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§5522 National Aeronautics and Space Administration activities

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 81— - HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - AGENCY ACTIVITIES › § 5522

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

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NASA must do research in networking and information technology, focusing on computational science for aerospace, Earth, and remote exploration.

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Title 15, §5522

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As part of the Program described in subchapter I, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall conduct basic and applied research in networking and information technology, particularly in the field of computational science, with emphasis on aerospace sciences, earth and space sciences, and remote exploration and experimentation.

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2017—Pub. L. 114–329 struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading “General responsibilities”, substituted “networking and information technology” for “high-performance computing”, and struck out subsec. (b) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1992 to 1996.

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15 U.S.C. § 5522

Title 15Commerce and Trade

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73