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51 U.S.C. § 60505 — Coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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**(a) Joint Working Group.—** The Administrator and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall appoint a Joint Working Group, which shall review and monitor missions of the two agencies to ensure maximum coordination in the design, operation, and transition of missions where appropriate. The Joint Working Group shall also prepare the plans required by subsection (c).
**(b) Coordination Report.—** Not later than February 15 of each year, the Administrator and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall jointly transmit a report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on how the Earth science programs of the Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be coordinated during the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the report is transmitted.
**(c) Coordination of Transition Planning and Reporting.—** The Administrator, in conjunction with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and in consultation with other relevant agencies, shall evaluate relevant Administration science missions for their potential operational capabilities and shall prepare transition plans for the existing and future Earth observing systems found to have potential operational capabilities.
**(d) Limitation.—** The Administrator shall not transfer any Administration Earth science mission or Earth observing system to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration until the plan required under subsection (c) has been approved by the Administrator and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and until financial resourc
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**(a) Joint Working Group.—** The Administrator and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall appoint a Joint Working Group, which shall review and monitor missions of the two agencies to ensure maximum coordination in the design, operation, and transition of missions where appropriate. The Joint Working Group shall also prepare the plans required by subsection (c).
**(b) Coordination Report.—** Not later than February 15 of each year, the Administrator and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall jointly transmit a report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on how the Earth science programs of the Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be coordinated during the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the report is transmitted.
**(c) Coordination of Transition Planning and Reporting.—** The Administrator, in conjunction with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and in consultation with other relevant agencies, shall evaluate relevant Administration science missions for their potential operational capabilities and shall prepare transition plans for the existing and future Earth observing systems found to have potential operational capabilities.
**(d) Limitation.—** The Administrator shall not transfer any Administration Earth science mission or Earth observing system to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration until the plan required under subsection (c) has been approved by the Administrator and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and until financial resources have been identified to support the transition or transfer in the President’s budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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### Statutory Notes
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Section 16654, Pub. L. 109–155, title III, § 304, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2918; Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(e), Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3443, which related to assessment of science mission extensions, was repealed in part and omitted in part. Introductory provisions of subsec. (a) were repealed and reenacted as subsec. (a) of [section 30504 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section30504&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs, by Pub. L. 111–314, §§ 3, 6, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3328, 3444, which Act enacted Title 51. Subsec. (a)(1), requiring Administrator to carry out assessment for certain missions not later than 60 days after Dec. 30, 2005, was amended and redesignated subsec. (a) by Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(e)(1), Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3443, and was omitted from the Code following the enactment of Title 51. Subsec. (a)(2) was repealed and reeenacted as subsec. (b) of [section 30504 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section30504&num=0&edition=prelim). Subsec. (b), requiring Administrator to submit report on assessment to congressional committees not later than 30 days after completion of assessment, was amended by Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(e)(2), Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3443, and was omitted from the Code following the enactment of Title 51.
Section 16655, Pub. L. 109–155, title III, § 305, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2918, which related to microgravity research, was repealed in part and omitted in part. Par. (1), which required Administrator to submit report to congressional committees not later than 90 days after Dec. 30, 2005, as required by former [section 16766 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=gr
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 109–155, title III, § 306, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2919, related to coordination with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See [section 60505 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section60505&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs.
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TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
§ 60601
storms, with the goal of improving the Nation’s
ability to predict tornados and other severe
storms. Further, the Administrator shall exam-
ine whether there are additional cooperative ac-
tivities with the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration that should be under-
taken in the area of tornado and severe storm
research.
(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3425.)
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60504 ..........
42 U.S.C. 17714.
Pub. L. 110–422, title II, § 208,
Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4786.
§ 60505. Coordination with the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
(a) JOINT WORKING GROUP.—The Administrator
and the Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration shall appoint a
Joint Working Group, which shall review and
monitor missions of the two agencies to ensure
maximum coordination in the design, operation,
and transition of missions where appropriate.
The Joint Working Group shall also prepare the
plans required by subsection (c).
(b) COORDINATION
REPORT.—Not later than
February 15 of each year, the Administrator and
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration shall jointly trans-
mit a report to the Committee on Science and
Technology of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate on how the Earth
science programs of the Administration and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion will be coordinated during the fiscal year
following the fiscal year in which the report is
transmitted.
(c) COORDINATION OF TRANSITION PLANNING AND
REPORTING.—The Administrator, in c
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