From: Eustaquio Anddrea Patounas <socex@terra.com.br>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 14:00:03 -0300
Fwd Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 17:56:57 -0400
Subject: The Extra-Terrestrial Exposure Law


On 16 July 1969, a United States law was passed called the
"Extra-Terrestrial Exposure Law" that made it illegal for the
public to come in contact with extra-terrestrials or their
vehicles. (Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal
Regulations). Anyone found guilty of such contact could face up
to one year imprisonment as well as a fine of $5000. Also, any
individual who had been "exposed" could be quarantined under
armed guard by the NASA administrator without a hearing.

The law was passed originally to protect Earth from possible
biological contamination resulting from the US Apollo Space
Program and other space exploration programs. It has been
suggested by researchers and scientists that the U.S. government
was very concerned that contact with extra-terrestrial bacteria
could result in a worldwide plague. The immune system of human
beings wouldn't be able to fight off extra-terrestrial bacteria,
so therefore any kind of "extra-terrestrial exposure" was taken
very seriously.

People in the UFO community especially were alarmed with the law
because its broad definitions could allow the US government to
prosecute people in NASA as well as individuals of the general
public who come into contact with extra-terrestrials and their
vehicles.

UFO and ET believers found it interesting that in one hand the
government was denying they had any interest in extra-
terrestrials, yet they had a law which forbid contact with ETs
and their craft.

1211.100 Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space
Part 1211 - Extra-terrestrial Exposure
1211.100 - Scope

This part establishes:

# NASA policy, responsibility and authority to guard the Earth
against any harmful contamination or adverse changes in its
environment resulting from personnel, spacecraft and other
property returning to the Earth after landing on or coming
within the atmospheric envelope of a celestial body; and

# security requirements, restrictions and safeguards that are
necessary in the interest of national security.

1211.101 - Applicability

The provisions of this part to all NASA manned and unmanned
space missions which land or come within the atmospheric
envelope of a celestial body and return to the Earth.

1211.102 - Definitions

# "NASA" and the "Administrator" mean, respectively, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration or his authorized representative.

# "Extra-terrestrially exposed" means the state of condition of
any person, property, animal or other form of life or matter
whatever, who or which has:

  1. Touched directly or come within the atmospheric envelope or
any other celestial body

  2. Touched directly or been in close proximity to (or been
exposed indirectly to) any person, property, animal or other
form of life or matter who or which has been
extra-terrestrially exposed by virtue of paragraph (b)(1) of
this section. For example, if person or thing "A" touches
the surface of the Moon, and on "A's" return to Earth, "B"
touches "A" and, subsequently, "C" touches "B", all of these
- "A" through "C" inclusive - would be extra-terrestrially
exposed ("A" and "B" directly; "C" indirectly).

  3. "Quarantine" means the detention, examination and
decontamination of any persons, property, animal or other
form of life or matter whatever that is extra-terrestrially
exposed, and includes the apprehension or seizure of such
person, property, animal or other form of life or matter
whatever.

  4. "Quarantine period" means a period of consecutive calendar
days as may be established in accordance with 1211.104


Administrative actions.

The Administrator or his designee..shall in his discretion:

# 1. Determine the beginning and duration of a quarantine period
with respect to any space mission; the quarantine period as it
applies to various life forms will be announced.

  2. Designate in writing quarantine officers to exercise
quarantine authority.

  3. Determine that a particular person, property, animal, or
other form of life or matter, whatever is extra-terrestrially
exposed and quarantine such person, property, animal, or other
form of life or matter whatever. The quarantine may be based
only on a determination, with or without the benefit of a
hearing, that there is probable cause to believe that such
person, property, animal or other form of life or matter
whatever is extra-terrestrially exposed.

  4. Determine within the United States or within vessels or
vehicles of the United States the place, boundaries, and rules
of operation of necessary quarantine stations.

  5. Provide for guard services by contract or otherwise, as many
be necessary, to maintain security and inviolability of
quarantine stations and quarantined persons, property, animals
or other form of life or matter whatever.

  6. Provide for the subsistence, health and welfare of persons
quarantined under the provisions of this part.

  7. Hold such hearings at such times, in such manner and for
such purposes as may be desirable or necessary under this part,
including hearings for the purpose of creating a record for use
in making any determination under this part for the purpose of
reviewing any such determination.

#

1. During any period of announced quarantine, no person shall
enter or depart from the limits of the quarantine station
without permission of the cognizant NASA officer. During such
period, the posted perimeter of a quarantine station shall be
secured by armed guard.

  2. Any person who enters the limits of any quarantine station
during the quarantine period shall be deemed to have consented
to the quarantine of his person if it is determined that he is
or has become extra-terrestrially exposed.

  3. At the earliest practicable time, each person who is
quarantined by NASA shall be given a reasonable opportunity to
communicate by telephone with legal counsel or other persons of
his choice.

1211.107 Court or other process

# NASA officers and employees are prohibited from discharging
from the limits of a quarantine station any quarantined person,
property, animal or other form of life or matter whatever during
order or other request, order or demand an announced quarantine
period in compliance with a subpoena, show cause or any court or
other authority without the prior approval of the General
Counsel and the Administrator.

# Where approval to discharge a quarantined person, property,
animal or other form of life or matter whatever in compliance
with such a request, order or demand of any court or other
authority is not given, the person to whom it is directed shall,
if possible, appear in court or before the other authority and
respectfully state his inability to comply, relying for his
action on this 1211.107.

1211.108 Violations

Whoever willfully violates, attempts to violate, or conspires to
violate any provision of this part or any regulation or order
issued under this part or who enters or departs from the limits
of a quarantine station in disregard of the quarantine rules or
regulations or without permission of the NASA quarantine officer
shall be fined not more that $5,000 or imprisoned not more than
1 year, or both.



