shall, in consultation with the ISS partners, seek to mini-
mize to the extent practicable the operating costs of the 
ISS. 
SEC. 212. ISS RESEARCH MANAGEMENT INSTITUTION. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Pursuant to section 507 of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Author-
ization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16767), the Administrator 
shall designate an independent, nonprofit United States 
institution, based on the result of a competitive solicita-
tion, for the management of fundamental space life science 
and physical sciences and related technology research to 
be conducted on the ISS, as well as all research, including 
United States commercial research, that is funded by non- 
NASA United States domestic entities and carried out on 
the ISS. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The research management 
institution designated under subsection (a) shall make rec-
ommendations to the Administrator for— 
(1) competitively selecting, prioritizing, and 
overseeing United States ISS research projects 
across all United States users, sponsors, and dis-
ciplines, including domestic entities other than 
NASA, seeking to carry out research on the ISS; 
(2) establishing a process for governance of 
United States ISS research users; 
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(3) conducting outreach and education to en-
hance the utilization of the ISS; and 
(4) providing easily accessible information on 
the United States capabilities, research facilities, 
and resources associated with the United States re-
search use of the ISS. 
(c) DEVIATIONS.—If the Administrator takes actions 
that deviate from the recommendations provided by the 
research management institution under subsection (b), the 
Administrator shall transmit to the Congress a report ex-
plaining the reasons for such deviation. 
(d) OTHER GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.—Other gov-
ernment agencies engaged in research and development 
are authorized to enter into contracts with the nonprofit 
organization designated under subsection (a) if it is deter-
mined by those agencies to be beneficial to meeting their 
mission requirements for use of the ISS. 
SEC. 213. ISS RESEARCH MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in coordina-
tion with the Associate Administrator for the Space Oper-
ations Mission Directorate, shall require that the institu-
tion designated under section 212(a) prepare for the Ad-
ministrator a United States ISS research management 
plan that— 
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(1) establishes a process for selecting United 
States ISS research; 
(2) identifies the expertise and support avail-
able to researchers selected to carry out research on 
the ISS; 
(3) establishes a process for determining alloca-
tion schedules for research to be carried out on the 
ISS; 
(4) establishes a process for accommodating 
logistical and transportation requirements for ISS 
research payloads; 
(5) prescribes flight schedules for research pay-
loads to the ISS (and research materials to be re-
turned to Earth, if necessary); and 
(6) addresses other factors associated with the 
selection, management, and oversight of United 
States ISS research. 
(b) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The plan shall be 
transmitted to the Congress not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 214. OUTREACH PLAN FOR UNITED STATES ISS RE-
SEARCH. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the Con-
gress a plan prepared by the institution designated under 
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section 212(a) for broadening and enhancing the outreach 
to potential United States Government, academic, and 
commercial users of the ISS. 
SEC. 215. ISS CARGO RESUPPLY REQUIREMENTS AND CON-
TINGENCY CAPACITY THROUGH 2020. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall ensure 
the availability of ISS cargo resupply capacity to support 
the full and productive utilization and the extended oper-
ations of the ISS through the year 2020. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—The Administrator shall conduct 
an assessment of the ISS cargo resupply capacity required 
to support the enhanced research utilization and extended 
operations of the ISS through 2020. The assessment shall 
describe the methodology and assumptions used to define 
the cargo requirements and provide a breakdown of the 
cargo resupply requirements (upmass and downmass) to 
support scientific research, other research and develop-
ment, operations and maintenance, crew supplies, and 
other necessary activities. In addition, the assessment 
shall identify the systems to be used for ISS cargo resup-
ply, the amount of cargo those systems will transport, and 
the timeline for cargo resupply services to the ISS. 
(c) ADDITIONAL RESUPPLY OPTIONS.—The Admin-
istrator shall explore with ISS partners options for ensur-
ing the provision of needed upmass to and downmass from 
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the ISS in the event that adequate commercial cargo re-
supply capabilities are not available during any extended 
period after the date that the Space Shuttle is retired. 
SEC. 216. CENTRIFUGE. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Administrator shall carry out 
an assessment of innovative options for deploying a vari-
able-gravity centrifuge on the ISS. The assessment shall 
identify the requirements for a variable-gravity centrifuge 
to support fundamental and applied research on the ISS, 
including research to help mitigate the risk of long-term 
spaceflight beyond low-Earth orbit. The assessment shall 
also— 
(1) review the requirements for development, 
launch, and operation of the facility on the ISS; 
(2) provide an estimate of the potential cost 
and timeline for developing and deploying the cen-
trifuge capabilities evaluated as part of the assess-
ment; 
(3) evaluate the status of previous work on de-
velopment of an in-flight centrifuge for the ISS and 
the cost and time that would be required to complete 
the work and the launch the facility; and 
(4) identify the potential for international col-
laboration and other potential partnerships or inno-
vative acquisition approaches that could facilitate 
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the development and deployment of a centrifuge fa-
cility for the ISS. 
