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51 U.S.C. § 50505 — Test facilities

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51 U.S.C. § 50505 — Test facilities

**(a) Charges.—** The Administrator shall establish a policy of charging users of the Administration’s test facilities for the costs associated with their tests at a level that is competitive with alternative test facilities. The Administrator shall not implement a policy of seeking full cost recovery for a facility until at least 30 days after transmitting a notice to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. **(b) Funding Account.—** In planning and budgeting, the Administrator shall establish a funding account that shall be used for all test facilities. The account shall be sufficient to maintain the viability of test facilities during periods of low utilization.

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**(a) Charges.—** The Administrator shall establish a policy of charging users of the Administration’s test facilities for the costs associated with their tests at a level that is competitive with alternative test facilities. The Administrator shall not implement a policy of seeking full cost recovery for a facility until at least 30 days after transmitting a notice to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. **(b) Funding Account.—** In planning and budgeting, the Administrator shall establish a funding account that shall be used for all test facilities. The account shall be sufficient to maintain the viability of test facilities during periods of low utilization.

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42 U.S.C. § 16635, 16636 — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–314, § 6, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3444

### Statutory Notes Section 16631, Pub. L. 109–155, title II, § 202, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2915, related to appropriations for fiscal year 2007. Section 16632, Pub. L. 109–155, title II, § 203, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2915, related to appropriations for fiscal year 2008. Section 16633, Pub. L. 109–155, title II, § 204, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2916, related to ISS research. See [section 70902 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section70902&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs. Section 16634, Pub. L. 109–155, title II, § 205, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2916, related to charges and funding account for test facilities. See [section 50505 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section50505&num=0&edition=prelim).

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51 U.S.C. § 50505 — Test facilities

Page 114 TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS § 50503 In subsection (a), the words ‘‘to become effective Oc- tober 1, 1993’’, which appeared at the end, are omitted as obsolete. § 50503. Anchor tenancy and termination liability (a) ANCHOR TENANCY CONTRACTS.—Subject to appropriations, the Administrator or the Ad- ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos- pheric Administration may enter into multiyear anchor tenancy contracts for the purchase of a good or service if the appropriate Administrator determines that— (1) the good or service meets the mission re- quirements of the Administration or the Na- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- tion, as appropriate; (2) the commercially procured good or serv- ice is cost effective; (3) the good or service is procured through a competitive process; (4) existing or potential customers for the good or service other than the United States Government have been specifically identified; (5) the long-term viability of the venture is not dependent upon a continued Government market or other nonreimbursable Government support; and (6) private capital is at risk in the venture. (b) TERMINATION LIABILITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Contracts entered into under subsection (a) may provide for the pay- ment of termination liability in the event that the Government terminates such contracts for its convenience. (2) FIXED SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS AND LIMITA- TION ON LIABILITY.—Contracts that provide for the payment of termination liability, as de- scribed in paragraph (1), shall include a fixed schedule of such termination liability pay- ments. Liability under such contracts shall not exceed the total payments which the Gov- ernment would have made after the date of termination to purchase the good or service if

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