; and (2) support the transition into the civil space situational awareness capability of such research and development, as practicable. (b) Implementation To implement subsection (a), the Administrator, as necessary, shall carry out research and development that will support, enable, and facilitate the transition under section 302. Areas of research and development may include the following: (1) Analytics. (2) Space object identification. (3) Modeling, analysis, and predictions. (4) Space environmental conditions and impacts. (5) Risk assessment. (6) Post-mission disposal. (7) Orbital debris mitigation, including research and development on active debris removal. (8) Any other areas the Administrator determines appropriate, including areas to be prioritized in accordance with the research strategy under section 502. (c) Consideration The Administrator shall use competitively selected grants, contracts, and agreements, as appropriate and practicable, in addition to other competitive research and development arrangements, in carrying out this section. 502. Research strategy (a) Strategy Not later than three months after the transmittal of the Interagency Transition Plan pursuant to section 302(d), the Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to develop a research strategy to inform and improve space situational awareness. Such strategy shall provide prioritized recommendations on research and the transition of research into operations and practice, and shall include measures to monitor progress on such recommendations, as well as any other appropriate recommendations. (b) Transmittal Not later than 27 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the appropriate committees of Congress a copy of the research strategy under subsection (a) and a plan for implementing any recommendations included in such strategy. VI Other Considerations 601. Cybersecurity plan (a) In general The Secretary, in