108 STAT. 1330 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 CHAPTER 701—COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES Sec. 70101. Findings and purposes. 70102. Definitions. 70103. General authority. 70104. Restrictions on launches and operations. 70105. License applications and requirements. 70106. Monitoring activities. 70107. Effective periods, and modifications, suspensions, and revocations, of licenses. 70108. Prohibition, suspension, and end of launches and operation of launch sites. 70109. Preemption of scheduled launches. 70110. Admimstrative hearings and judicial review. 70111. Acquiring United States Government property and services. 70112. Liability insurance and financial responsibility requirements. 70113. Paying claims exceeding liability insurance and financial responsibility requirements. 70114. Disclosing information. 70115. Enforcement and penalty. 70116. Consultation. 70117. Relationship to other executive agencies, laws, and international obligations. 70118. User fees. 70119. Authorization of appropriations. § 70101. Findings and purposes (a) FINDINGS.— Congress finds that— (1) the peaceful uses of outer space continue to be of great value and to offer benefits to all mankind; (2) private applications of space technology have achieved a significant level of commercial and economic activity and offer the potential for growth in the future, particularly in the United States; (3) new and innovative equipment and services are being sought, produced, and offered by entrepreneurs in telecommunications, information services, and remote sensing technologies; (4) the private sector in the United States has the capability of developing and providing private satellite launching and associated services that would complement the launching and associated services now available from the United States Government; (5) the development of commercial launch vehicles and associated services would enable the United States to retain its competitive position internationaly, contributing to the national interest and economic well-being of the United States; (6) providing launch services by the private sector is consistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and would be facilitated by stable, minimal, and appropriate regulatory guidelines that are fairly and expeditiously applied; (7) the United States should encourage private sector launches and associated services and, only to the extent necessary, regulate those launches and services to ensure compliance with international obligations of the United States and to protect the public health and safety, safety of property, and national security and foreign policy interests of the United States; (8) space transportation, including the establishment and operation of launch sites and complementary facilities, the providing of launch services, the establishment of support facilities, and the providing of support services, is an important element of the transportation system of the United States,
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