NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 2200.2E Effective Date: December 17, 2021 Expiration Date: December 17, 2031

Subject: Requirements for Documentation, Approval and Dissemination of Scientific and Technical Information (Revalidated for another 5 years)

Responsible Office: Office of the Chief Information Officer

Preface

P.1 Purpose

a. This directive establishes the obligations for publishing, disseminating, and safeguarding NASA scientific and technical information (STI) under the policy set forth in NASA Policy Directive (NPD) 2200.1, Management of NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI).

b. In accordance with the National Aeronautics and Space Act, 51 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 20112(a)(3), NASA will "provide for the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination of information concerning its activities and the results thereof." Unless a determination is made that public dissemination of information will be prohibited or restricted pursuant to U.S. statute, regulation, or Agency policy, NASA information is made broadly available to the public. NASA's responsibilities include safeguarding sensitive and restricted research and development results and preserving STI to ensure future accessibility.

c. Under the Agency's Office of Chief Information Officer, STI Compliance and Distribution Services manages, disseminates, safeguards, and preserves NASA STI for use by NASA, NASA contractors, NASA grantees, other U.S. Government agencies and their contractors, and the public. In doing so, STI Compliance and Distribution Services supports efforts to advance the Agency's goals in science, exploration, technology development, and aeronautics.

P.2 Applicability

a. This NPR is applicable to NASA Headquarters and all NASA Centers, including Component Facilities, and Technical and Service Support Centers.

b. This language applies to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a Federally Funded Research and Development Center, other contractors, recipients of grants, cooperative agreements, or other agreements only to the extent specified or referenced in the applicable contracts, grants, or agreements.

c. This NPR applies to all STI published, disseminated, and presented, that contain NASA-sponsored or NASA-funded STI except as excluded in this directive. This NPR also applies to STI presented internally when foreign persons are present.

d. In this directive, all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term "shall." The terms: "may" or "can" denote discretionary privilege or permission, "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended, but not required, "will" denotes expected outcome, and "are/is" denotes descriptive material.

e. In this directive all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.

P.3 Authority

a. National Aeronautics and Space Act, 51 U.S.C. § 20101 et seq.

b. NPD 2200.1, Management of NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI).

P.4 Applicable Documents and Forms

a. Export Control Reform Act of 2018, 50 U.S.C. §§ 4801-4852.

b. Uniform Adminstrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, 2 CFR 200.

c. Grants and Cooperative Agreements, 2 CFR 1800.

d. Controlled Unclassified Information, 32 CFR pt. 2002.

e. NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, 48 CFR pt. 18.

f. NPD 1490.1, NASA Printing, Duplicating, and Copying Management.

g. NPR 1441.1, NASA Records Management Program Requirements.

h. NPR 1600.2, NASA Classified National Security Information.

i. NPR 2190.1, NASA Export Control Program.

j. NPR 2810.1, Security of Information Technology.

k. NPR 7120.7, NASA Information Technology and Institutional Infrastructure Program and Project Management Requirements.

l. NASA Interim Directive (NID) 1600.55, Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) Controlled Information.

m. NID 2810.135, Controlled Unclassified Information.

n. NAII 2190.1, NASA Export Control Program Operations Manual.

m. NF-1676, NASA Scientific and Technical Information Document Availability Authorization, Electronic Form.

n. NF-1679, Disclosure of Invention and New Technology (see also http://invention.nasa.gov).

P.5 Measurement/Verification

a. To assess compliance with the STI requirements set forth in this NPR, STI Compliance and Distribution Services reviews trends periodically. Key measurements include:

(1) Repository curation:

(a) Quantifies the annual transfer of STI to the National Archives for preservation in accordance with NPR 1441.1, NASA Records Management Program Requirements.

(b) Maintains an active authorization to operate in accordance with NPR 2810.1, Security of Information Technology.

(2) Compliance:

Tracks Agency conformity with the requirements of this NPR.

(3) Mission support:

(a) Assess STI services to NASA organizations, other Federal agencies and the public in support of mission goals.

(b) Evaluates the STI Compliance and Distribution Service's capability to provide excellence in customer service.

P.6 Cancellation

NPR 2200.2D, Requirements for Documentation, Approval, and Dissemination of NASA Scientific and Technical Information, dated September 7, 2016.

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