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 PUBLIC LAW 100-147—OCT. 30, 1987

101 STAT. 865

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(1) the potential use of future advanced or heavy lift expendable launch vehicles for purposes of the assembly and operation of the space station; v'; (2) the use of existing expendable launch vehicles of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Departo>n ment of Defense, and the Private Sector; ±(3) the requirement for space shuttle launches; and (4) the risk of capital losses from the use of expendable launch vehicles and the space shuttle. SEC. 110. (a) The Administrator shall set and collect reasonable user fees for the use and maintenance of the space station. (b) The Administrator shall set user fees so as to— xc, (1) promote the use of the space station consistent with the policy set forth in section 106; (2) recover the costs of the use of the space station, including reasonable charges for any enhancement needed for such use; ' and (3) conserve and efficiently allocate the resources of the space station. (c) The Administrator may, on a case-by-case basis, waive or modify such user fees when in the Administrator's judgment such waiver or modification will further the goals and purposes of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, including— (1) the advancement of scientific or engineering knowledge; (2) international cooperation; and (3) the commercial use of space. SEC. 111. No later than September 30, 1988, the Administrator shall submit a detailed plan for collecting 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 currently being negotiated between the United States Government 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 Europe concerning the detailed design, development, construction, 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. SEC. 113. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that it is in the national interest that consideration be given to geographical distribution of Federal research funds whenever feasible, and that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should explore ways and means of distributing its research and development funds whenever feasible. (b) The Administrator shall report to the Congress on the extent to which such consideration has been given and such ways and means explored during fiscal year 1987, and shall submit such report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, anji Transportation of the Senate by January 15, 1988. ^^

42 USC 2451 note.

42 USC 2451 note.

International agreements. Canada. iO Europe. '«^C| Japan. i^fr 42 USC 2451 note.

42 USC 2459 note.

Reports.

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