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51 U.S.C. § 30503 — Performance assessments
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**(a) In General.—** The performance of each division in the Science directorate of the Administration shall be reviewed and assessed by the National Academy of Sciences at 5-year intervals.
**(b) Timing.—** Beginning with the first fiscal year following December 30, 2005, the Administrator shall select at least one division for review under this section. The Administrator shall select divisions so that all disciplines will have received their first review within 6 fiscal years of December 30, 2005.
**(c) Reports.—** Not later than March 1 of each year, beginning with the first fiscal year after December 30, 2005, the Administrator shall 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—
(1) setting forth in detail the results of any external review under subsection (a);
(2) setting forth in detail actions taken by the Administration in response to any external review; and
(3) including a summary of findings and recommendations from any other relevant external reviews of the Administration’s science mission priorities and programs.
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**(a) In General.—** The performance of each division in the Science directorate of the Administration shall be reviewed and assessed by the National Academy of Sciences at 5-year intervals.
**(b) Timing.—** Beginning with the first fiscal year following December 30, 2005, the Administrator shall select at least one division for review under this section. The Administrator shall select divisions so that all disciplines will have received their first review within 6 fiscal years of December 30, 2005.
**(c) Reports.—** Not later than March 1 of each year, beginning with the first fiscal year after December 30, 2005, the Administrator shall 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—
(1) setting forth in detail the results of any external review under subsection (a);
(2) setting forth in detail actions taken by the Administration in response to any external review; and
(3) including a summary of findings and recommendations from any other relevant external reviews of the Administration’s science mission priorities and programs.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 16635, Pub. L. 109–155, title II, § 206, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2916, which related to limitation on use of appropriated funds for official representation, was omitted from the Code following the enactment of Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs, by Pub. L. 111–314.
Section 16636, Pub. L. 109–155, title II, § 207, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2916, which required Administrator to report ISS development costs and related matters to Congress and provided for repeal of section 202 of Pub. L. 106–391 thirty days after transmission of report, was omitted from the Code following the enactment of Title 51.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 109–155, title III, § 301, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2916, related to performance assessments. See [section 30503 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section30503&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs.
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TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
§ 30503
In subsection (a), the date ‘‘December 30, 2005’’ is sub-
stituted for ‘‘the date of enactment of this Act’’ to re-
flect the date of enactment of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005
(Public Law 109–155, 119 Stat. 2895).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Science and Technology of House of
Representatives changed to Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by
House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress,
Jan. 5, 2011.
§ 30502. Whistleblower protection
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
December 30, 2005, the Administrator shall
transmit to the Committee on Science and
Technology of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a plan describing
steps to be taken by the Administration to pro-
tect from retaliation Administration employees
who raise concerns about substantial and spe-
cific dangers to public health and safety or
about substantial and specific factors that could
threaten the success of a mission. The plan shall
be designed to ensure that Administration em-
ployees have the full protection required by law.
The Administrator shall implement the plan not
more than 1 year after its transmittal.
(b) GOAL.—The Administrator shall ensure
that the plan describes a system that will pro-
tect employees who wish to raise or have raised
concerns described in subsection (a).
(c) PLAN.—At a minimum, the plan shall in-
clude, consistent with Federal law—
(1) a reporting structure that ensures that
the officials who are the subject of a whistle-
blower’s complaint will not learn the identity
of the whistleb
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