Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 42
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U.S. Code as of:
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Chapter 26 - Notes
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
2451. Congressional declaration of policy and purpose.
(a) Devotion of space activities to peaceful
purposes for benefit of all mankind.
(b) Aeronautical and space activities for welfare
and security of United States; control by
civilian agency; exceptions.
(c) Commercial use of space.
(d) Objectives of aeronautical and space
activities.
(e) Ground propulsion systems research and
development.
(f) Bioengineering research, development, and
demonstration programs.
(g) Purpose of chapter.
2452. Definitions.
2453. Transfer of related functions to Administration.
(a) Functions of other departments and agencies;
transfer of records, etc.
(b) Transfers prior to January 1, 1959; report to
Congress.
(c) Transfers after December 31, 1958; report to
Congress; approval of Congress.
2454. Access to information.
2455. Security requirements.
(a) Establishment; investigations; referral to
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(b) Access to Restricted Data of Atomic Energy
Commission.
2456. Permission to use firearms.
2456a. Arrest authority.
2457. Property rights in inventions.
(a) Exclusive property of United States; issuance
of patent.
(b) Contract provisions for furnishing reports of
inventions, discoveries, improvements, or
innovations.
(c) Patent application.
(d) Issuance of patent to applicant; request by
Administrator; notice; hearing; determination;
review.
(e) False representations; request for transfer of
title to patent; notice; hearing;
determination; review.
(f) Waiver of rights to inventions; Inventions and
Contributions Board.
(g) Repealed.
(h) Protection of title.
(i) Administration as defense agency.
(j) Definitions.
(k) Objects intended for launch, launched, or
assembled in outer space.
(l) Use or manufacture of patented inventions
incorporated in space vehicles launched for
persons other than United States.
2458. Contributions awards.
(a) Applications; referral to Board; hearing;
recommendations; determination by
Administrator.
(b) Apportionment of awards; surrender of claims to
compensation; limitation on amount; reports to
Congressional committees.
2458a. Malpractice and negligence suits against United
States.
(a) Exclusive remedy.
(b) Attorney General to defend any civil action or
proceeding for malpractice or negligence;
service of process.
(c) Removal of actions; certification by Attorney
General; remand to State court.
(d) Compromise or settlement of claims.
(e) Applicability of other provisions of law.
(f) Liability insurance for persons assigned to
foreign countries or non-Federal agencies.
2458b. Insurance and indemnification.
(a) Authorization.
(b) Indemnification.
(c) Terms of indemnification agreement; notice;
United States control of or assistance in
defense.
(d) Certification of just and reasonable amount.
(e) Payments.
(f) Definitions.
2458c. Experimental aerospace vehicle.
(a) In general.
(b) Terms and conditions.
(c) Cross-waivers.
(d) Definitions.
(e) Relationship to other laws.
(f) Termination.
2459. Appropriations.
(a) Authorization; limitations for uses of capital
nature.
(b) Use of funds for emergency repairs of existing
facilities.
(c) Termination.
2459a. Availability of appropriated amounts.
2459b. Misuse of agency name and initials; authority of
Attorney General to enjoin.
2459c. Contracts regarding expendable launch vehicles.
2459d. Prohibition of grant or contract providing guaranteed
customer base for new commercial space hardware or
services.
2459e. Quality assurance personnel.
(a) Exclusion of NASA personnel.
(b) Contract provisions.
2459f. Appropriation accounts; transfers.
(a) Designation of accounts for appropriations.
(b) Transfers among accounts.
(c) Transfer of Missions support account balances.
2459g. Requirement for independent cost analysis.
(a) Requirement.
(b) Definition.
2459h. Cost effectiveness calculations.
2459i. Working capital fund.
2459j. Enhanced-use lease of real property demonstration.
(a) In general.
(b) Consideration.
(c) Additional terms and conditions.
(d) Relationship to other lease authority.
(e) Lease restrictions.
(f) Plan and reporting requirements.
