51 U.S.C. § 50506 — Commercial Space Achievement Award

Page 115 TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS § 50702 (b) FUNDING ACCOUNT.—In planning and budg- eting, the Administrator shall establish a fund- ing account that shall be used for all test facili- ties. The account shall be sufficient to maintain the viability of test facilities during periods of low utilization. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3407.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 50505 .......... 42 U.S.C. 16634. Pub. L. 109–155, title II, § 205, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2916. This section restates provisions originally enacted as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- tration Authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–155, 119 Stat. 2895), and not as part of title V of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–588, 106 Stat. 5107), which is generally restated in this chapter. In subsection (a), the words ‘‘Committee on Science and Technology’’ are substituted for ‘‘Committee on Science’’ on authority of Rule X(1)(o) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, adopted by House Reso- lution No. 6 (110th Congress, January 5, 2007). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011. § 50506. Commercial Space Achievement Award (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Commercial Space Achievement Award. The award shall consist of a medal, which shall be of such design and materials and bear such inscrip- tions as determined by the Secretary of Com- merce. A cash prize may also be awarded if fund- ing for the prize is available under subsection (d). (b) CRITERIA FOR AWARD.—The Secretary of Commerce shall periodically make awards under this section to individuals, corporations, cor- porate divisions, or corporate subsidiaries sub- stantially engaged in commercial space activi- ties that in the opinion of the Secretary of Com- merce best meet the following criteria: (1) NON-GOVERNMENTAL REVENUE.—For cor- porate entities, at least half of the revenues from the space-related activities of the cor- poration, division, or subsidiary is derived from sources other than the United States Government. (2) SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION.—The activi- ties and achievements of the individual, cor- poration, division, or subsidiary have substan- tially contributed to the United States gross national product and the stature of United States industry in international markets, with due consideration for both the economic mag- nitude and the technical quality of the activi- ties and achievements. (3) SUBSTANTIAL ADVANCEMENT OF TECH- NOLOGY.—The individual, corporation, divi- sion, or subsidiary has substantially advanced space technology and space applications di- rectly related to commercial space activities. (c) LIMITATIONS.—No individual or corporate entity may receive an award under this section more than once every 5 years. (d) FUNDING FOR AWARD.—The Secretary of Commerce may seek and accept gifts of money from public and private sources for the purpose of making cash prize awards under this section. Such money may be used only for that purpose, and only such money may be used for that pur- pose. The Secretary of Commerce shall make publicly available an itemized list of the sources of such funding. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3407.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 50506 .......... 15 U.S.C. 5808. Pub. L. 102–588, title V, § 510, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5129. In subsection (b), in the matter before paragraph (1), the words ‘‘The Secretary of Commerce shall periodi- cally make awards’’ are substituted for ‘‘The Secretary of Commerce shall periodically make, and the Chair- man of the National Space Council shall present, awards’’ to eliminate obsolete language. The reference to the Chairman of the National Space Council is obso- lete because the National Space Council (established by section 501 of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad- ministration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Pub- lic Law 100–685, 102 Stat. 4102)) has not functioned or been staffed since 1993. CHAPTER 507—OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE Sec. 50701. Definition of Office. 50702. Establishment. 50703. Annual report. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2015—Pub. L. 114–90, title III, § 301(a)(1), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 720, substituted ‘‘COMMERCE’’ for ‘‘COM- MERCIALIZATION’’ in chapter heading. § 50701. Definition of Office In this chapter, the term ‘‘Office’’ means the Office of Space Commerce established in section 50702 of this title. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3408; Pub. L. 114–90, title III, § 301(b), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 720.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 50701 .......... (no source) A chapter-wide definition for the term ‘‘Office’’ is added for clarity and convenience. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2015—Pub. L. 114–90 substituted ‘‘Commerce’’ for ‘‘Commercialization’’. § 50702. Establishment (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established within the Department of Commerce an Office of Space Commerce.