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51 U.S.C. § 70702

Establishment of Commission

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

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51 U.S.C. § 70702, Establishment of Commission, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/493259
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The President shall establish an independent, nonpartisan Commission within the executive branch to investigate any incident that results in the loss of— any other orbital or suborbital space vehicle carrying humans that is— In this section:

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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.

  • 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
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-10(S. 442)2017-03-21
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally