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[CITE: 15USC5622]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                 CHAPTER 82--LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY
 
    SUBCHAPTER II--LICENSING OF PRIVATE REMOTE SENSING SPACE SYSTEMS
 
Sec. 5622. Conditions for operation


(a) License required for operation

    No person who is subject to the jurisdiction or control of the 
United States may, directly or through any subsidiary or affiliate, 
operate any private remote sensing space system without a license 
pursuant to section 5621 of this title.

(b) Licensing requirements

    Any license issued pursuant to this subchapter shall specify that 
the licensee shall comply with all of the requirements of this chapter 
and shall--
        (1) operate the system in such manner as to preserve the 
    national security of the United States and to observe the 
    international obligations of the United States in accordance with 
    section 5656 of this title;
        (2) make available to the government of any country (including 
    the United States) unenhanced data collected by the system 
    concerning the territory under the jurisdiction of such government 
    as soon as such data are available and on reasonable terms and 
    conditions;
        (3) make unenhanced data designated by the Secretary in the 
    license pursuant to section 5621(e) of this title available in 
    accordance with section 5651 of this title;
        (4) upon termination of operations under the license, make 
    disposition of any satellites in space in a manner satisfactory to 
    the President;
        (5) furnish the Secretary with complete orbit and data 
    collection characteristics of the system, and inform the Secretary 
    immediately of any deviation; and
        (6) notify the Secretary of any significant or substantial 
    agreement the licensee intends to enter with a foreign nation, 
    entity, or consortium involving foreign nations or entities.

(c) Additional licensing requirements for Landsat 6 contractor

    In addition to the requirements of paragraph \1\ (b), any license 
issued pursuant to this subchapter to the Landsat 6 contractor shall 
specify that the Landsat 6 contractor shall--
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        (1) notify the Secretary of any value added activities (as 
    defined by the Secretary by regulation) that will be conducted by 
    the Landsat 6 contractor or by a subsidiary or affiliate; and
        (2) if such activities are to be conducted, provide the 
    Secretary with a plan for compliance with section 5651 of this 
    title.

(Pub. L. 102-555, title II, Sec. 202, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4172; 
Pub. L. 105-303, title I, Sec. 107(f)(2), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 
2854.)


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 105-303 inserted ``significant or 
substantial'' after ``Secretary of any''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 5621 of this title.
