#aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4     
#afid  ,,an ,,act  ,to require any      
,f$]al ag5cy t issues lic5ses to conduct
 lun> activities to include 9 !         
requirem5ts = su* lic5ses an agreem5t   
relat+ to ! pres]vation & protection ( !
 ,apollo #aa l&+ site1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,"o ,small ,/ep to ,protect ,human  
,h]itage 9 ,space ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s2    
s5se ( ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress  
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,on ,july    
#af1 #aifi1 ! ,apollo #aa spacecraft    
laun*$ f ! ,john ,f4 ,k5n$y ,space ,c5t]
 c>ry+ ,neil ,a4 ,arm/rong1 ,edw9 ,e4   
,buzz ,aldr91 ,jr41 & ,mi*ael ,coll9s4  
7#b7 ,july #bj1 #bjai1 w m>k ! #ej?     
anniv]s>y ( ! date on :i* ! ,apollo #aa 
spacecraft l&$ on ! ,moon & ,neil       
,arm/rong & ,buzz ,aldr9 became ! fir/  
humans to set foot on a cele/ial body (f
 ! ,e>?4  7#c7 ,! l&+ ( ! ,apollo #aa   
spacecraft & humanity's fir/ (f-_w      
footpr9ts are a*ievem5ts unp>allel$ 9   
hi/ory1 a direct product ( ! "w &       

p]sev]ance ( ! m ?an #djj1jjj           
individuals :o contribut$ to !          
developm5t ( ! ,apollo missions on !    
%\ld]s ( c5turies ( sci5ce & eng9e]+    
pione]s f all corn]s ( ! _w4  7#d7      
,among ! ?\s&s ( individuals :o h       
contribut$ to ! a*ievem5ts ( ! ,national
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?is section ref]r$ to z ,,nasa7 are     
,african-,am]ican wom5 su* z ,ka!r9e    
,johnson1 ,doro?y ,vaughn1 ,m>y         
,jackson1 & ,dr4 ,*ri/9e ,d>d51 :o made 
critical contributions to ,,nasa space  
programs4 ,ka!r9e ,johnson work$ at     
,,nasa = #ce ye>s & calculat$ !         
trajectory ( ! ,apollo #aa l&+ & !      
trajectories = ! spaceflights (         
a/ronauts ,alan ,%ep>d & ,john ,gl5n4   
,ka!r9e ,johnson1 toge!r ) _m o!r       
individuals ! "w ( :om (t5 w5t          
unackn[l$g$1 help$ broad5 ! scope (     
space travel & *>t$ new fronti]s =      
humanity's exploration ( space4  7#e7 ,!
 l&+ ( ! ,apollo #aa spacecraft 0 made  
on behalf ( all humank9d1 & ,neil       

,arm/rong & ,buzz ,aldr9 7 accompani$ by
 messages ( peace f ! lead]s ( m ?an #gj
 c\ntries4  7#f7 ,! lun> l&+ sites ( !  
,apollo #aa spacecraft1 ! robotic       
spacecraft t prec$$ ! ,apollo #aa       
mission1 & ! crew$ & robotic spacecraft 
t foll[$1 are ( out/&+ univ]sal value to
 humanity4  7#g7 ,su* l&+ sites-- 7,a7  
are ! fir/ ar*aeological sites ) human  
activity t are n on ,e>?2  7,b7 provide 
evid5ce ( ! fir/ a*ievem5ts ( humank9d 9
 ! realm ( space travel & exploration2 &
  7,c7 conta9 artifacts & o!r evid5ce ( 
human exploration activities t rema9 a  
pot5tial s\rce ( cultural1 hi/orical1   
ar*aeological1 an?ropological1          
sci5tific1 & eng9e]+ k4  7#h7 ,on ,july 
#bj1 #bjaa1 ,,nasa publi%$ ! volunt>y   
guidance entitl$ ,,nasa's               
,recomm5dations to ,space-,f>+          
,entities3 ,h[ to ,protect & ,pres]ve ! 
,hi/oric & ,sci5tific ,value ( ,u4,s4   
,gov]nm5t ,lun> ,artifacts4  7#i7 ,9    
,m>* #bjah1 ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &        
,te*nology ,policy publi%$ a report     

