114 STAT. 1586 PUBLIC LAW 106-391—OCT. 30, 2000 (A) the agreement is not detrimental to the United States space launch industry; and (B) the agreement, including any indirect technical benefit that could be derived from the agreement, will not improve the missile or space launch capabilities of the People's Republic of China. (3) The Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in consultation with appropriate agencies, shall conduct an annual audit of the policies and procedures of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration with respect to the export of technologies and the transfer of scientific and technical information, to assess the extent to which the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is carrying out its activities in compliance with Federal export control laws and with paragraph (2). (b) NATIONAL INTERESTS. —Before entering into an obligation described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider the national interests of the United States described in section 2(6). SEC. 127. TRANS-HAR (a) REPLACEMENT STRUCTURE. — No funds authorized by this Act shall be obligated for the definition, design, procurement, or development of an inflatable space structure to replace any International Space Station components scheduled for launch in the Assembly Sequence adopted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in June 1999. (b) EXCEPTION. —Notwithstanding subsection (a), nothing in this Act shall preclude the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from leasing or otherwise using a commercially provided inflatable habitation module, if such module would— (1) cost the same or less, including any necessary modifications to other hardware or operating expenses, than the remaining cost of completing and attaching the baseline habitation module; (2) impose no delays to the Space Station Assembly Sequence; and (3) result in no increased safety risk. (c) REPORT.— Notwithstanding subsection (a), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall report to the Congress by April 1, 2001, on its^ findings and recommendations on substituting any inflatable habitation module, or other inflatable structures, for one of the elements included in the Space Station Assembly Sequence adopted in June 1999. SEC. 128. CONSOUDATED SPACE OPERATIONS CONTRACT. No funds authorized by this Act shall be used to create a Government-owned corporation to perform the functions that are the subject of the Consolidated Space Operations Contract. TITLE II—INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION 42 USC 2451 SEC. 201. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CONTINGENCY PLAN. Deadline. (a) BIMONTHLY REPORTING ON RUSSIAN STATUS. —Not later than the first day of the first month beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than
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