; and (ii) consistent with due regard for the protection from unauthorized disclosure of classified information relating to sensitive intelligence sources and methods or other exceptionally sensitive matters; and (C) may obtain commercially available information that may not be publicly available. (b) Active orbital debris remediation demonstration project (1) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator, in consultation with the head of each relevant Federal department or agency, shall establish a demonstration project to make competitive awards for the research, development, and demonstration of technologies leading to the remediation of selected orbital debris identified under subsection (a)(1). (2) Purpose The purpose of the demonstration project shall be to enable eligible entities to pursue the phased development and demonstration of technologies and processes required for active debris remediation. (3) Procedures and criteria In establishing the demonstration project, the Administrator shall— (A) establish— (i) eligibility criteria for participation; and (ii) a process for soliciting proposals from eligible entities; (iii) criteria for the contents of such proposals; (iv) project compliance and evaluation metrics; and (v) project phases and milestones; (B) identify government-furnished data or equipment; (C) develop a plan for National Aeronautics and Space Administration participation, as appropriate, in technology development and intellectual property rights that— (i) leverages National Aeronautics and Space Administration Centers that have demonstrated expertise and historical knowledge in measuring, modeling, characterizing, and describing the current and future orbital debris environment; and (ii) develops the technical consensus for adopting mitigation measures for such participation