On 16 July 1969, a United States law was passed called the
"Extra-Terrestrial Exposure Law" that made it illegal for the
public to come in contact with extra-terrestrials or their
vehicles. (Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal
Regulations). Anyone found guilty of such contact could face up
to one year imprisonment as well as a fine of $5000. Also, any
individual who had been "exposed" could be quarantined under
armed guard by the NASA administrator without a hearing.

The law was passed originally to protect Earth from possible
biological contamination resulting from the US Apollo Space
Program and other space exploration programs. It has been
suggested by researchers and scientists that the U.S. government
was very concerned that contact with extra-terrestrial bacteria
could result in a worldwide plague. The immune system of human
beings wouldn't be able to fight off extra-terrestrial bacteria,
so therefore any kind of "extra-terrestrial exposure" was taken
very seriously.

People in the UFO community especially were alarmed with the law
because its broad definitions could allow the US government to
prosecute people in NASA as well as individuals of the general
public who come into contact with extra-terrestrials and their
vehicles.

UFO and ET believers found it interesting that in one hand the
government was denying they had any interest in extra-
terrestrials, yet they had a law which forbid contact with ETs
and their craft.

1211.100 Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space Part 1211 - Extra-
terrestrial Exposure 1211.100 - Scope

This part establishes:

NASA policy, responsibility and authority to guard the Earth
against any harmful contamination or adverse changes in its
environment resulting from personnel, spacecraft and other
property returning to the Earth after landing on or coming
within the atmospheric envelope of a celestial body; and
security requirements, restrictions and safeguards that are
necessary in the interest of national security.

1211.101 - Applicability

The provisions of this part to all NASA manned and unmanned
space missions which land or come within the atmospheric
envelope of a celestial body and return to the Earth.

1211.102 - Definitions

"NASA" and the "Administrator" mean, respectively, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Administrator of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or his
authorized representative. "Extra-terrestrially exposed" means
the state of condition of any person, property, animal or other
form of life or matter whatever, who or which has: Touched
directly or come within the atmospheric envelope or any other
celestial body Touched directly or been in close proximity to
(or been exposed indirectly to) any person, property, animal or
other form of life or matter who or which has been extra-
terrestrially exposed by virtue of paragraph (b)(1) of this
section. For example, if person or thing "A" touches the surface
of the Moon, and on "A's" return to Earth, "B" touches "A" and,
subsequently, "C" touches "B", all of these - "A" through "C"
inclusive - would be extra-terrestrially exposed ("A" and "B"
directly; "C" indirectly). "Quarantine" means the detention,
examination and decontamination of any persons, property, animal
or other form of life or matter whatever that is extra-
terrestrially exposed, and includes the apprehension or seizure
of such person, property, animal or other form of life or matter
whatever. "Quarantine period" means a period of consecutive
calendar days as may be established in accordance with 1211.104


Administrative actions.

The Administrator or his designee..shall in his discretion:

Determine the beginning and duration of a quarantine period with
respect to any space mission; the quarantine period as it
applies to various life forms will be announced. Designate in
writing quarantine officers to exercise quarantine authority.
Determine that a particular person, property, animal, or other
form of life or matter, whatever is extra-terrestrially exposed
and quarantine such person, property, animal, or other form of
life or matter whatever. The quarantine may be based only on a
determination, with or without the benefit of a hearing, that
there is probable cause to believe that such person, property,
animal or other form of life or matter whatever is extra-
terrestrially exposed. Determine within the United States or
within vessels or vehicles of the United States the place,
boundaries, and rules of operation of necessary quarantine
stations. Provide for guard services by contract or otherwise,
as many be necessary, to maintain security and inviolability of
quarantine stations and quarantined persons, property, animals
or other form of life or matter whatever. Provide for the
subsistence, health and welfare of persons quarantined under the
provisions of this part. Hold such hearings at such times, in
such manner and for such purposes as may be desirable or
necessary under this part, including hearings for the purpose of
creating a record for use in making any determination under this
part for the purpose of reviewing any such determination. During
any period of announced quarantine, no person shall enter or
depart from the limits of the quarantine station without
permission of the cognizant NASA officer. During such period,
the posted perimeter of a quarantine station shall be secured by
armed guard. Any person who enters the limits of any quarantine
station during the quarantine period shall be deemed to have
consented to the quarantine of his person if it is determined
that he is or has become extra-terrestrially exposed. At the
earliest practicable time, each person who is quarantined by
NASA shall be given a reasonable opportunity to communicate by
telephone with legal counsel or other persons of his choice.

1211.107 Court or other process

NASA officers and employees are prohibited from discharging from
the limits of a quarantine station any quarantined person,
property, animal or other form of life or matter whatever during
order or other request, order or demand an announced quarantine
period in compliance with a subpoena, show cause or any court or
other authority without the prior approval of the General
Counsel and the Administrator. Where approval to discharge a
quarantined person, property, animal or other form of life or
matter whatever in compliance with such a request, order or
demand of any court or other authority is not given, the person
to whom it is directed shall, if possible, appear in court or
before the other authority and respectfully state his inability
to comply, relying for his action on this 1211.107.

1211.108 Violations

Whoever willfully violates, attempts to violate, or conspires to
violate any provision of this part or any regulation or order
issued under this part or who enters or departs from the limits
of a quarantine station in disregard of the quarantine rules or
regulations or without permission of the NASA quarantine officer
shall be fined not more that $5,000 or imprisoned not more than
1 year, or both.