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51 U.S.C. 30302: Quality assurance personnelText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 51-NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMSCHAPTER 303-CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

§30302. Quality assurance personnel

(a)  Exclusion of Administration Personnel.⁠—A person providing articles to the Administration under a contract entered into after December 9, 1991, may not exclude Administration quality assurance personnel from work sites except as provided in a contract provision that has been submitted to Congress as provided in subsection (b).

(b)  Contract Provisions.⁠—The Administration shall not enter into any contract which permits the exclusion of Administration quality assurance personnel from work sites unless the Administrator has submitted a copy of the provision permitting such exclusion to Congress at least 60 days before entering into the contract.

( Pub. L. 111–314, § 3 , Dec. 18, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3363 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

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30302

42 U.S.C. 2459e.

Pub. L. 102–195, § 19, Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1615.

In subsection (a), the date “December 9, 1991” is substituted for “the date of enactment of this Act” to reflect the date of enactment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1992 (Public Law 102–195, 105 Stat. 1605).

In subsection (a), the words “that has been submitted to Congress as provided” are substituted for “described” for clarity.