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 124 STAT. 2826 PUBLIC LAW 111–267—OCT. 11, 2010 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall provide initial financial assistance and enter into a cooperative agreement with an appropriate organization that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to manage the activities of the ISS national laboratory in accordance with this section. (2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The organization with which the Administrator enters into the cooperative agreement shall develop the capabilities to implement research and development projects utilizing the ISS national laboratory and to otherwise manage the activities of the ISS national laboratory. (3) PROHIBITION ON OTHER ACTIVITIES.—The cooperative agreement shall require the organization entering into the agreement to engage exclusively in activities relating to the management of the ISS national laboratory and activities that promote its long term research and development mission as required by this section, without any other organizational objec- tives or responsibilities on behalf of the organization or any parent organization or other entity. (b) NASA LIAISON.— (1) DESIGNATION.—The Administrator shall designate an official or employee of the Space Operations Mission Directorate of NASA to act as liaison between NASA and the organization with which the Administrator enters into a cooperative agree- ment under subsection (a) with regard to the management of the ISS national laboratory. (2) CONSULTATION WITH LIAISON.—The cooperative agree- ment shall require the organization entering into the agreement to carry out its responsibilities under the agreement in coopera- tion and consultation with the official or employee designated under paragraph (1). (c) PLANNING AND COORDINATION OF ISS NATIONAL LABORATORY RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—The Administrator shall provide initial financial assistance to the organization with which the Adminis- trator enters into a cooperative agreement under subsection (a), in order for the organization to initiate the following: (1) Planning and coordination of the ISS national laboratory research activities. (2) Development and implementation of guidelines, selec- tion criteria, and flight support requirements for non-NASA scientific utilization of ISS research capabilities and facilities available in United States-owned modules of the ISS or in partner-owned facilities of the ISS allocated to United States utilization by international agreement. (3) Interaction with and integration of the International Space Station National Laboratory Advisory Committee estab- lished under section 602 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 17752) with the governance of the organization, and review rec- ommendations provided by that Committee regarding agree- ments with non-NASA departments and agencies of the United States Government, academic institutions and consortia, and commercial entities leading to the utilization of the ISS national laboratory facilities. (4) Coordination of transportation requirements in support of the ISS national laboratory research and development objec- tives, including provision for delivery of instruments, logistics