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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes · Sec. 10822

Sec. 10822. SEARCH FOR LIFE

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## SEC. 10822 SEARCH FOR LIFE **[**[51 U.S.C. 20301 note](/us/usc/t51/s20301)**]** ###
(a)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)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 ####
(2)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. ###
(b)Program Continuation ####
(1)In general 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— #####
(A)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 #####
(B)the objective described in section 20102(d)(10) of title 51, United States Code. ####
(2)Element The program under paragraph
(1)shall include activities relating to astronomy, biology, geology, and planetary science. ####
(3)Coordination with life sciences program In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall coordinate efforts with the life sciences program of the Administration. ####
(4)Instrumentation and sensor technology In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator may invest in the development of new instrumentation and sensor technology. ####
(5)Technosignatures In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator may support, as appropriate, merit-reviewed, competitively selected research on technosignatures.
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