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42 U.S.C. § 18441

National and international orbital debris mitigation

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 18441, National and international orbital debris mitigation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/484741
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Congress makes the following findings: Key components of such an approach should include— The Administrator shall, in consultation with such other departments and agencies of the Federal Government as the Administrator considers appropriate, continue and strengthen discussions with the representatives of other space-faring countries, within the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee and elsewhere, to deal with this orbital debris mitigation. For purposes of carrying out this subsection, the Director of OSTP, in coordination with the Director of the National Security Council and using the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology coordinating mechanism, shall develop an overall strategy for review by the President, with recommendations for proposed international collaborative efforts to address this challenge.

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 111-267(S. 3729)2010-10-11
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010
    House: 304–118Senate: no recorded tally