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PUBLIC LAW 109–155—DEC. 30, 2005 $10,903,900,000, of which $6,546,600,000 shall be for Space Operations. (3) For the Office of Inspector General, $34,600,000.

42 USC 16633.

SEC. 204. ISS RESEARCH.

Beginning with fiscal year 2006, the Administrator shall allocate at least 15 percent of the funds budgeted for ISS research to ground-based, free-flyer, and ISS life and microgravity science research that is not directly related to supporting the human exploration program, consistent with section 305. 42 USC 16634.

SEC. 205. TEST FACILITIES.

(a) CHARGES.—The Administrator shall establish a policy of charging users of NASA’s test facilities for the costs associated with their tests at a level that is competitive with alternative test facilities. The Administrator shall not implement a policy of seeking full cost recovery for a facility until at least 30 days after transmitting a notice to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (b) FUNDING ACCOUNT.—In planning and budgeting, the Administrator shall establish a funding account that shall be used for all test facilities. The account shall be sufficient to maintain the viability of test facilities during periods of low utilization.

Deadline. Notice.

42 USC 16635.

SEC. 206. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATION FUND.

Amounts appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used, but not to exceed a total of $70,000 in any fiscal year, for official reception and representation expenses. 42 USC 16636.

SEC. 207. ISS COST CAP.

(a) REPORT.—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 providing the current expected development costs of the ISS and describing any changes to those costs that have occurred because of the grounding of the Space Shuttle after the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and because of the implementation of full-cost accounting. (b) REPEAL.—Thirty days after the transmittal of the report described in subsection (a), section 202 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 2451 note) is repealed.

TITLE III—SCIENCE Subtitle A—General Provisions 42 USC 16651.

SEC. 301. PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The performance of each division in the Science directorate of NASA shall be reviewed and assessed by the National Academy of Sciences at 5-year intervals. (b) TIMING.—Beginning with the first fiscal year following the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall select at least one division for review under this section. The Administrator shall select divisions so that all disciplines will have received their

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