Sec. 205. Low-Earth orbit commercialization program
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The Administrator may establish a low-Earth orbit commercialization program to encourage the fullest commercial use and development of space by the private sector of the United States. The program under subsection
(a)may include— activities to stimulate demand for human space flight products and services in low-Earth orbit; activities to improve the capability of the ISS to accommodate commercial users; and subject to subsection (c), activities to accelerate the development of commercial space stations or commercial space habitats. The Administration shall give priority to each activity under subsection (b)(3) in which the private sector entity conducting the activity provides a share of the costs to develop and operate the activity. The Administration may not engage in an activity under subsection (b)(3) until after the date that the Administrator awards a contract for the use of a docking port on the ISS. Not later than 30 days after the date that an award or agreement is made under subsection (b)(3), the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the development of the commercial space station or commercial space habitat, as applicable, including a business plan for how the activity will— meet NASA’s future requirements for low-Earth orbit human space flight services; and satisfy the non-Federal funding requirement under subsection (c)(1).