§2476. Reports to Congress

(a) Presidential report; transmittal

The President shall transmit to the Congress in January of each year a report, which shall include (1) a comprehensive description of the programed activities and the accomplishments of all agencies of the United States in the field of aeronautics and space activities during the preceding calendar year, and (2) an evaluation of such activities and accomplishments in terms of the attainment of, or the failure to attain, the objectives described in section 2451(c) ¹ of this title.

(b) Recommendations for additional legislation

Any report made under this section shall contain such recommendations for additional legislation as the Administrator or the President may consider necessary or desirable for the attainment of the objectives described in section 2451(c) ¹ of this title.

(c) Classified information

No information which has been classified for reasons of national security shall be included in any report made under this section, unless such information has been declassified by, or pursuant to authorization given by, the President.

( Pub. L. 85–568, title II, §206, July 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 432 ; Pub. L. 92–68, §7, Aug. 6, 1971, 85 Stat. 177 .)

References in Text

Section 2451(c) of this title, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), was redesignated section 2451(d) of this title by Pub. L. 98–361, title I, §110(a)(2), July 16, 1984, 98 Stat. 426 .

Amendments

1971-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92–68, §7(1), (2), repealed provisions for submission of Administration reports to the President semiannually and at other times, and redesignated subsec. (b) as (a).

Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 92–68, §7(2), redesignated subsecs. (b), (c), and (d) as (a), (b), and (c), respectively.

¹ See References in Text note below.