Sec. 302. Transportation to ISS
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It is the sense of Congress that— NASA should build upon the success of the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services and Commercial Resupply Services programs that have allowed private sector companies to partner with NASA to deliver cargo and scientific experiments to the ISS since 2012; once certified to meet NASA’s safety and reliability requirements and fully operational to meet ISS crew transfer needs, the Commercial Crew Program transportation systems should serve as the primary means of transporting United States government astronauts and international partner astronauts from United States soil to and from the ISS;
Commercial Crew Program transportation systems should have the capability of serving as ISS emergency crew rescue vehicles; the 21st Century Launch Complex Program has enabled significant modernization and infrastructure improvements as launch sites across the United States to support NASA's Commercial Resupply Services and other civil and commercial space flight missions; and the 21st Century Launch Complex Program should be continued in a manner that leverages State and private investments to achieve the goals of the program.
It is the policy of the United States that, to foster the competitive development, operation, improvement and commercial availability of space transportation services, services for Federal Government access to and return from the ISS, whenever practicable, shall be procured via fair and open competition for well-defined, milestone-based, Federal Acquisition Regulation-based contracts under section 201(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 18311(a) ).
Section 401 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 18341 ) is amended by striking Commercial Orbital Transportation Services and inserting Commercial Resupply Services . The Administrator shall protect the safety of United States crews by ensuring commercial crew systems meet all applicable human rating requirements in accordance with section 403(b)(1) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 18342(b)(1) ).
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