(b) TRANSMITTAL
TO CONGRESS.—The Adminis-
trator shall transmit the assessment described in sub-
section (a) to the Congress not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 217. EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 
USING THE ISS. 
(a) PLAN.—The Administrator shall develop prior-
ities for technology development, testing, and demonstra-
tion activities that enable and support NASA’s long-term 
plans for exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and that re-
quire the capabilities of the ISS, and shall develop a plan, 
including milestones, a schedule, and an estimate of re-
source requirements, for carrying out the prioritized ac-
tivities. The plan shall be developed for the period of fiscal 
years 2011 through 2020. 
(b) TRANSMITTAL
TO CONGRESS.—The Adminis-
trator shall transmit the plan developed under subsection 
(a) to the Congress not later than 270 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 218. FUNDAMENTAL SPACE LIFE SCIENCE AND PHYS-
ICAL SCIENCES AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY 
RESEARCH. 
(a) STRATEGIC PLAN
FOR SCIENCE
AND TECH-
NOLOGY RESEARCH.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Administrator, in 
consultation with academia, other Federal agencies, 
and other potential stakeholders, shall develop a 
strategic plan for carrying out competitive, peer-re-
viewed fundamental space life science and physical 
sciences and related technology research, including 
research on phenomena such as the response of 
fluids and materials to reduced gravity environments 
that need to be understood in developing explo-
ration-related technologies and systems. The plan 
shall— 
(A) address the facilities and instrumenta-
tion that would enable and facilitate such re-
search; 
(B) be consistent with the priorities and 
recommendations established by the National 
Academies in its decadal survey of life and 
microgravity sciences; 
(C) provide a research timeline and iden-
tify the resource requirements for its implemen-
tation; 
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(D) include an estimate of the number of 
students, including undergraduate, graduate, 
and post-doctoral students, and early-career re-
searchers that would be supported in carrying 
out the plan; and 
(E) identify— 
(i) criteria for the proposed space re-
search, including— 
(I) a justification for the research 
to be carried out in the space micro-
gravity environment; 
(II) the use of model systems; 
(III) the testing of flight hard-
ware to understand and ensure its 
functioning in the microgravity envi-
ronment; 
(IV) the use of controls to help 
distinguish among the direct and indi-
rect effects of microgravity, among 
other effects of the flight or space en-
vironment; 
(V) approaches for facilitating 
data collection, analysis, and interpre-
tation; 
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(VI) procedures to ensure repeti-
tion of experiments as needed; and 
(VII) support for timely presen-
tation of the peer-reviewed results of 
the research; 
(ii) instrumentation required to sup-
port the measurements and analysis of the 
research to be carried out under the stra-
tegic plan, including the potential use of 
instrumentation developed by other coun-
tries and the potential for a variable-grav-
ity centrifuge to support the research; 
(iii) the capabilities needed to support 
direct, real-time communications between 
astronauts working on research experi-
ments onboard the ISS and the principal 
investigator on the ground; and 
(iv) a process for involving the exter-
nal user community in research planning, 
including planning for relevant flight hard-
ware and instrumentation, and for utiliza-
tion of the ISS, free flyers, or other re-
search platforms. 
(2) TRANSMITTAL
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
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the Administrator shall transmit the strategic plan 
developed under paragraph (1) to the Congress. 
(b) INTEGRATED RESEARCH MANAGEMENT ORGANI-
ZATION.— 
(1) RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall ensure that a responsible official is des-
ignated at NASA headquarters to lead a com-
petitive, integrated basic and applied research 
program in fundamental space life science and 
physical sciences and related technology. 
(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The official des-
ignated under subparagraph (A) shall be re-
sponsible for— 
(i) leading near-term and long-term 
strategic planning pursuant to the research 
plan developed under subsection (a); 
(ii) ensuring the input of the external 
user community in science planning proc-
esses; 
(iii) ensuring the implementation of 
an integrated, multidisciplinary and inter-
disciplinary, competitive research program 
in fundamental space life and physical 
sciences and related technology; 
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(iv) supporting the appropriate inter-
action of research investigators and agency 
managers and engineers in planning, de-
signing, testing, and operations related to 
such research projects; 
(v) monitoring progress of the pro-
gram in achieving the objectives and mile-
stones identified in the strategic plan de-
veloped under subsection (a)(1); and 
(vi) other functions required to sup-
port the research program under this sec-
tion. 
