Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73
§60132 Availability of federally gathered unenhanced data
Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— - Earth Observations › Chapter CHAPTER 601— - LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION › § 60132
Summary
All raw land-sensing data owned by the United States Government, including from the section 60133 program, must be made available promptly. The President should try not to harm the Landsat 6 commercial market.
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Title 51, §60132
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(a)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)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.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (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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51 U.S.C. § 60132
Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73