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Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs

Chapter 509 — Commercial Space Launch Activities

§ 50921. Office of Commercial Space Transportation

Statutory text

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the activities of the Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation—

(1)

$11,941,000 for fiscal year 2005;

(2)

$12,299,000 for fiscal year 2006;

(3)

$12,668,000 for fiscal year 2007;

(4)

$13,048,000 for fiscal year 2008; and

(5)

$13,440,000 for fiscal year 2009.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 103–272 § 1(e) · 108 Stat. 745

    Enacted · 51 U.S.C. § 50921

    Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1343, § 70119 of title 49, Pub. L. 105–303, title I, § 102(b), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2851

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1343, § 70119 of title 49, Pub. L. 105–303, title I, § 102(b), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2851

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Section 1. subtitles ii, ii, and v-x of title 49, united states code (a) Certain general and permanent laws of the 49 USC prec. 101 note. United States, related to transportation, are revised, codified, and enacted by subsections (c)–(e) of this section without substantive change as subtitles II, III, and V–X of title 49, United States Code, “Transportation”. Those laws may be cited as “49 U.S.C. ________”. (b) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the table of subtitles at the beginning of the title and substituting the following new table of subtitles: “Subtitle “I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION “II. OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES “III. GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS “IV. INTERSTATE COMMERCE “V. RAIL PROGRAMS “VI. MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS “VII. AVIATION PROGRAMS “VIII. PIPELINES “IX. COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION “X. MISCELLANEOUS (c) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subtitle II, except that chapter 31 (comprising sections 3101–3104) of subtitle II is redesignated and restated as chapter 315 (comprising sections 31501–31504) of subtitle VI of title 49, as enacted by subsection (e) of this section. (d) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding the following immediately after subtitle I:

  2. Pub. L. 105–303 title I § 102(b) · 112 Stat. 2843

    Amended · 51 U.S.C. § 50921

    Pub. L. 105–303 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The following amounts may be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993:

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 105–303 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The following amounts may be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993:

    “(1) $4,900,000 to carry out this chapter. “(2) $20,000,000 for a program to ensure the resiliency of the space launch infrastructure of the United States if a law is enacted to establish that program in the Department of Transportation.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.— Section 70119 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: § 70119. Authorization of appropriations “There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the activities of the Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation— “(1) $6,275,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999; and “(2) $6,600,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.”.

  3. Commercial Space Transportation Competitiveness Act of 2000

    Pub. L. 106–405 § 3(a) · 114 Stat. 1751

    Amended · 51 U.S.C. § 50921

    Pub. L. 106–405 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the activities of the Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation—

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 106–405 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the activities of the Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation—

    “(1) $6,275,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999; and “(2) $6,600,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Amendment.— Section 70119 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§70119 . Office of Commercial Space Transportation “There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the activities of the Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation— “(1) $12,607,000 for fiscal year 2001; and “(2) $16,478,000 for fiscal year 2002.” .

  4. Pub. L. 108–360 title III § 301 · 118 Stat. 1668

    1. Added · 51 U.S.C. § 50921(1)(5)

      Pub. L. 108–360 added pars. (1) to (5)

    2. Struck · 51 U.S.C. § 50921(1)(5)

      Pub. L. 108–360 struck out former pars. (1) and (2) which read as follows:

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pars. (1) to (5). Pub. L. 108–360 added pars. (1) to (5) and struck out former pars. (1) and (2) which read as follows:

    “(1) $12,607,000 for fiscal year 2001; and “(2) $16,478,000 for fiscal year 2002.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.   Section 70119 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: “(1) $11,941,000 for fiscal year 2005; “(2) $12,299,000 for fiscal year 2006; “(3) $12,668,000 for fiscal year 2007; “(4) $13,048,000 for fiscal year 2008; and “(5) $13,440,000 for fiscal year 2009.” .

  5. Pub. L. 111–314 § 4(d)(2) · 124 Stat. 3328

    Changed · 51 U.S.C. § 50921

    Pub. L. 111–314 successively renumbered section 70119 of title 49 and section 70119 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 111–314 successively renumbered section 70119 of title 49 and section 70119 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Renumbering and transfer of chapters.— Chapters 701 and 703 of title 49, United States Code, are renumbered as chapters 509 and 511, respectively, of title 51, United States Code, and 51 USC 70101–70121, 70301–70305. transferred so as to appear after chapter 507 of title 51, United States Code, as enacted by section 3 of this Act.

6 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
7011949 App.:2623 (less last sentence).Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–575, § 24 (less last sentence), 98 Stat. 3064; Dec. 5, 1985, Pub. L. 99–170, § 301, 99 Stat. 1018; Oct. 30, 1987, Pub. L. 100–147, § 120, 101 Stat. 868; Nov. 17, 1988, Pub. L. 100–685, § 213, 102 Stat. 4093; Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L. 101–611, § 117(a), 104 Stat. 3202; restated Dec. 9, 1991, Pub. L. 102–195, § 13, 105 Stat. 1613; Nov. 4, 1992, Pub. L. 102–588, § 211, 106 Stat. 5115.

In this section, the amendment by section 211 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1993 (Pub. L. 102–588, 106 Stat. 5115) was executed to carry out the probable intent of Congress by omitting the period after “1993”.

As to the applicability of section 219 of the Act (Pub. L. 102–588, 106 Stat. 5118) to amounts authorized by this section for fiscal year 1993, see section 6(b) of the bill.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1998–2010 · 4 rounds

2010

Pub. L. 111–314 successively renumbered section 70119 of title 49 and section 70119 of this title as this section.

2004

Pars. (1) to (5). Pub. L. 108–360 added pars. (1) to (5) and struck out former pars. (1) and (2) which read as follows:

“(1) $12,607,000 for fiscal year 2001; and

“(2) $16,478,000 for fiscal year 2002.”

2000

Pub. L. 106–405 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the activities of the Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation—

“(1) $6,275,000 for the fiscal year ending ; and

“(2) $6,600,000 for the fiscal year ending .”

1998

Pub. L. 105–303 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The following amounts may be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the fiscal year ending :

“(1) $4,900,000 to carry out this chapter.

“(2) $20,000,000 for a program to ensure the resiliency of the space launch infrastructure of the United States if a law is enacted to establish that program in the Department of Transportation.”

Credits

1994–2010 · 4 acts
  1. 1994Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), , 108 Stat. 1343, § 70119 of title 49, Pub. L. 105–303, title I, § 102(b), , 112 Stat. 2851
  2. 2000Pub. L. 106–405, § 3(a), , 114 Stat. 1752
  3. 2004Pub. L. 108–360, title III, § 301, , 118 Stat. 1680
  4. 2010renumbered § 70119 then § 50921 of title 51, Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(2), (3)(U), , 124 Stat. 3440, 3441.
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(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), , 108 Stat. 1343, § 70119 of title 49, Pub. L. 105–303, title I, § 102(b), , 112 Stat. 2851; Pub. L. 106–405, § 3(a), , 114 Stat. 1752; Pub. L. 108–360, title III, § 301, , 118 Stat. 1680; renumbered § 70119 then § 50921 of title 51, Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(2), (3)(U), , 124 Stat. 3440, 3441.)

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