Sec. 204. Reorganization plan
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Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop a reorganization plan for the Administration in accordance with this section and shall publish the plan in the Federal Register. The Federal Register notice shall solicit comments for a period of at least 60 days. Not later than 180 days after the expiration date of the comment period described in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a revised version of the plan that takes into account the comments received.
The Administrator shall also publish the revised plan in the Federal Register. The Administrator shall transmit and publish, along with the plan, an explanation of how the Administrator dealt with significant issues raised by the comments received. The Administrator shall implement the plan not later than 180 days after the plan has been transmitted to the Congress. The plan, to the greatest extent practicable, shall— consistent with the other provisions of this Act, maximize the efficiency with which the Administration carries out the core functions of— science and research; operations; predictions and forecasts; products and services; education and outreach; earth observations and space weather observations; resource management; and enforcement; improve the sharing of research and other information that is of use across programmatic themes; and minimize duplication of effort or overlapping efforts and promote coordination among offices.
In developing the plan, the Administrator shall consult with interested parties, including other Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governmental entities, Indigenous peoples, and other appropriate domestic and foreign governmental and non-governmental entities, academia, industry, and Administration employees, contractors, and grantees.