2007 US Code
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 26 - NATIONAL SPACE PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 2466c - Duties of Administrator

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§2466c. Duties of Administrator (a) Establishment and implementation of reimbursement recovery system; base price

The Administrator shall establish and implement a pricing system to recover reimbursement in accordance with the pricing policy under section 2466a of this title from each commercial or foreign user of the Space Transportation System, which except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section shall include a base price of not less than ,000,000 for each flight of the Space Transportation System in 1982 dollars.

(b) Reports to Congressional committees

Each year the Administrator shall submit to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, a report, transmitted contemporaneously with the annual budget request of the President, which shall inform the Congress how the policy goals contained in section 2466a of this title are being furthered by the shuttle price for foreign and commercial users.

(c) Reduction of base price

(1) If at any time the Administrator finds that the policy goals contained in section 2466a of this title are not being achieved, the Administrator shall have authority to reduce the base price established in subsection (a) of this section after forty-five days following receipt by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives of a notice by the Administrator containing a description of the proposed reduction together with a full and complete statement of the facts and circumstances which necessitate such proposed reduction.

(2) In no case shall the minimum price established under subsection (c)(1) of this section be less than additive cost.

(d) Lower-priced or no-cost flights for users involved in research, etc., with Space Administration

The Administrator may set a price lower than the price determined under subsection (a) or (c) of this section, or provide no-cost flights, for any commercial or foreign user of the Space Transportation System who is involved in research, development or demonstration programs with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

(e) Customer incentives

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Administrator shall have the authority to offer reasonable customer incentives consistent with the policy goals in section 2466a of this title.

(Pub. L. 99–170, title II, §204, Dec. 5, 1985, 99 Stat. 1017; Pub. L. 103–437, §15(c)(5), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4592.)

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 1986, and not as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 which is classified principally to this chapter.

Amendments

1994—Subsecs. (b), (c)(1). Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Science, Space, and Technology” for “Science and Technology”.

Change of Name

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Science of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Science of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.

Effective Date

Section applicable to flights of the Space Transportation System beginning on and after Oct. 1, 1988, see section 205 of Pub. L. 99–170, set out as a note under section 2466 of this title.

Feasibility of Providing Space Shuttle Launch Services on Basis of Royalty Recovery Over Economic Life of Commercial Products Processed in Space

Section 112 of Pub. L. 99–170 provided that: “The Administrator shall examine and report to the Congress on the feasibility of providing space shuttle launch services on a basis of royalty recovery over the economic life of commercial products produced or processed in space.”

Study on Proposed Pricing Policy for Certain Services

Section 113 of Pub. L. 99–170 provided that: “The Administrator shall conduct a study and report to the Congress on a proposed pricing policy for certain services such as on-orbit service, repair or recovery of spacecraft.”