velop a plan for satisfying those requirements by 
dedicating a portion of volume on NASA supply mis-
sions to the International Space Station and mis-
sions returning from the International Space Station 
to Earth. 
(c) ASSESSMENT.—The Administrator shall— 
(1) identify existing research equipment and 
racks and support equipment that are manifested for 
flight; 
(2) provide a detailed description of the status 
of research equipment and facilities that were com-
pleted or in development prior to being cancelled, 
and provide the budget and milestones for com-
pleting and preparing the equipment for flight on 
the International Space Station; and 
(3) provide the results of the assessment to the 
Committee on Science and Technology of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall establish an advisory panel under the Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act to monitor the activities and manage-
ment of the International Space Station National Labora-
tory. 
SEC. 603. CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR CARGO RESUPPLY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The International Space Station 
represents a significant investment of national resources, 
and it is a facility that embodies a cooperative inter-
national approach to the exploration and utilization of 
space. As such, it is important that its continued viability 
and productivity be ensured, to the maximum extent pos-
sible, after the Space Shuttle is retired. 
(b) CONTINGENCY PLAN.—The Administrator shall 
develop a contingency plan and arrangements, including 
use of International Space Station international partner 
cargo resupply capabilities, to ensure the continued viabil-
ity and productivity of the International Space Station in 
the event that United States commercial cargo resupply 
services are not available during any extended period after 
the date that the Space Shuttle is retired. The plan shall 
be delivered to the Committee on Science and Technology 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not 
later than one year after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
Subtitle B—Space Shuttle 
SEC. 611. FLIGHT MANIFEST. 
(a) BASELINE MANIFEST.—In addition to the Space 
Shuttle flights listed as part of the baseline flight manifest 
as of January 1, 2008, the Utilization flights ULF–4 and 
ULF–5 shall be considered part of the Space Shuttle base-
line flight manifest and shall be flown prior to the retire-
ment of the Space Shuttle. 
(b) ADDITIONAL FLIGHT TO DELIVER THE ALPHA 
MAGNETIC
SPECTROMETER
TO
THE
INTERNATIONAL 
SPACE STATION.—In addition to the flying of the baseline 
manifest as described in subsection (a), the Administrator 
shall take all necessary steps to fly one additional Space 
Shuttle flight to deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer 
to the International Space Station prior to the retirement 
of the Space Shuttle. 
(c) SPACE
SHUTTLE
RETIREMENT
DATE.—The 
Space Shuttle shall be retired following the completion of 
the baseline flight manifest and the flight of the additional 
flight specified in subsection (b), events that are antici-
pated to occur in 2010. 
SEC. 612. DISPOSITION OF SHUTTLE-RELATED ASSETS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall provide a plan to Con-
gress for the disposition of the remaining Space Shuttle
orbiters and other Space Shuttle program-related hard-
ware and facilities after the retirement of the Space Shut-
tle fleet. The plan shall include a process by which edu-
cational institutions and science museums and other ap-
propriate organizations may acquire, through loan or dis-
posal by the Federal Government, Space Shuttle program- 
related hardware. The Administrator shall not dispose of 
any Space Shuttle-related hardware prior to the comple-
tion of the plan. 
SEC. 613. SPACE SHUTTLE TRANSITION LIAISON OFFICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish an office within NASA’s Office of Human Capital 
Management that shall assist local communities affected 
by the termination of the Space Shuttle program. The of-
fice shall offer technical assistance and serve as a clearing-
house to assist communities in identifying services avail-
able from other Federal agencies. 
(b) SUNSET.—The Office established under sub-
section (a) shall cease operations 24 months after the last 
Space Shuttle flight. 
Subtitle C—Launch Services 
SEC. 621. LAUNCH SERVICES STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In preparation for the award of 
contracts to follow up on the current NASA Launch Serv-
ices (NLS) contracts, the Administrator shall develop a
strategy for providing domestic commercial launch services 
in support of NASA’s small and medium-sized Science, 
Space Operations, and Exploration missions, consistent 
with current law and policy. 
(b) REPORT.—The Administrator shall transmit a re-
port to the Committee on Science and Technology of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate describ-
ing the strategy developed under subsection (a) not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. The 
report shall provide, at a minimum— 
(1) the results of the Request for Information 
on small to medium-sized launch services released on 
April 22, 2008; 
(2) an analysis of possible alternatives to main-
tain small and medium-sized lift capabilities after 
June 30, 2010, including the use of the Department 
of Defense’s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle 
(EELV); 
(3) the recommended alternatives, and associ-
ated 5-year budget plans starting in October 2010 
that would enable their implementation; and 
(4) a contingency plan in the event the rec-
ommended alternatives described in paragraph (3) 
are not available when needed.
TITLE VII—EDUCATION 
SEC. 701. RESPONSE TO REVIEW. 
(a) PLAN.—The Administrator shall prepare a plan 
identifying actions taken or planned in response to the rec-
ommendations 
of 
the 
National 
Academies 
report, 
‘‘NASA’s Elementary and Secondary Education Program: 
Review and Critique’’. For those actions that have not 
been implemented, the plan shall include a schedule and 
budget required to support the actions. 
(b) REPORT.—The plan prepared under subsection 
(a) shall be transmitted to the Committee on Science and 
Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 702. EXTERNAL REVIEW OF EXPLORER SCHOOLS PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Administrator shall make ar-
rangements for an independent external review of the Ex-
plorer Schools program to evaluate its goals, status, plans, 
and accomplishments. 
(b) REPORT.—The report of the independent external 
review shall be transmitted to the Committee on Science 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of