Sec. 205. Acquisition of domestic space transportation and logistics resupply services
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Except as provided in subsection (b), the Administrator shall not enter into any contract with a person or entity that proposes to use, or will use, a foreign launch provider for a commercial service to provide space transportation or logistics resupply for— the ISS; or any Government-owned or Government-funded platform in Earth orbit or cislunar space, on the lunar surface, or elsewhere in space. The Administrator may enter into a contract with a person or entity that proposes to use, or will use, a foreign launch provider for a commercial service to carry out an activity described in subsection
(a)if a domestic vehicle or service is unavailable. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Administrator from entering into 1 or more no-exchange-of-funds collaborative agreements with an international partner in support of the deep space exploration plan of NASA.