14 CFR § 1259.301 - Identification of national needs.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s1259.301"
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title: "14 CFR § 1259.301 - Identification of national needs."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "1259.301"
section_name: "Identification of national needs."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "1259"
part_name: "NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Pub. L. 100-147, 101 Stat. 869-875; Sec. 3, Pub. L. 111-314, 124 Stat. 3382; 51 U.S.C. 40301-40311."
regulatory_source: "54 FR 19880, May 9, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1259.301 Identification of national needs.

National needs shall be identified by the Administrator who shall consider specific national needs and problems relating to space proposed by the Space Grant Review Panel, any NASA official or any person.