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Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73not60

§70710 Reporting Requirements and Termination

Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle VII— Access to Space › Chapter 707— HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION COMMISSION › § 70710

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

A Commission may send interim reports to the President and Congress with findings, conclusions, and recommended fixes that a majority of its members agree on. The Commission must also send a final report to the President and Congress and make that final report public. The final report must include any minority views or opinions that the majority did not adopt. The Commission and any related authorities under this chapter end 60 days after the final report is submitted. The Commission can use those 60 days to finish its work, including testifying to congressional committees about its reports and sharing the final report.

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Title 51, §70710

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(a)A Commission may submit to the President and Congress interim reports containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective actions as have been agreed to by a majority of Commission members.
(b)A Commission shall submit to the President and Congress, and make concurrently available to the public, a final report containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective actions as have been agreed to by a majority of Commission members. Such report shall include any minority views or opinions not reflected in the majority report.
(c)(1)A Commission, and all the authorities of this chapter with respect to that Commission, shall terminate 60 days after the date on which the final report is submitted under subsection (b).
(2)A Commission may use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purpose of concluding its activities, including providing testimony to committees of Congress concerning its reports and disseminating the final report.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7071042 U.S.C. 16850.Pub. L. 109–155, title VIII, § 830, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2944.

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51 U.S.C. § 70710

Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60