§ 18351 Continuation of the International Space Station
§ 18352 Maximum utilization of the International Space Station
§ 18353 Maintenance of the United States segment and assurance of continued operations of the International Space Station.
§ 18354 Management of the ISS national laboratory

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 159 > Subchapter IV - Continuation, Support, and Evolution of the International Space Station

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
  • vehicle: includes every description of carriage or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on land. See 1 USC 4