,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dggi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #d1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,cruz introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,commerce1        
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to extend the use of1 and set forth  
priorities for1 the ,international      
,space ,station1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,,iss ,extension ,act of   
#bjbb4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,administration ,the term          
,administration means the ,national     
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration4
  7#b7 ,administrator ,the term         
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space
 ,administration4  7#c7 ,appropriate    
committees of ,congress ,except as      
otherwise expressly provided1 the term  
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation

 of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the          
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives4  7#d7 ,,iss ,the term 
,,iss means the ,international ,space   
,station4  #c4 ,extension and           
modification relating to ,international 
,space ,station  7a7 ,policy ,section   
#eja7;a7 of the ,national ,aeronautics  
and ,space ,administration              
,authorization ,act of #bjaj 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #ahcea7;a77 is amended by     
striking #bjbd and inserting ,september 
#cj1 #bjcj4  7b7 ,maintenance of ,united
 ,states segment and assurance of       
continued operations ,section #ejc7;a7  
of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space
 ,administration ,authorization ,act of 
#bjaj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahcec7;a77 is     
amended by striking ,september #cj1     
#bjbd and inserting ,september #cj1     
#bjcj4  7c7 ,research capacity          
allocation and integration of research  
payloads ,section #ejd7;d7 of the       
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       

,administration ,authorization ,act of  
#bjaj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahced7;d77 is     
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the
 first sentence-- 7,a7 by striking ,as  
soon as practicable and all that follows
 through #bjaa1 and inserting ,the2 and 
7,b7 by striking ,september #cj1 #bjbd  
and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjcj2 and
  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 in the third  
sentence1 by striking ,september #cj1   
#bjbd and inserting ,september #cj1     
#bjcj4  7d7 ,maintenance of use  7#a7   
,in general ,section #gjijg of title    
#ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7,a7 in the section heading1 by        
striking #bjbd and inserting #bjcj2     
7,b7 in subsection 7a71 by striking     
,september #cj1 #bjbd and inserting     
,september #cj1 #bjcj2 and  7,c7 in     
subsection 7b77#c71 by striking         
,september #cj1 #bjbd and inserting     
,september #cj1 #bjcj4  7#b7 ,conforming
 amendment ,the table of sections for   
chapter #gji of title #ea1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   

the item relating to section #gjijg and 
inserting the following3  #gjijg4       
,maintaining use through at least #bjcj4
  4  7e7 ,transition plan reports       
,section #ejaaa7;c77#b7 of title #ea1   
,united ,states ,code is amended-- 7#a7 
in the matter preceding subparagraph    
7,a71 by striking #bjbc and inserting   
#bjbh2 and  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,j71  
by striking #bjbh and inserting #bjcj4  
7f7 ,assessments and report ,the        
,administrator shall-- 7#a7 conduct a   
comprehensive assessment of the         
viability of the ,,iss to operate safely
 and support full and productive use    
through #bjcj1 including all necessary  
analyses to certify ,,iss operations    
through #bjcj2  7#b7 not later than #ahj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 submit to the ,aerospace    
,safety ,advisory ,panel an assessment  
of-- 7,a7 the root cause of cracks and  
air leaks in the ,russian ,service      
,module ,transfer ,tunnel2  7,b7 the    
certification of all ,united ,states    

systems and modules to operate through  
#bjcj2  7,c7 7i7 an inventory of spares 
or replacements for elements1 systems1  
and equipment1 including systems        
certified under subparagraph 7,b71 that 
are currently produced1 in inventory1 or
 on order2  7ii7 a description of the   
state of the readiness of such spares   
and replacements2 and  7iii7 a schedule 
for delivery of such spares and         
replacements to the ,,iss1 including the
 planned transportation means for such  
delivery and the estimated cost and     
schedule for procurement of such spares 
and replacements and their delivery to  
the ,,iss2 and  7,d7 any other relevant 
data1 information1 or analysis relevant 
to the safe and productive use of the   
,,iss through #bjcj2 and  7#c7 not later
 than #bdj days after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 submit to the   
appropriate committees of ,congress--   
7,a7 a report on the results of the     
assessment conducted under paragraph    
7#a72 and  7,b7 a plan to address any   

recommendations of the ,aerospace       
,safety ,advisory ,panel1 consistent    
with section #caaja7;c77#b7 of title    
#ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 with respect
 to such assessment4  #d4 ,priorities   
for ,international ,space ,station  7a7 
,in general ,the ,administrator shall   
assess ,international ,space ,station   
research activities and shall ensure    
that crew time and resources allocated  
to the ,administration for use on the   
,international ,space ,station          
prioritize-- 7#a7 the research of the   
,human ,research ,program1 including    
research on and development of          
countermeasures relevant to reducing    
human health and performance risks1     
behavioral and psychological risks1 and 
other astronaut safety risks related to 
long-duration human spaceflight2  7#b7  
risk reduction activities relevant to   
exploration technologies1 including for 
the ,environmental ,control and ,life   
,support ,system1 extravehicular        
activity and space suits1 environmental 

monitoring1 safety1 emergency response1 
and deep space communications2  7#c7 the
 advancement of ,united ,states         
leadership in basic and applied space   
life and physical science research1     
consistent with the priorities of the   
most recent space life and physical     
sciences decadal survey of the ,national
 ,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1 
and ,medicine2 and  7#d7 other research 
and development activities identified by
 the ,administrator as essential to     
,moon to ,mars activities4  7b7 ,reports
  7#a7 ,assessment and prioritization   
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,administrator shall submit to the      
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report on-- 7,a7 the assessment2 and    
7,b7 the steps taken to achieve the     
prioritization required by subsection   
7a74  7#b7 ,space flight participants   
,not later than #abj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,administrator shall submit to the      

appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report on measures taken1 with respect  
to space flight participants aboard the 
,,iss1 to ensure government astronaut   
safety1 to avoid interference in ,,iss  
operations and research priorities1 and 
to prevent undue demands on crew time   
and resources4  7#c7 ,annual progress   
reports ,concurrent with the annual     
budget submission of the ,president to  
,congress under section #aaje7;a7 of    
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 the   
,administrator shall provide to the     
appropriate committees of ,congress an  
annual accounting of the use of         
,administration crew time and ,,iss     
resources1 including the allocation of  
such resources toward the priorities    
described in subsection 7a74