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51 U.S.C. § 50506 — Commercial Space Achievement Award
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**(a) Establishment.—** There is established a Commercial Space Achievement Award. The award shall consist of a medal, which shall be of such design and materials and bear such inscriptions as determined by the Secretary of Commerce. A cash prize may also be awarded if funding for the prize is available under subsection (d).
**(b) Criteria for Award.—** The Secretary of Commerce shall periodically make awards under this section to individuals, corporations, corporate divisions, or corporate subsidiaries substantially engaged in commercial space activities that in the opinion of the Secretary of Commerce best meet the following criteria:
(1) **Non-governmental revenue.—** — For corporate entities, at least half of the revenues from the space-related activities of the corporation, division, or subsidiary is derived from sources other than the United States Government.
(2) **Substantial contribution.—** — The activities and achievements of the individual, corporation, division, or subsidiary have substantially contributed to the United States gross national product and the stature of United States industry in international markets, with due consideration for both the economic magnitude and the technical quality of the activities and achievements.
(3) **Substantial advancement of technology.—** — The individual, corporation, division, or subsidiary has substantially advanced space technology and space applications directly related to commercial space activities.
**(c) Limitations.—** No individual or corporate entity may receive an award under this section more than once every 5 years.
**(d) Funding for Award.—** The Secretary of Commerce may seek and accept gifts of money from public and private sources for the purpose of making cash prize awards under this section.
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**(a) Establishment.—** There is established a Commercial Space Achievement Award. The award shall consist of a medal, which shall be of such design and materials and bear such inscriptions as determined by the Secretary of Commerce. A cash prize may also be awarded if funding for the prize is available under subsection (d).
**(b) Criteria for Award.—** The Secretary of Commerce shall periodically make awards under this section to individuals, corporations, corporate divisions, or corporate subsidiaries substantially engaged in commercial space activities that in the opinion of the Secretary of Commerce best meet the following criteria:
(1) **Non-governmental revenue.—** — For corporate entities, at least half of the revenues from the space-related activities of the corporation, division, or subsidiary is derived from sources other than the United States Government.
(2) **Substantial contribution.—** — The activities and achievements of the individual, corporation, division, or subsidiary have substantially contributed to the United States gross national product and the stature of United States industry in international markets, with due consideration for both the economic magnitude and the technical quality of the activities and achievements.
(3) **Substantial advancement of technology.—** — The individual, corporation, division, or subsidiary has substantially advanced space technology and space applications directly related to commercial space activities.
**(c) Limitations.—** No individual or corporate entity may receive an award under this section more than once every 5 years.
**(d) Funding for Award.—** The Secretary of Commerce may seek and accept gifts of money from public and private sources for the purpose of making cash prize awards under this section. Such money may be used only for that purpose, and only such money may be used for that purpose. The Secretary of Commerce shall make publicly available an itemized list of the sources of such funding.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 5805, Pub. L. 102–588, title V, § 506, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5127, related to identification of launch support facilities.
Section 5806, Pub. L. 102–588, title V, § 507, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5127, related to anchor tenancy and termination liability. See [section 50503 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section50503&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs.
Section 5807, Pub. L. 102–588, title V, § 508, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5128, related to use of Government facilities. See [section 50504 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section50504&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 5808, Pub. L. 102–588, title V, § 510, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5129, related to Commercial Space Achievement Award. See [section 50506 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section50506&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
§ 50702
(b) FUNDING ACCOUNT.—In planning and budg-
eting, the Administrator shall establish a fund-
ing account that shall be used for all test facili-
ties. The account shall be sufficient to maintain
the viability of test facilities during periods of
low utilization.
(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3407.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Source (Statutes at Large)
50505 ..........
42 U.S.C. 16634.
Pub. L. 109–155, title II, § 205,
Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat.
2916.
This section restates provisions originally enacted as
part of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration Authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–155,
119 Stat. 2895), and not as part of title V of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization
Act, Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–588, 106 Stat.
5107), which is generally restated in this chapter.
In subsection (a), the words ‘‘Committee on Science
and Technology’’ are substituted for ‘‘Committee on
Science’’ on authority of Rule X(1)(o) of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, adopted by House Reso-
lution No. 6 (110th Congress, January 5, 2007).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Science and Technology of House of
Representatives changed to Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by
House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress,
Jan. 5, 2011.
§ 50506. Commercial Space Achievement Award
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a
Commercial Space Achievement Award. The
award shall consist of a medal, which shall be of
such design and materials and bear such inscrip-
tions as determined by the Secretary of Com-
merce. A cash
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