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 106 STAT. 4170 PUBLIC LAW 102-555—OCT. 28, 1992 (3) the establishment of an alternative private sector mechanism for the marketing and commercial distribution of such data. 15 USC 5614. SEC. 104. TRANSFER OF LAND8AT 6 PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITlEa The responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to Landsat 6 shall be transferred to the Landsat Program Management, as agreed to between the Secretary and the Landsat Program Management, pursuant to section 101. 15 USC 5615. SEC. lOS. DATA POLICY FOR LANDSAT 7. (a) LANDSAT 7 DATA POLICY. —The Landsat Program Management, in consultation with other appropriate United States Government agencies, shall develop a data policy for Landsat 7 which should— (1) ensure that unenhanced data are available to all users at the cost of fulfilling user requests; (2) ensure timely and dependable delivery of unenhanced data to the full spectrum of civilian, national security, commercial, and foreign users and the National Satellite Lajnd Remote Sensing Data Archive; (3) ensure that the United States retains ownership of all unenhanced data generated by Landsat 7; (4) support the development of the commercial market for remote sensing data; (5) ensure that the provision of commercial value-added services based on remote sensing data remains exclusively the function of the private sector; and (6) to the extent possible, ensure that the data distribution system for Landsat 7 is compatible with the Earth Observing System Data and Information System. (b) In addition, the data policy for Landsat 7 may provide for— (1) United States private sector entities to operate ground receiving stations in the United States for Landsat 7 data; (2) other means for direct access by private sector entities to unenhanced data from Landsat 7; and (3) the United States Government to charge a per image fee, license fee, or other such fee to entities operating ground receiving stations or distributing Landsat 7 data. Reports. (c) LANDSAT 7 DATA POLICY KAN.— Not later than July 15, 1994, the Landsat Program Management shall develop and submit to Congress a report mat contains a Landsat 7 Data Policy Plan, This plan shall define the roles and responsibilities of the various public and private sector entities that would be involved in the acquisition, processing, distribution, and archiving of Landsat 7 data and in operations of the Landsat 7 spacecraft. (d) REPORTS.—Not later than 12 months after submission of the Landsat 7 Data Policy Plan, required by subsection (c), and annually thereafter untO the launch of Landsat 7, the Landsat Program Management, in consultation with representatives of appropriate United States Government agencies, snail prepare and submit a report to the Congress which— (1) provides justification for the Landsat 7 data policy in terms of the civilian, national security, commercial, and foreign policy needs of the United States; and

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