NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION.

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.