12 2 STA T .480 0 PUBLIC LA W 110 – 422 —O CT. 1 5, 2008 defin e th e s i z e o f the a ffe c ted l ocal co m m u nit y that w ould r ecei v e assistance descri b ed in p ara g raph (2). (2) MAN N EROF A S S I S T AN C E. —I n providing assistance under paragraph ( 1 ) , the office established under such paragraph shall— ( A ) offer nonfinancial, technical assistance to commu - nities described in such paragraph to assist in the mitiga- tion described in such paragraph
and ( B ) serve as a clearinghouse to assist such communities in identifying services available from other F ederal, S tate, and local agencies to assist in such mitigation. ( 3 ) T ER M INATION OF OFFICE.—The office established under paragraph (1) shall terminate 2 years after the completion of the last Space Shuttle flight. ( 4 )S UB MISSION.— N ot later than 1 80 days after the date of enactment of this Act, NASA shall provide a copy of the plan re q uired by paragraph (1) to the C ongress. SEC.614 . A E RO S P ACE S KIL LS RE T E N TION AN D IN V EST M ENT RE U TILI -Z ATION REPORT. (a) IN G ENERA L .—The Administrator shall, in consultation with other Federal agencies, as appropriate— (1) carry out an analysis of the facilities and human capital resources that will become available as a result of the retire- ment of the Space Shuttle program; and (2) identify on-going or future Federal programs and pro j ects that could use such facilities and resources. (b) R E P ORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact- ment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Science and Technology of the H ouse of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report— (1) on the analysis required by paragraph (1) of subsection (a), including the findings of the Administrator with respect to such analysis; and (2) describing the programs and projects identified under paragraph (2) of such subsection. SEC. 61 5 . TEMPORAR Y CONTINUATION O F COVERA G EOF H EALTH B ENEFITS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8 9 0 5 a(d) of title 5, U nited States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph
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‘( 6 )(A) If the basis for continued coverage under this section is, as a result of the termination of the Space Shuttle P rogram, an involuntary separation from a position due to a reduction- in-force or declination of a directed reassignment or transfer of function, or a voluntary separation from a surplus position in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration— ‘‘(i) the individual shall be liable for not more than the employee contributions referred to in paragraph (1)(A)(i); and ‘‘(ii) the National Aeronautics and Space Administra- tion shall pay the remaining portion of the amount required under paragraph (1)(A). ‘‘(B) This paragraph shall only apply with respect to individuals whose continued coverage is based on a separation occurring on or after the date of enactment of this paragraph and before D ecember 31, 2010. Ap p licab ili ty.P ay men t s . D ea d line. R ec or ds.
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