2460. Appropriations; prior authorization by Congress.
2461. Congressional Space Medal of Honor; appropriations.
2462. Repealed.
2463. Tracking and data relay satellite services; report to
Congressional committees; authorization to contract.
2464. Recovery of fair value of placing Department of
Defense payloads in orbit with Space Shuttle.
2464a. Payloads launched on Titan II launch vehicles; cost
effectiveness as against space shuttle launches.
2465. Repealed.
2465a. Space Shuttle use policy.
(a) Use policy.
(b) Implementation plan.
(c) Annual report.
(d) NASA payloads.
2465b. Repealed.
2465c. Definitions.
2465d, 2465e. Repealed.
2465f. Other activities of National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
2466. Shuttle pricing policy; Congressional findings and
declaration of purpose.
2466a. Goals.
2466b. "Administrator" and "additive cost" defined.
2466c. Duties of Administrator.
(a) Establishment and implementation of
reimbursement recovery system; base price.
(b) Reports to Congressional committees.
(c) Reduction of base price.
(d) Lower-priced or no-cost flights for users
involved in research, etc., with Space
Administration.
(e) Customer incentives.
2467. Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund;
annual report to Congress.
2467a. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Endeavor
Teacher Fellowship Trust Fund.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Investment of Trust Fund.
(c) Purpose.
2467b. Requirements.
(a) Competition.
(b) Supplemental grants.
(c) "Eligible State" defined.
SUBCHAPTER II - COORDINATION OF AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ACTIVITIES
2471. National Space Council.
(a) Establishment; chairperson.
(b) Report to Congress on composition and
functions.
(c) Employment of personnel.
2471a. Users' advisory group.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Exemption.
2472. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(a) Establishment; appointment and duties of
Administrator.
(b) Deputy Administrator; appointment and duties.
(c) Restriction on engaging in any other business,
vocation, or employment.
2473. Functions of Administration.
(a) Planning, directing and conducting aeronautical
and space activities; participation by
scientific community; dissemination of
information.
(b) Research, development, etc., in ground
propulsion technologies and solar heating and
cooling technologies.
(c) Powers of Administration in performance of its
functions.
2473a. Repealed.
2473b. Award of prime and subcontracts to small businesses
and disadvantaged individuals.
2473c. Drug and alcohol testing.
(a) Short title.
(b) Findings.
(c) Testing program.
(d) Prohibition on service.
(e) Program for rehabilitation.
(f) Procedures for testing.
(g) Effect on other laws and regulations.
(h) "Controlled substance" defined.
2473d. Use of abandoned and underutilized buildings, grounds,
and facilities.
(a) In general.
(b) Definition.
2473e. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science
and Technology Scholarship Program.
(a) Establishment; selection of recipients;
agreement to serve as employees.
(b) Eligibility.
(c) Application.
(d) Eligible academic programs and fields of study.
(e) Requirements for scholarship funds.
(f) Period of service.
(g) Academic standing; breach of agreement;
repayment of scholarship.
(h) Termination or waiver of obligations.
(i) Definitions.
(j) Appropriations.
(k) Temporary internships.
2474. Omitted.
2475. International cooperation.
2475a. Competitiveness and international cooperation.
(a) Limitation.
(b) National interests.
2475b. Foreign contract limitation.
2476. Reports to Congress.
(a) Presidential report; transmittal.
(b) Recommendations for additional legislation.
(c) Classified information.
2476a. Disposal of excess land; approval by Congressional
committees.
2476b. Donations for space shuttle orbiter.
(a) Acceptance by Administrator and use.
(b) Termination of authority to accept; use of
unneeded gifts and donations.
(c) Name of space shuttle orbiter.
2477. Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel; membership;
appointment; term; powers and duties of Panel;
Chairman; compensation, travel and other necessary
expenses; NASA membership restriction.
SUBCHAPTER III - UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH
2481. Congressional declaration of purpose and policy.
2482. "Upper atmosphere" defined.
2483. Program authorized.
2484. International cooperation.
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CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This chapter is referred to in title 41 section 421.
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