Sec. 204. Critical path redundancy for human spaceflight
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Congress finds that NASA, in cooperation with private sector and international partners, has facilitated the development of a wide array of cargo and crew transportation options for operations in low-Earth orbit and beyond. It is the sense of Congress that the availability of a multitude of launch vehicles and crew and cargo vehicles provides critical path redundancy. Not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report that contains an evaluation of the suitability and performance, including cost, reliability, and availability, of— all available crew and cargo vehicles for destinations in low-Earth orbit, cis-lunar space, and beyond; and all available launch vehicles that are capable of delivering more than 20 tons to, or beyond, low-Earth orbit to support exploration and scientific missions, particularly to outer planets.