Notice: The uscode.house.gov website is currently operating in a temporary format. While the United States Code remains available from its authoritative source, some website features and functionality are temporarily unavailable.
The United States Code Online is current through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
Search & Browse Currency and Updating Classification Tables Popular Name Tool Positive Law Codification Editorial Reclassification Downloads
51 U.S.C. 70710: Reporting requirements and terminationText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 51-NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMSCHAPTER 707-HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION COMMISSION

§70710. Reporting requirements and termination

(a)  Interim Reports.⁠—A Commission may submit to the President and Congress interim reports containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective actions as have been agreed to by a majority of Commission members.

(b)  Final Report.⁠—A Commission shall submit to the President and Congress, and make concurrently available to the public, a final report containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective actions as have been agreed to by a majority of Commission members. Such report shall include any minority views or opinions not reflected in the majority report.

(c)  Termination.⁠—

(1)  In general.⁠—A Commission, and all the authorities of this chapter with respect to that Commission, shall terminate 60 days after the date on which the final report is submitted under subsection (b).

(2)  Administrative activities before termination.⁠—A Commission may use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purpose of concluding its activities, including providing testimony to committees of Congress concerning its reports and disseminating the final report.

( Pub. L. 111–314, § 3 , Dec. 18, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3436 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

70710

42 U.S.C. 16850.

Pub. L. 109–155, title VIII, § 830, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2944.