Title 51 of the U.S. Code § 31301 - Healthcare program
Full text of § 31301 from Title 51 of the United States Code.
§ 31301. Healthcare program
The Administrator shall develop a plan to better understand the longitudinal health effects of space flight on humans. In the development of the plan, the Administrator shall consider the need for the establishment of a lifetime healthcare program for Administration astronauts and their families or other methods to obtain needed health data from astronauts and retired astronauts.
(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3376.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 31301 | 42 U.S.C. 16822. | Pub. L. 109–155, title VII, §708, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2938. |
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