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124 STAT. 3405 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 space to a space recovery site, including operations and control, communications, flight safety functions, and payload processing. (12) SPACE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘space transportation infrastructure’’ means facilities, associ- ated equipment, and real property (including launch sites, launch support facilities, space recovery sites, and space recovery support facilities) required to perform launch or space recovery activities. (13) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. (14) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United States’’ means the States, collectively. § 50502. Launch voucher demonstration program (a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM.—The Administrator shall establish a demonstration program to award vouchers for the payment of commercial launch services and payload integration services for the purpose of launching payloads funded by the Administration. (b) AWARD OF VOUCHERS.—The Administrator shall award vouchers under subsection (a) to appropriate individuals as a part of grants administered by the Administration for the launch of— (1) payloads to be placed in suborbital trajectories; and (2) small payloads to be placed in orbit. (c) ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator may provide voucher award recipients with such assistance (including contract formulation and technical support during the proposal evaluation) as may be nec- essary to ensure the purchase of cost effective and reasonably reliable commercial launch services and payload integration serv- ices. § 50503. Anchor tenancy and termination liability (a) ANCHOR TENANCY CONTRACTS.—Subject to appropriations, the Administrator or the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may enter into multiyear anchor ten- ancy contracts for the purchase of a good or service if the appro- priate Administrator determines that— (1) the good or service meets the mission requirements of the Administration or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as appropriate; (2) the commercially procured good or service is cost effective; (3) the good or service is procured through a competitive process; (4) existing or potential customers for the good or service other than the United States Government have been specifically identified; (5) the long-term viability of the venture is not dependent upon a continued Government market or other nonreimbursable Government support; and (6) private capital is at risk in the venture. (b) TERMINATION LIABILITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Contracts entered into under subsection (a) may provide for the payment of termination liability in