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[CITE: 42USC2471]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                   CHAPTER 26--NATIONAL SPACE PROGRAM
 
    SUBCHAPTER II--COORDINATION OF AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ACTIVITIES
 
Sec. 2471. National Space Council


(a) Establishment; chairperson

    Effective February 1, 1989, there is established in the Executive 
Office of the President the National Space Council, which shall be 
chaired by the Vice President.

(b) Report to Congress on composition and functions

    By March 1, 1989, the President shall submit to the Congress a 
report that outlines the composition and functions of the National Space 
Council.

(c) Employment of personnel

    The Council may employ a staff of not more than seven persons, which 
is to be headed by a civilian executive secretary, who shall be 
appointed by the President.

(Pub. L. 100-685, title V, Sec. 501, Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4102.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989, and not as part of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 which is classified 
principally to this chapter.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 2471, Pub. L. 85-568, title II, Sec. 201, July 29, 
1958, 72 Stat. 427; Pub. L. 87-26, Sec. 1, Apr. 25, 1961, 75 Stat. 46; 
Pub. L. 87-367, title II, Sec. 207, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 792; Pub. L. 
87-584, Sec. 7, Aug. 14, 1962, 76 Stat. 385; Pub. L. 88-426, title III, 
Secs. 305(13)(A), 306(c), Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 423, 428; Pub. L. 91-
406, Sept. 23, 1970, 84 Stat. 855, which related to the establishment, 
membership, duties, and personnel of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Council, was omitted from the Code, because the Council, including the 
office of Executive Secretary of the Council, together with the 
functions of the Council, was abolished by section 3(a)(4) of Reorg. 
Plan No. 1 of 1973, 38 F.R. 9579, 87 Stat. 1089, effective July 1, 1973, 
set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and 
Employees.


                  National Space Council Authorization

    Provisions authorizing appropriations for specific fiscal years to 
carry out the National Space Council activities established by this 
section with limitation of $1,000 on amount available for official 
reception and representation expenses and requiring the National Space 
Council to reimburse other agencies for not less than one-half of the 
personnel compensation costs of individuals detailed to it were 
contained in the following appropriation authorization acts:
    Pub. L. 102-588, title II, Sec. 212, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5115.
    Pub. L. 102-195, Sec. 14(a), Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1613.
    Pub. L. 101-611, title I, Sec. 108(a), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 
3197.
    Pub. L. 101-328, Sec. 2, July 8, 1990, 104 Stat. 308.


       Study on International Cooperation in Planetary Exploration

    Pub. L. 101-611, title I, Sec. 114, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3200, 
provided that:
    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
        ``(1) the President on July 20, 1989, established the long-range 
    goal of establishing a lunar base, followed by manned exploration of 
    Mars in the early twenty-first century;
        ``(2) the United States and the Soviet Union, in cooperation 
    with other countries, are currently planning further unmanned 
    missions to the Moon and to Mars with the possible goal of landing a 
    human on Mars;
        ``(3) a series of international missions to expand human 
    presence beyond Earth orbit would further a spirit of, and follow 
    through on the commitment made in, the 1987 agreement between the 
    Soviet Union and the United States for space cooperation, as well as 
    the successful cooperative agreements the United States has pursued 
    with over one hundred countries since its inception, including the 
    agreement with Japan, Canada, and the European countries for Space 
    Station Freedom;
        ``(4) international manned missions beyond Earth orbit could 
    further encourage a cooperative approach in world affairs unrelated 
    to activities in space;
        ``(5) international manned missions beyond Earth orbit could 
    save the individual nations involved tens of billions of dollars 
    over national missions; and
        ``(6) a multilateral effort for manned missions to establish a 
    lunar colony, a Mars mission, and any other missions that have the 
    goal of establishing human presence beyond Earth's orbit and 
    possibly landing a human on Mars would lead to greater understanding 
    of our universe and greater sensitivity to our own planet.
    ``(b) Study.--The National Space Council shall conduct a study on 
International Cooperation in Planetary Exploration (hereafter in this 
section referred to as the `study').
    ``(c) Purpose of Study.--The purpose of the study is--
        ``(1) to develop an inventory of technologies and intentions of 
    all national space agencies with regard to lunar and planetary 
    exploration, both manned and unmanned;
        ``(2) to seek ways, through direct communication with 
    appropriate officials of other nations or otherwise, to enhance the 
    planning and exchange of information and data among the United 
    States, the Soviet Union, European countries, Canada, Japan, and 
    other interested countries with respect to unmanned projects beyond 
    Earth orbit, in anticipation of later international manned missions 
    to the Moon and to other bodies, including the possible goal of an 
    international manned mission to Mars;
        ``(3) to prepare a detailed proposal that most efficiently uses 
    the resources of the national space agencies in cooperative 
    endeavors to establish human presence beyond Earth orbit;
        ``(4) to develop priority goals that accomplish unmet needs that 
    could not be achieved by any individual country;
        ``(5) to explore the possibilities of international unmanned 
    probes to the Moon and Mars, and the possibilities for international 
    manned missions beyond Earth's orbit; and
        ``(6) to devise strategies for such cooperation that would 
    prevent the unwanted transfer of technology.
In developing the inventory under paragraph (1), and in preparing the 
detailed proposal under paragraph (3), consideration shall be given to 
the potential contributions of commercial providers of space goods and 
services.
    ``(d) Report.--The National Space Council shall, within one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 16, 1990], prepare and 
submit to Congress a report--
        ``(1) outlining a preliminary strategy for cooperation among the 
    United States, the Soviet Union, European countries, Canada, Japan, 
    and other interested countries, based on their respective national 
    strengths, with respect to unmanned projects beyond Earth orbit, in 
    anticipation of later international manned missions to the Moon and 
    to other bodies, including the possible goal of an international 
    manned mission to Mars;
        ``(2) including a conceptual design of a possible international 
    manned mission, in coordination with the preliminary strategy 
    referred to in paragraph (1), with target dates and a breakdown of 
    responsibilities by nation;
        ``(3) containing an inventory of planned and anticipated 
    missions, manned and unmanned, that are being considered by national 
    space agencies and commercial providers of space goods and services; 
    and
        ``(4) containing an inventory of space exploration technologies 
    that either--
            ``(A) are not immediately available in the United States but 
        are available from other nations; or
            ``(B) are available in the United States but are available 
        from other nations in equal or superior form.''


                                Staffing

    Pub. L. 101-328, Sec. 3(a), July 8, 1990, 104 Stat. 308, provided 
that: ``Not more than six individuals may be employed by the National 
Space Council without regard to any provision of law regulating the 
employment or compensation of persons in the Government service, at 
rates not to exceed the rate of pay for level VI of the Senior Executive 
Schedule as provided pursuant to section 5382 of title 5, United States 
Code.''


                         Experts and Consultants

    Pub. L. 101-328, Sec. 4, July 8, 1990, 104 Stat. 308, provided that: 
``The National Space Council may, for purposes of carrying out its 
functions, employ experts and consultants in accordance with section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, and may compensate individuals so 
employed for each day they are involved in a business of the National 
Space Council (including traveltime) at rates not in excess of the daily 
equivalent of the maximum rate of pay for grade GS-18 as provided 
pursuant to section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.''
    [References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or to 
maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered 
references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, 
Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376 
of Title 5.]
