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# 42 U.S.C. § 16782 - Transferred

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Section, Pub. L. 109–155, title VI, § 602, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2931, which related to secondary payload capability, was transferred and is set out as a note under section 70102 of Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs.