Sec. 206. Rocket engine test infrastructure
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The Administrator shall carry out a program to modernize rocket propulsion test infrastructure at NASA facilities— to increase capabilities; to enhance safety; to support propulsion development and testing; and to foster the improvement of Government and commercial space transportation and exploration. Projects funded under the program under subsection
(a)may include— infrastructure and other facilities and systems relating to rocket propulsion test stands and rocket propulsion testing; enhancements to test facility capacity and flexibility; and such other projects as the Administrator considers appropriate to meet the goals described in subsection (a). In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— prioritize investments in projects that enhance test and flight certification capabilities for large thrust-level atmospheric and altitude engines and engine systems, and multi-engine integrated test capabilities; and ensure that no project carried out under this program shall adversely impact, delay, or defer testing or other activities associated with facilities used for Government programs, including— the Space Launch System and the Exploration Upper Stage of the Space Launch System; in-space propulsion to support exploration missions; or nuclear propulsion testing. Nothing in this section shall preclude a NASA program, including the Space Launch System and the Exploration Upper Stage of the Space Launch System, from using the modernized test infrastructure developed under this section.