Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73
§70902 Allocation of International Space Station research budget
Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle VII— - Access to Space › Chapter CHAPTER 709— - INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION › § 70902
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Administrator must set aside 15 percent of ISS research funds for non-human-exploration science, under section 40904 of this title.
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Title 51, §70902
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The Administrator shall allocate at least 15 percent of the funds budgeted for International Space Station research to ground-based, free-flyer, and International Space Station life and microgravity science research that is not directly related to supporting the human exploration program, consistent with section 40904 of this title.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7090242 U.S.C. 16633.Pub. L. 109–155, title II, § 204, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2916. The words “Beginning with fiscal year 2006”, which appeared at the beginning of this section, are omitted as obsolete.
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51 U.S.C. § 70902
Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73