51 U.S.C. § 71102
Requests for information
The Administrator shall issue requests for information on—
(1)
a low-cost space mission with the purpose of rendezvousing with, attaching a tracking device, and characterizing the Apophis asteroid; and
(2)
a medium-sized space mission with the purpose of detecting near-Earth objects equal to or greater than 140 meters in diameter.
( Pub. L. 111–314, § 3 , Dec. 18, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3439 .)