Title 51, National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-110

§31505 Development of Enhanced-use Lease Policy

Title 51 › Subtitle III — Administrative Provisions › CHAPTER 315 — MISCELLANEOUS › § 31505

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator must create a government-wide policy for enhanced-use leases. The policy must be based on good business judgment and lessons from the demonstration centers, and include controls and steps to track actions and protect the government's interests. The policy must: explain how to decide if a lease gives better economic value than using appropriated funds or selling the property; identify needed security and access changes, coordinate those changes with current tenants, and estimate their costs; define how to measure program success; and require accounting controls like an audit trail and clear records for financial transactions.

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Title 51, §31505

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(a)In General.—
The Administrator shall develop an agency-wide enhanced-use lease policy that—
(1)is based upon sound business practices and lessons learned from the demonstration centers; and
(2)establishes controls and procedures to ensure accountability and protect the interests of the Government.
(b)Contents.—
The policy required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1)Criteria for determining economic value.—
Criteria for determining whether enhanced-use lease provides better economic value to the Government than other options, such as—
(A)Federal financing through appropriations; or
(B)sale of the property.
(2)Security and access.—
Requirement for the identification of proposed physical and procedural changes needed to ensure security and restrict access to specified areas, coordination of proposed changes with existing site tenants, and development of estimated costs of such changes.
(3)Measures of effectiveness.—
Measures of effectiveness for the enhanced-use lease program.
(4)Accounting controls.—
Accounting controls and procedures to ensure accountability, such as an audit trail and documentation to readily support financial transactions.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3150542 U.S.C. 17829.Pub. L. 110–422, title XI, § 1117, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4813.

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51 U.S.C. § 31505

Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110