124 STAT. 3995 PUBLIC LAW 111–358—JAN. 4, 2011 competitiveness. The Administrator shall identify these enhance- ments in the annual reports required by section 2001(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 16611a(e)). (c) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Within 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide to the House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- tation a report on the assessment made pursuant to subsection (a). The report shall include— (1) a description of current and potential activities associ- ated with utilization of the International Space Station which are supportive of the goals of educational excellence and innova- tion and competitive enhancement established or reaffirmed by this Act, including a summary of the goals supported, the number of individuals or organizations participating in or bene- fiting from such activities, and a summary of how such activities might be expanded or improved upon; (2) a description of government and private partnerships which are, or may be, established to effectively utilize the capabilities represented by the International Space Station to enhance United States competitiveness, innovation and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; and (3) a summary of proposed actions or activities to be under- taken to ensure the maximum utilization of the International Space Station to contribute to fulfillment of the goals and objectives of this Act, and the identification of any additional authority, assets, or funding that would be required to support such activities. SEC. 205. STUDY OF POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL ORBITAL PLATFORM PROGRAM IMPACT ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1003 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18421) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 1003. STUDY OF POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL ORBITAL PLATFORM PROGRAM IMPACT ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS. ‘‘A fundamental and unique capability of NASA is in stimu- lating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in the United States. In ensuring maximum use of that capability, the Administrator shall carry out a study to— ‘‘(1) identify the benefits of and lessons learned from ongoing and previous NASA orbital student programs including, at a minimum, the Get Away Special (GAS) and Earth Knowl- edge Acquired by Middle School Students (EarthKAM) pro- grams, on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; ‘‘(2) assess the potential impacts on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education of a program that would facilitate the development of scientific and educational payloads involving United States students and educators and the flights of those payloads on commercially available orbital platforms, when available and operational, with the goal of providing frequent and regular payload launches; ‘‘(3) identify NASA expertise, such as NASA science, engineering, payload development, and payload operations, that 42 USC 18421.
