---
kind: "section"
citation: "51 U.S.C. § 31302"
title: "51"
title_heading: "National and Commercial Space Programs"
number: "31302"
heading: "Astronaut healthcare survey"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/51/31302"
units:
  - "Subtitle III — Administrative Provisions"
  - "Chapter 313 — Healthcare"
---

# §31302. Astronaut healthcare survey

- (a) **Survey.—** The [Administrator](/usc/51/10101.md?p=2) shall administer an anonymous survey of astronauts and flight surgeons to evaluate communication, relationships, and the effectiveness of policies. The survey questions and the analysis of results shall be evaluated by experts independent of the [Administration](/usc/51/10101.md?p=1). The survey shall be administered on at least a biennial basis.
- (b) **Report.—** The [Administrator](/usc/51/10101.md?p=2) shall transmit a report of the results of the survey to Congress not later than 90 days following completion of the survey.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3377.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 31302 | 42 U.S.C. 17822. | Pub. L. 110–422, title XI, § 1103, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4808. |