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42 U.S.C. § 18372 — Disposition of orbiter vehicles

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42 U.S.C. § 18372 — Disposition of orbiter vehicles

**(a) In general** Upon the termination of the Space Shuttle program as provided in [section 18362 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section18362&num=0&edition=prelim), the Administrator shall decommission any remaining Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles according to established safety and historic preservation procedures prior to their designation as surplus government property. The orbiter vehicles shall be made available and located for display and maintenance through a competitive procedure established pursuant to the disposition plan developed under section 613(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 ([42 U.S.C. 17761(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17761/a&num=0&edition=prelim)),11 See References in Text note below. with priority consideration given to eligible applicants meeting all conditions of that plan which would provide for the display and maintenance of orbiters at locations with the best potential value to the public, including where the location of the orbiters can advance educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines, and with an historical relationship with either the launch, flight operations, or processing of the Space Shuttle orbiters or the retrieval of NASA manned space vehicles, or significant contributions to human space flight. The Smithsonian Institution, which, as of October 11, 2001, houses the Space Shuttle Enterprise, shall determine any new location for the Enterprise. **(b) Display and maintenance** The orbiter vehicles made available under subsection (a) shall be displayed and maintained through agreements and procedures established pursuant to section 613(a

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42 U.S.C. § 18362 — Management of the ISS national laboratory

**(a) Cooperative agreement with not-for-profit entity for management of national laboratory** (1) **In general** — The Administrator shall provide initial financial assistance and enter into a cooperative agreement with an appropriate organization that is exempt from taxation under [section 501(c)(3) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section501/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim) to manage the activities of the ISS national laboratory in accordance with this section. (2) **Qualifications** — The organization with which the Administrator enters into the cooperative agreement shall develop the capabilities to implement research and development projects utilizing the ISS national laboratory and to otherwise manage the activities of the ISS national laboratory. (3) **Prohibition on other activities** — The cooperative agreement shall require the organization entering into the agreement to engage exclusively in activities relating to the management of the ISS national laboratory and activities that promote its long term research and development mission as required by this section, without any other organizational objectives or responsibilities on behalf of the organization or any parent organization or other entity. **(b) NASA liaison** (1) **Designation** — The Administrator shall designate an official or employee of the Space Operations Mission Directorate of NASA to act as liaison between NASA and the organization with which the Administrator enters into a cooperative agreement under subsection (a) with regard to the management of the ISS national laboratory. (2) **Consultation with liaison** — The cooperative agreement shall require the organization entering into the agreement to carry out its responsibilities under the agreem

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51 U.S.C. § 70501 — Space shuttle follow-on

**(a) Policy Statement.—** In order to ensure continuous United States participation and leadership in the exploration and utilization of space and as an essential instrument of national security, it is the policy of the United States to maintain an uninterrupted capability for human space flight and operations— (1) in low-Earth orbit; and (2) beyond low-Earth orbit once the capabilities described in section 421(f) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 become available. **(b) Annual Report.—** The Administrator shall transmit an annual report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives describing the progress being made toward developing the Space Launch System and Orion and the estimated time before they will demonstrate crewed, orbital spaceflight.

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42 U.S.C. § 17761 — Omitted

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section, Pub. L. 110–422, title VI, § 603, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4796, which related to contingency plan for cargo resupply of the International Space Station, and required contingency plan to be delivered to congressional committees no later than one year after Oct. 15, 2008, was omitted from the Code following the enactment of Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs, by Pub. L. 111–314.

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42 U.S.C. § 17761 — Transferred

Page 9064 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 17751 servatory-class scientific spacecraft. See section 70508 of Title 51. SUBCHAPTER V—SPACE OPERATIONS PART A—INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION § 17751. Repealed or Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, Pub. L. 110–422, title VI, § 601, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4793, which related to plan to support oper- ation and utilization of the International Space Sta- tion beyond fiscal year 2015, was repealed in part and omitted in part. Subsec. (a) was repealed and reenacted as section 70907 of Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs, by Pub. L. 111–314, §§ 3, 6, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3328, 3444, which Act enacted Title 51. Subsec. (b), which required Administrator to submit a plan to congressional committees not later than nine months after Oct. 15, 2008, was omitted from the Code following the enactment of Title 51. § 17752. Repealed. Pub. L. 111–314, § 6, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3444 Section, Pub. L. 110–422, title VI, § 602, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4795, related to International Space Station National Laboratory Advisory Committee. See section 70906 of Title 51, National and Commercial Space Pro- grams. § 17753. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, Pub. L. 110–422, title VI, § 603, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4796, which related to contingency plan for cargo resupply of the International Space Station, and required contingency plan to be delivered to congres- sional committees no later than one year after Oct. 15, 2008, was omitted from the Code following the enact- ment of Title 51, National and Commercial Space Pro- grams, by Pub. L. 111–314. PART B—SPACE SHUTTLE § 17761. Transferred Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, Pub. L. 110–422, title VI, § 613, Oct. 15, 2008,

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42 U.S.C. § 18372 — Transitioning experimental research to

Page 9158 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 18363 1 See References in Text note below. 1 See References in Text note below. of the Federal Government, and the private sector, to divest unneeded assets and to assist displaced workers with retraining and other placement efforts. Amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 101(2)(B) 1 shall be available for activities pursuant to this para- graph. (Pub. L. 111–267, title VI, § 602, Oct. 11, 2010, 124 Stat. 2828.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 101(2)(B), referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is Pub. L. 111–267, title I, § 101(2)(B), Oct. 11, 2010, 124 Stat. 2809, which is not classified to the Code. § 18363. Disposition of orbiter vehicles (a) In general Upon the termination of the Space Shuttle program as provided in section 18362 of this title, the Administrator shall decommission any remaining Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles ac- cording to established safety and historic pres- ervation procedures prior to their designation as surplus government property. The orbiter vehi- cles shall be made available and located for dis- play and maintenance through a competitive procedure established pursuant to the disposi- tion plan developed under section 613(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 17761(a)),1 with priority consideration given to eligible ap- plicants meeting all conditions of that plan which would provide for the display and mainte- nance of orbiters at locations with the best po- tential value to the public, including where the location of the orbiters can advance educational opportunities in science, technology, engineer- ing, and mathematics disciplines, and with an historical relationship with either the launch, fl

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