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51 U.S.C. § 70906 — International Space Station National Laboratory Advisory Committee
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**(a) Establishment.—** Not later than one year after October 15, 2008, the Administrator shall establish under chapter 10 of title 5 a committee to be known as the “International Space Station National Laboratory Advisory Committee” (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Committee”).
**(b) Membership.—**
(1) **Composition.—** — The Committee shall be composed of individuals representing organizations that have formal agreements with the Administration to utilize the United States portion of the International Space Station, including allocations within partner elements.
(2) **Chair.—** — The Administrator shall appoint a chair from among the members of the Committee, who shall serve for a 2-year term.
**(c) Duties of the Committee.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Committee shall monitor, assess, and make recommendations regarding effective utilization of the International Space Station as a national laboratory and platform for research.
(2) **Annual report.—** — The Committee shall submit to the Administrator, on an annual basis or more frequently as considered necessary by a majority of the members of the Committee, a report containing the assessments and recommendations required by paragraph (1).
**(d) Duration.—** The Committee shall exist for the life of the International Space Station.
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**(a) Establishment.—** Not later than one year after October 15, 2008, the Administrator shall establish under chapter 10 of title 5 a committee to be known as the “International Space Station National Laboratory Advisory Committee” (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Committee”).
**(b) Membership.—**
(1) **Composition.—** — The Committee shall be composed of individuals representing organizations that have formal agreements with the Administration to utilize the United States portion of the International Space Station, including allocations within partner elements.
(2) **Chair.—** — The Administrator shall appoint a chair from among the members of the Committee, who shall serve for a 2-year term.
**(c) Duties of the Committee.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Committee shall monitor, assess, and make recommendations regarding effective utilization of the International Space Station as a national laboratory and platform for research.
(2) **Annual report.—** — The Committee shall submit to the Administrator, on an annual basis or more frequently as considered necessary by a majority of the members of the Committee, a report containing the assessments and recommendations required by paragraph (1).
**(d) Duration.—** The Committee shall exist for the life of the International Space Station.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, Pub. L. 110–422, title VI, § 601, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4793, which related to plan to support operation and utilization of the International Space Station beyond fiscal year 2015, was repealed in part and omitted in part. Subsec. (a) was repealed and reenacted as [section 70907 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section70907&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs, by Pub. L. 111–314, §§ 3, 6, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3328, 3444, which Act enacted Title 51. Subsec. (b), which required Administrator to submit a plan to congressional committees not later than nine months after Oct. 15, 2008, was omitted from the Code following the enactment of Title 51.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 110–422, title VI, § 602, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4795, related to International Space Station National Laboratory Advisory Committee. See [section 70906 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section70906&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs.
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**(a) Cooperative agreement with not-for-profit entity for management of national laboratory**
(1) **In general** — The Administrator shall provide initial financial assistance and enter into a cooperative agreement with an appropriate organization that is exempt from taxation under [section 501(c)(3) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section501/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim) to manage the activities of the ISS national laboratory in accordance with this section.
(2) **Qualifications** — The organization with which the Administrator enters into the cooperative agreement shall develop the capabilities to implement research and development projects utilizing the ISS national laboratory and to otherwise manage the activities of the ISS national laboratory.
(3) **Prohibition on other activities** — The cooperative agreement shall require the organization entering into the agreement to engage exclusively in activities relating to the management of the ISS national laboratory and activities that promote its long term research and development mission as required by this section, without any other organizational objectives or responsibilities on behalf of the organization or any parent organization or other entity.
**(b) NASA liaison**
(1) **Designation** — The Administrator shall designate an official or employee of the Space Operations Mission Directorate of NASA to act as liaison between NASA and the organization with which the Administrator enters into a cooperative agreement under subsection (a) with regard to the management of the ISS national laboratory.
(2) **Consultation with liaison** — The cooperative agreement shall require the organization entering into the agreement to carry out its responsibilities under the agreem
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TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
§ 70907
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Science and Technology of House of
Representatives changed to Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by
House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress,
Jan. 5, 2011.
§ 70905. National laboratory designation
(a) DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES SEGMENT OF
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.—In this sec-
tion the term ‘‘United States segment of the
International Space Station’’ means those ele-
ments of the International Space Station manu-
factured—
(1) by the United States; or
(2) for the United States by other nations in
exchange for funds or launch services.
(b) DESIGNATION.—To further the policy de-
scribed in section 70501(a) of this title, the
United States segment of the International
Space Station is hereby designated a national
laboratory.
(c) MANAGEMENT.—
(1) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Administrator shall
seek to increase the utilization of the Inter-
national Space Station by other Federal enti-
ties and the private sector through partner-
ships, cost-sharing agreements, and other ar-
rangements that would supplement Adminis-
tration funding of the International Space
Station.
(2) CONTRACTING.—The Administrator may
enter into a contract with a nongovernmental
entity to operate the International Space Sta-
tion national laboratory, subject to all appli-
cable Federal laws and regulations.
(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3437.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Source (Statutes at Large)
70905(a) ......
42 U.S.C. 16767(d).
Pub. L. 109–155, title V,
§ 507(a), (b), (d), Dec. 30,
2005, 119 Stat. 2930, 2931.
70905(b) ......
42 U.S.C. 167
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