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Code · U.S. Code · Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS · CHAPTER 201— NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM · SUBCHAPTER II— COORDINATION OF AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ACTIVITIES · § 20111

§ 20111. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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(a)Establishment and Appointment of Administrator.— There is established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Administration shall be headed by an Administrator, who shall be appointed from civilian life by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Under the supervision and direction of the President, the Administrator shall be responsible for the exercise of all powers and the discharge of all duties of the Administration and shall have authority and control over all personnel and activities thereof.
(b)Deputy Administrator.— There shall be in the Administration a Deputy Administrator, who shall be appointed from civilian life by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Deputy Administrator shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Administrator may prescribe. The Deputy Administrator shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Administrator during the Administrator’s absence or disability.
(c)Restriction on Other Business or Employment.— The Administrator and the Deputy Administrator shall not engage in any other business, vocation, or employment while serving as such.
(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3332.)
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  • Pub. L. 111–314, § 3
  • 124 Stat. 3332
  • 131 Stat. 58–60
  • 131 Stat. 61
  • Pub. L. 101–611, title I, § 121
  • 104 Stat. 3204
  • 136 Stat. 4341
  • Pub. L. 101–328, § 3(a)
  • 104 Stat. 308
  • Pub. L. 101–328, § 4
  • Pub. L. 101–509
  • Pub. L. 100–685, title V, § 501
  • 102 Stat. 4102
  • Public Law 100–685
  • section 121 of Public Law 101–611
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