USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN ITEMS AND GRANTS.

SEC. 201. USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN ITEMS AND GRANTS. (a) Authorized Uses.— Appropriations authorized under this Act for “Research and Development” and “Space Flight, Control, and Data Communications” may be used for— (1) any items of a capital nature (other than acquisition of land) which may be required at locations other than installations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the performance of research and development contracts; and (2) grants to nonprofit institutions of higher education, or to nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is the conduct of scientific research, for purchase or construction of additional research facilities. (b) Vesting Of Title; Grant Conditions.— Title to facilities described in subsection (a)(2) shall be vested in the United States unless the Administrator determines that the national program of aeronautical and space activities will best be served by vesting title in the grantee institution or organization. Each grant under subsection (a)(2) shall be made under such conditions as the Administrator shall determine to be required to ensure that the United States will receive therefrom benefits adequate to justify the making of that grant. (c) Limitation.— None of the funds appropriated for “Research and Development” and “Space Flight, Control, and Data Communications” pursuant to this Act may be used in accordance with this section for the construction of any facility, the estimated cost of which, including collateral equipment, exceeds $750,000 unless the Administrator has notified the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives of the nature, location, and estimated cost of such facility. 42 use 2459a.