Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/3372

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124 STAT. 3346 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 (ii) the United States Government for damage or loss to Government property resulting from such an activity. (B) MAXIMUM REQUIRED.—The Administrator shall deter- mine the amount of insurance required, but, except as provided in subparagraph (C), that amount shall not be greater than the amount required under section 50914(a)(3) of this title for a launch. The Administrator shall publish notice of the Administrator’s determination and the applicable amount or amounts in the Federal Register within 10 days after making the determination. (C) INCREASE IN DOLLAR AMOUNTS.—The Administrator may increase the dollar amounts set forth in section 50914(a)(3)(A) of this title for the purpose of applying that section under this section to a developer after consultation with the Comptroller General and such experts and consult- ants as may be appropriate, and after publishing notice of the increase in the Federal Register not less than 180 days before the increase goes into effect. The Administrator shall make available for public inspection, not later than the date of publication of such notice, a complete record of any correspondence received by the Administration, and a transcript of any meetings in which the Administration participated, regarding the proposed increase. (D) SAFETY REVIEW REQUIRED BEFORE ADMINISTRATOR PROVIDES INSURANCE.—The Administrator may not provide liability insurance or indemnification under subsection (b) unless the developer establishes to the satisfaction of the Administrator that appropriate safety procedures and prac- tices are being followed in the development of the experi- mental aerospace vehicle. (3) NO INDEMNIFICATION WITHOUT CROSS-WAIVER.—Notwith- standing subsection (b), the Administrator may not indemnify a developer of an experimental aerospace vehicle under this section unless there is an agreement between the Administra- tion and the developer described in subsection (d). (4) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROCEDURES.—If the Adminis- trator requests additional appropriations to make payments under this section, like the payments that may be made under section 20138(c) of this title, then the request for those appro- priations shall be made in accordance with the procedures established by subsections (d) and (e) of section 50915 of this title. (d) CROSS-WAIVERS.— (1) ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORIZED TO WAIVE.—The Adminis- trator, on behalf of the United States, and its departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, may reciprocally waive claims with a developer or cooperating party and with the related entities of that developer or cooperating party under which each party to the waiver agrees to be responsible, and agrees to ensure that its own related entities are responsible, for damage or loss to its property for which it is responsible, or for losses resulting from any injury or death sustained by its own employees or agents, as a result of activities connected to the agreement or use of the experimental aerospace vehicle. (2) LIMITATIONS.—