124 STAT. 3369 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 (3) including a summary of findings and recommendations from any other relevant external reviews of the Administra- tion’s science mission priorities and programs. § 30504. Assessment of science mission extensions (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Administrator shall carry out biennial reviews within each of the Science divisions to assess the cost and benefits of extending the date of the termination of data collec- tion for those missions that have exceeded their planned mission lifetime. (b) CONSULTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF INSTRUMENTS ON MISSIONS.—For those missions that have an operational component, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or any other affected agency shall be consulted and the potential benefits of instruments on missions that are beyond their planned mission lifetime taken into account. CHAPTER 307—INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND COMPETITION Sec. 30701. Competitiveness and international cooperation. 30702. Foreign contract limitation. 30703. Foreign launch vehicles. 30704. Offshore performance of contracts for the procurement of goods and serv- ices. § 30701. Competitiveness and international cooperation (a) LIMITATION.— (1) SOLICITATION OF COMMENT.—As part of the evaluation of the costs and benefits of entering into an obligation to conduct a space mission in which a foreign entity will participate as a supplier of the spacecraft, spacecraft system, or launch system, the Administrator shall solicit comment on the potential impact of such participation through notice published in Com- merce Business Daily at least 45 days before entering into such an obligation. (2) AGREEMENTS WITH PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.—The Administrator shall certify to Congress at least 15 days in advance of any cooperative agreement with the People’s Republic of China, or any company owned by the People’s Republic of China or incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China, involving spacecraft, spacecraft systems, launch systems, or scientific or technical information, that— (A) the agreement is not detrimental to the United States space launch industry; and (B) the agreement, including any indirect technical ben- efit that could be derived from the agreement, will not improve the missile or space launch capabilities of the People’s Republic of China. (3) ANNUAL AUDIT.—The Inspector General of the Administra- tion, in consultation with appropriate agencies, shall conduct an annual audit of the policies and procedures of the Adminis- tration with respect to the export of technologies and the transfer of scientific and technical information, to assess the extent to which the Administration is carrying out its activities in compliance with Federal export control laws and with para- graph (2).
