Title 51, National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-102
§50916 Disclosing Information
Title 51 › Subtitle V — Programs Targeting Commercial Opportunities › CHAPTER 509 — COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES › § 50916
Summary
Allows the Secretary of Transportation, federal staff, or contractors under 50907(b) to disclose information exempt under 552(b)(4) or labeled confidential only if the Secretary finds withholding it contrary to the public or national interest.
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Title 51, §50916
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The Secretary of Transportation, an officer or employee of the United States Government, or a person making a contract with the Secretary under section 50907(b) of this title may disclose information under this chapter that qualifies for an exemption under section 552(b)(4) of title 5 or is designated as confidential by the person or head of the executive agency providing the information only if the Secretary decides withholding the information is contrary to the public or national interest.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7011449 App.:2608(c).Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–575, § 9(c), 98 Stat. 3059. The words “data or” are omitted as surplus. The words “the head of” and “executive” are added for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
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Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(S), substituted “section 50907(b)” for “section 70106(b)”. Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(2), (3)(P), successively renumbered section 70114 of title 49 and section 70114 of this title as this section.
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Citation
51 U.S.C. § 50916
Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102