51 USC 20161 - Congressional Declaration of Purpose and Policy

(a) Purpose.—The purpose of this subchapter is to authorize and direct the Administration to develop and carry out a comprehensive program of research, technology, and monitoring of the phenomena of the upper atmosphere so as to provide for an understanding of and to maintain the chemical and physical integrity of the Earth's upper atmosphere.

(b) Policy.—Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States to undertake an immediate and appropriate research, technology, and monitoring program that will provide for understanding the physics and chemistry of the Earth's upper atmosphere.

(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3354.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
20161	42 U.S.C. 2481.	Pub. L. 85–568, title IV, §401, as added Pub. L. 94–39, §8, June 19, 1975, 89 Stat. 222.

Sections:  Previous  20141  20142  20143  20144  20145  20146  20147  20161  20162  20163  20164  20301  20302  20303  20304  Next

Last modified: October 26, 2015