124 STAT. 2836 PUBLIC LAW 111–267—OCT. 11, 2010 development, testing, and engineering infrastructure that are of common interest and use. (b) FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.—The Administrator shall continue to coordinate with, and work closely with, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, under the framework of the Senior Policy Council, in development of the Next Generation Air Transportation Program. The Administrator shall encourage the Council to explore areas for greater collabora- tion, including areas where NASA can help to accelerate the development and demonstration of NextGen technologies. SEC. 904. GOAL FOR AGENCY SPACE TECHNOLOGY. It is critical that NASA maintain an Agency space technology base that helps align mission directorate investments and supports long term needs to complement mission-directorate funded research and support, where appropriate, multiple users, building upon its Innovative Partnerships Program and other partnering approaches. SEC. 905. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR AGENCY SPACE TECHNOLOGY. Within 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, NASA shall submit a plan to the appropriate committees of Congress that outlines how NASA’s space technology program will meet the goal described in section 904, including an explanation of how the plan will link to other mission-directorate technology efforts outlined in sections 608, 801, and 802 of this Act. SEC. 906. NATIONAL SPACE TECHNOLOGY POLICY. (a) IN GENERAL.—The President or the President’s designee, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop a national policy to guide the space technology development pro- grams of the United States through 2020. The policy shall include national goals for technology development and shall describe the role and responsibilities of each Federal agency that will carry out the policy. In developing the policy, the President or the Presi- dent’s designee shall utilize external studies that have been con- ducted on the state of United States technology development and have suggested policies to ensure continued competitiveness. (b) CONTENT.— (1) At a minimum, the national space technology develop- ment policy shall describe for NASA— (A) the priority areas of research for technology invest- ment; (B) the basis on which and the process by which prior- ities for ensuing fiscal years will be selected; (C) the facilities and personnel needed to carry out the technology development program; and (D) the budget assumptions on which the policy is based, which for fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013 shall be the authorized level for NASA’s technology program authorized by this Act. (2) The policy shall be based on the premise that the Federal Government has an established interest in conducting research and development programs that help preserve the role of the United States as a global leader in space technologies and their application. (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the national space technology development policy, the President or the President’s President. President. 42 USC 18404. Deadline. 42 USC 18403.
