Section was enacted as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1978, and not as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 which is classified principally to this chapter.

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation authorization acts:

Pub. L. 94–307, § 6, June 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 680.

Pub. L. 94–39, § 6, June 19, 1975, 89 Stat. 221.

Pub. L. 93–316, § 7, June 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 243.

1994—Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Science, Space, and Technology” for “Science and Technology” in second par.

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Science of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Science of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.

For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which item 8 on page 178 identifies a reporting provision which, as subsequently amended, is contained in the second par. of this section), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, and section 1 (a)(4) [div. A, § 1402(1)] of Pub. L. 106–554, set out as notes under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance.