[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 126, 112th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


Public Law 112-273
112th Congress

An Act


 
To 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

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(2) by striking ``prior to July 1, 2016'' and inserting
``prior to December 31, 2020''.

Approved January 14, 2013.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 6586:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 158 (2012):
Nov. 13, considered and passed
House.
Dec. 31, considered and passed
Senate, amended.
Vol. 158 (2013):
Jan. 2, House concurred in Senate
amendment.