Pub. L. 100-685, tit. II, sec. 210

Sec. 210. (a) It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator should establish a multilateral working group of representatives from the space agencies of appropriate spacefaring nations, including the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and from appropriate international entities, to explore the technological and procedural principles that would be necessary to achieve an international space docking capability, and the establishment of international docking interface standards for addressing requirements for compatible interfaces for docking, communications, and life support systems. 102 STAT. 4093and also space rescue missions which could particularly benefit from the use of such a capability. (b) Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall advise the Congress on the status of establishing an International Space Docking Working Group as recommended in subsection (a).