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§18386 Collaboration with Esmd and Somd on Robotic Missions

Title 42 › CHAPTER 159 — SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE › SUBCHAPTER VII — SPACE SCIENCE › § 18386

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

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The Administrator must have the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate and the Space Operations Mission Directorate work with the Science Mission Directorate to make one overall plan for U.S. and international cooperation on robotic spacecraft missions, including lunar, Lagrangian, near‑Earth orbit, and Mars missions (for example, the International Lunar Network). Within 90 days after October 11, 2010, the Administrator must send that plan to the appropriate committees of Congress and may not cancel or start any Exploration Systems or Science Mission Directorate robotic project until those committees receive it.

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Title 42, §18386

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The Administrator shall ensure that the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate and the Space Operations Mission Directorate coordinate with the Science Mission Directorate on an overall approach and plan for interagency and international collaboration on robotic missions that are NASA or internationally developed, including lunar, Lagrangian, near-Earth orbit, and Mars spacecraft, such as the International Lunar Network. Within 90 days after October 11, 2010, the Administrator shall provide a plan to the appropriate committees of Congress for implementation of the collaborative approach required by this section. The Administrator may not cancel or initiate any Exploration Systems Mission Directorate or Science Mission Directorate robotic project before the plan is submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress.

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42 U.S.C. § 18386

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102