Title 51, National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-110

§40905 Program to Expand Distance Learning in Rural Underserved Areas

Title 51 › Subtitle IV — Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › CHAPTER 409 — MISCELLANEOUS › § 40905

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator must create or grow programs that bring science and space learning to rural schools and communities using video calls, museum-style displays, teacher training, classroom visits, and student field trips. Priority must go to existing programs, including Challenger Learning Centers, that work with local partners, build and keep video-conference and exhibit tools, travel to rural and low-income areas, and focus on increasing women and minorities in science and engineering.

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Title 51, §40905

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(a)In General.—

The Administrator shall develop or expand programs to extend science and space educational outreach to rural communities and schools through video conferencing, interpretive exhibits, teacher education, classroom presentations, and student field trips.

(b)Priorities.—

In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall give priority to existing programs, including Challenger Learning Centers—

(1)that utilize community-based partnerships in the field;

(2)that build and maintain video conference and exhibit capacity;

(3)that travel directly to rural communities and serve low-income populations; and

(4)with a special emphasis on increasing the number of women and minorities in the science and engineering professions.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4090542 U.S.C. 16791.Pub. L. 109–155, title VI, § 612, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2932.

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51 U.S.C. § 40905

Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110