Commercial Law Resources

The following resources relevant to the Commercial Law Practice Group are available on this site.
Note: the information below is updated annually, and users of this web page will need to verify the accuracy of the citations and the information contained in the web links:

1. Statutes
A. Commercial

Commercial Space Competitiveness Act:
Definitions — 51 U.S.C. § 50501
Anchor Tenancy and Termination Liability — 51 U.S.C. § 50503
Title 51 Chapter 509, formerly the Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984– Commercial Space Act of 1998, Title II — P.L. 105-303
Commercial Use of Government Facilities –15 U.S.C. § 5807
Cross-Waiver/Indemnification Authority (user of space vehicle) — 42 U.S.C.§ 2458b
Cross-Waiver/Indemnification Authority (developer of experimental aerospace vehicle) — 42 U.S.C. § 2458c
Launch Voucher Demonstration Program — 15 U.S.C. § 5803
Shuttle Pricing Policy — 42 U.S.C. § 2466
Space Shuttle Use Policy — 51 U.S.C. § 70102

B. Miscellaneous

Acquisition of Space Science Data — 51 U.S.C. § 50113
Charges for Use of Government Services — 31 U.S.C.§ 9701
Disclosure of Confidential Information — 18 U.S.C. § 1905
Joint Development of NASA Wind Tunnels – 50 U.S.C. Chapter 20
Landsat — 51 U.S.C. § § 60111-113
Special Maritime & Territorial Jurisdiction of US — 18 U.S.C. § 7
Sources of Earth Science Data — 51 USC § 50115
Stevenson Wydler Act — 15 U.S.C. § 3701 et seq. V2

2. Presidential Directives

Convergence of U.S. Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems (PDDNSTC-2)
Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy
U.S. National Space Policy (NSPD-49)(PDF)
U.S. Space Transportation Policy (NSPD-40)(PDF)
National Space Policy of the United States (June 28, 2010)(PDF)

3. Relevant Regulations

Cross-Waiver of Liability — 14 CFR Part 1266 (PDF)
Cooperative Agreements with Commercial Firms — 14 CFR Part 1274 (PDF)
Duty-Free Entry of Space Articles — 14 CFR Part 1217 (PDF)
Space Flight — 14 CFR Part 1214 (PDF)

4. Relevant NASA Policies and Management Instructions

Authority to Enter into Space Act Agreements (NPD 1050)

5. Relevant NASA Web Sites

NASA Export Control Program (ECP)
Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)

6. Relevant Federal and Other Web Sites

FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation
Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Export Enforcement
Department of Justice Office of Information Policy (OIP) FOIA