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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS

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## SEC. 1 SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS ###
(a)Short Title **[**[42 U.S.C. 18301 note](/us/usc/t42/s18301)**]** This Act may be cited as the “National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010”. ###
(b)Table of Contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Definitions. TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS Sec. 101. Fiscal year 2011. Sec. 102. Fiscal year 2012. Sec. 103. Fiscal year 2013. TITLE II—POLICY, GOALS, AND OBJECTIVES FOR HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT AND EXPLORATION Sec. 201. United States human space flight policy. Sec. 202. Goals and objectives. Sec. 203. Assurance of core capabilities. Sec. 204. Independent study on human exploration of space. TITLE III—EXPANSION OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT BEYOND THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND LOW-EARTH ORBIT Sec. 301. Human space flight beyond low-Earth orbit. Sec. 302. Space Launch System as follow-on launch vehicle to the Space Shuttle. Sec. 303. Multi-purpose crew vehicle. Sec. 304. Utilization of existing workforce and assets in development of Space Launch System and multi-purpose crew vehicle. Sec. 305. NASA launch support and infrastructure modernization program. Sec. 306. Report on effects of transition to Space Launch System on the solid and liquid rocket motor industrial bases. Sec. 307. Sense of Congress on other technology and robotic elements in human space flight and exploration. Sec. 308. Development of technologies and in-space capabilities for beyond near-Earth space missions. Sec. 309. Report requirement. TITLE IV—DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF COMMERCIAL CREW AND CARGO TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITIES Sec. 401. Commercial Cargo Development program. Sec. 402. Commercial Crew Development program. Sec. 403. Requirements applicable to development of commercial crew transportation capabilities and services. Sec. 404. Report on International Space Station cargo return capability. TITLE V—CONTINUATION, SUPPORT, AND EVOLUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Sec. 501. Continuation of the International Space Station. Sec. 502. Maximum utilization of the International Space Station. Sec. 503. Maintenance of the United States segment and assurance of continued operations of the International Space Station. Sec. 504. Management of the ISS national laboratory. TITLE VI—SPACE SHUTTLE RETIREMENT AND TRANSITION Sec. 601. Sense of Congress on the Space Shuttle program. Sec. 602. Retirement of Space Shuttle orbiters and transition of Space Shuttle program. Sec. 603. Disposition of orbiter vehicles. TITLE VII—EARTH SCIENCE Sec. 701. Sense of Congress. Sec. 702. Interagency collaboration implementation approach. Sec. 703. Transitioning experimental research to operations. Sec. 704. Decadal survey missions implementation for Earth observation. Sec. 705. Expansion of Earth science applications. Sec. 706. Instrument test-beds and venture class missions. Sec. 707. Sense of Congress on NPOESS follow-on program. TITLE VIII—SPACE SCIENCE Sec. 801. Technology development. Sec. 802. Suborbital research activities. Sec. 803. Overall science portfolio-sense of the Congress. Sec. 804. In-space servicing. Sec. 805. Decadal results. Sec. 806. On-going restoration of radioisotope thermoelectric generator material production. Sec. 807. Collaboration with ESMD and SOMD on robotic missions. Sec. 808. Near-Earth object survey and policy with respect to threats posed. Sec. 809. Space weather. TITLE IX—AERONAUTICS AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY Sec. 901. Sense of Congress. Sec. 902. Aeronautics research goals. Sec. 903. Research collaboration. Sec. 904. Goal for agency space technology. Sec. 905. Implementation plan for agency space technology. Sec. 906. National space technology policy. Sec. 907. Commercial reusable suborbital research program. TITLE X—EDUCATION Sec. 1001. Report on education implementation outcomes. Sec. 1002. Sense of Congress on the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Sec. 1003. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics commercial orbital platform program.11Does not conform with the section heading for section 1003. See amendment made by section 205(a) of Public Law 111-358. TITLE XI—RESCOPING AND REVITALIZING INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITIES Sec. 1101. Sense of Congress. Sec. 1102. Institutional requirements study. Sec. 1103. NASA capabilities study requirement. Sec. 1104. Sense of Congress on community transition support. Sec. 1105. Workforce stabilization and critical skills preservation. TITLE XII—OTHER MATTERS Sec. 1201. Report on space traffic management. Sec. 1202. National and international orbital debris mitigation. Sec. 1203. Reports on program and cost assessment and control assessment. Sec. 1204. Eligibility for service of individual currently serving as Administrator of NASA. Sec. 1205. Sense of Congress on independent verification and validation of NASA software. Sec. 1206. Counterfeit parts. Sec. 1207. Information security. Sec. 1208. National Center for Human Performance. Sec. 1209. Enhanced-use Leasing. Sec. 1210. Sense of Congress concerning the Stennis Space Center. TITLE XIII—COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO ACT OF 2010 Sec. 1301. Compliance provision.
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