{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-18387","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 18387","heading":"Near-Earth object survey and policy with respect to threats posed","body":"(a) Policy reaffirmationCongress reaffirms the policy set forth in section 20102(g) of title 51 relating to surveying near-Earth asteroids and comets. (b) ImplementationThe Director of the OSTP shall implement, before September 30, 2012, a policy for notifying Federal agencies and relevant emergency response institutions of an impending near-Earth object threat if near-term public safety is at risk, and assign a Federal agency or agencies to be responsible for protecting the United States and working with the international community on such threats.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 159—SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"995f82dc09616960414fee064412cf61106ac236cf48ebed662030affe12f160","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-18386","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-18388"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}