; and (5) options for how such requirements could be met, including through the use of suborbital launch systems, free flying orbital platforms, and the feasibility of and potential risks associated with each option. (c) Transmittal The Administrator shall transmit the requirements in subsection (b) to Congress not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act and shall provide annual updates to Congress. (d) Request for Information Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue a request for information for the development or provision of low Earth orbit platforms, modules, or on-orbit capabilities, including options for ownership and services provisions, that can meet the requirements transmitted in subsection (c). (e) Results The Administrator shall transmit the results of the request for information 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 120 days after the date the responses to the request for information are submitted to the Administration. III Science 301. Importance of a balanced science program It is the sense of Congress that a balanced and adequately funded set of activities, consisting of NASA’s research and analysis grants programs, technology development, small-, medium-, and large-sized space science missions, and suborbital research activities, continues to contribute to a robust and productive science program and serves as a catalyst for innovation. 302. Review of implementation of quality assurance program and parts policy in science mission development (a) Review The Comptroller General shall review the implementation of quality assurance program and parts policy, processes, and procedures used in the development of instrument and spacecraft for space and Earth science missions. The review shall build on prior work carried out for the 2011 Government Accountability Office report on Space and Mission Defense