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[CITE: 15USC5651]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                 CHAPTER 82--LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY
 
                    SUBCHAPTER V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 5651. Nondiscriminatory data availability


(a) General rule

    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, 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 5656 of this title) regarding delivery, format, pricing, or 
technical considerations which would favor one customer or class of 
customers over another.

(b) Exceptions

    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.

(Pub. L. 102-555, title V, Sec. 501, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4176.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 5622 of this title.
