§60147 Consultation

Summary

The Secretary and the Landsat Program Management must talk with the Secretary of Defense about anything here that affects national security. The Secretary of Defense decides what security conditions are needed and must tell the Secretary and Landsat Program Management quickly. They also must talk with the Secretary of State about anything that affects U.S. international obligations. The Secretary of State decides what conditions are needed and must tell them quickly. U.S. agencies are allowed and encouraged to give remote sensing data, technology, and training to developing countries as part of foreign aid. The Secretary of State must also tell the Secretary and Landsat Program Management about any cases outside the United States where Landsat data are being unfairly withheld or distributed. The Landsat Program Management must keep Congress up to date on the ongoing operations of the Landsat system and must notify Congress in a timely way about decisions made to meet national security or international obligations. If a license-holder must make technical changes under subchapter III for national security and will face extra costs or lose past development costs, the Secretary may require the agency or agencies that asked for the changes to pay those extra or development costs, but not expected profits. Payments can cover costs for required changes in system performance, but not ordinary costs of doing business abroad.