2012 US Code
Title 51 - National and Commercial Space Programs
Subtitle V - Programs Targeting Commercial Opportunities (§§ 50101 - 51105)
Chapter 501 - SPACE COMMERCE (§§ 50101 - 50134)
Subchapter III - FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF SPACE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES (§§ 50131 - 50134)
Section 50132 - Acquisition of commercial space transportation services

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
Subtitle V - Programs Targeting Commercial Opportunities
CHAPTER 501 - SPACE COMMERCE
SUBCHAPTER III - FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF SPACE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Sec. 50132 - Acquisition of commercial space transportation services
Containssection 50132
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 111-314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3400.
Statutes at Large References112 Stat. 2855
124 Stat. 3400
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 105-303, Public Law 111-314

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FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF SPACE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - 51 U.S.C. § 50132 (2012)
§50132. Acquisition of commercial space transportation services

(a) Treatment of Commercial Space Transportation Services as Commercial Item Under Acquisition Laws.—Acquisitions of space transportation services by the Federal Government shall be carried out in accordance with applicable acquisition laws and regulations (including chapters 137 and 140 of title 10). For purposes of such law and regulations, space transportation services shall be considered to be a commercial item.

(b) Safety Standards.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Federal Government from requiring compliance with applicable safety standards.

(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3400.)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
50132 42 U.S.C. 14732. Pub. L. 105–303, title II, §202, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2855.

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