Space Exploration Sustainability Act Public Law 112–273 Space Exploration Sustainability Act 273 112–273 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20210527.1 2021-10-15 Space Exploration Sustainability Act 10190 112 2013-01-14 Space Exploration Sustainability Act [(Public Law 112–273)] [This law has not been amended] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 112-273. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo extend the application of certain space launch liability provisions through 2014.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Space Exploration Sustainability Act”.
SEC. 2. ASSURANCE OF CORE CAPABILITIES. Section 203 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18313) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) Sense of Congress Regarding Human Space Flight Capability Assurance. It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator shall proceed with the utilization of the ISS, technology development, and follow-on transportation systems (including the Space Launch System, multi-purpose crew vehicle, and commercial crew and cargo transportation capabilities) under titles III and IV of this Act in a manner that ensures— “(1) that these capabilities remain inherently complementary and interrelated; “(2) a balance of the development, sustainment, and use of each of these capabilities, which are of critical importance to the viability and sustainability of the U.S. space program; and “(3) that resources required to support the timely and sustainable development of these capabilities authorized in either title III or title IV of this Act are not derived from a reduction in resources for the capabilities authorized in the other title. “(d) Limitation. Nothing in subsection (c) shall apply to or affect any capability authorized by any other title of this Act” .
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN SPACE LAUNCH LIABILITY PROVISIONS. Section 50915(f) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking “December 31, 2012” and inserting “December 31, 2013”.
SEC. 4. EXEMPTION FROM INKSNA. Section 7(1)(B) of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— (1) by striking “, or for the purchase of goods or services relating to human space flight, that are”; and (2) by striking “prior to July 1, 2016” and inserting “prior to December 31, 2020”.