Sec. 707. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Advisory Council
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The Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Public Administration to assess the effectiveness of the NASA Advisory Council and to make recommendations to Congress for any change to— the functions of the Council; the appointment of members to the Council; qualifications for members of the Council; duration of terms of office for members of the Council; frequency of meetings of the Council; the structure of leadership and Committees of the Council; and levels of professional staffing for the Council.
In carrying out the assessment, the Academy shall also assess the impacts of broadening the Council’s role to advising Congress, and any other issues that the Academy determines could potentially impact the effectiveness of the Council. The Academy shall consider the past activities of the NASA Advisory Council, as well as the activities of other analogous federal advisory bodies in conducting its assessment. The results of the assessment, including any recommendations, shall be transmitted to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
Section 20113(g) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by inserting and Congress after advice to the Administration . Subsection
(b)shall expire on September 30, 2014.