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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 584 (Introduced in Senate) — To extend the commitment of the United States to the International Space Station, to develop advanced space suits, an... · Sec. 8

Sec. 8. Enabling space settlement as a national goal

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Section 20102 of title 51, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsections
(d)through
(h)as subsections
(e)through (i), respectively; by inserting after subsection
(c)the following: Congress declares that the expansion of permanent human presence beyond Earth in a manner that enables human space settlement and a thriving space economy will enhance the general welfare of the United States. ; in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting after paragraph
(10)the following: The expansion of permanent human presence beyond Earth in a way that enables human space settlement and a thriving space economy. ; and in subsection (i), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking to
(g)and inserting through
(h). Section 20103 of title 51, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting and development after exploration ; and by adding at the end the following: The term human space settlement means a community in space or on a celestial body in which humans live on a permanent basis and engage in personal and commercial activity that enables growth over time, with the goal of becoming economically and biologically self-sustaining as a part of a larger network of human space settlements. . Section 808(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 18387(a) ) is amended by striking section 102(g) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 ( and inserting 42 U.S.C. 2451(g) ) section 20102(h) of title 51, United States Code . Title 51, United States Code, is amended— in section 20116, by striking section 20102(d) each place it appears and inserting section 20102(e) ; and in section 71101, by striking section 20102(g) and inserting section 20102(h) .
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