---
kind: "section"
citation: "51 U.S.C. § 40908"
title: "51"
title_heading: "National and Commercial Space Programs"
number: "40908"
heading: "Continuation of certain education programs"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/51/40908"
units:
  - "Subtitle IV — Aeronautics and Space Research and Education"
  - "Chapter 409 — Miscellaneous"
---

# §40908. Continuation of certain education programs


From amounts appropriated to the [Administration](/usc/51/10101.md?p=1) for education programs, the [Administrator](/usc/51/10101.md?p=2) shall ensure the continuation of the [Space Grant Program](/usc/51/40302.md?p=7), the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, and, consistent with the results of the review under section 614 of the National Aeronautics and Space [Administration](/usc/51/10101.md?p=1) Authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–155, 119 Stat. 2933), the [Administration](/usc/51/10101.md?p=1) Explorer School program, to motivate and develop the next generation of explorers.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3394.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 40908 | 42 U.S.C. 16797. | Pub. L. 109–155, title VI, § 618, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2934. |

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 614 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005, referred to in text, was classified to former section 16793 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and was omitted from the Code following the enactment of this title by Pub. L. 111–314.