Title 51 of the U.S. Code § 70101 - Recovery of fair value of placing Department of Defense payloads in orbit with space launch system
Full text of § 70101 from Title 51 of the United States Code.
§ 70101. Recovery of fair value of placing Department of Defense payloads in orbit with space launch system
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any interagency agreement, the Administrator shall charge such prices as are necessary to recover the fair value of placing Department of Defense payloads into orbit by means of the space launch system.
(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3427; Pub. L. 114–90, title I, §117(a)(2), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 717.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 70101 | 42 U.S.C. 2464. | Pub. L. 97–324, title I, §106(a), Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1600. |
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2015—Pub. L. 114–90 substituted "space launch system" for "space shuttle" in section catchline and text.
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