Sec. 504. Nuclear propulsion technology
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It is the sense of Congress that nuclear propulsion is critical to the development of advanced spacecraft for civilian and national defense purposes. The Administrator shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense— continue to develop the fuel element design for NASA nuclear propulsion technology; finalize the systems feasibility studies for such technology; and partner with members of commercial industry to conduct mission concept studies on such technology.
Not later than December 31, 2021, the Administrator shall— determine the correct approach for conducting a flight demonstration of nuclear propulsion technology; and submit to Congress a report on a plan for such a demonstration. Not later than December 31, 2024, the Administrator shall conduct the flight demonstration described in paragraph (1).