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124 STAT. 3361 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 Science, and Transportation of the Senate at least 30 days before entering into a contract for development under a major program. (3) NONDELEGATION.—The Administrator may not delegate the determination requirement under this subsection, except in cases in which the Administrator has a conflict of interest. (c) MAJOR PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORTS.— (1) REQUIREMENT.—Annually, at the same time as the Presi- dent’s annual budget submission to Congress, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com- merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that includes the information required by this section for each major program for which the Administration proposes to expend funds in the subsequent fiscal year. Reports under this paragraph shall be known as Major Program Annual Reports. (2) BASELINE REPORT.—The first Major Program Annual Report for each major program shall include a Baseline Report that shall, at a minimum, include— (A) the purposes of the program and key technical characteristics necessary to fulfill those purposes; (B) an estimate of the life-cycle cost for the program, with a detailed breakout of the development cost, program reserves, and an estimate of the annual costs until develop- ment is completed; (C) the schedule for development, including key program milestones; (D) the plan for mitigating technical, cost, and schedule risks identified in accordance with subsection (b)(1)(A); and (E) the name of the person responsible for making notifications under subsection (d), who shall be an indi- vidual whose primary responsibility is overseeing the pro- gram. (3) INFORMATION UPDATES.—For major programs for which a Baseline Report has been submitted, each subsequent Major Program Annual Report shall describe any changes to the information that had been provided in the Baseline Report, and the reasons for those changes. (d) NOTIFICATION.— (1) REQUIREMENT.—The individual identified under sub- section (c)(2)(E) shall immediately notify the Administrator any time that individual has reasonable cause to believe that, for the major program for which he or she is responsible— (A) 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 (B) a milestone of the program is likely to be delayed by 6 months or more from the date provided for it in the Baseline Report of the program. (2) REASONS.—Not later than 30 days after the notification required under paragraph (1), the individual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) shall transmit to the Administrator a writ- ten notification explaining the reasons for the change in the cost or milestone of the program for which notification was provided under paragraph (1).