Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/2871

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124 STAT. 2845 PUBLIC LAW 111–267—OCT. 11, 2010 (A) The program shall include, at a minimum, ongoing classified and unclassified threat-based briefings, and auto- mated exercises and examinations that simulate common attack techniques. (B) All agency employees and contractors engaged in the operation or use of agency information infrastructure shall participate in the program. (C) Access to NASA information infrastructure shall only be granted to operators and users who regularly satisfy the requirements of the program. (D) The chief human capital officer of NASA, in con- sultation with the chief information officer, shall create a system to reward operators and users of agency informa- tion infrastructure for continuous high achievement in the program. (c) INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘information infrastructure’’ means the underlying frame- work that information systems and assets rely on to process, transmit, receive, or store information electronically, including programmable electronic devices and communications networks and any associated hardware, software, or data. SEC. 1208. NATIONAL CENTER FOR HUMAN PERFORMANCE. (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Center for Human Performance is located in Houston’s Texas Medical Center which is home to 49 non-profit and academic patient care, biomedical research, and health educational institutions serving 6 million patients each year, and works collaboratively with individuals and organizations, including NASA, to advance science and research on human performance in space, health, the military, athletics, and the arts. (b) DESIGNATION AS INSTITUTION OF EXCELLENCE.—The National Center for Human Performance is designated as an Institution of Excellence for Human Performance dedicated to understanding and improving all aspects of human performance. SEC. 1209. ENHANCED -USE LEASING. (a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress that the NASA enhanced-use leasing program is a fiscally respon- sible program to further maintain the exploration-related infrastruc- ture of our Nation’s space centers while ensuring continued private utilization of these Federal assets, and every effort should be made to ensure effective utilization of this program. SEC. 1210. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING THE STENNIS SPACE CENTER. It is the sense of the Congress that the Stennis Space Center represents the national capability for development and certification of liquid propulsion technologies vital to our Nation’s space flight program, and that the Federal government should fully utilize that resource and continue to make the testing facility available for further development of commercial aerospace capabilities.