; and (12) options for governance and management models for non-NASA research and development activities and recommendations on a governance and management approach. (b) Transmittal The Administrator shall transmit the study 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 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Prohibition The nonprofit management entity responsible for managing non-NASA research on the International Space Station, under section 70905(c)(2) of title 51, United States Code, shall not have access to any NASA-funded portion of any potential attached commercial or public-private platform or any free flying commercial or public-private platform until the results of the study directed under subsection (a) have been provided to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and acted upon by the Congress. A Earth Science and Applications 311. Goal (a) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that the Administration’s Earth science and applications program are vital for the Nation’s ability to research, understand, and take measures to address the challenge of global climate change and provide increasingly valuable data for applied uses, including on natural resource management, agriculture, forestry, food security, air quality monitoring, among many other application areas. It is the further sense of Congress that a robust and balanced Earth science and applications program contributes significantly to the Nation’s scientific discovery, economic growth and to supporting the health and safety 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