; and (2) a consideration of whether an increased Space Launch System production rate would allow the Europa Clipper orbiter mission to be launched on a Space Launch System on a schedule that is consistent with the flight readiness date for the mission. (b) Authorization The Administrator is authorized, based on the results of the assessment in subsection (a), to select the launch vehicle for the Europa Clipper mission taking into account the probability of mission success and based on cost, schedule, vehicle availability, and impact on science requirements. (c) Report Not later than 15 days after completing the assessment in subsection (a), the Administrator shall provide to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report including the complete assessment of launch vehicle options in subsection (a), the Administrator’s selection of the Europa Clipper launch vehicle as authorized in subsection (b), and the estimated cost of the selected launch option. 335. Dedicated survey mission (a) Dedicated survey mission The Administrator shall develop a dedicated space-based infrared survey telescope mission, as soon as is practicable, for the purpose of accomplishing the objectives of the George E. Brown, Jr. Near-Earth Object Survey Act, and consistent with section 71101 of title 51, United States Code. The mission design shall take into account the recommendations of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s report, Finding Hazardous Asteroids Using Infrared and Visible Wavelength Telescopes . (b) Plan The Administrator shall transmit a plan for carrying out the dedicated survey mission described in subsection (a) to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 336. Near-Earth object and planetary defense roadmap (a)