This was signed into law by Congress, full text here, and link : 51 USC 70505: Lunar outpost Text contains those laws in effect on May 26, 2026 From Title 51-NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS Subtitle VII-Access to Space CHAPTER 705-EXPLORATION INITIATIVES Jump To: Source Credit §70505. Lunar outpost (a) Establishment.-As the Administration works toward the establishment of a lunar outpost, the Administration shall make no plans that would require a lunar outpost to be occupied to maintain its viability. Any such outpost shall be operable as a human-tended facility capable of remote or autonomous operation for extended periods. (b) Designation.-The United States portion of the first human-tended outpost established on the surface of the Moon shall be designated the "Neil A. Armstrong Lunar Outpost". ( Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3431 .) Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 70505(a) 42 U.S.C. 17732(a). Pub. L. 110–422, title IV, §404(a), (b), Oct.…