Whereas the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established the CubeSat Launch Initiative in 2008 to provide access to space for small satellites ( CubeSats ) developed by the NASA Centers and programs, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations; Whereas the CubeSat Launch Initiative gives CubeSat developers access to a low-cost pathway to conduct research in the areas of science, exploration, technology development, education, and operations; Whereas the CubeSat Launch Initiative advances NASA’s strategic goals and objectives; Whereas CubeSat research is essential for military, educational, technological, and medical advancements; Whereas increased citizen access to space benefits the United States, both societally and economically; Whereas students, educators, researchers, and companies gain knowledge and experience from conducting CubeSat missions; Whereas the CubeSat Development Team at The Weiss School, a prekindergarten through 8th grade school in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, designed the WeissSat–1 that was selected by NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative in 2017 to be launched as an auxiliary payload in 2019; Whereas The Weiss School’s debate team discovered limiting factors to broader participation and societal benefit of the CubeSat Launch Initiative and brought that research to the attention of Congress; Whereas, currently, the CubeSat Launch Initiative in fiscal year 2017 received $4.8 million in contributions from the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, Science Mission Directorate, Space Technology Mission Directorate, and the Office of Education; Whereas NASA’s fiscal year 2018 budget request proposed eliminating the Office of Education (OE) and its portfolio of OE-funded activities programs at the nine NASA centers and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory