Sec. 303. Nongovernmental missions on the International Space Station
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It is the sense of Congress that— nongovernmental missions involving crew or spaceflight participants on the International Space Station carried out, as appropriate, pursuant to NASA policies and procedures, and Federal Government laws and regulations, can provide lessons and learning experiences for both government and nongovernment entities to inform the development of future commercial low-Earth orbit platforms and a low-Earth orbit economy; and the Administrator should share lessons learned from nongovernmental missions on the International Space Station to advance the commercial human spaceflight industry, to promote the safety of future commercial low-Earth orbit platforms, and to inform the evolution of policies guiding such activities in low-Earth orbit.
The Administrator may enter into one or more agreements to enable one or more United States commercial providers to conduct nongovernmental missions on the International Space Station pursuant to NASA policies and procedures, and Federal government laws and regulations. Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing information relating to the following:
The number of nongovernmental missions on the ISS planned. The number of nongovernmental missions on the ISS completed. The extent to which commercial entities carrying out nongovernmental missions on the ISS fully reimburse costs incurred by NASA in association with any nongovernmental missions carried out on the International Space Station. The extent to which nongovernmental missions on the International Space Station impact the priorities specified in section 10816 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2022 ( Public Law 117–167 ; 51 U.S.C. 70901 note).
The impact, if any, to operations of or activities on the International Space Station that are not related to nongovernmental missions on the International Space Station. The extent to which any nongovernmental mission on the ISS— conforms with section 20102 of title 51, United States Code; adheres to the requirements of section 50131 of title 51, United States Code; and is consistent with the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. Any other issues related to nongovernmental missions on the International Space Station that the Comptroller General determines are appropriate for review as part of undertaking the report in subsection (c).
In this section, the terms crew and spaceflight participant have the meanings given such terms in section 50902 of title 51, United States Code.
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