US Code

Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 18387

Near-Earth object survey and policy with respect to threats posed

Section text and notes

(a)

Policy reaffirmation

section 20102(g) of title 51Congress reaffirms the policy set forth in relating to surveying near-Earth asteroids and comets.

(b)

Implementation

The Director of the OSTP shall implement, before , a policy for notifying Federal agencies and relevant emergency response institutions of an impending near-Earth object threat if near-term public safety is at risk, and assign a Federal agency or agencies to be responsible for protecting the United States and working with the international community on such threats.

Pub. L. 111–267, title VIII, § 808124 Stat. 2834 (, , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 20102(g) of title 5142 U.S.C. 2451(g)Pub. L. 111–314, § 5(e)124 Stat. 3443 In subsec. (a), “” substituted for “section 102(g) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 ()” on authority of , , , which Act enacted Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs.