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51 U.S.C. § 50903 — General authority

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51 U.S.C. § 50903 — General authority

**(a) General.—** The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out this chapter. **(b) Facilitating Commercial Launches and Reentries.—** In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary shall— (1) encourage, facilitate, and promote commercial space launches and reentries by the private sector, including those involving space flight participants; and (2) take actions to facilitate private sector involvement in commercial space transportation activity, and to promote public-private partnerships involving the United States Government, State governments, and the private sector to build, expand, modernize, or operate a space launch and reentry infrastructure. **(c) Safety.—** In carrying out the responsibilities under subsection (b), the Secretary shall encourage, facilitate, and promote the continuous improvement of the safety of launch vehicles designed to carry humans, and the Secretary may, consistent with this chapter, promulgate regulations to carry out this subsection. **(d) Executive Agency Assistance.—** When necessary, the head of an executive agency shall assist the Secretary in carrying out this chapter.

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51 U.S.C. § 70103 — Commercial payloads on space launch system

**(a) Definitions.—** In this section: (1) **Launch vehicle.—** — The term “launch vehicle” means any vehicle constructed for the purpose of operating in, or placing a payload in, outer space. (2) **Payload.—** — The term “payload” means an object which a person undertakes to place in outer space by means of a launch vehicle, and includes subcomponents of the launch vehicle specifically designed or adapted for that object. **(b) In General.—** Commercial payloads may not be accepted for launch as primary payloads on the space launch system unless the Administrator determines that— (1) the payload requires the unique capabilities of the space launch system; or (2) launching of the payload on the space launch system is important for either national security or foreign policy purposes.

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49 U.S.C. § 70103 — National Multimodal Freight Network

**(a) In General.—** The Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight (referred to in this section as the “Assistant Secretary”) shall establish a National Multimodal Freight Network in accordance with this section— (1) to assist States in strategically directing resources toward improved system performance for the efficient movement of freight on the Network; (2) to inform freight transportation planning; (3) to assist in the prioritization of Federal investment; and (4) to assess and support Federal investments to achieve the national multimodal freight policy goals described in [section 70101(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section70101/b&num=0&edition=prelim) and the national highway freight program goals described in [section 167 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section167&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Designation of National Multimodal Freight Network.—** (1) **In general.—** — The Assistant Secretary, after soliciting input from stakeholders, including multimodal freight system users, transportation providers, metropolitan planning organizations, local governments, ports, airports, railroads, and States, through a public process to identify critical freight facilities and corridors, including critical commerce corridors, that are vital to achieve the national multimodal freight policy goals described in [section 70101(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section70101/b&num=0&edition=prelim) and the national highway freight program goals described in [section 167 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section167&num=0&edition=prelim), and after providing notice and an

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42 U.S.C. § 17781 — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section, Pub. L. 110–422, title VI, § 621, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4801, which related to Launch Services strategy, was transferred and is set out as a note under [section 50903 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section50903&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs.

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49 U.S.C. § 301 — Leadership, consultation, and cooperation

The Secretary of Transportation shall— (1) under the direction of the President, exercise leadership in transportation matters, including those matters affecting national defense and those matters involving national or regional emergencies; (2) provide leadership in the development of transportation policies and programs, and make recommendations to the President and Congress for their consideration and implementation; (3) coordinate Federal policy on intermodal transportation and initiate policies to promote efficient intermodal transportation in the United States; (4) promote and undertake the development, collection, and dissemination of technological, statistical, economic, and other information relevant to domestic and international transportation; (5) consult and cooperate with the Secretary of Labor in compiling information regarding the status of labor-management contracts and other labor-management problems and in promoting industrial harmony and stable employment conditions in all modes of transportation; (6) promote and undertake research and development related to transportation, including noise abatement, with particular attention to aircraft noise, and including basic highway vehicle science; (7) consult with the heads of other departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government on the transportation requirements of the Government, including encouraging them to establish and observe policies consistent with maintaining a coordinated transportation system in procuring transportation or in operating their own transport services; (8) consult and cooperate with State and local governments, carriers, labor, and other interested persons, including, when appropriate, holding informal public hearings; and (9) develop and coordinat

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51 U.S.C. § 50903 — General authority

Page 121 TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS § 50903 Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pars. (21) to (27). Pub. L. 115–254 added pars. (21) and (22) and redesignated former pars. (21) to (25) as (23) to (27), respectively. 2015—Pars. (4) to (6). Pub. L. 114–90, § 112(c)(2), added pars. (4) to (6). Former pars. (4) to (6) redesignated (7) to (9), respectively. Par. (7). Pub. L. 114–90, § 112(c)(1), (e), redesignated par. (4) as (7) and substituted ‘‘and any payload or human being’’ for ‘‘and any payload, crew, or space flight participant’’ in introductory provisions. Former par. (7) redesignated (10). Par. (8). Pub. L. 114–90, § 112(c)(1), redesignated par. (5) as (8). Former par. (8) redesignated (11). Par. (9). Pub. L. 114–90, § 112(c)(1), (f), redesignated par. (6) as (9) and substituted ‘‘payload, crew (including crew training), government astronaut, or space flight participant’’ for ‘‘payload, crew (including crew train- ing), or space flight participant’’ in subpar. (A). Former par. (9) redesignated (12). Pars. (10) to (15). Pub. L. 114–90, § 112(c)(1), redesig- nated pars. (7) to (12) as (10) to (15), respectively. Former pars. (10) to (15) redesignated (13) to (18), re- spectively. Par. (16). Pub. L. 114–90, § 112(c)(1), (g), redesignated par. (13) as (16) and substituted ‘‘and its payload or human beings, if any,’’ for ‘‘and its payload, crew, or space flight participants, if any,’’. Former par. (16) re- designated (19). Par. (17). Pub. L. 114–90, § 112(c)(1), (h), redesignated par. (14) as (17) and substituted ‘‘payload, crew (includ- ing crew training), government astronaut, or space flight participant, if any,’’ for ‘‘payload, crew (includ- ing crew training), or space flight participant, if any,’’ in subpar. (A). Former

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