entitl$ ,protect+  ,pres]v+ ,apollo     
,program ,lun> ,l&+ ,sites  ,artifacts4 
7#aj7 ,space-f>+ entities bas$ outside !
 ,unit$ ,/ates h ! capacity to l& on !  
,moon4  7#aa7 ,! lic5s+ requirem5ts "u  
?is ,act are applicable only to ,unit$  
,/ates-bas$ lun> activities & !re=e h   
limit$ efficacy = protect+ ! ,apollo #aa
 l&+ site1 o!r simil> hi/oric sites1 &  
lun> artifacts f di/urbances caus$ by   
space-f>+ entities bas$ outside ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 z comm]cial   
ent]prises & m c\ntries acquire !       
ability to l& on ! ,moon1 x is necess>y 
to ensure ! recognition & protection ( !
 ,apollo #aa l&+ site & o!r hi/oric l&+ 
sites 9 ackn[l$gm5t ( ! human ef=t &    
innovation ! sites repres5t2  7#b7 !    
,apollo #aa l&+ site1 o!r simil> hi/oric
 l&+ sites1 lun> artifacts1 & !         
environm5t surr\nd+ su* sites &         
artifacts m]it legal protection f       
di/urbance to prev5t irrem$iable loss ( 
sites & artifacts t are ( ar*eological1 

an?ropological1 hi/orical1 sci5tific1 & 
eng9e]+ significance & value2 &  7#c7 ! 
,presid5t %\ld "w ) o!r c\ntries to     
develop be/ practices to ensure !       
protection ( hi/oric lun> l&+ sites &   
artifacts4  #c4 ,lic5s+ requirem5ts     
conc]n+ pres]vation ( hi/oric lun> l&+  
sites  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1   
any ,f$]al ag5cy t issues a lic5se to   
conduct a lun> activity %all require ea*
 applicant = su* a lic5se-- 7#a7 to     
agree to abide by ! recomm5dations      
describ$ 9 subsection 7b72 or  7#b7 9 ! 
case ( a lun> activity t requires a     
lic5se f m ?an "o ,f$]al ag5cy1 to      
c]tify "u p5alty ( p]jury z provid$ 9   
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 z applicable1 (  
section #agdf ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 t ! applicant has submitt$ an   
application = a lic5se = su* activity to
 ano!r ,f$]al ag5cy t satisfies p>agraph
 7#a74  7b7 ,recomm5dations describ$ ,! 
recomm5dations describ$ 9 ?is subsection
 are-- 7#a7 ,,nasa's ,recomm5dations to 

,space-,f>+ ,entities3 ,h[ to ,protect &
 ,pres]ve ! ,hi/oric & ,sci5tific ,value
 ( ,u4,s4 ,gov]nm5t ,lun> ,artifacts    
issu$ by ! ,national ,a]onautics &      
,space ,adm9i/ration on ,july #bj1      
#bjaa1 & updat$ on ,octob] #bh1 #bjaa2 &
  7#b7 any successor h]itage pres]vation
 recomm5dations1 guidel9es1 or pr9ciples
 relat+ to ! protection & pres]vation ( 
,gov]nm5t lun> artifacts issu$ by !     
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration4  7c7 ,exemptions ,a      
,f$]al ag5cy issu+ a lic5se describ$ 9  
subsection 7a7 may1 9 consultation ) !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,a]onautics &
 ,space ,adm9i/ration1 exempt specific  
lun> activities ( an applicant f !      
hi/oric pres]vation agreem5t or         
c]tification "u subsection 7a7 if su*   
bona fide activities are det]m9$ to h   
legitimate & significant hi/orical1     
ar*eological1 an?ropological1 sci5tific1
 or eng9e]+ value4  7d7 ,au?ority to    
assess p5alty fees  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a    
,f$]al ag5cy issu+ a lic5se describ$ 9  

subsection 7a7 may assess a p5alty fee  
on ! hold] ( su* lic5se = conduct t     
violates "o or m t]ms ( ! lic5se relat+ 
to ! agreem5t "u subsection 7a77#a74    
7#b7 ,am\nt ,! p5alty fee am\nt assess$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be-- 7,a7         
comm5surate ) ! nature & ext5t ( !      
violation2 &  7,b7 suffici5t to det]    
future violations4  7e7 ,lun> activity  
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m lun>        
activity means an action or endeavor 9  
space t-- 7#a7 is int5d$ to be lun> 9   
nature1 includ+ lun> orbit1 l&+1 &      
impact2 or  7#b7 has a great] likelihood
 ?an n ( becom+ lun> 9 nature1 includ+  
un9t5tional orbit & impact4  ,pass$ !   
,s5ate ,july #ah1 #bjai4,secret>y