Reinvigorating America's Human Space Exploration Program

Vol. 82

Thursday,

No. 239

December 14, 2017

Part III

The President

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Space Policy Directive-1 of December 11, 2017--Reinvigorating America's
Human Space Exploration Program

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Title 3--
The President

Space Policy Directive-1 of December 11, 2017

Reinvigorating America's Human Space Exploration
Program

Memorandum for the Vice President[,] the Secretary of
State[,] the Secretary of Defense[,] the Secretary of
Commerce[,] the Secretary of Transportation[,] the
Secretary of Homeland Security[,] the Director of
National Intelligence[,] the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget[,] the Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs[,] the Administrator of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration[,]
the Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy[,] the Assistant to the President for Homeland
Security and Counterterrorism[, and] the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Section 1. Amendment to Presidential Policy Directive-
4.

Presidential Policy Directive-4 of June 28, 2010
(National Space Policy), is amended as follows:

The paragraph beginning ``Set far-reaching exploration
milestones'' is deleted and replaced with the
following:

``Lead an innovative and sustainable program of
exploration with commercial and international partners
to enable human expansion across the solar system and
to bring back to Earth new knowledge and opportunities.
Beginning with missions beyond low-Earth orbit, the
United States will lead the return of humans to the
Moon for long-term exploration and utilization,
followed by human missions to Mars and other
destinations;''.

Sec. 2. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this
memorandum shall be construed to impair or otherwise
affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent
with applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.

(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does
not, create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any
party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or
agents, or any other person.
(d) This memorandum shall be published in the
Federal Register.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, December 11, 2017