Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73
§40505 Establishment of emergency medical service telemedicine capability
Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 405— - BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN SPACE › § 40505
Summary
Four officials must build and run an international satellite telemedicine service to help medical responders in disasters.
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Title 51, §40505
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The Administrator, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Director of the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, and the Surgeon General of the United States shall jointly create and maintain an international telemedicine satellite consultation capability to support emergency medical services in disaster-stricken areas.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4050542 U.S.C. 2487f.Pub. L. 102–588, title VI, § 607, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5131; Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 612(c), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1410. The words “Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance” are substituted for “Office of Foreign Disaster” to correct an error in the law.
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51 U.S.C. § 40505
Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73