In order to sustain healthy Centers that are capable of carrying out the Administration's missions, the Administrator shall ensure that adequate maintenance and upgrading of those Center facilities is performed on a regular basis.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 31502 | 42 U.S.C. 17811(a). |
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"(a)
"(1) the [National Aeronautics and Space] Administration must address, mitigate, and reverse, where possible, the deterioration of its facilities and infrastructure, as their condition is hampering the effectiveness and efficiency of research performed by both the Administration and industry participants making use of Administration facilities, thus harming the competitiveness of the United States aerospace industry;
"(2) the Administration has a role in providing laboratory capabilities to industry participants that are not economically viable as commercial entities and thus are not available elsewhere;
"(3) to ensure continued access to reliable and efficient world-class facilities by researchers, the Administration should establish strategic partnerships with other Federal agencies, State agencies, FAA-licensed spaceports, institutions of higher education, and industry, as appropriate; and
"(4) decisions on whether to dispose of, maintain, or modernize existing facilities must be made in the context of meeting Administration and other needs, including those required to meet the activities supporting the human exploration roadmap under section 432 of this Act [set out in a note under section 20302 of this title], considering other national laboratory needs as the Administrator [of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration] deems appropriate.
"(b)
"(c)
"(1)
"(2)
"(3)
"(A) current Administration and other Federal agency laboratory needs;
"(B) future Administration research and development and testing needs;
"(C) a strategy for identifying facilities and infrastructure that are candidates for disposal, that is consistent with the national strategic direction set forth in-
"(i) the National Space Policy;
"(ii) the National Aeronautics Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Infrastructure Plan;
"(iii) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (
"(iv) the human exploration roadmap under section 432 of this Act [set out in a note under section 20302 of this title];
"(D) a strategy for the maintenance, repair, upgrading, and modernization of Administration facilities and infrastructure, including laboratories and equipment;
"(E) criteria for-
"(i) prioritizing deferred maintenance tasks;
"(ii) maintaining, repairing, upgrading, or modernizing Administration facilities and infrastructure; and
"(iii) implementing processes, plans, and policies for guiding the Administration's Centers on whether to maintain, repair, upgrade, or modernize a facility or infrastructure and for determining the type of instrument to be used;
"(F) an assessment of modifications needed to maximize usage of facilities that offer unique and highly specialized benefits to the aerospace industry and the American public; and
"(G) implementation steps, including a timeline, milestones, and an estimate of resources required for carrying out the plan.
"(d)
"(1)
"(2)
"(e)