42 USC § 18381 - Technology development

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title: "42 USC § 18381 - Technology development"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "18381"
section_name: "Technology development"
chapter_number: 159
chapter_name: "SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "SPACE SCIENCE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–267, title VIII, § 801, Oct. 11, 2010, 124 Stat. 2832.)"
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# § 18381. Technology development

The Administrator shall ensure that the Science Mission Directorate maintains a long term technology development program for space and Earth science. This effort should be coordinated with an overall Agency technology investment approach, as authorized in section 905 of this Act.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–267, title VIII, § 801, Oct. 11, 2010, 124 Stat. 2832.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 905 of this Act, referred to in text, is , , , which is not classified to the Code.