51 USC § 70703 - Tasks of Commission

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title: "51 USC § 70703 - Tasks of Commission"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "70703"
section_name: "Tasks of Commission"
chapter_number: 707
chapter_name: "HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION COMMISSION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3432.)"
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# § 70703. Tasks of Commission

A Commission established pursuant to this chapter shall, to the extent possible, undertake the following tasks:

**(1)** **Investigation.—** Investigate the incident.

**(2)** **Cause.—** Determine the cause of the incident.

**(3)** **Contributing factors.—** Identify all contributing factors to the cause of the incident.

**(4)** **Recommendations.—** Make recommendations for corrective actions.

**(5)** **Additional findings or recommendations.—** Provide any additional findings or recommendations deemed by the Commission to be important, whether or not they are related to the specific incident under investigation.

**(6)** **Report.—** Prepare a report to Congress, the President, and the public.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3432.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 70703 | 42 U.S.C. 16843. | Pub. L. 109–155, title VIII, § 823, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2941. |