51 USC § 60304 - Program evaluation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t51/s60304"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "51 USC § 60304 - Program evaluation"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "60304"
section_name: "Program evaluation"
chapter_number: 603
chapter_name: "REMOTE SENSING"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3424; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(326), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4341.)"
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# § 60304. Program evaluation

**(a)** **Advisory Committee.—** The Administrator shall establish an advisory committee, consisting of individuals with appropriate expertise in State, local, regional, and tribal agencies, the university research community, and the remote sensing and other geospatial information industries, to monitor the program established under section 60303 of this title. The advisory committee shall consult with the Federal Geographic Data Committee and other appropriate industry representatives and organizations. Notwithstanding section 1013 of title 5, the advisory committee established under this subsection shall remain in effect until the termination of the program under section 60303 of this title.

**(b)** **Effectiveness Evaluation.—** Not later than December 31, 2009, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program established under section 60303 of this title in exploring and promoting the integrated use of sources of remote sensing and other geospatial information to address State, local, regional, and tribal agency needs. Such evaluation shall have been conducted by an independent entity.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3424; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(326), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4341.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 60304 | 42 U.S.C. 16674. | Pub. L. 109–155, title III, § 314, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2921. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2022—Subsec. (a).  substituted “,” for “section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.),”.