Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73
§60141 Nondiscriminatory data availability
Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— - Earth Observations › Chapter CHAPTER 601— - LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 60141
Summary
Unenhanced Landsat and other U.S. government land-imaging data must be offered equally to all, with no special delivery, format, price, or technical favors, except for national security under section 60146. The U.S. government and affiliated users may pay reduced prices if they use the data only for noncommercial purposes.
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Title 51, §60141
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(a)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)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.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6014115 U.S.C. 5651.Pub. L. 102–555, title V, § 501, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4176.
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51 U.S.C. § 60141
Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73