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51 U.S.C. § 60132

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Availability of federally gathered unenhanced data
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Title
51 — National and Commercial Space Programs
Chapter
STVI/CH601
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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(a) In General.—All unenhanced land remote sensing data gathered and owned by the United States Government, including unenhanced data gathered under the technology demonstration program carried out pursuant to section 60133 of this title, shall be made available to users in a timely fashion. (b) Protection for Commercial Data Distributor.—The President shall seek to ensure that unenhanced data gathered under the technology demonstration program carried out pursuant to section 60133 of this title shall, to the extent practicable, be made available on terms that would not adversely affect the commercial market for unenhanced data gathered by the Landsat 6 spacecraft. (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3417.) Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6013215 U.S.C. 5632.Pub. L. 102–555, title III, § 302, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4174. In subsection (b), the word “affect” is substituted for “effect” to correct an error in the law.

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