51 USC § 70706 - Public meetings, information, and hearings

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title: "51 USC § 70706 - Public meetings, information, and hearings"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "70706"
section_name: "Public meetings, information, and hearings"
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. 3434.)"
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# § 70706. Public meetings, information, and hearings

**(a)** **Public Meetings and Release of Public Versions of Reports.—** A Commission shall—

**(1)** hold public hearings and meetings to the extent appropriate; and

**(2)** release public versions of the reports required under this chapter.

**(b)** **Public Hearings.—** Any public hearings of a Commission shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the protection of information provided to or developed for or by the Commission as required by any applicable statute, regulation, or Executive order.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3434.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 70706 | 42 U.S.C. 16846. | Pub. L. 109–155, title VIII, § 826, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2943. |