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