51 USC 70702: Establishment of Commission
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51 USC 70702: Establishment of Commission Text contains those laws in effect on January 7, 2011
From Title 51-NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMSSubtitle VII-Access to SpaceCHAPTER 707-HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION COMMISSION
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§70702. Establishment of Commission

(a) Establishment.-The President shall establish an independent, nonpartisan Commission within the executive branch to investigate any incident that results in the loss of-

(1) a space shuttle;

(2) the International Space Station or its operational viability;

(3) any other United States space vehicle carrying humans that is owned by the Federal Government or that is being used pursuant to a contract with the Federal Government; or

(4) a crew member or passenger of any space vehicle described in this subsection.


(b) Deadline for Establishment.-The President shall establish a Commission within 7 days after an incident specified in subsection (a).

( Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3432 .)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
70702 42 U.S.C. 16842. Pub. L. 109–155, title V, §822, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2941 .