(C) 
COORDINATION
AND
COMMUNICA-
TIONS.—The Administrator shall ensure that 
the responsible official coordinates and commu-
nicates the fundamental space life science and 
physical sciences and related technology re-
search activities with relevant entities within 
NASA, with the ISS research management in-
stitution designated under section 212(a), and 
with other relevant agencies and organizations. 
(2) BUDGET
REQUEST.—The Administrator 
shall, as part of the annual NASA fiscal year budget 
request— 
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(A) identify and include a description of 
research being carried out pursuant to section 
204 of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration Authorization Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16633); and 
(B) identify the percentage of the total re-
search budget for ISS research that the re-
search described in subparagraph (A) rep-
resents; and 
(C) identify the programs proposed for 
carrying out research activities on the ISS and 
the proposed funding to support those research 
programs, including a breakdown for each of 
the programs identified of the funding re-
quested for competitive grants. 
Subtitle C—Space Shuttle 
SEC. 221. EXPANDED SCOPE OF SPACE SHUTTLE TRANSI-
TION LIAISON OFFICE. 
Section 613(b) of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 (42 
U.S.C. 17761(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Space Shut-
tle Transition Liaison Office’’ and inserting ‘‘Post- 
Shuttle Transition Liaison Office’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2 years after 
the completion of the last Space Shuttle flight’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2 years after the award of the final grant 
under section 222 of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 222. POST-SHUTTLE WORKFORCE TRANSITION INITIA-
TIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator, acting 
through the Post-Shuttle Transition Liaison Office 
established under section 613(b) of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization 
Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 17761(b)), as amended by 
section 221, is authorized to make grants for the es-
tablishment, operation, coordination, and implemen-
tation of aerospace workforce and community transi-
tion strategies. 
(2) TRANSFER.—The Administrator may trans-
fer amounts made available under this section to 
other Federal agencies for the purpose of assisting 
in the transition of aerospace workers and commu-
nities adversely affected by the termination of the 
Space Shuttle program. 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant under 
subsection (a) shall use the funds made available through 
the grant to— 
(1) conduct community and business outreach; 
(2) 
develop 
and 
implement 
regional 
revitialization and facilities reuse strategies; 
(3) support entrepreneurship and new business 
development initiatives; and 
(4) support workforce retraining. 
SEC. 223. DISPOSITION OF ORBITER VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the termination of the 
Space Shuttle Program, the Administrator shall decom-
mission any remaining Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles ac-
cording to established safety and historic preservation pro-
cedures prior to their designation as surplus government 
property. The orbiter vehicles shall be made available and 
located for display and maintenance through a competitive 
procedure established pursuant to the disposition plan de-
veloped under section 613(a) of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 
17761(a)), with priority consideration given to eligible ap-
plicants meeting all conditions of that plan which would 
provide for the display and maintenance of orbiters at lo-
cations with the best potential value to the public, includ-
ing where the location of the orbiters can advance edu-
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cational opportunities in science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics disciplines, and with an historical rela-
tionship with either the launch, flight operations, or proc-
essing of the Space Shuttle orbiters. 
(b) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ORBITER.—Notwith-
standing the procedures in subsection (a), the Smithso-
nian Institution shall be entitled to receive one of the re-
maining Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles. The Administrator 
shall collaborate with the Secretary of the Smithsonian In-
stitution to determine which orbiter the Smithsonian Insti-
tution shall receive, and otherwise determine the timing 
and procedures of transfer from NASA to the Smithsonian 
Institution. The Smithsonian Institution, which, as of the 
date of enactment of this Act, houses the Space Shuttle 
Enterprise, shall determine any new location for the En-
terprise. 
(c) DISPLAY AND MAINTENANCE.—The orbiter vehi-
cles made available under subsection (a) shall be displayed 
and maintained through agreements and procedures es-
tablished pursuant to section 613(a) of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 
2008 (42 U.S.C. 17761(a)). 
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Subtitle D—Space and Flight 
Support 
SEC. 231. 21ST CENTURY SPACE LAUNCH COMPLEX INITIA-
TIVE. 
In carrying out the 21st Century Space Launch Com-
plex Initiative, the Administrator shall give priority to ac-
tivities in support of the program established in section 
202. 
Subtitle E—Commercial Crew 
Transportation 
SEC. 241. AFFIRMATION OF POLICY. 
The Congress affirms the policy of— 
(1) making use of United States commercially 
provided ISS crew transportation and crew rescue 
services to the maximum extent practicable; 
(2) limiting, to the maximum extent practicable, 
the use of the system developed under section 202 
to non-ISS missions once commercial crew transpor-
tation and crew rescue services that meet safety re-
quirements become operational; and 
(3) facilitating, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the transfer of NASA-developed technologies 
to United States commercial orbital human space 
transportation companies in order to help promote 
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