51 U.S.C. § 40308 — Space grant review panel
submitted 16 years ago by Pub. L. 111-314 to r/title-51-NATIONAL-AND-COMMERCIAL-SPACE-PROGRAMS · 424 words · no verdicts yet
NASA must set up an independent panel to review and advise on space grant programs, fellowships, and college designations. The Administrator appoints panel members, mostly space experts, plus others in related fields. The panel meets twice a year and can exercise powers needed for its duties.
(a) Establishment. The Administrator* must set up an independent group called the space grant review panel*, which is not subject to the federal advisory committee rules in chapter 10 of title 5.
(b) Duties. The panel must review and advise the Administrator on (1) applications, proposals, and performance under grants and contracts made under sections 40304 and 40305; (2) the space grant fellowship program; (3) how space grant colleges and regional consortia are designated and run, and how their programs operate; (4) how the planning guidelines and priorities under section 40303(a) and (b)(1) are made and applied; and (5) any other matters the Administrator refers to it.
(c) Personnel and Administrative Services. The Administrator must give the panel whatever information, staff, and administrative help is reasonably needed for its work.
(d) Members.
(1) Appointment. The Administrator appoints the panel's voting members. Most must be especially qualified, by knowledge, experience, or training, in one or more space-related fields. The rest must be qualified in, or represent, education, extension services, state* government, industry, economics, planning, or other space-resource-related work. The Administrator must consider possible conflicts of interest when appointing members.
(2) Chairman and vice chairman. The Administrator picks one voting member as Chairman and another as Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman leads when the Chairman is absent or unable to serve.
(3) Reimbursement for expenses. Voting members who aren't federal employees get reimbursed for their actual, reasonable expenses doing panel work.
(4) Meetings. The panel meets twice a year, and also whenever the Chairman, a majority of voting members, or the Administrator calls a meeting.
(5) Powers. The panel can use whatever powers are reasonably needed to carry out its duties under subsection (b).
The Administrator* shall establish an independent committee known as the space grant review panel*, which shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 10 of title 5.
The panel shall take such steps as may be necessary to review, and shall advise the Administrator with respect to—
applications or proposals for, and performance under, grants and contracts awarded pursuant to sections 40304 and 40305 of this title;
the space grant fellowship program;
the designation and operation of space grant colleges and space grant regional consortia, and the operation of space grant and fellowship programs;
the formulation and application of the planning guidelines and priorities pursuant to subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 40303 of this title; and
such other matters as the Administrator refers to the panel for review and advice.
The Administrator shall make available to the panel any information, personnel, and administrative services and assistance which is reasonable to carry out the duties of the panel.
The Administrator shall appoint the voting members of the panel. A majority of the voting members shall be individuals who, by reason of knowledge, experience, or training, are especially qualified in one or more of the disciplines and fields related to space. The other voting members shall be individuals who, by reason of knowledge, experience, or training, are especially qualified in, or representative of, education, extension services, State* government, industry, economics, planning, or any other activity related to efforts to enhance the understanding, assessment, development, or utilization of space resources. The Administrator shall consider the potential conflict of interest of any individual in making appointments to the panel.
The Administrator shall select one voting member to serve as the Chairman and another voting member to serve as the Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman in the absence or incapacity of the Chairman.
Voting members of the panel who are not Federal employees shall be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of such duties.
The panel shall meet on a biannual basis and, at any other time, at the call of the Chairman or upon the request of a majority of the voting members or of the Administrator.
The panel may exercise such powers as are reasonably necessary in order to carry out the duties enumerated in subsection (b).
Source credit: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3387; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(325), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4341.)
- 2010Enacted · Pub. L. 111-314 · 124 Stat. 3387
- 2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-286 · 136 Stat. 4341
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 111-314 on 2010-12-18.
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