§2459f. Full cost appropriations account structure

(a) Designation of accounts for appropriations

(1) Appropriations for the Administration for fiscal year 2007 and thereafter shall be made in three accounts, "Science, Aeronautics, and Education", "Exploration Systems and Space Operations", and an account for amounts appropriated for the necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General.

(2) Within the Exploration Systems and Space Operations account, no more than 10 percent of the funds for a fiscal year for Exploration Systems may be reprogrammed for Space Operations, and no more than 10 percent of the funds for a fiscal year for Space Operations may be reprogrammed for Exploration Systems. This paragraph shall not apply to reprogramming for the purposes described in subsection (b)(2) of this section.

(3) Appropriations shall remain available for two fiscal years, unless otherwise specified in law. Each account shall include the planned full costs of Administration activities.

(b) Transfers among accounts

(1) To ensure the safe, timely, and successful accomplishment of Administration missions, the Administration may transfer amounts for Federal salaries and benefits; training, travel and awards; facility and related costs; information technology services; publishing services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing services; and other administrative services among accounts, as necessary.

(2) The Administration may also transfer amounts among accounts for the immediate costs of recovering from damage caused by a major disaster (as defined in section 5122 of this title) or by an act of terrorism, or for the immediate costs associated with an emergency rescue of astronauts.

(c) Transfer of unexpired balances

The unexpired balances of prior appropriations to the Administration for activities authorized under this chapter may be transferred to the new account established for such activity in subsection (a) of this section. Balances so transferred may be merged with funds in the newly established account and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund under the same terms and conditions.

(Pub. L. 85–568, title III, §313, formerly §312, as added Pub. L. 106–377, §1(a)(1) [title IV, §431], Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1441 , 1441A-56; renumbered §313 and amended Pub. L. 108–199, div. G, title IV, §417, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 415 ; Pub. L. 108–447, div. I, title IV, §417, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3339 ; Pub. L. 109–155, title II, §201, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2915 .)

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 85–568, July 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 426 , as amended, known as the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2451 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Pub. L. 108–199, §417, which directed amendment of section 312 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 1958, was executed to this section, which was section 312 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Amendments

2005-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–155, §201(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: "Appropriations for the Administration for fiscal year 2005 and thereafter shall be made in three accounts, 'Exploration capabilities', 'Science, aeronautics and exploration', and an account for amounts appropriated for the necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General. Appropriations shall remain available for 2 fiscal years. Each account shall include the planned full costs of the Administration's related activities."

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–155, §201(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

2004-Pub. L. 108–199, §417(2), added section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–447 substituted "2005" for "2004" and "Exploration capabilities" for "Space flight capabilities".

Pub. L. 108–199, §417(3), substituted "2004" for "2002", "Space flight capabilities" for "Human space flight", and "exploration" for "technology".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–199, §417(4), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: "The Administrator, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine what balances from the 'Mission support' account are to be transferred to the 'Human space flight' and 'Science, aeronautics and technology' accounts. Such balances shall be transferred and merged with the 'Human space flight' and 'Science, aeronautics and technology' accounts, and remain available for the period of which originally appropriated."