51 USC § 70710 - Reporting requirements and termination

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title: "51 USC § 70710 - Reporting requirements and termination"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "70710"
section_name: "Reporting requirements and termination"
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. 3436.)"
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# § 70710. Reporting requirements and termination

**(a)** **Interim Reports.—** A Commission may submit to the President and Congress interim reports containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective actions as have been agreed to by a majority of Commission members.

**(b)** **Final Report.—** A Commission shall submit to the President and Congress, and make concurrently available to the public, a final report containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective actions as have been agreed to by a majority of Commission members. Such report shall include any minority views or opinions not reflected in the majority report.

**(c)** **Termination.—**

**(1)** **In general.—** A Commission, and all the authorities of this chapter with respect to that Commission, shall terminate 60 days after the date on which the final report is submitted under subsection (b).

**(2)** **Administrative activities before termination.—** A Commission may use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purpose of concluding its activities, including providing testimony to committees of Congress concerning its reports and disseminating the final report.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3436.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 70710 | 42 U.S.C. 16850. | Pub. L. 109–155, title VIII, § 830, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2944. |