51 U.S.C. § 20136
Contributions awards
United States · Title 51 — NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS · Status: effective
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- 51 U.S.C. § 20136, Contributions awards, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/492999
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Subject to the provisions of this section, the Administrator is authorized, on the Administrator’s own initiative or on application of any person, to make a monetary award, in an amount and on terms the Administrator determines to be warranted, to any person (as defined by section 20135(a) of this title) for any scientific or technical contribution to the Administration which is determined by the Administrator to have significant value in the conduct of aeronautical and space activities. Each application made for such an award shall be referred to the Inventions and Contributions Board established under section 20135 of this title. Such Board shall accord to each applicant an opportunity for hearing on the application, and shall transmit to the Administrator its recommendation as to the terms of the award, if any, to be made to the applicant for the contribution. In determining the terms and conditions of an award the Administrator shall take into account—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To enact certain laws relating to national and commercial space programs as title 51, United States Code, "National and Commercial Space Programs".House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally