Title 51 of the United States Code

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federal statute title of the United States Code

Title 51 of the United States Code is the section of U.S. federal law that consolidates and governs national and commercial space programs, including NASA’s statutory authority.

Aliases (1)

Title 51, U.S. Code ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal statute → title of the United States Code →
appliesTo	U.S. persons engaged in space activities → commercial space operators in the United States → federal agencies of the United States →
basedOn	Commercial Space Launch Act → Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 → National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 →
citationFormat	51 U.S.C. § [section number] →
codifiedBy	Public Law 111-314 →
codifies	various prior space-related statutes →
containsProvisionsOn	Earth observation programs → NASA organization and responsibilities → authorization of appropriations for NASA → commercial human spaceflight → commercial space launch licensing → space grant and education programs → space policy goals of the United States → space transportation infrastructure →
country	United States of America →
dateEnacted	2010-12-18 →
enactedBy	United States Congress →
governs	National Aeronautics and Space Administration →
hasPart	Subtitle I – General → Subtitle II – General Program and Policy Provisions → Subtitle III – Administrative Provisions → Subtitle IV – Aeronautics and Space Research and Education → Subtitle V – Programs Targeting Commercial Opportunities in Space → Subtitle VI – Earth Observations → Subtitle VII – Access to Space → Subtitle VIII – Authorization of Appropriations →
language	English →
legalJurisdiction	federal jurisdiction of the United States →
partOf	United States Code →
providesStatutoryAuthorityFor	National Aeronautics and Space Administration →
publisher	Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives →
regulates	United States civil space policy → United States commercial space policy → commercial remote sensing activities → commercial space launch activities → national space programs of the United States → space commercialization policy → space transportation policy →
shortName	Title 51, U.S. Code →
subject	aeronautics and space activities → civil space activities → commercial space activities → national and commercial space programs →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Aeronautics and Space Act → Public Law 85-568 →	codifiedIn
Title 51 of the United States Code ("Title 51, U.S. Code") →	shortName