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108 STAT. 1334 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 §70106. Monitoring activities (a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. —^A licensee under this chapter must allow the Secretary of Transportation to place an officer or employee of the United States Government or another individual as an observer at a launch site the licensee uses, at a production facility or assembly site a contractor of the licensee uses to produce or assemble a launch vehicle, or at a site at which a payload is integrated with a launch vehicle. The observer will monitor the activity of the licensee or contractor at the time and to the extent the Secretary considers reasonable to ensure compliance with the license or to carry out the duties of the Secretary under section 70104(c) of this title. A licensee must cooperate with an observer carrying out this subsection. (b) CONTRACTS.—To the extent provided in advance in an appropriation law, the Secretary may make a contract with a person to carry out subsection (a) of this section. §79107. E£feetive periods^ and modiHcations, suspensions, and revocations, of licenses (a) EFFECTIVE PERIODS OF LICENSES.— The Secretary of Transportation shall specify the period for which a license issued or transferred under this chapter is in effect. (b) MODIFICATIONS.—On the initiative of the Secretary or on application of the licensee, the Secretary may modify a license issued or transferred under this chapter if the Secretary decides the modification will comply with this chapter. (c) SUSPENSIONS AND REVOCATIONS.—The Secretary may suspend or revoke a license if the Secretary decides that— (1) the licensee has not complied substantially with a requirement of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter; or (2) the suspension or revocation is necessary to protect the public health and safety, the safety of property, or a national security or foreign policy interest of the United States. (d) EFFECTIVE PERIODS OF MODIFICATIONS, SUSPENSIONS, AND REVOCATIONS. —Unless the Secretary specifies otherwise, a modification, suspension, or revocation under this section takes effect immediately and remains in effect during a review under section 70110 of this title. (e) NOTIFICATION.— The Secretary shall notify the licensee in writing of the decision of the Secretary under this section and any action the Secretary takes or proposes to take based on the decision. §70106. Prohibition, suspension, and end of launches and operation of launch sites (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— The Secretary of Transportation may prohibit, suspend, or end immediately the launch of a launch vehicle or the operation of a launch site licensed under this chapter if the Secretary decides the launch or operation is detrimental to the public health and safiety, the safety of property, or a national security or foreign policy interest of the United States. (b) EFFECTIVE PERIODS OF ORDERS. —An order under this section takes effect immediately and remains in effect during a review under section 70110 of this title.