STUDY ON LEASING PRACTICES OF FIELD CENTERS.

SEC. 1115. STUDY ON LEASING PRACTICES OF FIELD CENTERS.(a) Study.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall complete a study on the leasing practices of all field centers of NASA, including the Michoud Assembly Facility. Such study shall include the following:(1) The method by which overhead maintenance expenses are distributed among tenants of such field centers.(2) Identification of the impacts of such method on attracting businesses and partnerships to such field centers.(3) Identification of the steps that can be taken to mitigate any adverse impacts identified under paragraph (2).(b) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the study required by subsection (a), including the following:(1) The findings of the Administrator with respect to such study.(2) A description of the impacts identified under subsection (a)(2).(3) The steps identified under subsection (a)(3).