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51 U.S.C. § 40904 — Microgravity research

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51 U.S.C. § 40904 — Microgravity research

The Administrator shall— (1) ensure the capacity to support ground-based research leading to space-based basic and applied scientific research in a variety of disciplines with potential direct national benefits and applications that can be advanced significantly from the uniqueness of microgravity and the space environment; and (2) carry out, to the maximum extent practicable, basic, applied, and commercial International Space Station research in fields such as molecular crystal growth, animal research, basic fluid physics, combustion research, cellular biotechnology, low-temperature physics, and cellular research at a level that will sustain the existing United States scientific expertise and research capability in microgravity research.

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42 U.S.C. § 16656 — Repealed or Omitted

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 16654, Pub. L. 109–155, title III, § 304, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2918; Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(e), Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3443, which related to assessment of science mission extensions, was repealed in part and omitted in part. Introductory provisions of subsec. (a) were repealed and reenacted as subsec. (a) of [section 30504 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section30504&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. (a)(1), requiring Administrator to carry out assessment for certain missions not later than 60 days after Dec. 30, 2005, was amended and redesignated subsec. (a) by Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(e)(1), Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3443, and was omitted from the Code following the enactment of Title 51. Subsec. (a)(2) was repealed and reeenacted as subsec. (b) of [section 30504 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section30504&num=0&edition=prelim). Subsec. (b), requiring Administrator to submit report on assessment to congressional committees not later than 30 days after completion of assessment, was amended by Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(e)(2), Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3443, and was omitted from the Code following the enactment of Title 51. Section 16655, Pub. L. 109–155, title III, § 305, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2918, which related to microgravity research, was repealed in part and omitted in part. Par. (1), which required Administrator to submit report to congressional committees not later than 90 days after Dec. 30, 2005, as required by former [section 16766 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=gr

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51 U.S.C. § 70902 — Allocation of International Space Station research budget

The Administrator shall allocate at least 15 percent of the funds budgeted for International Space Station research to ground-based, free-flyer, and International Space Station life and microgravity science research that is not directly related to supporting the human exploration program, consistent with [section 40904 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section40904&num=0&edition=prelim).

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51 U.S.C. § 70903 — International Space Station research

The Administrator shall— (1) carry out a program of microgravity research consistent with [section 40904 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section40904&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) consider the need for a life sciences centrifuge and any associated holding facilities.

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51 U.S.C. § 70904 — International Space Station completion

**(a) Policy.—** It is the policy of the United States to achieve diverse and growing utilization of, and benefits from, the International Space Station. **(b) Elements, Capabilities, and Configuration Criteria.—** The Administrator shall ensure that the International Space Station will— (1) be assembled and operated in a manner that fulfills international partner agreements, as long as the Administrator determines that the shuttle can safely enable the United States to do so; (2) be used for a diverse range of microgravity research, including fundamental, applied, and commercial research, consistent with [section 40904 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section40904&num=0&edition=prelim); (3) have an ability to support a crew size of at least 6 persons, unless the Administrator transmits to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than 60 days after December 30, 2005, a report explaining why such a requirement should not be met, the impact of not meeting the requirement on the International Space Station research agenda and operations and international partner agreements, and what additional funding or other steps would be required to have an ability to support a crew size of at least 6 persons; (4) support Crew Exploration Vehicle docking and automated docking of cargo vehicles or modules launched by either heavy-lift or commercially-developed launch vehicles; (5) support any diagnostic human research, on-orbit characterization of molecular crystal growth, cellular research, and other research that the Administration believes is necessary to conduct, but for which the Administration lacks the capacity

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51 U.S.C. § 40904 — Microgravity research

Page 99 TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS § 40904 Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2011—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 112–55 added subsec. (d). § 40903. Established Program to Stimulate Com- petitive Research—merit grant competition requirements (a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE STATE.—In this sec- tion, the term ‘‘eligible State’’ means a State designated by the Administrator as eligible to compete in the National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. (b) COMPETITION.—Making use of the existing infrastructure established in eligible States by the National Science Foundation, the Adminis- trator shall conduct a merit grant competition among the eligible States in areas of research important to the mission of the Administration. With respect to a grant application by an eligi- ble State, the Administrator shall consider— (1) the application’s merit and relevance to the mission of the Administration; (2) the potential for the grant to serve as a catalyst to enhance the ability of researchers in the State to become more competitive for regular Administration funding; (3) the potential for the grant to improve the environment for science, mathematics, and en- gineering education in the State; and (4) the need to ensure the maximum dis- tribution of grants among eligible States, con- sistent with merit. (c) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS.—The Adminis- trator shall endeavor, where appropriate, to sup- plement grants made under subsection (b) with such grants for fellowships, traineeships, equip- ment, or instrumentation as are available. (d) INFORMATION IN ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMIS- SION.—In order to ensure that research expertise and talent throughout the Nation is developed and engaged in Administration research and education acti

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