14 CFR § 1201.100 - Creation and authority.

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title: "14 CFR § 1201.100 - Creation and authority."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "1201.100"
section_name: "Creation and authority."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "1201"
part_name: "STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "51 U.S.C. 20112(h)."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 37222, Sept. 10, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1201.100 Creation and authority.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act (51 U.S.C. 20111), as amended (hereafter called the “Act”).

[55 FR 37222, Sept. 10, 1990, as amended at 79 FR 18444, Apr. 2, 2014]