42 U.S.C. § 18341
Section 18341 · Commercial Cargo Development program
Viewing 42 U.S.C. § 18341 as in effect on October 11, 2010. The text changed in 1 later edition (most recent March 21, 2017).
View current version →The Administrator shall continue to support the existing Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program, aimed at enabling the commercial space industry in support of NASA to develop reliable means of launching cargo and supplies to the ISS throughout the duration of the facility's operation. The Administrator may apply funds towards the reduction of risk to the timely start of these services, specifically—
(1) efforts to conduct a flight test;
(2) accelerate development; and
(3) develop the ground infrastructure needed for commercial cargo capability.