2009 US Code
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 155 - AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACTIVITIES
SUBCHAPTER I - EARTH SCIENCE
Sec. 17711 - Goal
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 155 - AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACTIVITIES SUBCHAPTER I - EARTH SCIENCE Sec. 17711 - Goal |
| Contains | section 17711 |
| Date | 2009 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | February 1, 2010 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 110-422, title II, §201, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4784. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 122 Stat. 4784 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 110-422 |
§17711. Goal
The goal for NASA's Earth Science program shall be to pursue a program of Earth observations, research, and applications activities to better understand the Earth, how it supports life, and how human activities affect its ability to do so in the future. In pursuit of this goal, NASA's Earth Science program shall ensure that securing practical benefits for society will be an important measure of its success in addition to securing new knowledge about the Earth system and climate change. In further pursuit of this goal, NASA shall, together with NOAA and other relevant agencies, provide United States leadership in developing and carrying out a cooperative international Earth observations-based research program.
(Pub. L. 110–422, title II, §201, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4784.)
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