---
kind: "section"
citation: "51 U.S.C. § 50701"
title: "51"
title_heading: "National and Commercial Space Programs"
number: "50701"
heading: "Definition of Office"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/51/50701"
units:
  - "Subtitle V — Programs Targeting Commercial Opportunities"
  - "Chapter 507 — Office of Space Commerce"
---

# §50701. Definition of Office


In this chapter, the term “Office” means the Office of Space Commerce established in [section 50702 of this title](/usc/51/50702.md).


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3408; Pub. L. 114–90, title III, § 301(b), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 720.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 50701 | (no source) |  |

A chapter-wide definition for the term “Office” is added for clarity and convenience.

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2015—Pub. L. 114–90 substituted “Commerce” for “Commercialization”.