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title: "51 U.S.C. § 70706"
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title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
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chapter_name: "HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION COMMISSION"
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# 51 U.S.C. § 70706 - Public meetings, information, and hearings

## Text

(a) Public Meetings and Release of Public Versions of Reports.— A Commission shall—

(1) hold public hearings and meetings to the extent appropriate; and

(2) release public versions of the reports required under this chapter.

(b) Public Hearings.— Any public hearings of a Commission shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the protection of information provided to or developed for or by the Commission as required by any applicable statute, regulation, or Executive order.

(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3434.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7070642 U.S.C. 16846.Pub. L. 109–155, title VIII, § 826, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2943.