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51 U.S.C. § 30703 — Foreign launch vehicles

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51 U.S.C. § 30703 — Foreign launch vehicles

**(a) Accord With Space Transportation Policy.—** The Administration shall not launch a payload on a foreign launch vehicle except in accordance with the Space Transportation Policy announced by the President on December 21, 2004. This subsection shall not be construed to prevent the President from waiving the Space Transportation Policy. **(b) Interagency Coordination.—** The Administration shall not launch a payload on a foreign launch vehicle unless the Administration commenced the interagency coordination required by the Space Transportation Policy announced by the President on December 21, 2004, at least 90 days before entering into a development contract for the payload. **(c) Application.—** This section shall not apply to any payload for which development has begun prior to December 30, 2005, including the James Webb Space Telescope.

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42 U.S.C. § 16616, 16617 — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–314, § 6, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3444

### Statutory Notes Section 16613, Pub. L. 109–155, title I, § 103, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2907, related to baselines and cost controls. See [section 30104 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section30104&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs. Section 16614, Pub. L. 109–155, title I, § 105, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2912, related to foreign launch vehicles. See [section 30703 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section30703&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 16615, Pub. L. 109–155, title I, § 107, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2912, related to implementation plan describing lessons learned and best practices for major programs and projects. See [section 30501 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section30501&num=0&edition=prelim).

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51 U.S.C. § 30703 — Foreign launch vehicles

Page 76 TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS § 30702 1 See References in Text note below. ment of further affirmative legislation by the Con- gress of the United States. ‘‘(2) BRIEFINGS.— ‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly provide to the covered congressional committees regular, detailed updates on the negotiation of a non-legally binding inter- national agreement concerning an International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities or any similar agreement. ‘‘(B) TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT.—The require- ment to provide regular briefings under subpara- graph (A) shall terminate on the date on which the United States becomes a signatory to an agreement referred to in subparagraph (A), or on the date on which the President certifies to Congress that the United States is no longer negotiating an agree- ment referred to in subparagraph (A), whichever is earlier. ‘‘(3) NOTIFICATIONS.—If the United States becomes a signatory to a non-legally binding international agreement concerning an International Code of Con- duct for Outer Space Activities or any similar agree- ment, not less than 60 days prior to any action that will obligate the United States to reduce or limit the Armed Forces or armaments or activities of the United States in outer space, the head of each De- partment or agency of the Federal Government that is affected by such action shall submit to Congress notice of such action and the effect of such action on such Department or agency. ‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘cov- ered congressional committees’ means— ‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Se- lect Committee on I

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