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title: "51 U.S.C. § 70701"
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title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
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# 51 U.S.C. § 70701 - Definitions

## Text

In this chapter:

(1) Commission.— The term “Commission” means a Commission established under this chapter.

(2) Incident.— The term “incident” means either an accident or a deliberate act.

(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3432.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7070142 U.S.C. 16841.Pub. L. 109–155, title VIII, § 821, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2941.