Title 51National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73

§60161 Prohibition

Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— - Earth Observations › Chapter CHAPTER 601— - LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF WEATHER SATELLITES › § 60161

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Title 51, §60161

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Neither the President nor any other official of the Government shall make any effort to lease, sell, or transfer to the private sector, or commercialize, any portion of the weather satellite systems operated by the Department of Commerce or any successor agency.

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6016115 U.S.C. 5671.Pub. L. 102–555, title VI, § 601, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4179.

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51 U.S.C. § 60161

Title 51National and Commercial Space Programs

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Apr 6, 2026

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