51 USC § 30101 - Prior authorization of appropriations required

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title: "51 USC § 30101 - Prior authorization of appropriations required"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "30101"
section_name: "Prior authorization of appropriations required"
chapter_number: 301
chapter_name: "APPROPRIATIONS, BUDGETS, AND ACCOUNTING"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3357.)"
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# § 30101. Prior authorization of appropriations required

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no appropriation may be made to the Administration unless previously authorized by legislation enacted by Congress.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3357.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 30101 | 42 U.S.C. 2460. | Pub. L. 86–45, § 4, June 15, 1959, 73 Stat. 75. |

The word “hereafter” is omitted as unnecessary.