Sec. 218. Integrated plan to effect maximum utilization of the ISS
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NASA shall seek to maximize the productivity and use of the ISS with respect to scientific and technological research and development, advancement of space exploration, and international collaboration. NASA shall develop an up-to-date, comprehensive, and integrated plan to achieve the purpose stated in subsection
(a)that includes— a list of planned activities, including any activities in support of the goal established in section 201, that the Administrator believes require extension of the ISS beyond 2020 to carry out, along with the rationale for carrying out those activities; funding requirements; research or technology objectives to be achieved, including those established to enable the achievement of the goal established in section 201; success criteria; and the details of— the specific objectives for using the ISS through 2020; priorities attributed to these objectives; resources required to achieve these objectives on an annual basis; how NASA will achieve those objectives and how Congress can measure NASA’s progress on those objectives; key assumptions driving the plan; and what NASA will do with the unused capacity and capabilities of the ISS if potential users of the National Laboratory decide not to make significant use of it. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and concurrently to the Office of Management and Budget, the plan developed under subsection (b).