Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 6.djvu/571

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PUBLIC LAW 102-588—NOV. 4, 1992 106 STAT. 5129 appropriation from which the cost of providing such facilities was paid. SEC. 809. PROTECTION OF INFORMATION DEVELOPED UNDER SPACE ACTAGREEBfENTS. Section 303 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2454) is amended— (1) by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 303"; (2) by striking "and (B)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(B)"; (3) by inserting ", and (C) information described in subsection (b)" aft«r "national security"; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(b) The Administrator, for a period of up to 5 years after the development of information that results from activities conducted under an agreement entered into under section 203(c)(5) and (6) of this Act, and that would be a trade secret or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential under the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, if the information had been obtained from a non-Federal party participating in such an agreement, may provide appropriate protections against the dissemination of such information, including exemption frvm subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.*. SEC. 610. COMMERCIAL SPACE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. 15 USC 5808. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. — There is established a Commercial Space Achievement Award. The award shall consist of a medal, which shall be of such design and materials and bear such inscriptions as determined by the Secretary of Commerce. A cash prize may also be awarded if funding for the prize is available under subsection (d). (b) CRTTERU FOR AWARD. —The Secretary of Commerce shall periodically make, and the Chairman of the National Space Council shall present, awards under this section to individuals, corporations, corporate divisions, or corporate subsidiaries substantially engaged in commercial space activities who in the opinion of the Secretary of Commerce best meet the foUoMdng criteria: (1) For corporate entities, at least one-half of the revenues from the space-related activities of the corporation, division, or subsidiary is derived from sources other than the United / States (jrovernment. (2) The activities and achievements of the individvial, corporation, division, or subsidiary have substantiallv contributed to the United States gross national product and the stature of United States industry in intemational markets, with due consideration for both the economic magnitude and the technical quality of the activities and achievements. (3) The individual, corporation, division, or subsidiary has substantially advanced space technology and space applications directly related to commercial space activities. (c) LIMITATIONS.— No individual or corporate entity may receive an award under this section more than once every 5 years. (d) FUNDING FOR AWARD. — The Secretary of Commerce may seek and accept gifts of monev from public and private sources for the purpose of making cash prize awards under this section. Such money may be used only for that purpose, only such money may be used for that purpose, and the Secretary of Commerce