51 U.S.C. § 20131 — Public access to information

Page 31 TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS § 20132 because of the redesignation done by section 110(a)(2) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98–361, 98 Stat. 426). Section 102(d) of Public Law 85–568 is restated as section 20102(d) of title 51. Executive Documents DELEGATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING AUTHORITY Memorandum of President of the United States, Mar. 5, 2004, 69 F.R. 11489, provided: Memorandum for the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, includ- ing section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate to you the functions conferred upon the Presi- dent by section 206 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended ([former] 42 U.S.C. 2476) [now 51 U.S.C. 20116], to provide the specified report to the Congress. Nothing in this delegation shall be con- strued to impair or otherwise affect the authority of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget with respect to budget, administrative, and legislative proposals. You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. GEORGE W. BUSH. § 20117. Disposal of excess land Notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other law, the Administration may not report to a disposal agency as excess to the needs of the Administration any land having an estimated value in excess of $50,000 that is owned by the United States and under the jurisdiction and control of the Administration, unless— (1) a period of 30 days has passed after the re- ceipt by the Speaker and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Rep- resentatives and the President and the Com- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- tation of the Senate of a report by the Admin- istrator or the Administrator’s designee con- taining a full and complete statement of the action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such action; or (2) each such committee before the expira- tion of that period has transmitted to the Ad- ministrator written notice to the effect that the committee has no objection to the pro- posed action. (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) 20117 .......... 42 U.S.C. 2476a. Pub. L. 85–568, title II, § 207, as added Pub. L. 93–74, § 7, July 23, 1973, 87 Stat. 175; amended Pub. L. 103–437, § 15(j), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4593. In paragraph (1), the words ‘‘Committee on Science and Technology’’ are substituted for ‘‘Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’’ on authority of sec- tion 1(a)(10) of Public Law 104–14 (2 U.S.C. note prec. 21), Rule X(1)(n) of the Rules of the House of Represent- atives, adopted by House Resolution No. 5 (106th Con- gress, January 6, 1999), and 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. SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS § 20131. Public access to information (a) PUBLIC INSPECTION.—Information obtained or developed by the Administrator in the per- formance of the Administrator’s functions under this chapter shall be made available for public inspection, except information— (1) authorized or required by Federal statute to be withheld; (2) classified to protect the national secu- rity; or (3) described in subsection (b). (b) SPECIAL HANDLING OF TRADE SECRET OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, for a period of up to 5 years after the development of information described in paragraph (2), may provide appropriate protections against the dissemination of such information, including exemption from subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5. (2) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—Information re- ferred to in paragraph (1) is information that results from activities conducted under an agreement entered into under subsections (e) and (f) of section 20113 of this title, and that would be a trade secret or commercial or fi- nancial information that is privileged or con- fidential under the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of title 5 if the information had been obtained from a non-Federal party participating in such an agreement. (c) COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—Nothing in this chapter authorizes the withholding of informa- tion by the Administrator from the duly author- ized committees of Congress. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3338.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 20131(a) ...... 42 U.S.C. 2454(a) (words before pro- viso). Pub. L. 85–568, title III, § 303, July 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 433; Pub. L. 102–588, title V, § 509, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5129. 20131(b) ...... 42 U.S.C. 2454(b). 20131(c) ...... 42 U.S.C. 2454(a) (proviso). § 20132. Security requirements The Administrator shall establish such secu- rity requirements, restrictions, and safeguards as the Administrator deems necessary in the in- terest of the national security. The Adminis- trator may arrange with the Director of the Of- fice of Personnel Management for the conduct of such security or other personnel investigations of the Administration’s officers, employees, and consultants, and its contractors and subcontrac- tors and their officers and employees, actual or