51-U.S.C.-30307
§30307 – Requirement For Independent Cost Analysis
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Title 51 > Subtitle III > Chapter 303 > Section 30307
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- Reference: Section 30307
- Legend: §30307 – Requirement For Independent Cost Analysis
- USCode Year: 2012
Provision Content
(a) Definition of Implementation.—In this section, the term implementation” means all activity in the life cycle of a project after preliminary design, independent assessment of the preliminary design, and approval to proceed into implementation, including critical design, development, certification, launch, operations, disposal of assets, and, for technology programs, development, testing, analysis, and communication of the results.
(b) Requirement.—Before any funds may be obligated for implementation of a project that is projected to cost more than $250,000,000 in total project costs, the Administrator shall conduct and consider an independent life-cycle cost analysis of the project and shall report the results to Congress. In developing cost accounting and reporting standards for carrying out this section, the Administrator shall, to the extent practicable and consistent with other laws, solicit the advice of experts outside of the Administration.
(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3365.)
| Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 30307 | 42 U.S.C. 2459g. | Pub. L. 106–391, title III, §301, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1591; Pub. L. 109–155, title VII, §704, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2936. |
In subsection (b), in the first sentence, the words the Administrator shall conduct” are substituted for the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall conduct” to eliminate unnecessary words.
In subsection (b), in the last sentence, the word experts” is substituted for expertise” for clarity.
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