51 U.S.C. § 60141 — Nondiscriminatory data availability

submitted 16 years ago by Pub. L. 111-314 to r/title-51-NATIONAL-AND-COMMERCIAL-SPACE-PROGRAMS · 141 words · no verdicts yet

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Basic, unenhanced data from Landsat or other government-owned remote sensing systems must go to all users on equal terms, with no favoritism in price, format, or delivery. The only exceptions are national-security limits, and reduced prices for government users who use the data solely for noncommercial purposes.

(a) In General — Except as subsection (b) allows, any unenhanced data generated by the Landsat system, or by any other land remote sensing system funded and owned by the U.S. government, must be made available to all users without preference, bias, or any special arrangement — regarding delivery, format, pricing, or technical considerations — that favors one customer or class of customers over another, except on national security grounds under section 60146. (b) Exceptions — That unenhanced data may be made available to the U.S. government and its affiliated users at reduced prices, under this chapter, on the condition that they use the data solely for noncommercial purposes.

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(a)In General.—

Except as provided in subsection (b), any unenhanced data generated by the Landsat system or any other land remote sensing system funded and owned by the United States Government shall be made available to all users without preference, bias, or any other special arrangement (except on the basis of national security concerns pursuant to section 60146 of this title) regarding delivery, format, pricing, or technical considerations which would favor one customer or class of customers over another.

(b)Exceptions.—

Unenhanced data generated by the Landsat system or any other land remote sensing system funded and owned by the United States Government may be made available to the United States Government and its affiliated users at reduced prices, in accordance with this chapter, on the condition that such unenhanced data are used solely for noncommercial purposes.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3419.)

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2010Enacted · Pub. L. 111-314 · 124 Stat. 3419

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