### Question
How is the term United States commercial provider defined?


### Answer
The term **United States commercial provider** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 18311* as the following:

> a commercial provider, organized under the laws of the United States or of a State, that is more than 50 percent owned by United States nationals

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 18311*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 159-SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE > SUBCHAPTER I-POLICY, GOALS, AND OBJECTIVES FOR HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT AND EXPLORATION**

