51 U.S.C. § 20115 — International cooperation

Page 30 TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS § 20115 President, shall advise and consult with each other on all matters within their respective ju- risdictions related to aeronautical and space ac- tivities and shall keep each other fully and cur- rently informed with respect to such activities. (b) REFERRAL TO THE PRESIDENT.—If the Sec- retary of Defense concludes that any request, action, proposed action, or failure to act on the part of the Administrator is adverse to the re- sponsibilities of the Department of Defense, or the Administrator concludes that any request, action, proposed action, or failure to act on the part of the Department of Defense is adverse to the responsibilities of the Administration, and the Administrator and the Secretary of Defense are unable to reach an agreement with respect to the matter, either the Administrator or the Secretary of Defense may refer the matter to the President for a decision (which shall be final). (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3336.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 20114(a) ...... 42 U.S.C. 2474(b). Pub. L. 85–568, title II, § 204(b), (c), July 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 431. 20114(b) ...... 42 U.S.C. 2474(c). In subsection (a), the words ‘‘through the President’’ are substituted for ‘‘through the Liaison Committee’’ because the Civilian-Military Liaison Committee, which was established by section 204(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2474(a)), was abolished and its functions, together with the func- tions of its chairman and other officers, were trans- ferred to the President by sections 1(e) and 3(a) of Reor- ganization Plan No. 4 of 1965 (5 App. U.S.C.). In subsection (b), the words ‘‘as provided in section 201 (e)’’, which appeared at the end of the subsection, are omitted as obsolete. Section 201 of Public Law 85–568, which was classified to former section 2471 of title 42 (last appearing in the 1970 edition of the United States Code), established the National Aeronautics and Space Council, with the functions of the Council speci- fied in section 201(e). Those functions included advising the President ‘‘as he may request’’ with respect to pro- moting cooperation and resolving differences among agencies of the United States engaged in aeronautical and space activities. The words are obsolete because section 3(a)(4) of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1973 (5 App. U.S.C.), abolished the National Aeronautics and Space Council, including the office of Executive Sec- retary of the Council, together with its functions. § 20115. International cooperation The Administration, under the foreign policy guidance of the President, may engage in a pro- gram of international cooperation in work done pursuant to this chapter, and in the peaceful ap- plication of the results thereof, pursuant to agreements made by the President with the ad- vice and consent of the Senate. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3337.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 20115 .......... 42 U.S.C. 2475. Pub. L. 85–568, title II, § 205, July 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 432. Executive Documents DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY Memorandum of President of the United States, Oct. 10, 1995, 60 F.R. 53251, provided: Memorandum for the Administrator of the National and Aeronautics and Space Administration By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to facilitate the efficient oper- ations of the aeronautical and space programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it is hereby ordered as follows: The authority conferred upon the President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America to executive mutual waivers of claims of li- ability on behalf of the United States for damages aris- ing out of cooperative activities is hereby delegated to the Administrator of NASA for agreements with for- eign governments and their agents regarding aero- nautical, science, and space activities that are exe- cuted pursuant to the authority granted NASA by the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, Public Law 85–568, as amended [see 51 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.]. All such agreements shall be subject to coordination with and the concurrence of the Department of State to the ex- tent provided by applicable law, regulations, and proce- dures. All such waivers of liability entered into prior to the date of this memorandum are hereby ratified. You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON. § 20116. Reports to Congress (a) PRESIDENTIAL REPORT.—The President shall transmit to Congress in May of each year a report, which shall include— (1) a comprehensive description of the pro- grammed activities and the accomplishments of all agencies of the United States in the field of aeronautics and space activities during the preceding fiscal year; and (2) an evaluation of such activities and ac- complishments in terms of the attainment of, or the failure to attain, the objectives de- scribed in section 20102(d) of this title. (b) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL LEGIS- LATION.—Any report made under this section shall contain such recommendations for addi- tional legislation as the Administrator or the President may consider necessary or desirable for the attainment of the objectives described in section 20102(d) of this title. (c) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—No information that has been classified for reasons of national security shall be included in any report made under this section, unless the information has been declassified by, or pursuant to authoriza- tion given by, the President. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3337.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 20116 .......... 42 U.S.C. 2476. Pub. L. 85–568, title II, § 206, July 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 432; Pub. L. 92–68, § 7, Aug. 6, 1971, 85 Stat. 177; Pub. L. 106–391, title III, § 302(b), Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1591. In subsections (a)(2) and (b), the words ‘‘section 102(c) of this Act’’, which appear in section 206 of Public Law 85–568 (72 Stat. 432), are treated as referring to section 102(d), rather than section 102(c), of Public Law 85–568