; (2) fundamental research in Heliophysics plays a key role in understanding and predicting space weather, which describes naturally occurring phenomena that have the potential to severely and adversely affect numerous assets in space and on Earth, including military and commercial satellite communications, the global power grid, and pipelines that provide fuel and water to billions of people; and (3) understanding space weather is crucial in advance of human exploration activities in order to minimize deleterious effects on humans in space. 342. Space Weather Research and Applications Program (a) Establishment The Administrator, in collaboration with other relevant Federal Government agencies, shall establish within the Heliophysics Division a Space Weather Research and Applications Program to support the transition of scientific research to operations and to carry out competitively selected applied research for the purposes of improving the modeling, forecasting, and prediction of space weather phenomena. In carrying out the Program established in this subsection, the Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, partner with relevant Federal Government agencies, academia, industry, and the space weather user community. (b) Community coordinated modeling center The Administrator, in collaboration with relevant Federal Government agencies and stakeholders, shall lead the coordination of space weather model development, testing, and validation in preparation for transitioning such models to operational users. In leading the Center, the Administrator should, to the extent practicable— (1) take steps to support the integration of additional data sources (including international, academic, and commercial) that could improve space weather models, predictive capabilities, and forecasts