Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§18372 Transitioning experimental research to operations
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 159— - SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - EARTH SCIENCE › § 18372
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NASA must work with NOAA and the USGS to create a process to transfer NASA research, assets, and capabilities. NASA must give Congress an implementation plan within 90 days after October 11, 2010.
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Title 42, §18372
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The Administrator shall coordinate with the Administrator of NOAA and the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish a formal mechanism that plans, coordinates, and supports the transitioning of NASA research findings, assets, and capabilities to NOAA operations and United States Geological Survey operations. In defining this mechanism, NASA should consider the establishment of a formal or informal Interagency Transition Office. The Administrator of NASA shall provide an implementation plan for this mechanism to Congress within 90 days after October 11, 2010.
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42 U.S.C. § 18372
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73