PUBLIC LAW 100-657—NOV. 15, 1988 102 STAT. 3907

SEC. 10. LAUNCH VEHICLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall, in consultation with representatives of the
space launch and satellite industry, design a program for the sup-
port of research into launch systems component technologies, for the
purpose of developing higher performance and lower cost United
States launch vehicle technologies and systems available for the
launch of commercial and Government spacecraft into orbit. The Reports.
Administrator shall submit a report outlining such program to the
Congress within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 11. APPLICABILITY TO LICENSES. 49 USC app. 2603

This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply to all
licenses issued under the Commercial Space Launch Act before, on,
or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Approved November 15, 1988.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4399:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-639 (Comm. on Science, Space, and Technology).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-593 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transporta-
tion).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988):

May 24, considered and passed House.

Oct. 14, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Oct. 21, House concurred in Senate amendment.