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summer prior to the first year of the student’s Masters program, 
and between the first and second year, if applicable. 
SUBCHAPTER IV—DATA REQUESTS 
§ 40141. Aviation data requests 
The Administrator shall make available upon request satellite 
imagery and aerial photography of remote terrain that the Adminis-
tration owns at the time of the request to the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration or the Director of the Five 
Star Medallion Program, to assist and train pilots in navigating 
challenging topographical features of such terrain. 
CHAPTER 403—NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND 
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 
Sec. 
40301.
Purposes. 
40302.
Definitions. 
40303.
National space grant college and fellowship program. 
40304.
Grants or contracts. 
40305.
Specific national needs. 
40306.
Space grant college and space grant regional consortium. 
40307.
Space grant fellowship program. 
40308.
Space grant review panel. 
40309.
Availability of other Federal personnel and data. 
40310.
Designation or award to be on competitive basis. 
40311.
Continuing emphasis. 
§ 40301. Purposes 
The purposes of this chapter are to— 
(1) increase the understanding, assessment, development, and 
utilization of space resources by promoting a strong educational 
base, responsive research and training activities, and broad 
and prompt dissemination of knowledge and techniques; 
(2) utilize the abilities and talents of the universities of 
the Nation to support and contribute to the exploration and 
development of the resources and opportunities afforded by 
the space environment; 
(3) encourage and support, within the university community 
of the Nation, the existence of interdisciplinary and multidisci-
plinary programs of space research that— 
(A) engage in integrated activities of training, research, 
and public service; 
(B) have cooperative programs with industry; and 
(C) are coordinated with the overall program of the 
Administration; 
(4) encourage and support the existence of consortia, made 
up of university and industry members, in order to advance 
the exploration and development of space resources in cases 
in which national objectives can be better fulfilled through 
such consortia than through the programs of single universities; 
(5) encourage and support Federal funding for graduate 
fellowships in fields related to space; and 
(6) support activities in colleges and universities generally 
for the purpose of creating and operating a network of institu-
tional programs that will enhance achievements resulting from 
efforts under this chapter.
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§ 40302. Definitions 
In this chapter: 
(1) AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘aero-
nautical and space activities’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 20103 of this title. 
(2) FIELD
RELATED
TO
SPACE.—The term ‘‘field related to 
space’’ means any academic discipline or field of study 
(including the physical, natural, and biological sciences, and 
engineering, space technology, education, economics, sociology, 
communications, planning, law, international affairs, and public 
administration) which is concerned with or likely to improve 
the understanding, assessment, development, and utilization 
of space. 
(3) PANEL.—The term ‘‘panel’’ means the space grant review 
panel established pursuant to section 40308 of this title. 
(4) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means any individual, any 
public or private corporation, partnership, or other association 
or entity (including any space grant college, space grant 
regional consortium, institution of higher education, institute, 
or laboratory), or any State, political subdivision of a State, 
or agency or officer of a State or political subdivision of a 
State. 
(5) SPACE
ENVIRONMENT.—The term ‘‘space environment’’ 
means the environment beyond the sensible atmosphere of 
the Earth. 
(6) SPACE GRANT COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘space grant college’’ 
means any public or private institution of higher education 
which is designated as such by the Administrator pursuant 
to section 40306 of this title. 
(7) SPACE GRANT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘space grant program’’ 
means any program that— 
(A) is administered by any space grant college, space 
grant regional consortium, institution of higher education, 
institute, laboratory, or State or local agency; and 
(B) includes 2 or more projects involving education and 
one or more of the following activities in the fields related 
to space: 
(i) Research. 
(ii) Training. 
(iii) Advisory services. 
(8) SPACE GRANT REGIONAL CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘space 
grant regional consortium’’ means any association or other alli-
ance that is designated as a space grant regional consortium 
by the Administrator pursuant to section 40306 of this title. 
(9) SPACE RESOURCE.—The term ‘‘space resource’’ means any 
tangible or intangible benefit which can be realized only from— 
(A) aeronautical and space activities; or 
(B) advancements in any field related to space. 
(10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any State of the United 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory 
or possession of the United States. 
