Sec. 301. Promoting fairness and competitiveness for NASA partnership opportunities

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It is the sense of Congress that— fair access to available NASA assets and services on a reimbursable, noninterference, equitable, and predictable basis is advantageous in enabling the United States commercial space industry; NASA should continue to promote fairness to all parties and ensure best value to the Federal Government in granting use of NASA assets, services, and capabilities in a manner that contributes to NASA's missions and objectives; and NASA should continue to promote small business awareness and participation through advocacy and collaborative efforts with internal and external partners, stakeholders, and academia.

The Administrator of NASA shall— provide opportunities for the consideration of small business concerns during public-private partnership planning processes and in public-private partnership plans; invite the participation of each relevant director of an Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act 915 U.S.C. 644(k) in public-private partnership planning processes and provide the director access to public-private partnership plans; not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act— identify and establish a list of all NASA assets, services, and capabilities that are available, or will be available, for public-private partnership opportunities; and make the list under subparagraph

(A)available on NASA's website, in a searchable format; periodically as needed, but not less frequently than annually, update the list and website under paragraph (3); and not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, develop a policy and issue guidance for a consistent, fair, and equitable method for scheduling and establishing priority of use of the NASA assets, services, and capabilities identified under this subsection. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of NASA shall designate an official at each NASA Center— to serve as an advocate for small businesses within the office that manages partnerships at each Center; and to provide guidance to small businesses on how to participate in public-private partnership opportunities with NASA.

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