§ 16766. ISS research

The Administrator shall—
(1) carry out a program of microgravity research consistent with section 16655 of this title;
(2) consider the need for a life sciences centrifuge and any associated holding facilities; and
(3) not later than 90 days after December 30, 2005, transmit to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the research plan for NASA utilization of the ISS and the proposed final configuration of the ISS, which shall include an identification of microgravity research that can be performed in ground-based facilities and then validated in space and an assessment of the impact of having or not having a life science centrifuge aboard the ISS.