### Question
Can you define what direct costs means?


### Answer
**Direct costs** is defined as the following in *15 U.S.C. § 5807*:

> the actual costs that can be unambiguously associated with such use, and would not be borne by the United States Government in the absence of such use

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 5807*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 84-COMMERCIAL SPACE COMPETITIVENESS**

