U.S.C. Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS 51 U.S.C. United States Code, 2024 Edition Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS Subtitle II - General Program and Policy Provisions CHAPTER 201 - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM SUBCHAPTER IV - UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH Sec. 20161 - Congressional declaration of purpose and policy From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §20161. Congressional declaration of purpose and policy (a) Purpose.—The purpose of this subchapter is to authorize and direct the Administration to develop and carry out a comprehensive program of research, technology, and monitoring of the phenomena of the upper atmosphere so as to provide for an understanding of and to maintain the chemical and physical integrity of the Earth's upper atmosphere. (b) Policy.—Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States to undertake an immediate and appropriate research, technology, and monitoring program that will provide for understanding the physics and chemistry of the Earth's upper atmosphere. (Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3354.) Historical and Revision Notes Revised Section Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 20161 42 U.S.C. 2481. Pub. L. 85–568, title IV, §401, as added Pub. L. 94–39, §8, June 19, 1975, 89 Stat. 222.
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§20161. Congressional declaration of purpose and policy
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