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139 STAT. 135 PUBLIC LAW 119–21—JULY 4, 2025 National Aeronautics and Space Administration at Hunts- ville, Alabama, as the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center); ‘‘(E) $30,000,000 shall be obligated not later than fiscal year 2026 for construction, revitalization, recapitalization, or other infrastructure projects and improvements at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana; and ‘‘(F) $85,000,000 shall be obligated to carry out sub- section (b), of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be obligated for the transportation of the space vehicle described in that subsection, with the remainder trans- ferred not later than the date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section to the entity designated under that subsection, for the purpose of construction of a facility to house the space vehicle referred to in that subsection. ‘‘(7) $325,000,000 to fulfill contract number 80JSC024CA002 issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on June 26, 2024. ‘‘(b) SPACE VEHICLE TRANSFER.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall identify a space vehicle described in paragraph (2) to be— ‘‘(A) transferred to a field center of the Administration that is involved in the administration of the Commercial Crew Program (as described in section 302 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 (51 U.S.C. 50111 note; Public Law 115–10)); and ‘‘(B) placed on public exhibition at an entity within the Metropolitan Statistical Area where such center is located. ‘‘(2) SPACE VEHICLE DESCRIBED.—A space vehicle described in this paragraph is a vessel that— ‘‘(A) has flown into space; ‘‘(B) has carried astronauts; and ‘‘(C) is selected with the concurrence of an entity des- ignated by the Administrator. ‘‘(3) TRANSFER.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the space vehicle identified under paragraph (1) shall be transferred to an entity designated by the Administrator. ‘‘(c) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under sub- section (a) shall be obligated as follows: ‘‘(1) Not less than 50 percent of the total funds in subsection (a) shall be obligated not later than September 30, 2028. ‘‘(2) 100 percent of funds shall be obligated not later than September 30, 2029. ‘‘(3) All associated outlays shall occur not later than Sep- tember 30, 2034.’’. Transfer.