51 U.S.C. § 30703 — Foreign launch vehicles

(a) Accord With Space Transportation Policy .— The Administration^* must not launch a payload on a foreign launch vehicle except under the Space Transportation Policy announced by the President on December 21, 2004 . This subsection must not be construed to prevent the President from waiving the Space Transportation Policy. (b) Interagency Coordination .— The Administration must not launch a payload on a foreign launch vehicle unless the Administration startd the interagency coordination required by the Space Transportation Policy announced by the President on December 21, 2004 , at least 90 days before entering into a development contract for the payload. (c) Application .— This section must not apply to any payload for which development has begun before December 30, 2005 , including the James Webb Space Telescope.