The following resources relevant to the Commercial Law Practice Group are available on this site.
Note: the information below is updated annually, and users of this web page will need to verify the accuracy of the citations and the information contained in the web links:
1. Statutes
A. Commercial
Commercial Space Competitiveness Act:
Findings --
15 U.S.C. § 5801
.
Definitions -- 15 U.S.C. § 5802.
Anchor Tenancy and Termination Liability -- 15 U.S.C. § 5806.
Title 49 Chapter 701 (as amended), formerly the Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984:
49 U.S.C. § 70101 et seq.
Commercial Space Act of 1998, Title II -- P.L. 105-303
Commercial Use of Government Facilities --15 U.S.C. § 5807.
Cross-Waiver/Indemnification Authority (user of space vehicle) -- 42 U.S.C.§ 2458b.
Cross-Waiver/Indemnification Authority (developer of experimental aerospace vehicle) -- 42 U.S.C. § 2458c.
Launch Voucher Demonstration Program -- 15 U.S.C. § 5803.
Shuttle Pricing Policy -- 42 U.S.C. § 2466.
Space Shuttle Use Policy -- 42 U.S.C. § 2465a
Space Station Commercial Development Demonstration Program -- P.L. 106-74, § 434, as amended by P.L. 106-391, § 204.
B. Miscellaneous
Acquisition of Space Science Data -- 42 USC § 14713.
Charges for Use of Government Services -- 31 U.S.C.§ 9701.
Disclosure of Confidential Information -- 18 U.S.C. § 1905.
Joint Development of NASA Wind Tunnels - 50 U.S.C. Chapter 20.
Land Remote Sensing Policy -- 15 U.S.C. Chapter 82.
Special Maritime & Territorial Jurisdiction of US -- 18 U.S.C. § 7.
Sources of Earth Science Data -- 42 USC § 14715.
Stevenson Wydler Act -- 15 U.S.C. § 3701 et seq. V2.
2. Presidential Directives: National Science and Technology Council Fact Sheets
Convergence of U.S. Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems (5/10/94).
Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy (NSTC-3, 5/05/94).
National Space Policy (NSTC-8, 9/19/96).
National Space Transportation Policy (NSTC-4, 08/05/94).
3. Relevant Regulations
Cross Waiver of Liability -- 14 CFR Part 1266.
Cooperative Agreements with For-Profit Companies -- 14 CFR Part 1274
Duty Free Entry of Space Articles -- 14 CFR Part 1217.
Industry Use of NASA Wind Tunnels -- 14 CFR Part 1210.
Space Shuttle: 14 CFR 1214 (Flights, Non-U.S. Government Payloads; Reimbursement; related issues).
4. Relevant NASA Policies and Management Instructions
Authority to Enter into Space Act Agreements (NPD 1050).
5. Relevant NASA Web Sites
NASA Export Control Program
NASA Office of External Relations.
7. Relevant Federal and Other Web Sites
FAA Office of Commercial Space Programs.
Department of Commerce Export Control Office
Department of Justice FOIA Office
