Sec. 10822. Search for life
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It is the sense of Congress that— the report entitled An Astrobiology Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine outlines key scientific questions and methods on the search for the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe; and the interaction of lifeforms with their environment, a central focus of astrobiology research, is a topic of broad significance to life sciences research in space and on Earth.
The Administrator shall continue to implement a collaborative, multidisciplinary science and technology development program to search for evidence of the existence or historical existence of life beyond Earth in support of— the scientific priorities of the most recent decadal surveys on planetary science and astrobiology and astronomy and astrophysics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; and the objective described in section 20102(d)(10) of title 51, United States Code.
The program under paragraph
(1)shall include activities relating to astronomy, biology, geology, and planetary science. In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall coordinate efforts with the life sciences program of the Administration. In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator may invest in the development of new instrumentation and sensor technology. In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator may support, as appropriate, merit-reviewed, competitively selected research on technosignatures.