Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984

Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984
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Long title	An Act to facilitate commercial space launches, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	CSLA, ELVCA
Nicknames	Expendable Launch Vehicle Commercialization Act
Enacted by	the 98th United States Congress
Effective	October 30, 1984
Public Law	98-575
Statutes at Large	98 Stat. 3055
Codification
Titles amended	51 U.S.C.: National and Commercial Space Programs
U.S.C. sections created	51 U.S.C. § 50901 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 3942 by Daniel Akaka (D–HI) on September 21, 1983 Committee consideration by House Science and Technology, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Passed the House on June 5, 1984 (passed voice vote) Passed the Senate on October 9, 1984 (passed voice vote) with amendment House agreed to Senate amendment on October 9, 1984 (agreed unanimous consent) Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 30, 1984

Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984 is a United States federal law authored to facilitate the private enterprise of the commercialization of space and space technology. The Act of Congress set forth the quest to acquire innovative equipment and services offered by entrepreneurial ventures from the information technology services, remote sensing technology, and telecommunications industries. The Act recognized the United States private sector as having the capability to develop commercial launch vehicles, orbital satellites, and operate private launch sites and services.

The H.R. 3942 legislation was enacted by the 98th Congressional session and signed by the 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan on October 30, 1984.^[1]

Commercial Aerospace Enterprises

Chronological amendments to the Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984.

Date of Enactment	Public Law Number	U.S. Statute Citation	U.S. Legislative Bill	U.S. Presidential Administration
November 15, 1988	P.L. 100-657	102 Stat. 3900	H.R. 4399	Ronald W. Reagan
December 23, 2004	P.L. 108-492	118 Stat. 3974	H.R. 5382	George W. Bush

↑ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Ronald Reagan: "Statement on Signing the Commercial Space Launch Act ," October 30, 1984". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Retrieved 19 January 2014.