend operation of the International Space Station (ISS) through 2030
Extend NASA’s authority to enter into enhanced-use lease (EUL) agreements
Permit NASA to increase voluntary separation incentive payments from $25,000 to $40,000
Estimated budgetary effects would primarily stem from
Extending operations of the ISS
Spending of the authorized appropriations
Potential use of third-party financing to construct and renovate facilities for energy production, launch, and other specialized uses under EUL agreements
Areas of significant uncertainty include
Estimating the value of investments and amount of government use of facilities constructed by third parties under EUL agreements
