Administrationmeans the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
Administratormeans the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
career reserved positionmeans a position in the Administration designated under section 3132(b) which may be filled only by—
cost of attendancehas the meaning given that term in section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965;
critical needmeans a specific and important safety, management, engineering, science, research, or operations requirement of the Administration’s mission that the Administration is unable to fulfill because the Administration lacks the appropriate employees because—
directly related to the duties of the positionmeans duties and responsibilities in the same line of work which require similar qualifications.
employeemeans an individual employed in or under the Administration;
institution of higher educationhas the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965;
limited emergency appointeehas the meaning given under section 3132;
limited term appointeemeans an individual appointed to a Senior Executive Service position in the Administration to meet a bona fide temporary need, as determined by the Administrator.
management officialhas the meaning given such term by section 7103(a)(11).
newly appointed employeemeans an individual who is first appointed—
period of qualified non-Federal servicemeans any period of service performed by an individual that—
political appointeemeans an employee who holds—
professional positionmeans a position that is classified to an occupational series identified by the Office of Personnel Management as a position that—
Programmeans the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science and Technology Scholarship Program established under this section.
redesignation bonusmeans a bonus under section 9804 paid to an individual described in subsection (a)(2) thereof;
research positionmeans a position in a professional series that primarily involves scientific inquiry or investigation, or research-type exploratory development of a creative or scientific nature, where the knowledge required to perform the work successfully is acquired typically and primarily through graduate study.
supervisorhas the meaning given such term by section 7103(a)(10);
workforce planmeans the plan required under section 9802(a);