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Title 51
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51 U.S.C. § 110
(a) The Administrator shall set and collect reasonable user fees for the use and maintenance of the space station.“(b) The Administrator shall set user fees so as to—“(1) promote the use of the space station consistent with the policy set forth in section 106;“(2) recover the costs of the use of the space station, including reasonable charges for any enhancement needed for such use; and“(3) conserve and efficiently allocate the resources of the space station.“(c) The Administrator may, on a case-by-case basis, waive or modify such user fees when in the Administrator’s judgment such waiver or modification will further the goals and purposes of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 [see 51 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.], including—“(1) the advancement of scientific or engineering knowledge;“(2) international cooperation; and“(3) the commercial use of space.