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5 U.S.C. § 9801

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United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective

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For purposes of this chapter— the term “critical need” means a specific and important safety, management, engineering, science, research, or operations requirement of the Administration’s mission that the Administration is unable to fulfill because the Administration lacks the appropriate employees because— the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 108-201(S. 610)2004-02-24
    NASA Flexibility Act of 2004
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally