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51 U.S.C. § 60501 — Goal
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The goal for the Administration’s Earth Science program shall be to pursue a program of Earth observations, research, and applications activities to better understand the Earth, how it supports life, and how human activities affect its ability to do so in the future. In pursuit of this goal, the Administration’s Earth Science program shall ensure that securing practical benefits for society will be an important measure of its success in addition to securing new knowledge about the Earth system and climate change. In further pursuit of this goal, the Administration shall, together with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other relevant agencies, provide United States leadership in developing and carrying out a cooperative international Earth observations-based research program.
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The goal for the Administration’s Earth Science program shall be to pursue a program of Earth observations, research, and applications activities to better understand the Earth, how it supports life, and how human activities affect its ability to do so in the future. In pursuit of this goal, the Administration’s Earth Science program shall ensure that securing practical benefits for society will be an important measure of its success in addition to securing new knowledge about the Earth system and climate change. In further pursuit of this goal, the Administration shall, together with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other relevant agencies, provide United States leadership in developing and carrying out a cooperative international Earth observations-based research program.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 17701, Pub. L. 110–422, § 2, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4781, which related to congressional findings on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, was transferred and is set out as a note under [section 20102 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section20102&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs.
Section 17702, Pub. L. 110–422, § 3, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4782, which related to definitions, was transferred and is set out as a note under [section 10101 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section10101&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 110–422, title II, § 201, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4784, related to goal for NASA’s Earth Science program. See [section 60501 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section60501&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs.
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TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
§ 60501
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘section
1013 of title 5,’’ for ‘‘section 14 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.),’’.
§ 60305. Data availability
The Administrator shall ensure that the re-
sults of each of the pilot projects completed
under section 60303 of this title shall be retriev-
able through an electronic, internet-accessible
database.
(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3424.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
60305 ..........
42 U.S.C. 16675.
Pub. L. 109–155, title III,
§ 315, Dec. 30, 2005, 119
Stat. 2922.
§ 60306. Education
The Administrator shall establish an edu-
cational outreach program to increase aware-
ness at institutions of higher education and
State, local, regional, and tribal agencies of the
potential applications of remote sensing and
other geospatial information and awareness of
the need for geospatial workforce development.
(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3424.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
60306 ..........
42 U.S.C. 16676.
Pub. L. 109–155, title III,
§ 316, Dec. 30, 2005, 119
Stat. 2922.
CHAPTER 605—EARTH SCIENCE
Sec.
60501.
Goal.
60502.
Transitioning
experimental
research
into
operational services.
60503.
Reauthorization of Glory Mission.
60504.
Tornadoes and other severe storms.
60505.
Coordination with the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
60506.
Sharing of climate related data.
§ 60501. Goal
The goal for the Administration’s Earth
Science program shall be to pursue a program of
Earth observations, researc
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