Section was enacted as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 1986, and not as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 which is classified principally to this chapter.
Section applicable to flights of the Space Transportation System beginning on and after Oct. 1, 1988, see section 205 of
Pub. L. 99–170, set out as a note under section
2466 of this title.