Title 51
251 sections in this title — page 1 of 3.
§ 1
SHORT TITLE.
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 409— - MISCELLANEOUS
§ 10101
Definitions
Subtitle Subtitle I— - General › Chapter CHAPTER 101— - DEFINITIONS
§ 2
FINDINGS.
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 409— - MISCELLANEOUS
§ 20101
Short title
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - SHORT TITLE, DECLARATION OF POLICY, AND DEFINITIONS
§ 20102
Congressional declaration of policy and purpose
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - SHORT TITLE, DECLARATION OF POLICY, AND DEFINITIONS
§ 20103
Definitions
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - SHORT TITLE, DECLARATION OF POLICY, AND DEFINITIONS
§ 20111
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COORDINATION OF AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ACTIVITIES
§ 20112
Functions of the Administration
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COORDINATION OF AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ACTIVITIES
§ 20113
Powers of the Administration in performance of functions
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COORDINATION OF AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ACTIVITIES
§ 20114
Administration and Department of Defense coordination
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COORDINATION OF AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ACTIVITIES
§ 20115
International cooperation
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COORDINATION OF AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ACTIVITIES
§ 20116
Reports to Congress
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COORDINATION OF AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ACTIVITIES
§ 20117
Disposal of excess land
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COORDINATION OF AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ACTIVITIES
§ 20131
Public access to information
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20132
Security requirements
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20133
Permission to carry firearms
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20134
Arrest authority
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20135
Property rights in inventions
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20136
Contributions awards
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20137
Malpractice and negligence suits against United States
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20138
Insurance and indemnification
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20139
Insurance for experimental aerospace vehicles
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20140
Appropriations
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20141
Misuse of agency name and initials
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20142
Contracts regarding expendable launch vehicles
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20143
Full cost appropriations account structure
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20144
Prize authority
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20145
Lease of non-excess property
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20146
Retrocession of jurisdiction
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20147
Recovery and disposition authority
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20148
Indemnification; NASA launch services and reentry services
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20149
Medical monitoring and research relating to human space flight
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§ 20161
Congressional declaration of purpose and policy
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH
§ 20162
Definition of upper atmosphere
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH
§ 20163
Program authorized
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH
§ 20164
International cooperation
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 201— - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH
§ 20301
General responsibilities
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 203— - RESPONSIBILITIES AND VISION
§ 20302
Vision for space exploration
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 203— - RESPONSIBILITIES AND VISION
§ 20303
Contribution to innovation
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 203— - RESPONSIBILITIES AND VISION
§ 20304
Basic research enhancement
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 203— - RESPONSIBILITIES AND VISION
§ 20305
National Academies decadal surveys
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 203— - RESPONSIBILITIES AND VISION
§ 20306
Special appropriations for Mars missions, Artemis missions, and Moon to Mars program
Subtitle Subtitle II— - General Program and Policy Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 203— - RESPONSIBILITIES AND VISION
§ 3
SUPPORTING WOMEN’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE FIELDS OF AEROSPACE AND SPACE EXPLORATION.
