Common use of Unilateral Termination by NASA Clause in Contracts

Unilateral Termination by NASA. (1) NASA may unilaterally terminate this Agreement upon written notice as follows. NASA's obligations under this Agreement may be terminated, in whole or in part, (a) upon a declaration of war by the Congress of the United States; or (b) upon a declaration of a national emergency by the President of the United States; or (c) upon a NASA determination, in writing, that NASA is required to terminate for reasons beyond its control. For purposes of this Article, reasons beyond NASA's control include, but are not limited to, acts of God or of the public enemy, acts of the U.S. Government other than NASA, in either its sovereign or contractual capacity (to include failure of Congress to appropriate sufficient funding), fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes, or unusually severe weather.