scope:

APPLICABILITY

a. This NPD is applicable to NASA Headquarters and all NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers.

b. This NPD applies to any invention made by a NASA employee or an employee of another Government agency reporting an invention to NASA.

c. In this directive, all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term "shall." The terms; "may" or "can" denote discretionary privilege or permission, "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended, but not required, "will" denotes expected outcome, and "are/is" denotes descriptive material.