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51 U.S.C. § 70507

Technology development

United States · Title 51 — NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS · Status: effective

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51 U.S.C. § 70507, Technology development, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/493255
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The Administrator shall establish an intra-Directorate long-term technology development program for space and Earth science within the Science Mission Directorate for the development of new technology. The program shall be independent of the flight projects under development. The Administration shall have a goal of funding the intra-Directorate technology development program at a level of 5 percent of the total Science Mission Directorate annual budget. The program shall be structured to include competitively awarded grants and contracts.

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 111-314(H.R. 3237)2010-12-18
    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