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title: "51 U.S.C. § 40311"
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title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
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# 51 U.S.C. § 40311 - Continuing emphasis

## Text

The Administration shall continue its emphasis on the importance of education to expand opportunities for Americans to understand and participate in the Administration’s aeronautics and space projects by supporting and enhancing science and engineering education, research, and public outreach efforts.

(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3388.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4031142 U.S.C. 17781(c).Pub. L. 110–422, title VII, § 704(c), Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4803.