Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/2947

 PUBLIC LAW 109–155—DEC. 30, 2005

119 STAT. 2929

The Administrator shall transmit the plan to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than March 31, 2006.

Deadline.

SEC. 503. REQUIREMENTS.

42 USC 16763.

The Administrator shall— (1) construct an architecture and implementation plan for NASA’s human exploration program that is not critically dependent on the achievement of milestones by fixed dates; (2) implement an exploration technology development program to enable lunar human and robotic operations consistent with section 101(b)(2), including surface power to use on the Moon and other locations; (3) conduct an in-situ resource utilization technology program to develop the capability to use space resources to increase independence from Earth, and sustain exploration beyond lowEarth orbit; and (4) pursue aggressively automated rendezvous and docking capabilities that can support the ISS and other mission requirements. 42 USC 16764.

SEC. 504. GROUND-BASED ANALOG CAPABILITIES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may establish a groundbased analog capability in remote United States locations in order to assist in the development of lunar operations, life support, and in-situ resource utilization experience and capabilities. (b) ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS.—The Administrator shall select locations for the activities described in subsection (a) that— (1) are regularly accessible; (2) have significant temperature extremes and range; and (3) have access to energy and natural resources (including geothermal, permafrost, volcanic, or other potential resources). (c) INVOLVEMENT OF LOCAL POPULATIONS; PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS.—In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall involve local populations, academia, and industrial partners as much as possible to ensure that ground-based benefits and applications are encouraged and developed. SEC. 505. ISS COMPLETION.

42 USC 16765.

(a) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States to achieve diverse and growing utilization of, and benefits from, the ISS. (b) ELEMENTS, CAPABILITIES, AND CONFIGURATION CRITERIA.— The Administrator shall ensure that the ISS 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 microgravity research, including fundamental, applied, and commercial research, consistent with section 305; (3) have an ability to support a crew size of at least 6 persons, unless the Administrator transmits to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a report explaining why such a requirement should not be

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