2015 US Code
Title 51 - National and Commercial Space Programs (Sections 10101 - 71302)
Subtitle VII - Access to Space (Sections 70101 - 71302)
Chapter 705 - Exploration Initiatives (Sections 70501 - 70508)
Sec. 70505 - Lunar outpost
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS Subtitle VII - Access to Space CHAPTER 705 - EXPLORATION INITIATIVES Sec. 70505 - Lunar outpost |
| Contains | section 70505 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 111-314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3431. |
| Statutes at Large References | 122 Stat. 4789 124 Stat. 3431 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 110-422, Public Law 111-314 |
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(a) Establishment.—As the Administration works toward the establishment of a lunar outpost, the Administration shall make no plans that would require a lunar outpost to be occupied to maintain its viability. Any such outpost shall be operable as a human-tended facility capable of remote or autonomous operation for extended periods.
(b) Designation.—The United States portion of the first human-tended outpost established on the surface of the Moon shall be designated the "Neil A. Armstrong Lunar Outpost".
(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3431.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 70505(a) | 42 U.S.C. 17732(a). | Pub. L. 110–422, title IV, §404(a), (b), Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4789. |
| 70505(b) | 42 U.S.C. 17732(b). |
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