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Appendix A: Statement of Task
Pages 43-44

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... In conducting its task, the committee will • Not examine the PSD R&A programs as they were prior to the restructuring; • Conduct its review in the context of current budgetary realities that have differed from projections assumed prior to the release of the most recent planetary science decadal survey; and • Not comment on the strategic science goals and objectives of PSD, SMD, or NASA.
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