Sec. 222. Research roles and responsibilities
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It is the sense of Congress that— expansion of the non-NASA utilization of the ISS is critical to maximizing the research potential of the ISS national laboratory and to facilitating expanded commercial activity in low-Earth orbit; and in order to expand the non-NASA scientific utilization of ISS research capabilities and facilities, it is essential to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the entities managing research within the U.S. Segment of the ISS. Section 504 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18354) is amended— in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
The Administrator shall ensure that the liaison function under this subsection is implemented in a manner that precludes any conflict of interest between the objectives and activities of the entities identified under subsection (e). ; in subsection (d)(2)— by inserting
(A)before In general .— If any NASA research plan and adjusting the text accordingly; by inserting and subject to subparagraph
(B)after Until September 30, 2020 in subparagraph (A), as redesignated; and by adding at the end the following: An exception under subparagraph
(A)may only be granted if there is mutual agreement between the entities identified under subsection (e). ; and by adding at the end the following: The organization with which the Administrator enters into a cooperative agreement under subsection
(a)for management of the ISS national laboratory shall be considered a separate and equal partner of any NASA organizational entity responsible for management of the NASA research plan onboard the ISS. . Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the following: Options for expanding the Administration’s collaboration with its ISS partners, including— providing U.S. personnel expanded access to international partner research facilities; and coordinating research efforts to minimize the duplication of effort, unless duplication is a justified element of the scientific process or essential for backup or redundant capability. The potential for increasing ISS crew size to maximize utilization and applications. Efforts undertaken by the Administration and the ISS management entity— to enhance collaborative research between the Administration and other Federal science agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation; and to expand the use of the ISS national laboratory capabilities by Federal science agencies. In this subsection, the term ISS management entity means the organization with which the Administrator enters into a cooperative agreement under section 504(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18354(a)).
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