§60502 Transitioning Experimental Research Into Operational Services

Summary

The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy must set up a process to move NASA and NOAA Earth science and space weather missions or sensors into regular operations when appropriate. The Director must work with the NASA and NOAA Administrators and others, and the process must include coordinating the annual budget requests needed to carry out those transitions. NASA and NOAA must each name an official to lead and coordinate the work. For each mission or sensor chosen, they must send Congress a joint plan with the strategy, milestones, and budget within 60 days after it successfully completes its critical design review.