---
kind: "section"
citation: "51 U.S.C. § 70907"
title: "51"
title_heading: "National and Commercial Space Programs"
number: "70907"
heading: "Maintaining use through at least 2030"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/51/70907"
units:
  - "Subtitle VII — Access to Space"
  - "Chapter 709 — International Space Station"
---

# §70907. Maintaining use through at least 2030

- (a) **Policy.—** The [Administrator](/usc/51/10101.md?p=2) shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the International Space Station remains a viable and productive facility capable of potential United States utilization through at least September 30, 2030.
- (b) **NASA Actions.—** In furtherance of the policy under [subsection (a)](#a), the [Administrator](/usc/51/10101.md?p=2) shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that the International Space Station, as a designated national laboratory—
  - (1) remains viable as an element of overall exploration and partnership strategies and approaches;
  - (2) is considered for use by all NASA mission directorates, as appropriate, for technically appropriate scientific data gathering or technology risk reduction demonstrations; and
  - (3) remains an effective, functional vehicle providing research and test bed capabilities for the United States through at least September 30, 2030.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3438; Pub. L. 114–90, title I, § 114(b)(4), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 716; Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VII, § 10815(d)(1), Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1738.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 70907 | 42 U.S.C. 17751(a). | Pub. L. 110–422, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4793. |

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2022—Pub. L. 117–167, § 10815(d)(1)(A), substituted “2030” for “2024” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10815(d)(1)(B), substituted “September 30, 2030” for “September 30, 2024”.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10815(d)(1)(C), substituted “September 30, 2030” for “September 30, 2024”.

2015—Pub. L. 114–90 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to maintaining the International Space Station as a viable and productive facility capable of potential United States utilization through at least 2020.