US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

51 U.S.C. § 50116

Commercial technology transfer program

(a)

In General .—

The Administrator shall execute a commercial technology transfer program with the goal of facilitating the exchange of services, products, and intellectual property between the Administration and the private sector. This program shall place at least as much emphasis on encouraging the transfer of Administration technology to the private sector (“spinning out”) as on encouraging use of private sector technology by the Administration. This program shall be maintained in a manner that provides clear benefits for the Administration, the domestic economy, and the research community, while protecting national security.
(b)

Program Structure .—

In carrying out the program described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall provide program participants with at least 45 days notice of any proposed changes to the structure of the Administration’s technology transfer and commercialization organizations that is in effect as of .

Pub. L. 111–314, § 3124 Stat. 3399Pub. L. 115–10, title VIII, § 829131 Stat. 66(, , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

50116

42 U.S.C. 16811.

Pub. L. 109–155, title VI, § 621, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2935.

Public Law 109–155119 Stat. 2895Public Law 105–303112 Stat. 2843This section restates provisions originally enacted as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (, ), and not as part of the Commercial Space Act of 1998 (, ), which is generally restated in this chapter.

section 10101 of title 51In subsection (a), in the last sentence, the word “Administration” is substituted for “agency” for clarity and because of the definition of “Administration” added by .

Public Law 109–155119 Stat. 2895In subsection (b), the date “” is substituted for “the date of enactment of this Act” to reflect the date of enactment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (, ).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–102017—Subsec. (a). inserted “, while protecting national security” after “research community”.