2017—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–10, § 411, amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The long term goal of the human space flight and exploration efforts of NASA shall be to expand permanent human presence beyond low-Earth orbit and to do so, where practical, in a manner involving international partners.”

Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 115–10, § 412, added par. (5).