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§18327 Report Requirement

Title 42 › CHAPTER 159 — SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE › SUBCHAPTER II — EXPANSION OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT BEYOND THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND LOW-EARTH ORBIT › § 18327

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 90 days after October 11, 2010, or when the reference designs are done, whichever is sooner, the Administrator must send a detailed report to the appropriate congressional committees. The report must explain the vehicle design, the trade studies and choices with reasons, how the design meets or departs from required capabilities, plans to use existing contracts, staff, and facilities, a procurement plan to speed work, and a timeline of milestones. The report must be updated with the President’s annual budget request.

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Title 42, §18327

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Within 90 days after October 11, 2010, or upon completion of reference designs for the Space Launch System and Multi-purpose Crew Vehicle authorized by this chapter, whichever occurs first, the Administrator shall provide a detailed report to the appropriate committees of Congress that provides an overall description of the reference vehicle design, the assumptions, description, data, and analysis of the systems trades and resolution process, justification of trade decisions, the design factors which implement the essential system and vehicle capability requirements established by this chapter, the explanation and justification of any deviations from those requirements, the plan for utilization of existing contracts, civil service and contract workforce, supporting infrastructure utilization and modifications, and procurement strategy to expedite development activities through modification of existing contract vehicles, and the schedule of design and development milestones and related schedules leading to the accomplishment of operational goals established by this chapter. The Administrator shall provide an update of this report as part of the President’s annual Budget Request.

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42 U.S.C. § 18327

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102