# 51 U.S.C. § 30104: Baselines and cost controls

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s30104

## Section

- **Citation:** 51 U.S.C. § 30104
- **Heading:** Baselines and cost controls
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS > Subtitle III—Administrative Provisions > CHAPTER 301—APPROPRIATIONS, BUDGETS, AND ACCOUNTING

## Text

The term “development” means the phase of a program following the formulation phase and beginning with the approval to proceed to implementation, as defined in the Administration’s Procedural Requirements 7120.5E, dated August 14, 2012 .

( Pub. L. 111–314, § 3 , Dec. 18, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3360 ; Pub. L. 115–10, title VIII, § 828 , Mar. 21, 2017 , 131 Stat. 66 .)

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