§ 40303. National space grant college and fellowship program 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall establish and 
maintain, within the Administration, a program to be known as
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the national space grant college and fellowship program. The 
national space grant college and fellowship program shall consist 
of the financial assistance and other activities provided for in this 
chapter. The Administrator shall establish long-range planning 
guidelines and priorities, and adequately evaluate the program. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—Within the Administration, the program shall— 
(1) apply the long-range planning guidelines and the priorities 
established by the Administrator under subsection (a); 
(2) advise the Administrator with respect to the expertise 
and capabilities which are available through the national space 
grant college and fellowship program, and make such expertise 
available to the Administration as directed by the Adminis-
trator; 
(3) evaluate activities conducted under grants and contracts 
awarded pursuant to sections 40304 and 40305 of this title 
to ensure that the purposes set forth in section 40301 of this 
title are implemented; 
(4) encourage other Federal departments, agencies, and 
instrumentalities to use and take advantage of the expertise 
and capabilities which are available through the national space 
grant college and fellowship program, on a cooperative or other 
basis; 
(5) encourage cooperation and coordination with other Federal 
programs concerned with the development of space resources 
and fields related to space; 
(6) advise the Administrator on the designation of recipients 
supported by the national space grant college and fellowship 
program and, in appropriate cases, on the termination or 
suspension of any such designation; and 
(7) encourage the formation and growth of space grant and 
fellowship programs. 
(c) GENERAL AUTHORITIES.—To carry out the provisions of this 
chapter, the Administrator may— 
(1) accept conditional or unconditional gifts or donations of 
services, money, or property, real, personal or mixed, tangible 
or intangible; 
(2) accept and use funds from other Federal departments, 
agencies, and instrumentalities to pay for fellowships, grants, 
contracts, and other transactions; and 
(3) issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary 
and appropriate. 
§ 40304. Grants or contracts 
(a) AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR.—The Administrator may make 
grants and enter into contracts or other transactions under this 
subsection to assist any space grant and fellowship program or 
project if the Administrator finds that the program or project will 
carry out the purposes set forth in section 40301 of this title. 
The total amount paid pursuant to a grant or contract may equal 
not more than 66 percent of the total cost of the space grant 
and fellowship program or project involved, except in the case 
of grants or contracts paid for with funds accepted by the Adminis-
trator pursuant to section 40303(c)(2) of this title. 
(b) SPECIAL
GRANTS.—The Administrator may make special 
grants under this subsection to carry out the purposes set forth 
in section 40301 of this title. The amount of a special grant may 
equal up to 100 percent of the total cost of the project involved.
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A special grant may be made under this subsection only if the 
Administrator finds that— 
(1) no reasonable means is available through which the 
applicant can meet the matching requirement for a grant under 
subsection (a); 
(2) the probable benefit of the project outweighs the public 
interest in the matching requirement; and 
(3) the same or equivalent benefit cannot be obtained through 
the award of a contract or grant under subsection (a) or section 
40305 of this title. 
(c) APPLICATION.—Any person may apply to the Administrator 
for a grant or contract under this section. Application shall be 
made in such form and manner, and with such content and other 
submissions, as the Administrator shall by regulation prescribe. 
(d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any grant made, or contract entered into, 
under this section shall be subject to the limitations and provi-
sions set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3) and to such other 
terms, conditions, and requirements as the Administrator con-
siders necessary or appropriate. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—No payment under any grant or contract 
under this section may be applied to— 
(A) the purchase of any land; 
(B) the purchase, construction, preservation, or repair 
of any building; or 
(C) the purchase or construction of any launch facility 
or launch vehicle. 
(3) LEASES.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the items in 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of such paragraph may be 
leased upon written approval of the Administrator. 
(4) RECORDS.—Any person that receives or utilizes any pro-
ceeds of any grant or contract under this section shall keep 
such records as the Administrator shall by regulation prescribe 
as being necessary and appropriate to facilitate effective audit 
and evaluation, including records which fully disclose the 
amount and disposition by such recipient of such proceeds, 
the total cost of the program or project in connection with 
which such proceeds were used, and the amount, if any, of 
such cost which was provided through other sources. Such 
records shall be maintained for 3 years after the completion 
of such a program or project. The Administrator and the Comp-
troller General of the United States, or any of their duly author-
ized representatives, shall have access, for the purpose of audit 
and evaluation, to any books, documents, papers, and records 
of receipts which, in the opinion of the Administrator or the 
Comptroller General, may be related or pertinent to such grants 
and contracts. 
§ 40305. Specific national needs 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIFIC NEEDS AND GRANT-MAKING AND 
CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—The Administrator shall identify spe-
cific national needs and problems relating to space. The Adminis-
trator may make grants or enter into contracts under this section 
with respect to such needs or problems. The amount of any such 
grant or contract may equal up to 100 percent of the total cost 
of the project involved.