Definitions

The term “Administration” means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The term ‘Administration’ means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. The term ‘cislunar space’ means the region of space beyond low-Earth orbit out to and including the region around the surface of the Moon. The term ‘deep space’ means the region of space beyond low-Earth orbit, including cislunar space. The term ‘development cost’ has the meaning given the term in section 30104 of title 51, United States Code. The term ‘government astronaut’ has the meaning given the term in section 50902 of title 51, United States Code. The term ‘ISS’ means the International Space Station. The term ‘low-enriched uranium’ means uranium having an assay greater than the assay for natural uranium but less than 20 percent of the uranium–235 isotope. The term ‘NASA’ means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The term ‘Orion’ means the multipurpose crew vehicle described in section 303 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18323). The term ‘OSTP’ means the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The term ‘space flight participant’ has the meaning given the term in section 50902 of title 51, United States Code. The term ‘Space Launch System’ means the Space Launch System authorized under section 302 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [Authorization] Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18322). The terms ‘unmanned aircraft’ and ‘unmanned aircraft system’ have the meanings given those terms in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.” The term ‘Administration’ means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. The term ‘cis-lunar space’ means the region of space from the Earth out to and including the region around the surface of the Moon. The term ‘deep space’ means the region of space beyond low-Earth orbit, to include cis-lunar space. The term ‘government astronaut’ has the meaning given the term in section 50902 of title 51, United States Code. The term ‘ISS’ means the International Space Station. The term ‘ISS management entity’ means the organization with which the Administrator has a cooperative agreement under section 504(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18354(a)). The term ‘NASA’ means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The term ‘Orion’ means the multipurpose crew vehicle described under section 303 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18323). The term ‘Space Launch System’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18302). The term ‘United States government astronaut’ has the meaning given the term ‘government astronaut’ in section 50902 of title 51, United States Code, except it does not include an individual who is an international partner astronaut.” The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of NASA. The term ‘NASA’ means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.” The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of NASA. The term ‘NASA’ means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The term ‘NOAA’ means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The term ‘OSTP’ means the Office of Science and Technology Policy.” The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The term ‘ISS’ means the International Space Station. The term ‘NASA’ means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.” the term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the term ‘commercial provider’ means any person providing space transportation services or other space-related activities, the primary control of which is held by persons other than a Federal, State, local, or foreign government; the term ‘critical path’ means the sequence of events of a schedule of events under which a delay in any event causes a delay in the overall schedule; the term ‘grant agreement’ has the meaning given that term in section 6302(2) of title 31, United States Code; the term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); the term ‘State’ means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States; and more than 50 percent owned by United States nationals; or investments in the United States in long-term research, development, and manufacturing (including the manufacture of major components and subassemblies); and significant contributions to employment in the United States; and providing comparable opportunities for companies described in subparagraph (A) to participate in Government sponsored research and development similar to that authorized under this Act; providing no barriers to companies described in subparagraph (A) with respect to local investment opportunities that are not provided to foreign companies in the United States; and providing adequate and effective protection for the intellectual property rights of companies described in subparagraph (A).” In this title: Except as otherwise expressly provided, the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means— The term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means— the term ‘United States commercial provider’ means a commercial provider, organized under the laws of the United States or of a State, which is— a subsidiary of a foreign company and the Secretary of Commerce finds that— such subsidiary has in the past evidenced a substantial commitment to the United States market through— the country or countries in which such foreign company is incorporated or organized, and, if appropriate, in which it principally conducts its business, affords reciprocal treatment to companies described in subparagraph (A) comparable to that afforded to such foreign company’s subsidiary in the United States, as evidenced by— (Source: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3329.))