Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73not60
§60162 Future Considerations
Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— Earth Observations › Chapter 601— LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY › Subchapter VI— PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF WEATHER SATELLITES › § 60162
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After October 28, 1992, no official may do prohibited acts, even to commercialize weather satellites, unless this subchapter is repealed.
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Title 51, §60162
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Regardless of any change in circumstances subsequent to October 28, 1992, even if such change makes it appear to be in the national interest to commercialize weather satellites, neither the President nor any official shall take any action prohibited by section 60161 of this title unless this subchapter has first been repealed.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6016215 U.S.C. 5672.Pub. L. 102–555, title VI, § 602, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4180. The date “October 28, 1992” is substituted for “the enactment of this Act” to reflect the date of enactment of the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–555, 106 Stat. 4163).
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51 U.S.C. § 60162
Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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