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# 51 U.S.C. § 20162 - Definition of upper atmosphere
## Text
In this subchapter, the term “upper atmosphere” means that portion of the Earths sensible atmosphere above the troposphere.
(Pub. L. 111314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3354.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2016242 U.S.C. 2482.Pub. L. 85568, title IV, § 402, as added Pub. L. 9439, § 8, June 19, 1975, 89 Stat. 222.