Contract for development of a major program; costs; Major Program Annual Report for satellite development program

For purposes of this section— the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— NOAA shall not enter into a contract for development of a major program, unless the Under Secretary determines that— The first Major Program Annual Report for NOAA’s satellite development program shall include a Baseline Report that shall, at a minimum, include— Not later than 30 days after receiving a written notification under subsection (d)(2), the Under Secretary shall determine whether the development cost of the program has exceeded the estimate provided in the Baseline Report of the program by 20 percent or more. If the determination is affirmative, the Under Secretary shall— transmit to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 15 days after making the determination, a report that includes— if the Under Secretary intends to continue with the program, promptly initiate an analysis of the program, which shall include, at a minimum— NOAA shall complete an analysis initiated under subsection (e)(2) not later than 6 months after the Under Secretary makes a determination under subsection (e). The Under Secretary shall transmit the analysis to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 30 days after its completion.