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 PUBLIC LAW 109–155—DEC. 30, 2005

119 STAT. 2895

Public Law 109–155 109th Congress An Act Dec. 30, 2005 [S. 1281]

To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005. 42 USC 16601 note.

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I—GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND REPORTS Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110.

Responsibilities, policies, and plans. Reports. Baselines and cost controls. Prize authority. Foreign launch vehicles. Safety management. Lessons learned and best practices. Commercialization plan. Study on the feasibility of use of ground source heat pumps. Whistleblower protection.

201. 202. 203. 204. 205. 206. 207.

TITLE II—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS Structure of budget accounts. Fiscal year 2007. Fiscal year 2008. ISS research. Test facilities. Official representation fund. ISS cost cap. TITLE III—SCIENCE

Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

301. 302. 303. 304. 305. 306. 307.

Subtitle A—General Provisions Performance assessments. Status on Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. Independent assessment of Landsat-NPOESS integrated mission. Assessment of science mission extensions. Microgravity research. Coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Review and report on Headquarters Earth-Sun System Applied Sciences Program. Subtitle B—Remote Sensing

Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

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311. 312. 313. 314.

Definitions. General responsibilities. Pilot projects to encourage public sector applications. Program evaluation.

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