HR 1023 · 109th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications
Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2005-05-11)
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Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Act - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish the Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Program. Requires the Administrator to make awards based on the recommendations of the Minor Planet Center of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (Minor Planet Center). Directs the Administrator to make one annual award, unless there are no eligible discoveries or contributions, for each of the following categories: (1) the amateur astronomer or group of amateur astronomers who discovered the intrinsically brightest near-Earth asteroid among the near-Earth asteroids that were discovered by such astronomers or groups; and (2) the amateur astronomer or group of amateur astronomers who made the greatest contribution to the mission of the Minor Planet Center to catalogue near-Earth asteroids. Bars any individual who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States at the time of such individual's discovery or contribution from receiving an award.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1023, Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Act
Mar 30, 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on March 17, 2005</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 1023, Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Act
Mar 30, 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on March 17, 2005
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office