§ 2466c. Duties of Administrator
(a)
Establishment and implementation of reimbursement recovery system; base price
The Administrator shall establish and implement a pricing system to recover reimbursement in accordance with the pricing policy under section
2466a of this title from each commercial or foreign user of the Space Transportation System, which except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section shall include a base price of not less than $74,000,000 for each flight of the Space Transportation System in 1982 dollars.
(b)
Reports to Congressional committees
Each year the Administrator shall submit to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, a report, transmitted contemporaneously with the annual budget request of the President, which shall inform the Congress how the policy goals contained in section
2466a of this title are being furthered by the shuttle price for foreign and commercial users.
(c)
Reduction of base price
(1)
If at any time the Administrator finds that the policy goals contained in section
2466a of this title are not being achieved, the Administrator shall have authority to reduce the base price established in subsection (a) of this section after forty-five days following receipt by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives of a notice by the Administrator containing a description of the proposed reduction together with a full and complete statement of the facts and circumstances which necessitate such proposed reduction.
(d)
Lower-priced or no-cost flights for users involved in research, etc., with Space Administration
The Administrator may set a price lower than the price determined under subsection (a) or (c) of this section, or provide no-cost flights, for any commercial or foreign user of the Space Transportation System who is involved in research, development or demonstration programs with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(e)
Customer incentives
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Administrator shall have the authority to offer reasonable customer incentives consistent with the policy goals in section
2466a of this title.