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 106 STAT. 4176 PUBLIC LAW 102-555—OCT. 28, 1992 (4) a cooperative effort between the United States Government and the private sector for the funding and management of a successor land remote sensing system. (b) GOALS. —In carrying out subsection (a), the Landsat Program Management shall consider the ability of each of the options to— (1) encourage the development, launch, and operation of a land remote sensing system that adequately serves the civilian, national security, commercial, and foreign pohcy interests of the United States; (2) encourage the development, launch, and operation of a land remote sensing system that maintains data continuity with the Landsat system; and (3) incorporate system enhancements, including any such enhajicements developed under the technology demonstration program under section 303, which may potentially yield a system that is less expensive to build and operate, and more responsive to data users, than is the Landsat system projected to oe in operation through the year 2000. (c) PREFERENCE FOR PRIVATE SECTOR SYSTEM.— If a successor land remote sensing system to Landsat 7 can be funded and managed by the private sector while still achieving the goals steted in subsection (b) without jeopardizing the domestic, national security, and foreign policy interests of the United States, preference should be given to the development of such a system by the private sector witnout competition trom the United States Government. TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 15 USC 5651. SEC. 501. 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 506) 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 Unit^ States Government may be made available to the Lmited States Government and ite affiliated users at reduced prices, in accordance with this Act, on the condition that such unenhanced data are used solely for noncommercial purposes. 15 USC 5652. SEC. S02. ARCHIVING OF DATA. (a) PUBLIC INTEREST. —I t is in the public interest for the United States Government to— (1) maintain an archive of land remote sensing data for historical, scientific, and technical purposes, including longterm global environmental monitoring; (2) control the content and scope of the archive; and (3) assure the quality, integrity, and continuity of the archive. (b) ARCHIVING PRACTICES.— The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Landsat Program Management, shall provide for long-term storage, maintenance, and upgrading of a basic, global.

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