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"The Panel shall review safety studies and operations plans referred to it, including evaluating NASA's compliance with the return-to-flight and continue-to-fly recommendations of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, and shall make reports thereon, shall advise the Administrator and the Congress with respect to the hazards of proposed or existing facilities and proposed operations with respect to the adequacy of proposed or existing safety standards, and with respect to management and culture related to safety.  The Panel shall also perform such other duties as the Administrator may request."

Section 106(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 | Public Law 109-155, 42 U.S.C. 2477(a)