legislation: 100-s-2142
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| 100-s-2142 | 100 | s | 2142 | National Mars Commission Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 1988-03-04 | 1988-03-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 3 | National Mars Commission Act - Establishes the National Mars Commission to: (1) develop a strategy for U.S.-Soviet cooperation on unmanned Mars projects, including safeguards against unwanted transfers of technology; and (2) prepare a detailed proposal for a joint U.S.-Soviet manned Mars mission. Details membership and administrative features of the Commission. Directs the Commission, six months after this Act's enactment, to prepare and submit to both the President and the Congress: (1) a report outlining preliminary U.S.-Soviet cooperative strategies with respect to both independent unmanned Mars projects and a joint manned mission; and (2) a final proposal for a joint manned Mars mission by the two countries. Terminates the Commission 30 days following the submission of its final report. | 2025-08-28T20:05:33Z |