Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102

§5874 Definitions

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Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines who counts as a "contractor" and which committees are "designated": a "contractor" is a NASA contractor when buying space hardware, technology, or services from the independent states of the former Soviet Union could matter to the contractor’s work, and the "designated congressional committees" are the House Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and on Foreign Affairs, and the Senate Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and on Foreign Relations.

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Title 22, §5874

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For purposes of this subchapter—

(1)the term “contractor” means a National Aeronautics and Space Administration contractor to the extent that the acquisition of space hardware, space technology, or space services from the independent states of the former Soviet Union may be relevant to the contractor’s responsibilities under the contract; and

(2)the term “designated congressional committees” means the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 5874

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102