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 409— - MISCELLANEOUS
§ 30101
Prior authorization of appropriations required
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 301— - APPROPRIATIONS, BUDGETS, AND ACCOUNTING
§ 30102
Working capital fund
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 301— - APPROPRIATIONS, BUDGETS, AND ACCOUNTING
§ 30103
Budgets
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 301— - APPROPRIATIONS, BUDGETS, AND ACCOUNTING
§ 30104
Baselines and cost controls
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 301— - APPROPRIATIONS, BUDGETS, AND ACCOUNTING
§ 30301
Guaranteed customer base
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 303— - CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT
§ 30302
Quality assurance personnel
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 303— - CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT
§ 30303
Tracking and data relay satellite services
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 303— - CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT
§ 30304
Award of contracts to small businesses and disadvantaged individuals
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 303— - CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT
§ 30305
Outreach program
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 303— - CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT
§ 30306
Small business contracting
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 303— - CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT
§ 30307
Requirement for independent cost analysis
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 303— - CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT
§ 30308
Cost effectiveness calculations
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 303— - CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT
§ 30309
Use of abandoned and underutilized buildings, grounds, and facilities
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 303— - CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT
§ 30310
Exception to alternative fuel procurement requirement
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 303— - CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT
§ 30501
Lessons learned and best practices
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 305— - MANAGEMENT AND REVIEW
§ 30502
Whistleblower protection
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 305— - MANAGEMENT AND REVIEW
§ 30503
Performance assessments
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 305— - MANAGEMENT AND REVIEW
§ 30504
Assessment of science mission extensions
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 305— - MANAGEMENT AND REVIEW
§ 30701
Competitiveness and international cooperation
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 307— - INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND COMPETITION
§ 30702
Foreign contract limitation
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 307— - INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND COMPETITION
§ 30703
Foreign launch vehicles
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 307— - INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND COMPETITION
§ 30704
Offshore performance of contracts for the procurement of goods and services
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 307— - INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND COMPETITION
§ 30901
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 309— - AWARDS
§ 30902
Charles “Pete” Conrad Astronomy Awards
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 309— - AWARDS
§ 31101
Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 311— - SAFETY
§ 31102
Drug and alcohol testing
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 311— - SAFETY
§ 31301
Healthcare program
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 313— - HEALTHCARE
§ 31302
Astronaut healthcare survey
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 313— - HEALTHCARE
§ 31501
Orbital debris
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 315— - MISCELLANEOUS
§ 31502
Maintenance of facilities
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 315— - MISCELLANEOUS
§ 31503
Laboratory productivity
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 315— - MISCELLANEOUS
§ 31504
Cooperative unmanned aerial vehicle activities
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 315— - MISCELLANEOUS
§ 31505
Development of enhanced-use lease policy
Subtitle Subtitle III— - Administrative Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 315— - MISCELLANEOUS
§ 4
PLAN.
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 409— - MISCELLANEOUS
§ 40101
Definition of institution of higher education
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 401— - AERONAUTICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL
§ 40102
Governmental interest in aeronautics research and development
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 401— - AERONAUTICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL
§ 40103
Cooperation with other agencies on aeronautics activities
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 401— - AERONAUTICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL
§ 40104
Cooperation among Mission Directorates
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 401— - AERONAUTICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL
§ 40111
Fundamental research program
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 401— - AERONAUTICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - HIGH PRIORITY AERONAUTICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
§ 40112
Research and technology programs
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 401— - AERONAUTICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - HIGH PRIORITY AERONAUTICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
§ 40113
Airspace systems research
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 401— - AERONAUTICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - HIGH PRIORITY AERONAUTICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
§ 40114
Aviation safety and security research
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 401— - AERONAUTICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - HIGH PRIORITY AERONAUTICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
§ 40115
Aviation weather research
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 401— - AERONAUTICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - HIGH PRIORITY AERONAUTICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
§ 40116
University-based Centers for Research on Aviation Training
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 401— - AERONAUTICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - HIGH PRIORITY AERONAUTICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
§ 40131
Aeronautics scholarships
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 401— - AERONAUTICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SCHOLARSHIPS
§ 40141
Aviation data requests
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 401— - AERONAUTICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - DATA REQUESTS
§ 40301
Purposes
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 403— - NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
§ 40302
Definitions
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 403— - NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
§ 40303
National space grant college and fellowship program
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 403— - NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
§ 40304
Grants or contracts
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 403— - NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
§ 40305
Specific national needs
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 403— - NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
§ 40306
Space grant college and space grant regional consortium
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 403— - NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
§ 40307
Space grant fellowship program
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 403— - NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
§ 40308
Space grant review panel
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 403— - NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
§ 40309
Availability of other Federal personnel and data
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 403— - NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
§ 40310
Designation or award to be on competitive basis
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 403— - NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
§ 40311
Continuing emphasis
Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 403— - NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM