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51 U.S.C. 70101: Recovery of fair value of placing Department of Defense payloads in orbit with space launch systemText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 51-NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMSCHAPTER 701-USE OF SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM OR ALTERNATIVES
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§70101. Recovery of fair value of placing Department of Defense payloads in orbit with space launch system

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any interagency agreement, the Administrator shall charge such prices as are necessary to recover the fair value of placing Department of Defense payloads into orbit by means of the space launch system.

( Pub. L. 111–314, § 3 , Dec. 18, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3427 ; Pub. L. 114–90, title I, § 117(a)(2) , Nov. 25, 2015 , 129 Stat. 717 .)

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70101

42 U.S.C. 2464.

Pub. L. 97–324, title I, § 106(a), Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1600.

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2015⁠—Pub. L. 114–90 substituted “space launch system” for “space shuttle” in section catchline and text.