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 124 STAT. 3362 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 (3) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—Not later than 15 days after the Administrator receives a written notification under para- graph (2), the Administrator shall transmit the notification to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (e) FIFTEEN PERCENT THRESHOLD.— (1) DETERMINATION, REPORT, AND INITIATION OF ANALYSIS.— Not later than 30 days after receiving a written notification under subsection (d)(2), the Administrator shall determine whether the development cost of the program is likely to exceed the estimate provided in the Baseline Report of the program by 15 percent or more, or whether a milestone is likely to be delayed by 6 months or more. If the determination is affirma- tive, the Administrator shall— (A) transmit to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, not later than 15 days after making the determination, a report that includes— (i) a description of the increase in cost or delay in schedule and a detailed explanation for the increase or delay; (ii) a description of actions taken or proposed to be taken in response to the cost increase or delay; and (iii) a description of any impacts the cost increase or schedule delay, or the actions described under clause (ii), will have on any other program within the Administration; and (B) if the Administrator intends to continue with the program, promptly initiate an analysis of the program, which shall include, at a minimum— (i) the projected cost and schedule for completing the program if current requirements of the program are not modified; (ii) the projected cost and the schedule for completing the program after instituting the actions described under subparagraph (A)(ii); and (iii) a description of, and the projected cost and schedule for, a broad range of alternatives to the pro- gram. (2) COMPLETION OF ANALYSIS AND TRANSMITTAL TO COMMIT- TEES.—The Administration shall complete an analysis initiated under paragraph (1)(B) not later than 6 months after the Administrator makes a determination under this subsection. The Administrator shall transmit the analysis to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than 30 days after its completion. (f) THIRTY PERCENT THRESHOLD.—If the Administrator deter- mines under subsection (e) that the development cost of a program will exceed the estimate provided in the Baseline Report of the program by more than 30 percent, then, beginning 18 months after the date the Administrator transmits a report under sub- section (e)(1)(A), the Administrator shall not expend any additional funds on the program, other than termination costs, unless Congress