51 U.S.C. § 50502 Launch Voucher Demonstration Program

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)

(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM.-The Administrator shall establish a demonstration program to award vouchers for the payment of commercial launch services and payload integration services for the purpose of launching payloads funded by the Administration.

(b) AWARD OF VOUCHERS.-The Administrator shall award vouchers under subsection (a) to appropriate individuals as a part of grants administered by the Administration for the launch of-

(1) payloads to be placed in suborbital trajectories; and

(2) small payloads to be placed in orbit.

(c) ASSISTANCE.-The Administrator may provide voucher award recipients with such assistance (including contract formulation and technical support during the proposal evaluation) as may be necessary to ensure the purchase of cost effective and reasonably reliable commercial launch services and payload integration services.

Cite as 51 U.S.C. § 50502

Source: Pub. L. 111-314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3405.

current through 5/22/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised <para>Section</para> </TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>50502</TD> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="15">15 U.S.C. <codesec>5803<subdiv>(a)-(c)</subdiv></codesec></codecitation>.</TD> <TD> <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1992" actaltid="102-588">Pub. L. <actid>102-588</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1992" actaltid="102-588">title V, §<actsec>504</actsec>(a)-(c), Nov. 4, <sessionyear>1992</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 106 Stat. 5124; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1998" actaltid="105-303">Pub. L. <actid>105-303</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1998" actaltid="105-303">title I, §<actsec>103</actsec>, Oct. 28, <sessionyear>1998</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 112 Stat. 2851.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>