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51 U.S.C. 60132: Availability of federally gathered unenhanced dataText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 51-NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMSCHAPTER 601-LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY
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§60132. Availability of federally gathered unenhanced data

(a)  In General.⁠—All unenhanced land remote sensing data gathered and owned by the United States Government, including unenhanced data gathered under the technology demonstration program carried out pursuant to section 60133 of this title, shall be made available to users in a timely fashion.

(b)  Protection for Commercial Data Distributor.⁠—The President shall seek to ensure that unenhanced data gathered under the technology demonstration program carried out pursuant to section 60133 of this title shall, to the extent practicable, be made available on terms that would not adversely affect the commercial market for unenhanced data gathered by the Landsat 6 spacecraft.

( Pub. L. 111–314, § 3 , Dec. 18, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3417 .)

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60132

15 U.S.C. 5632.

Pub. L. 102–555, title III, § 302, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4174.

In subsection (b), the word “affect” is substituted for “effect” to correct an error in the law.