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

Page 180 TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS § 70902 reimbursements for the utilization of the space station under section 110, including the services to be offered, the methodology and bases by which prices will be charged, and the estimated revenues. ‘‘SEC. 112. The Intergovernmental Agreement cur- rently being negotiated between the United States Gov- ernment and Canada, Japan, and member governments of the European Space Agency, and the Memorandum of Understanding currently being negotiated between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its counterpart agencies in Canada, Japan, and Eu- rope concerning the detailed design, development, con- struction, operation, or utilization of the space station shall be submitted to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. No such agreement shall take effect until 30 days have passed after the receipt by such committees of the agreement.’’ § 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 di- rectly related to supporting the human explo- ration program, consistent with section 40904 of this title. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3436.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 70902 .......... 42 U.S.C. 16633. Pub. L. 109–155, title II, § 204, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2916. The words ‘‘Beginning with fiscal year 2006’’, which appeared at the beginning of this section, are omitted as obsolete. § 70903. International Space Station research The Administrator shall— (1) carry out a program of microgravity re- search consistent with section 40904 of this title; and (2) consider the need for a life sciences cen- trifuge and any associated holding facilities. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3436.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 70903 .......... 42 U.S.C. 16766(1), (2). Pub. L. 109–155, title V, § 506(1), (2), Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2930. § 70904. International Space Station completion (a) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States to achieve diverse and growing utiliza- tion of, and benefits from, the International Space Station. (b) ELEMENTS, CAPABILITIES, AND CONFIGURA- TION 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 micro- gravity research, including fundamental, ap- plied, and commercial research, consistent with section 40904 of this title; (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 require- ment on the International Space Station re- search agenda and operations and inter- national partner agreements, and what addi- tional funding or other steps would be re- quired to have an ability to support a crew size of at least 6 persons; (4) support Crew Exploration Vehicle dock- ing 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 to return the materials that need to be analyzed to Earth; and (6) be operated at an appropriate risk level. (c) CONTINGENCIES.— (1) POLICY.—The Administrator shall ensure that the International Space Station can have available, if needed, sufficient logistics and on-orbit capabilities to support any potential period during which the space shuttle or its follow-on crew and cargo systems are unavail- able, and can have available, if needed, suffi- cient surge delivery capability or prepositioning of spares and other supplies needed to accommodate any such hiatus. (2) PLAN.—Before making any change in the International Space Station assembly se- quence in effect on December 30, 2005, the Ad- ministrator shall transmit to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com- merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan to carry out the policy described in paragraph (1). (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3437.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 70904 .......... 42 U.S.C. 16765. Pub. L. 109–155, title V, § 505, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2929. In subsections (b)(3) and (c)(2), the words ‘‘Committee on Science and Technology’’ are substituted for ‘‘Com- mittee on Science’’ on authority of Rule X(1)(o) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, adopted by House Resolution No. 6 (110th Congress, January 5, 2007). In subsections (b)(3) and (c)(2), the date ‘‘December 30, 2005’’ is substituted for ‘‘the date of enactment of this Act’’ to reflect the date of enactment of the Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Administration Author- ization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–155, 119 Stat. 2895). In subsection (c)(2) the words ‘‘Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act [December 30, 2005], and’’ are omitted as obsolete.