12 2 STA T .4798PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 422 —O CT. 1 5, 2008 (1)INGE NE RAL.—TheAdmin i stra t o r sha l l terminate or s u s p end an y a c ti v ity o f the A g ency that , if continued b et w een the date of enactment of this Act and April 30 , 2 00 9 , would preclude the continued safe and effective flight of the S pace Shuttle after fiscal year 2010 if the P resident inaugurated on J anuary 20, 2009, were to ma k e a determination to delay the Space Shuttle ’ s scheduled retirement. (2) R E PO R T ON IM PA C TO F COMPLIANCE.— W ithin 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide a report to the C ongress describing the e x pected budgetary and programmatic impacts from compliance with paragraph (1). The report shall include— (A) a summary of the actions taken to ensure the option to continue space shuttle flights beyond the end of fiscal year 2010 is not precluded before April 30, 2009
( B ) an estimate of additional costs incurred by each specific action identified in the summary provided under subparagraph (A); (C) a description of the proposed plan for allocating those costs among anticipated fiscal year 2009 appropria - tions or existing budget authority; ( D ) a description of any programmatic impacts within the Space O perations M ission Directorate that would result from reallocations of funds to meet the re q uirements of paragraph (1); ( E ) a description of any additional authority needed to enable compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1); and ( F ) a description of any potential disruption to the timely progress of development milestones in the prepara- tion of infrastructure or work-force requirements for shuttle follow-on launch systems. (e) REPORT ON IMPACT S OF SPACE S HU TTLE E X TENSION.—Within 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide a report to the Congress outlining options, impacts, and associated costs of ensuring the safe and effective operation of the Space Shuttle at the minimum rate necessary to support International Space Station operations and resupply, including for both a near-term, 1-to-2 year extension of Space Shuttle operations and for a longer term, 3-to- 6 year extension. The report shall include an assessment of— (1) annual fixed and marginal costs, including identification and cost impacts of options for cost-sharing with the Constella- tion program and including the impact of those cost-sharing options on the Constellation program; (2) the safety of continuing the use of the Space Shuttle beyond 2010, including a probability risk assessment of a cata- strophic accident before completion of the extended Space Shuttle flight program, the underlying assumptions used in calculating that probability, and comparing the associated safety risks with those of other existing and planned human- rated launch systems, including the Soyu z and Constellation vehicles; (3) a description of the activities and an estimate of the associated costs that would be needed to maintain or improve Space Shuttle safety throughout the periods described in the first sentence of this subsection were the President inaugurated
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