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 124 STAT. 2822 PUBLIC LAW 111–267—OCT. 11, 2010 (5) FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION AND READINESS REQUIRE- MENTS.—The Administrator shall establish appropriate mile- stones and minimum performance objectives to be achieved before authority is granted to proceed to the procurement of commercially-developed crew transportation capabilities or sys- tems. The guidelines shall include a procedure to provide inde- pendent assurance of flight safety and flight readiness before the authorization of United States government personnel to participate as crew onboard any commercial launch vehicle developed pursuant to this section. (6) COMMERCIAL CREW RESCUE CAPABILITIES.—The provi- sion of a commercial capability to provide ISS crew services shall include crew rescue requirements, and shall be under- taken through the procurement process initiated in conformance with this section. In the event such development is initiated, the Administrator shall make available any relevant govern- ment-owned intellectual property deriving from the develop- ment of a multi-purpose crew vehicle authorized by this Act to commercial entities involved with such crew rescue capability development which shall be relevant to the design of a crew rescue capability. In addition, the Administrator shall seek to ensure that contracts for development of the multi-purpose crew vehicle contain provisions for the licensing of relevant intellectual property to participating commercial providers of any crew rescue capability development undertaken pursuant to this section. If one or more contractors involved with develop- ment of the multi-purpose crew vehicle seek to compete in development of a commercial crew service with crew rescue capability, separate legislative authority must be enacted to enable the Administrator to provide funding for any modifica- tions of the multi-purpose crew vehicle necessary to fulfill the ISS crew rescue function. SEC. 404. REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CARGO RETURN CAPABILITY. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate commit- tees of Congress a report on potential alternative commercially- developed means for the capability for a soft-landing return on land from the ISS of— (1) research samples or other derivative materials; and (2) small to mid-sized (up to 1,000 kilograms) equipment for return and analysis, or for refurbishment and redelivery, to the ISS. TITLE V—CONTINUATION, SUPPORT, AND EVOLUTION OF THE INTER- NATIONAL SPACE STATION SEC. 501. CONTINUATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION THROUGH 2020. (a) POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.—It shall be the policy of the United States, in consultation with its international partners in the ISS program, to support full and complete utilization of the ISS through at least 2020. 42 USC 18351. Standards.