51 USC § 31503 - Laboratory productivity

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title: "51 USC § 31503 - Laboratory productivity"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "31503"
section_name: "Laboratory productivity"
chapter_number: 315
chapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3377.)"
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# § 31503. Laboratory productivity

The Administration’s laboratories are a critical component of the Administration’s research capabilities, and the Administrator shall ensure that those laboratories remain productive.

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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) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 31503 | 42 U.S.C. 17812(a). | Pub. L. 110–422, title X, § 1003(a), Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4807. |