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 124 STAT. 3368 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 (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 Administration Human Resources professionals, and all Administration man- agers and supervisors, regarding personnel laws, rules, and regulations. (d) REPORT.—Not later than February 15 of each year beginning February 15, 2007, the Administrator shall transmit a report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Rep- resentatives 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 (2) any recommendations for reforms to further prevent ret- ribution against employees who raise concerns. § 30503. Performance assessments (a) IN GENERAL.—The performance of each division in the Science directorate of the Administration shall be reviewed and assessed by the National Academy of Sciences at 5-year intervals. (b) TIMING.—Beginning with the first fiscal year following December 30, 2005, the Administrator shall select at least one division for review under this section. The Administrator shall select divisions so that all disciplines will have received their first review within 6 fiscal years of December 30, 2005. (c) REPORTS.—Not later than March 1 of each year, beginning with the first fiscal year after December 30, 2005, the Administrator shall transmit a report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate— (1) setting forth in detail the results of any external review under subsection (a); (2) setting forth in detail actions taken by the Administration in response to any external review; and