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# 42 U.S.C. § 16797 - Repealed. Pub. L. 111–314, § 6, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3444

## Notes

Section, Pub. L. 109–155, title VI, § 618, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2934, related to continuation of the Space Grant Program, the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, and the NASA Explorer School program. See section 40908 of Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs.