Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73not60
§30302 Quality Assurance Personnel
Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle III— Administrative Provisions › Chapter 303— CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT › § 30302
Summary
Contracts made after December 9, 1991 to supply items must not keep the Administration’s quality-assurance staff out of work sites, unless the contract has a specific clause that allows that. The Administrator must send any such exclusion clause to Congress at least 60 days before signing the contract.
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Title 51, §30302
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(a)A person providing articles to the Administration under a contract entered into after December 9, 1991, may not exclude Administration quality assurance personnel from work sites except as provided in a contract provision that has been submitted to Congress as provided in subsection (b).
(b)The Administration shall not enter into any contract which permits the exclusion of Administration quality assurance personnel from work sites unless the Administrator has submitted a copy of the provision permitting such exclusion to Congress at least 60 days before entering into the contract.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3030242 U.S.C. 2459e.Pub. L. 102–195, § 19, Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1615. In subsection (a), the date “December 9, 1991” is substituted for “the date of enactment of this Act” to reflect the date of enactment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1992 (Public Law 102–195, 105 Stat. 1605). In subsection (a), the words “that has been submitted to Congress as provided” are substituted for “described” for clarity.
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51 U.S.C. § 30302
Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60