Sec. 10. Report on research and development relating to life-sustaining technical systems and plan for achieving power supply
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives— a report on the research and development of the Administration relating to technical systems for the self-sufficient sustainment of life in and beyond low-Earth orbit; and a plan for achieving a power supply on the Moon that includes— a consideration of the resources necessary to accomplish such plan in the subsequent— 1 to 3 years; 3 to 5 years; and 5 to 10 years; collaboration and input from industry and the Department of Energy, specifically the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy; the use of a variety of types of energy, including solar and nuclear; and a detailed description of the resources necessary for the Administration to build a lunar power facility with human-tended maintenance requirements during the subsequent 10-year period.