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 124 STAT. 3439 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 CHAPTER 711—NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS Sec. 71101. Reaffirmation of policy. 71102. Requests for information. 71103. Developing policy and recommending responsible Federal agency. 71104. Planetary radar. § 71101. Reaffirmation of policy Congress reaffirms the policy set forth in section 20102(g) of this title (relating to surveying near-Earth asteroids and comets). § 71102. Requests for information The Administrator shall issue requests for information on— (1) a low-cost space mission with the purpose of ren- dezvousing with, attaching a tracking device, and character- izing the Apophis asteroid; and (2) a medium-sized space mission with the purpose of detecting near-Earth objects equal to or greater than 140 meters in diameter. § 71103. Developing policy and recommending responsible Federal agency Within 2 years after October 15, 2008, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall— (1) develop a policy for notifying Federal agencies and rel- evant emergency response institutions of an impending near- Earth object threat, if near-term public safety is at risk; and (2) recommend a Federal agency or agencies to be responsible for— (A) protecting the United States from a near-Earth object that is expected to collide with Earth; and (B) implementing a deflection campaign, in consultation with international bodies, should one be necessary. § 71104. Planetary radar The Administrator shall maintain a planetary radar that is com- parable to the capability provided through the Deep Space Network Goldstone facility of the Administration. CHAPTER 713—COOPERATION FOR SAFETY AMONG SPACEFARING NATIONS Sec. 71301. Common docking system standard to enable rescue. 71302. Information sharing to avoid physical or radio-frequency interference. § 71301. Common docking system standard to enable rescue In order to maximize the ability to rescue astronauts whose space vehicles have become disabled, the Administrator shall enter into discussions with the appropriate representatives of spacefaring nations who have or plan to have crew transportation systems capable of orbital flight or flight beyond low Earth orbit for the purpose of agreeing on a common docking system standard.