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Code · U.S. Code · Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS · CHAPTER 501— SPACE COMMERCE · SUBCHAPTER III— FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF SPACE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES · § 50132

§ 50132. Acquisition of commercial space transportation services

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(a)Treatment of Commercial Space Transportation Services as Commercial Service 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 applicable provisions of chapters 201 through 285, 341 through 343, and 363 of title 10). For purposes of such law and regulations, space transportation services shall be considered to be a commercial service.
(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; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 836(g)(10)(C), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1874; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1702(l)(10), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2161.)
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§ 50132
Acquisition of commercial space transportation services
Pub. L.Public Law 115-232
Pub. L.Public Law 117-81
U.S.C.§ 453b
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111–314, § 3
Stat.124 Stat. 3400
Stat.132 Stat. 1874
Stat.135 Stat. 2161
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