This Act may be cited as the “ISS Extension Act of 2022”.

In this Act:

(a) Policy.—Section 501(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18351(a)) is amended by striking “2024” and inserting “September 30, 2030”.

(b) Maintenance of United States segment and assurance of continued operations.—Section 503(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18353(a)) is amended by striking “September 30, 2024” and inserting “September 30, 2030”.

(c) Research capacity allocation and integration of research payloads.—Section 504(d) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18354(d)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence—

(A) by striking “As soon as practicable” and all that follows through “2011,” and inserting “The”; and

(B) by striking “September 30, 2024” and inserting “September 30, 2030”; and

(2) in paragraph (2), in the third sentence, by striking “September 30, 2024” and inserting “September 30, 2030”.

(d) Maintenance of use.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 70907 of title 51, United States Code, is amended—

(A) in the section heading, by striking “2024” and inserting “2030”;

(B) in subsection (a), by striking “September 30, 2024” and inserting “September 30, 2030”; and

(C) in subsection (b)(3), by striking “September 30, 2024” and inserting “September 30, 2030”.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 709 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 70907 and inserting the following:

“70907. Maintaining use through at least 2030.”.

(e) Transition plan reports.—Section 50111(c)(2) of title 51, United States Code is amended—

(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “2023” and inserting “2028”; and

(2) in subparagraph (J), by striking “2028” and inserting “2030”.

(f) Assessments and report.—The Administrator shall—

(1) conduct a comprehensive assessment of the viability of the ISS to operate safely and support full and productive use through 2030, including all necessary analyses to certify ISS operations through 2030;

(2) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel an assessment of—

(A) the root cause of cracks and air leaks in the Russian Service Module Transfer Tunnel;

(B) the certification of all United States systems and modules to operate through 2030;

(C) (i) an inventory of spares or replacements for elements, systems, and equipment, including systems certified under subparagraph (B), that are currently produced, in inventory, or on order;

(ii) a description of the state of the readiness of such spares and replacements; and

(iii) a schedule for delivery of such spares and replacements to the ISS, 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 ISS; and

(D) any other relevant data, information, or analysis relevant to the safe and productive use of the ISS through 2030; and

(3) not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress—

(A) a report on the results of the assessment conducted under paragraph (1); and

(B) a plan to address any recommendations of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, consistent with section 31101(c)(2) of title 51, United States Code, with respect to such assessment.

(a) 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—

(1) the research of the Human Research Program, including research on and development of countermeasures relevant to reducing human health and performance risks, behavioral and psychological risks, and other astronaut safety risks related to long-duration human spaceflight;

(2) risk reduction activities relevant to exploration technologies, including for the Environmental Control and Life Support System, extravehicular activity and space suits, environmental monitoring, safety, emergency response, and deep space communications;

(3) the advancement of United States leadership in basic and applied space life and physical science research, consistent with the priorities of the most recent space life and physical sciences decadal survey of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; and

(4) other research and development activities identified by the Administrator as essential to Moon to Mars activities.

(b) Reports.—

(1) ASSESSMENT AND PRIORITIZATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on—

(A) the assessment; and

(B) the steps taken to achieve the prioritization required by subsection (a).

(2) SPACE FLIGHT PARTICIPANTS.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on measures taken, with respect to space flight participants aboard the ISS, to ensure government astronaut safety, to avoid interference in ISS operations and research priorities, and to prevent undue demands on crew time and resources.

(3) ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS.—Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Administrator shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress an annual accounting of the use of Administration crew time and ISS resources, including the allocation of such resources toward the priorities described in subsection (a).