2012 US Code
Title 51 - National and Commercial Space Programs
Subtitle V - Programs Targeting Commercial Opportunities (§§ 50101 - 51105)
Chapter 505 - COMMERCIAL SPACE COMPETITIVENESS (§§ 50501 - 50506)
Section 50502 - Launch voucher demonstration program

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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 505 - COMMERCIAL SPACE COMPETITIVENESS
Sec. 50502 - Launch voucher demonstration program
Containssection 50502
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 111-314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3405.
Statutes at Large References106 Stat. 5124
112 Stat. 2851
124 Stat. 3405
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 102-588, Public Law 105-303, Public Law 111-314

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COMMERCIAL SPACE COMPETITIVENESS - 51 U.S.C. § 50502 (2012)
§50502. Launch voucher demonstration program

(a) Requirement To Establish Program.—The Administrator shall establish a demonstration program to award vouchers for the payment of commercial launch services and payload integration services for the purpose of launching payloads funded by the Administration.

(b) Award of Vouchers.—The Administrator shall award vouchers under subsection (a) to appropriate individuals as a part of grants administered by the Administration for the launch of—

(1) payloads to be placed in suborbital trajectories; and

(2) small payloads to be placed in orbit.


(c) Assistance.—The Administrator may provide voucher award recipients with such assistance (including contract formulation and technical support during the proposal evaluation) as may be necessary to ensure the purchase of cost effective and reasonably reliable commercial launch services and payload integration services.

(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3405.)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
50502 15 U.S.C. 5803(a)–(c). Pub. L. 102–588, title V, §504(a)–(c), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5124; Pub. L. 105–303, title I, §103, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2851.

In subsection (a), the words “to become effective October 1, 1993”, which appeared at the end, are omitted as obsolete.

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