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PUBLIC LAW 109–155—DEC. 30, 2005

by NASA to small business concerns (within the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)). 42 USC 16822.

SEC. 708. NASA HEALTHCARE PROGRAM.

The Administrator shall develop a plan to better understand the longitudinal health effects of space flight on humans. In the development of the plan, the Administrator shall consider the need for the establishment of a lifetime healthcare program for NASA astronauts and their families or other methods to obtain needed health data from astronauts and retired astronauts. Deadline. Reports. 42 USC 16823.

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OFFSHORE PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES.

Deadline. 42 USC 16824.

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SEC. 710. STUDY ON ENHANCED USE LEASING.

The Administrator shall submit to Congress, not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year beginning with the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act, a report on the contracts and subcontracts performed overseas and the amount of purchases directly or indirectly by NASA from foreign entities in that fiscal year. The report shall separately indicate— (1) the contracts and subcontracts and their dollar values for which the Administrator determines that essential goods or services under the contract are available only from a source outside the United States; and (2) the items and their dollar values for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to obligations of the United States under international agreements. Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a review of NASA’s enhanced use leasing pilot program established by section 315 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2459j). At a minimum the review shall analyze— (1) the financial impact of the program, taking into account revenue foregone by the United States, whether such revenue would have been realized in the absence of the program, and any revenue that accrued to NASA because of the program; (2) the use and effectiveness of the program; and (3) whether the arrangements made under the program would have been made in the absence of the program.

Subtitle B—National Science Foundation 42 USC 16831.

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SEC. 721. DATA ON SPECIFIC FIELDS OF STUDY.

The National Science Foundation shall continue to collect statistically reliable data on the field of degree of college-educated individuals to fulfill obligations under section 4(j)(1) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1)) and the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885 et. seq.). If the Director of the Foundation determines that there is a legal impediment to the continued collection of this data, he shall inform the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

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