; and (3) the extent to which established policy, processes, and procedures follows Federal government best practices. (b) Transmittal The Comptroller General shall transmit the results of the review to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 303. Independent external technical, management, and cost reviews (a) In general The Administrator shall arrange for independent external technical, management, and cost reviews of science missions with an estimated development cost of $1 billion or more prior to completing the system definition and mission definition reviews—Key Decision Point B—and entering into the preliminary design and technology completion phase—Phase B—of the mission development cycle. (b) Results The Administrator shall transmit the results of the review to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than 10 days after the results of the review have been completed. 304. Small satellites (a) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that small satellites and cubesats are increasingly important elements of NASA’s exploration, scientific, and technology demonstration missions, have produced high-value science, and can contribute, where appropriate, to a balanced science mission portfolio. Cubesat-enabled science missions also provide opportunities for hands-on training and developing project management skills for students and early career professionals, as noted in the 2016 report of the National Academies, Achieving Science with CubeSats: Thinking Inside the Box . (b) Continuation The Administrator should continue to support the use of small satellite research and development in the space and Earth sciences, where appropriate, and for hands-on training and related skills. 305. Options for small satellite and