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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 · Sec. 501

Sec. 501. MAINTAINING A BALANCED SPACE SCIENCE PORTFOLIO

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## SEC. 501 MAINTAINING A BALANCED SPACE SCIENCE PORTFOLIO **[**[51 U.S.C. 20301 note](/us/usc/t51/s20301)**]** ###
(a)Sense of Congress on Science Portfolio Congress reaffirms the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)a balanced and adequately funded set of activities, consisting of research and analysis grant programs, technology development, suborbital research activities, and small, medium, and large space missions, contributes to a robust and productive science program and serves as a catalyst for innovation and discovery; and ####
(2)the Administrator should set science priorities by following the guidance provided by the scientific community through the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s decadal surveys. ###
(b)Policy It is the policy of the United States to ensure, to the extent practicable, a steady cadence of large, medium, and small science missions.
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