(B) the travel budget for each office, and any division thereof, 
for the actual, current, and proposed funding level; and 
(C) the civil service full time equivalent assignments per head-
quarters office, and any division thereof, including the number of 
Senior Executive Service, noncareer, detailee, and contract per-
sonnel per office. 
(4) Within 14 days of the submission of the budget to Congress an 
accompanying volume shall be provided to the Committees on Appro-
priations containing the following information for each center, facility 
managed by any center, and federally funded research and development 
center operated on behalf of the Administration: 
(A) The actual, current, proposed funding level, and estimated 
budgets for the next 5 fiscal years by directorate, theme, program, 
project, and activity. 
(B) The proposed programmatic and non-programmatic con-
struction of facilities. 
(C) The number of civil service full time equivalent positions per 
center for each identified fiscal year. 
(D) The number of civil service full time equivalent positions 
considered to be uncovered capacity at each location for each iden-
tified fiscal year. 
(5) The proposed budget as designated by object class for each direc-
torate, theme, and program. 
(6) Sufficient narrative shall be provided to explain the request for 
each program, project, and activity, and an explanation for any devi-
ation to previously adopted baselines for all justification materials pro-
vided to the Committees. 
(d) ESTIMATE OF GROSS RECEIPTS AND PROPOSED USE OF FUNDS RE-
LATED TO LEASE OF PROPERTY.—Each annual budget request shall include 
an annual estimate of gross receipts and collections and proposed use of all 
funds collected pursuant to section 20145 of this title. 
§ 30104. Baselines and cost controls 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The term ‘‘development’’ means the phase of 
a program following the formulation phase and beginning with the ap-
proval to proceed to implementation, as defined in the Administration’s 
Procedural Requirements 7120.5c, dated March 22, 2005. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT COST.—The term ‘‘development cost’’ means the 
total of all costs, including construction of facilities and civil servant 
costs, from the period beginning with the approval to proceed to imple-
mentation through the achievement of operational readiness, without 
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regard to funding source or management control, for the life of the pro-
gram. 
(3) LIFE-CYCLE COST.—The term ‘‘life-cycle cost’’ means the total 
of the direct, indirect, recurring, and nonrecurring costs, including the 
construction of facilities and civil servant costs, and other related ex-
penses incurred or estimated to be incurred in the design, development, 
verification, production, operation, maintenance, support, and retire-
ment of a program over its planned lifespan, without regard to funding 
source or management control. 
(4) MAJOR PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘major program’’ means an activ-
ity approved to proceed to implementation that has an estimated life- 
cycle cost of more than $250,000,000. 
(b) CONDITIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall not enter into a con-
tract for the development of a major program unless the Administrator 
determines that— 
(A) the technical, cost, and schedule risks of the program are 
clearly identified and the program has developed a plan to manage 
those risks; 
(B) the technologies required for the program have been dem-
onstrated in a relevant laboratory or test environment; and 
(C) the program complies with all relevant policies, regulations, 
and directives of the Administration. 
(2) REPORT.—The Administrator shall transmit a report describing 
the basis for the determination required under paragraph (1) to the 
Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate at least 30 days before entering into a contract for development 
under a major program. 
(3) NONDELEGATION.—The Administrator may not delegate the de-
termination requirement under this subsection, except in cases in which 
the Administrator has a conflict of interest. 
(c) MAJOR PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Annually, at the same time as the President’s 
annual budget submission to Congress, the Administrator shall trans-
mit to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report that includes the information required by 
this section for each major program for which the Administration pro-
poses to expend funds in the subsequent fiscal year. Reports under this 
paragraph shall be known as Major Program Annual Reports. 
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(2) BASELINE REPORT.—The first Major Program Annual Report 
for each major program shall include a Baseline Report that shall, at 
a minimum, include— 
(A) the purposes of the program and key technical characteris-
tics necessary to fulfill those purposes; 
(B) an estimate of the life-cycle cost for the program, with a 
detailed breakout of the development cost, program reserves, and 
an estimate of the annual costs until development is completed; 
(C) the schedule for development, including key program mile-
stones; 
(D) the plan for mitigating technical, cost, and schedule risks 
identified in accordance with subsection (b)(1)(A); and 
(E) the name of the person responsible for making notifications 
under subsection (d), who shall be an individual whose primary re-
sponsibility is overseeing the program. 
(3) INFORMATION
UPDATES.—For major programs for which a 
Baseline Report has been submitted, each subsequent Major Program 
Annual Report shall describe any changes to the information that had 
been provided in the Baseline Report, and the reasons for those 
changes. 
(d) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The individual identified under subsection 
(c)(2)(E) shall immediately notify the Administrator any time that in-
dividual has reasonable cause to believe that, for the major program 
for which he or she is responsible— 
(A) the development cost of the program is likely to exceed the 
estimate provided in the Baseline Report of the program by 15 
percent or more; or 
(B) a milestone of the program is likely to be delayed by 6 
months or more from the date provided for it in the Baseline Re-
port of the program. 
(2) REASONS.—Not later than 30 days after the notification required 
under paragraph (1), the individual identified under subsection 
(c)(2)(E) shall transmit to the Administrator a written notification ex-
plaining the reasons for the change in the cost or milestone of the pro-
gram for which notification was provided under paragraph (1). 
(3) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—Not later than 15 days after the 
Administrator receives a written notification under paragraph (2), the 
Administrator shall transmit the notification to the Committee on 
Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
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(e) FIFTEEN PERCENT THRESHOLD.— 
(1) DETERMINATION, REPORT, AND INITIATION OF ANALYSIS.—Not 
later than 30 days after receiving a written notification under sub-
section (d)(2), the Administrator shall determine whether the develop-
ment cost of the program is likely to exceed the estimate provided in 
the Baseline Report of the program by 15 percent or more, or whether 
a milestone is likely to be delayed by 6 months or more. If the deter-
mination is affirmative, the Administrator shall— 
(A) transmit to the Committee on Science and Technology of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, not later than 15 days 
after making the determination, a report that includes— 
(i) a description of the increase in cost or delay in schedule 
and a detailed explanation for the increase or delay; 
(ii) a description of actions taken or proposed to be taken 
in response to the cost increase or delay; and 
(iii) a description of any impacts the cost increase or sched-
ule delay, or the actions described under clause (ii), will have 
on any other program within the Administration; and 
(B) if the Administrator intends to continue with the program, 
promptly initiate an analysis of the program, which shall include, 
at a minimum— 
(i) the projected cost and schedule for completing the pro-
gram if current requirements of the program are not modi-
fied; 
(ii) the projected cost and the schedule for completing the 
program after instituting the actions described under sub-
paragraph (A)(ii); and 
(iii) a description of, and the projected cost and schedule 
for, a broad range of alternatives to the program. 
(2) COMPLETION
OF
ANALYSIS
AND
TRANSMITTAL
TO
COMMIT-
TEES.—The Administration shall complete an analysis initiated under 
paragraph (1)(B) not later than 6 months after the Administrator 
makes a determination under this subsection. The Administrator shall 
transmit the analysis to the Committee on Science and Technology of 
the House of Representatives and Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate not later than 30 days after its com-
pletion. 
(f) THIRTY PERCENT THRESHOLD.—If the Administrator determines 
under subsection (e) that the development cost of a program will exceed the 
estimate provided in the Baseline Report of the program by more than 30 
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