Definitions
In this title:
Administration.—
The term “Administration” means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Administrator.—
The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Definitions
Administration.—
The term ‘Administration’ means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Administrator.—
The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Appropriate committees of congress.—
The term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means—
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.
Cis-lunar space.—
The term ‘cis-lunar space’ means the region of space from the Earth out to and including the region around the surface of the Moon.
Deep space.—
The term ‘deep space’ means the region of space beyond low-Earth orbit, to include cis-lunar space.
Government astronaut.—
The term ‘government astronaut’ has the meaning given the term in section 50902 of title 51, United States Code.
ISS.—
The term ‘ISS’ means the International Space Station.
ISS management entity.—
The term ‘ISS management entity’ means the organization with which the Administrator has a cooperative agreement under section 504(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18354(a)).
NASA.—
The term ‘NASA’ means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Orion.—
The term ‘Orion’ means the multipurpose crew vehicle described under section 303 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18323).
Space launch system.—
The term ‘Space Launch System’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18302).
United states government astronaut.—
The term ‘United States government astronaut’ has the meaning given the term ‘government astronaut’ in section 50902 of title 51, United States Code, except it does not include an individual who is an international partner astronaut.”
Administrator.—
The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of NASA.
NASA.—
The term ‘NASA’ means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.”
Administrator.—
The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of NASA.
NASA.—
The term ‘NASA’ means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
NOAA.—
The term ‘NOAA’ means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
OSTP.—
The term ‘OSTP’ means the Office of Science and Technology Policy.”
Administrator.—
The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
ISS.—
The term ‘ISS’ means the International Space Station.
NASA.—
The term ‘NASA’ means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.”
the term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
the term ‘commercial provider’ means any person providing space transportation services or other space-related activities, the primary control of which is held by persons other than a Federal, State, local, or foreign government;
the term ‘critical path’ means the sequence of events of a schedule of events under which a delay in any event causes a delay in the overall schedule;
the term ‘grant agreement’ has the meaning given that term in section 6302(2) of title 31, United States Code;
the term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001);
the term ‘State’ means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States; and
the term ‘United States commercial provider’ means a commercial provider, organized under the laws of the United States or of a State, which is—
more than 50 percent owned by United States nationals; or
a subsidiary of a foreign company and the Secretary of Commerce finds that—
such subsidiary has in the past evidenced a substantial commitment to the United States market through—
investments in the United States in long-term research, development, and manufacturing (including the manufacture of major components and subassemblies); and
significant contributions to employment in the United States; and
the country or countries in which such foreign company is incorporated or organized, and, if appropriate, in which it principally conducts its business, affords reciprocal treatment to companies described in subparagraph (A) comparable to that afforded to such foreign company’s subsidiary in the United States, as evidenced by—
providing comparable opportunities for companies described in subparagraph (A) to participate in Government sponsored research and development similar to that authorized under this Act;
providing no barriers to companies described in subparagraph (A) with respect to local investment opportunities that are not provided to foreign companies in the United States; and
providing adequate and effective protection for the intellectual property rights of companies described in subparagraph (A).”