Title 51
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Title 51
Title 51
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM
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Short title
Congressional declaration of policy and purpose
Definitions
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Functions of the Administration
Powers of the Administration in performance of functions
Administration and Department of Defense coordination
International cooperation
Reports to Congress
Disposal of excess land
Public access to information
Security requirements
Permission to carry firearms
Arrest authority
Property rights in inventions
Contributions awards
Malpractice and negligence suits against United States
Insurance and indemnification
Insurance for experimental aerospace vehicles
Appropriations
Misuse of agency name and initials
Contracts regarding expendable launch vehicles
Full cost appropriations account structure
Prize authority
Lease of non-excess property
Retrocession of jurisdiction
Recovery and disposition authority
Indemnification; NASA launch services and reentry services
Medical monitoring and research relating to human space flight
Congressional declaration of purpose and policy
Definition of upper atmosphere
Program authorized
International cooperation