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 114 STAT. 1590 PUBLIC LAW 106-391—OCT. 30, 2000 42 USC 2451 note. Deadline. 42 USC 14711 note. 42 USC 2451 note. Deadline. SEC. 203. RESEARCH ON IP^TERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. (a) STUDY.— The Administrator shall enter into a contract with the National Research Council and the National Academy of Public Administration to jointly conduct a study of the status of life and microgravity research as it relates to the International Space Station. The study shall include— (1) an assessment of the United States scientific communit^s readiness to use the International Space Station for life and microgravity research; (2) an assessment of the current and projected factors limiting the United States scientific communit/s ability to maximize the research potential of the International Space Station, including, but not limited to, the past and present availability of resources in the life and microgravity research accounts within the Office of Human Spaceflight and the Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications and the past, present, and projected access to space of the scientific community; and (3) recommendations for improving the United States scientific communitys ability to maximize the research potential of the International Space Station, including an assessment of the relative costs and benefits of— (A) dedicating an annual mission of the Space Shuttle to life and microgravity research during assembly of the International Space Station; and (B) maintaining the schedule for assembly in place at the time of the enactment. (b) REPORT. —Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study conducted under this section. SEC. 204. SPACE STATION COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEMONSTRA- TION PROGRAM. Section 434 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 is amended by striking "2004," each place it appears and inserting "2002,". SEC. 205. SPACE STATION RESEARCH UTILIZATION AND COMMER- CIALIZATION MANAGEMENT. (a) RESEARCH UTILIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION MANAGE- MENT ACTIVITIES. — The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall enter into an agreement with a non-government organization to conduct research utilization and commercialization management activities of the International Space Station subsequent to substantial completion as defined in section 202(b)(3). The agreement may not take effect less than 120 days after the implementation plan for the agreement is submitted to the Congress under subsection (b). (b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— Not later than September 30, 2001, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives an implementation plan to incorporate the use of a non-government organization

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