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 119 STAT. 2914

PUBLIC LAW 109–155—DEC. 30, 2005

(1) the life-cycle costs, including maintenance costs, of the operation of such heat pumps compared to generally available heating, cooling, and water heating equipment; (2) barriers to installation, such as availability and suitability of terrain; and (3) such other issues as the Administrator considers appropriate. (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘ground source heat pump’’ means an electric-powered system that uses the Earth’s relatively constant temperature to provide heating, cooling, or hot water. 42 USC 16618. Deadlines.

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SEC. 110. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan describing steps to be taken by NASA to protect from retaliation NASA employees who raise concerns about substantial and specific dangers to public health and safety or about substantial and specific factors that could threaten the success of a mission. The plan shall be designed to ensure that NASA employees have the full protection required by law. The Administrator shall implement the plan not more than 1 year after its transmittal. (b) GOAL.—The Administrator shall ensure that the plan describes a system that will protect employees who wish to raise or have raised concerns described in subsection (a). (c) PLAN.—At a minimum, the plan shall include, consistent with Federal law— (1) a reporting structure that ensures that the officials who are the subject of a whistleblower’s complaint will not learn the identity of the whistleblower; (2) a single point to which all complaints can be made without fear of retribution; (3) procedures to enable the whistleblower to track the status of the case; (4) activities to educate employees about their rights as whistleblowers and how they are protected by law; (5) activities to educate employees about their obligations to report concerns and their accountability before and after receiving the results of the investigations into their concerns; and (6) activities to educate all appropriate NASA Human Resources professionals, and all NASA managers and supervisors, regarding personnel laws, rules, and regulations. (d) REPORT.—Not later than February 15 of each year beginning with the year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit a report to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the concerns described in subsection (a) that were raised during the previous fiscal year. At a minimum, the report shall provide— (1) the number of concerns that were raised, divided into the categories of safety and health, mission assurance, and mismanagement, and the disposition of those concerns, including whether any employee was disciplined as a result of a concern having been raised; and

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