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42 U.S.C. § 18351 — Commercial Cargo Development program
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The Administrator shall continue to support the existing Commercial Resupply Services program, aimed at enabling the commercial space industry in support of NASA to develop reliable means of launching cargo and supplies to the ISS throughout the duration of the facility’s operation. The Administrator may apply funds towards the reduction of risk to the timely start of these services, specifically—
(1) efforts to conduct a flight test;
(2) accelerate development; and
(3) develop the ground infrastructure needed for commercial cargo capability.
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The Administrator shall continue to support the existing Commercial Resupply Services program, aimed at enabling the commercial space industry in support of NASA to develop reliable means of launching cargo and supplies to the ISS throughout the duration of the facility’s operation. The Administrator may apply funds towards the reduction of risk to the timely start of these services, specifically—
(1) efforts to conduct a flight test;
(2) accelerate development; and
(3) develop the ground infrastructure needed for commercial cargo capability.
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**(a) Policy.—** Congress declares that a priority goal of constructing the International Space Station is the economic development of Earth orbital space. Congress further declares that free and competitive markets create the most efficient conditions for promoting economic development, and should therefore govern the economic development of Earth orbital space. Congress further declares that the use of free market principles in operating, servicing, allocating the use of, and adding capabilities to the Space Station, and the resulting fullest possible engagement of commercial providers and participation of commercial users, will reduce Space Station operational costs for all partners and the Federal Government’s share of the United States burden to fund operations.
**(b) Use of United States Commercially Provided Services.—**
(1) **In general.—** — In order to stimulate commercial use of space, help maximize the utility and productivity of the International Space Station, and enable a commercial means of providing crew transfer and crew rescue services for the International Space Station, the Administration shall—
(A) make use of United States commercially provided International Space Station crew transfer and crew rescue services to the maximum extent practicable, if those commercial services have demonstrated the capability to meet Administration-specified ascent, entry, and International Space Station proximity operations safety requirements;
(B) limit, to the maximum extent practicable, the use of the Crew Exploration Vehicle to missions carrying astronauts beyond low Earth orbit once commercial crew transfer and crew rescue services that meet safety requirements become operational;
(C) facilitate, to the maximum extent practicable, the transfer of Admi
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 18351
1 See References in Text note below.
cargo transportation systems and capabilities,
including an assessment of the activities asso-
ciated with potential private sector utilization
of the ISS research and technology develop-
ment capabilities and other potential activi-
ties in low-Earth orbit.
(3) Procurement system review
The Administrator shall review current Gov-
ernment procurement and acquisition prac-
tices and processes, including agreement au-
thorities under the National Aeronautics and
Space Act of 1958,1 to determine the most cost-
effective means of procuring commercial crew
transportation capabilities and related serv-
ices in a manner that ensures appropriate ac-
countability, transparency, and maximum ef-
ficiency in the procurement of such capabili-
ties and services, which review shall include
an identification of proposed measures to ad-
dress risk management and means of indem-
nification of commercial providers of such ca-
pabilities and services, and measures for qual-
ity control, safety oversight, and the applica-
tion of Federal oversight processes within the
jurisdiction of other Federal agencies. A de-
scription of the proposed procurement process
and justification of the proposed procurement
for its selection shall be included in any pro-
posed initiation of procurement activity for
commercially-developed crew transportation
capabilities and services and shall be subject
to review by the appropriate committees of
Congress before the initiation of any competi-
tive process to procure such capabilities or
services. In support of the review by such com-
mittees, the Comptroller General shall under-
take an assessment of the proposed procure-
ment process and provide a repor
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