Title 51, National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-102
§60161 Prohibition
Title 51 › Subtitle VI — Earth Observations › CHAPTER 601 — LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY › SUBCHAPTER VI — PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF WEATHER SATELLITES › § 60161
Summary
The President and other officials must not privatize any weather satellites run by Commerce or its successor.
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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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Historical and Revision Notes
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 51, National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102