Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73

§50916 Disclosing information

Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle V— - Programs Targeting Commercial Opportunities › Chapter CHAPTER 509— - COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES › § 50916

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation, a U.S. officer or employee, or a contractor under section 50907(b) may share information that qualifies for the exemption in section 552(b)(4) of title 5 or is labeled confidential by the person or head of the agency that provided it, only if the Secretary decides that keeping the information secret would be contrary to the public or national interest.

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Title 51, §50916

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The Secretary of Transportation, an officer or employee of the United States Government, or a person making a contract with the Secretary under section 50907(b) of this title may disclose information under this chapter that qualifies for an exemption under section 552(b)(4) of title 5 or is designated as confidential by the person or head of the executive agency providing the information only if the Secretary decides withholding the information is contrary to the public or national interest.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7011449 App.:2608(c).Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–575, § 9(c), 98 Stat. 3059. The words “data or” are omitted as surplus. The words “the head of” and “executive” are added for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.

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Amendments

2010—Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(S), substituted “section 50907(b)” for “section 70106(b)”. Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(2), (3)(P), successively renumbered section 70114 of title 49 and section 70114 of this title as this section.

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51 U.S.C. § 50916

Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73