42 USC § 18373 - Decadal Survey missions implementation for Earth observation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s18373"
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title: "42 USC § 18373 - Decadal Survey missions implementation for Earth observation"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "18373"
section_name: "Decadal Survey missions implementation for Earth observation"
chapter_number: 159
chapter_name: "SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "EARTH SCIENCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–267, title VII, § 704, Oct. 11, 2010, 124 Stat. 2831.)"
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# § 18373. Decadal Survey missions implementation for Earth observation

The Administrator shall undertake to implement, as appropriate, missions identified in the National Research Council’s Earth Science Decadal Survey within the scope of the funds authorized for the Earth Science Mission Directorate.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–267, title VII, § 704, Oct. 11, 2010, 124 Stat. 2831.)