of Americans and citizens of the world. (b) Reaffirmation Congress reaffirms section 60501 of title 51, United States Code, on the goal for NASA’s Earth science and applications program, which is that the Administration’s Earth Science program shall be to pursue a program of Earth observations, research, and applications activities to better understand the Earth, how it supports life, and how human activities affect its ability to do so in the future. In pursuit of this goal, the Administration’s Earth Science program shall ensure that securing practical benefits for society will be an important measure of its success in addition to securing new knowledge about the Earth system and climate change. In further pursuit of this goal, the Administration shall, together with other relevant agencies, provide United States leadership in developing and carrying out a cooperative international Earth observations-based research program. (c) Plan The Administrator shall prepare an implementation plan for the most recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s decadal survey on Earth science and applications. (d) Transmittal The Administrator shall transmit the Plan in subsection (c) to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Senate not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 312. Applied uses of Earth science data (a) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that there are substantive and innovative applications and uses of space-based Earth science observations that are benefitting other Federal Government agencies, State and local government agencies, and the broader user community and society. It is the further sense of Congress that the Administration should continue to seek means, to the extent practicable and in collaboration with other Federal Government agencies, industry, and academia, to expand the applied uses of NASA space-based Earth science observations and