51 USC § 31501 - Orbital debris

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identifier: "/us/usc/t51/s31501"
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title: "51 USC § 31501 - Orbital debris"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "31501"
section_name: "Orbital debris"
chapter_number: 315
chapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
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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. 3377.)"
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# § 31501. Orbital debris

The Administrator, in conjunction with the heads of other Federal agencies, shall take steps to develop or acquire technologies that will enable the Administration to decrease the risks associated with orbital debris.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3377.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 31501 | 42 U.S.C. 16781. | Pub. L. 109–155, title VI, § 601, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2931. |