Title 51, National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-102
§50923 Report to Congress
Title 51 › Subtitle V — Programs Targeting Commercial Opportunities › CHAPTER 509 — COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES › § 50923
Summary
The Secretary of Transportation must send Congress a yearly report with the President’s budget. The report must say what was done under this chapter, explain how licenses are applied for and approved, recommend laws to help commercial launches and reentries, and review how the regulatory work is going and how effective the Office of Commercial Space Transportation is.
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Title 51, §50923
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The Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress an annual report to accompany the President’s budget request that—
(1)describes all activities undertaken under this chapter, including a description of the process for the application for and approval of licenses under this chapter and recommendations for legislation that may further commercial launches and reentries; and
(2)reviews the performance of the regulatory activities and the effectiveness of the Office of Commercial Space Transportation.
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2010—Pub. L. 111–314 successively renumbered section 70121 of title 49 and section 70121 of this title as this section.
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51 U.S.C. § 50923
Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102