PUBLIC LAW 106-391—OCT. 30, 2000 114 STAT. 1591 for the International Space Station. The implementation plan shall include— (1) a description of the respective roles and responsibilities of the Administration and the non-government organization; (2) a proposed structure for the non-government organization; (3) a statement of the resources required; (4) a schedule for the transition of responsibilities; and (5) a statement of the duration of the agreement. TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS SEC. 301. REQUIREMENT FOR INDEPENDENT COST ANALYSIS. 42 USC 2459g. (a) REQUIREMENT. —Before any funds may be obligated for Phase B of a project that is projected to cost more than $150,000,000 in total project costs, the Chief Financial Officer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall conduct an independent life-cycle cost analysis of such project and shall report the results to Congress. In developing cost accounting and reporting standards for carrying out this section, the Chief Financial Officer shall, to the extent practicable and consistent with other laws, solicit the advice of expertise outside of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term "Phase B" means the latter stages of project formulation, during which the final definition of a project is carried out and before project implementation (which includes the Design, Development, and Operations Phases) begins. SEC. 302. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACT OF 1958 AMEND- MENTS. (a) DECLARATION OF POLICY AND PURPOSE.—Section 102 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (f) and redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (2) in subsection (g), as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking "(f), and (g)" and inserting "and (f)". (b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Section 206(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2476(a)) is amended— (1) by striking "January" and inserting "May"; and (2) by striking "calendar" and inserting "fiscal". SEC. 303. COMMERCIAL SPACE GOODS AND SERVICES. It is the sense of the Congress that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall purchase commercially available space goods and services to the fullest extent feasible and shall not conduct activities with commercial applications that preclude or deter commercial space activities except for reasons of national security or public safety. A space good or service shall be deemed commercially available if it is offered by a commercial provider, or if it could be supplied by a commercial provider in response to a Government procurement request. For purposes of this section, a purchase is feasible if it meets mission requirements in a costeffective manner. 79-194O-00 -31:QL3Part2
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