Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§18351 Continuation of the International Space Station
Title 42 › CHAPTER 159 — SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE › SUBCHAPTER IV — CONTINUATION, SUPPORT, AND EVOLUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION › § 18351
Summary
Keep ISS in use through September 30, 2030, with international partners. NASA must seek partners to improve ISS logistics, reduce risks and U.S. costs, use the ISS as practical to develop technology for missions beyond low‑Earth orbit, and if practical and cost‑effective, support Science Mission Directorate missions in low‑Earth orbit.
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Title 42, §18351
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(a)Policy of the United States
It shall be the policy of the United States, in consultation with its international partners in the ISS program, to support full and complete utilization of the ISS through at least September 30, 2030.
(b)NASA action
In furtherance of the policy set forth in subsection (a), NASA shall—
(1)pursue international, commercial, and intragovernmental means to maximize ISS logistics supply, maintenance, and operational capabilities, reduce risks to ISS systems sustainability, and offset and minimize United States operations costs relating to the ISS;
(2)utilize, to the extent practicable, the ISS for the development of capabilities and technologies needed for the future of human space exploration beyond low-Earth orbit; and
(3)utilize, if practical and cost effective, the ISS for Science Mission Directorate missions in low-Earth orbit.
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2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–167 substituted “September 30, 2030” for “2024”. 2017—Pub. L. 115–10 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “(a) Policy of the United States.—It shall be the policy of the United States, in consultation with its international partners in the ISS program, to support full and complete utilization of the ISS through at least 2024. “(b) NASA Actions.—In furtherance of the policy set forth in subsection (a), NASA shall pursue international, commercial, and intragovernmental means to maximize ISS logistics supply, maintenance, and operational capabilities, reduce risks to ISS systems sustainability, and offset and minimize United States operations costs relating to the ISS.” 2015—Pub. L. 114–90, § 114(b)(1)(A), struck out “through 2020” after “Station” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–90, § 114(b)(1)(B), substituted “through at least 2024” for “through at least 2020”.
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42 U.S.C. § 18351
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110