Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§18341 Commercial Cargo Development Program
Title 42 › CHAPTER 159 — SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE › SUBCHAPTER III — DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF COMMERCIAL CREW AND CARGO TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITIES › § 18341
Summary
The NASA Administrator must keep supporting the Commercial Resupply Services program so companies can send cargo to the ISS. Funding may pay for flight tests, speed development, and build ground infrastructure.
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Title 42, §18341
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The Administrator shall continue to support the existing Commercial Resupply Services program, aimed at enabling the commercial space industry in support of NASA to develop reliable means of launching cargo and supplies to the ISS throughout the duration of the facility’s operation. The Administrator may apply funds towards the reduction of risk to the timely start of these services, specifically—
(1)efforts to conduct a flight test;
(2)accelerate development; and
(3)develop the ground infrastructure needed for commercial cargo capability.
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2017—Pub. L. 115–10 substituted “Commercial Resupply Services” for “Commercial Orbital Transportation Services” in introductory provisions.
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42 U.S.C. § 18341
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102