15 USC Ch. 82: Front Matter
From Title 15-COMMERCE AND TRADECHAPTER 82-LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY
CHAPTER 82-LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY
Sec.
5601.
Findings.
5602.
Definitions.
SUBCHAPTER I-LANDSAT
5611.
Landsat Program Management.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Management plan.
(c)
Responsibilities.
(d)
Authority to contract.
(e)
Landsat advisory process.
5612.
Procurement of Landsat 7.
(a)
Contract negotiations.
(b)
Development and delivery consideration.
(c)
Notification of cost and schedule changes.
(d)
United States private sector entities.
5613.
Data policy for Landsat 4 through 6.
(a)
Contract negotiations.
(b)
Failure to reach agreement.
5614.
Transfer of Landsat 6 program responsibilities.
5615.
Data policy for Landsat 7.
(a)
Landsat 7 data policy.
(b)
Additional data policy considerations.
(c)
Landsat 7 Data Policy Plan.
(d)
Reports.
SUBCHAPTER II-LICENSING OF PRIVATE REMOTE SENSING SPACE SYSTEMS
5621.
General licensing authority.
(a)
Licensing authority of Secretary.
(b)
Compliance with law, regulations, international obligations, and national security.
(c)
Deadline for action on application.
(d)
Improper basis for denial.
(e)
Requirement to provide unenhanced data.
5622.
Conditions for operation.
(a)
License required for operation.
(b)
Licensing requirements.
(c)
Additional licensing requirements for Landsat 6 contractor.
5623.
Administrative authority of Secretary.
(a)
Functions.
(b)
Review of agency action.
5624.
Regulatory authority of Secretary.
5625.
Agency activities.
(a)
License application and issuance.
(b)
Assistance.
(c)
Agreements.
(d)
Applicability.
(e)
Effect on FCC authority.
SUBCHAPTER III-RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION
5631.
Continued Federal research and development.
(a)
Roles of NASA and Department of Defense.
(b)
Roles of Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior.
(c)
Role of other Federal agencies.
5632.
Availability of federally gathered unenhanced data.
(a)
General rule.
(b)
Protection for commercial data distributor.
5633.
Technology demonstration program.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Execution of program.
(c)
Broad application.
(d)
Private sector funding.
(e)
Landsat Program Management coordination.
(f)
Report to Congress.
SUBCHAPTER IV-ASSESSING OPTIONS FOR SUCCESSOR LAND REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM
5641.
Assessing options for successor land remote sensing system.
(a)
Assessment.
(b)
Goals.
(c)
Preference for private sector system.
SUBCHAPTER V-GENERAL PROVISIONS
5651.
Nondiscriminatory data availability.
(a)
General rule.
(b)
Exceptions.
5652.
Archiving of data.
(a)
Public interest.
(b)
Archiving practices.
(c)
Determination of content of basic data set.
(d)
Public domain.
5653.
Nonreproduction.
5654.
Reimbursement for assistance.
5655.
Acquisition of equipment.
5656.
Radio frequency allocation.
(a)
Application to Federal Communications Commission.
(b)
Deadline for FCC action.
(c)
Development and construction of United States systems.
(d)
Consistency with international obligations and public interest.
5657.
Consultation.
(a)
Consultation with Secretary of Defense.
(b)
Consultation with Secretary of State.
(c)
Status report.
(d)
Reimbursements.
5658.
Enforcement.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Authority of Secretary.
(c)
Enforcement mechanisms.
(d)
Procedures and regulations.
SUBCHAPTER VI-PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF WEATHER SATELLITES
5671.
Prohibition.
5672.
Future considerations.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in title 49 section 70117.