Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73not60
§60141 Nondiscriminatory Data Availability
Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— Earth Observations › Chapter 601— LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY › Subchapter V— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 60141
Summary
Unenhanced Landsat and other land remote sensing data funded and owned by the U.S. Government must be offered equally to all, except as limited for national security under section 60146. The U.S. Government and its affiliated users may get these data at reduced prices only if they are used solely 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 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60