51 U.S.C. § 50132 — Acquisition of commercial space transportation services
submitted 16 years ago by Pub. L. 111-314 to r/title-51-NATIONAL-AND-COMMERCIAL-SPACE-PROGRAMS · 92 words · no verdicts yet
The Federal Government must acquire space-transportation services under applicable acquisition law, treating them as commercial services. The Government may still require applicable safety standards.
(a) The Federal Government must acquire space-transportation services under applicable acquisition laws and regulations, including the listed title 10 chapters. Under those laws, the services are treated as commercial services.
(b) This section does not prevent the Government from requiring applicable safety standards.
Acquisitions of space transportation services by the Federal Government shall be carried out in accordance with applicable acquisition laws and regulations (including applicable provisions of chapters 201 through 285, 341 through 343, and 363 of title 10). For purposes of such law and regulations, space transportation services shall be considered to be a commercial service.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Federal Government from requiring compliance with applicable safety standards.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3400; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 836(g)(10)(C), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1874; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1702(l)(10), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2161.)
- 2010Enacted · Pub. L. 111-314 · 124 Stat. 3400
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1874
- 2021Amended · Pub. L. 117-81 · 135 Stat. 2161
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 111-314 on 2010-12-18.
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