§ 50923. Report to Congress

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. 1998

   Pub. L. 105–303 title I § 102(a)(16) · 112 Stat. 2843

   Enacted · 51 U.S.C. § 50923

   Added Pub. L. 105–303, title I, § 102(a)(16), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2851, § 70121 of title 49

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 105–303, title I, § 102(a)(16), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2851, § 70121 of title 49

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (16) by adding at the end the following new sections: “§70120. Regulations “(a) In General.— The Secretary of Transportation, within 9 Deadline. months after the date of the enactment of this section, shall issue regulations to carry out this chapter that include— “(1) guidelines for industry and State governments to obtain sufficient insurance coverage for potential damages to third parties; “(2) procedures for requesting and obtaining licenses to launch a commercial launch vehicle; “(3) procedures for requesting and obtaining operator licenses for launch; “(4) procedures for requesting and obtaining launch site operator licenses; and “(5) procedures for the application of government indemnification. “(b) Reentry.— The Secretary of Transportation, within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this section, shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to carry out this chapter that includes— “(1) procedures for requesting and obtaining licenses to reenter a reentry vehicle; “(2) procedures for requesting and obtaining operator licenses for reentry; and “(3) procedures for requesting and obtaining reentry site operator licenses. “§ 70121. Report to Congress “The Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress an annual report to accompany the President’s budget request that— “(1) describes all activities undertaken under this chapter, including a description of the process for the application for and approval of licenses under this chapter and recommendations for legislation that may further commercial launches and reentries; and “(2) reviews the performance of the regulatory activities and the effectiveness of the Office of Commercial Space Transportation.”.

2. 2010

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

   Changed · 51 U.S.C. § 50923

   Pub. L. 111–314 successively renumbered section 70121 of title 49 and section 70121 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 111–314 successively renumbered section 70121 of title 49 and section 70121 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.

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