Commercial low-Earth orbit development

(a) In general The Administrator is authorized to enter into agreements with one or more United States commercial providers to enable the development and certification of, and procure capabilities related to, a United States private, low-Earth orbit platform or platforms, and to use such platform or platforms and related capabilities to— (1) further the strategy under section 302(a); (2) sustain the priorities described in section 10816 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–167; 51 U.S.C. 70901 note) and the activities under the Human Exploration Roadmap pursuant to section 432(b)(2)(J) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–10); and (3) satisfy the requirements described in section 302(b). (b) Anchor tenancy Not later than November 15, 2026, the Administrator shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress the following: (1) The results of a survey and assessment of the market for capabilities and services that may be provided through future United States commercial low-Earth orbit platforms that shall be prepared by an independent entity with appropriate expertise. (2) A detailed justification of compliance with section 30301 of title 51, United States Code. (3) A detailed certification and justification of compliance with section 50503 of title 51, United States Code. (c) Use of United States launch and reentry services As a term of an agreement entered into under to subsection (a), the Administrator shall include a requirement for the use of United States commercially-provided launch and reentry services to support all Administration activities under the agreement, in accordance with section 50131 of title 51, United States Code, as applicable. (d) Safety Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate Committees of Congress a determination on the applicability of Administration human rating processes, certification, and requirements for platforms used for services under this section and the circumstances and arrangements under which such processes, certification, and requirements would apply.