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 124 STAT. 3398 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 (1) the elemental and mineralogical resources of the moon, asteroids, planets and their moons, and comets; (2) microgravity acceleration; and (3) solar storm monitoring. (b) ACQUISITION FROM COMMERCIAL PROVIDERS.—The Adminis- trator shall, to the extent possible and while satisfying the scientific or educational requirements of the Administration, and where appropriate, of other Federal agencies and scientific researchers, acquire, where cost effective, space science data from a commercial provider. (c) TREATMENT OF SPACE SCIENCE DATA AS COMMERCIAL ITEM UNDER ACQUISITION LAWS.—Acquisitions of space science data by the Administrator shall be carried out in accordance with applicable acquisition laws and regulations (including chapters 137 and 140 of title 10). For purposes of such law and regulations, space science data shall be considered to be a commercial item. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude the United States from acquiring, through contracts with commercial providers, sufficient rights in data to meet the needs of the scientific and educational community or the needs of other government activities. (d) SAFETY STANDARDS.—Nothing in this section shall be con- strued to prohibit the Federal Government from requiring compli- ance with applicable safety standards. (e) LIMITATION.—This section does not authorize the Administra- tion to provide financial assistance for the development of commer- cial systems for the collection of space science data. § 50114. Administration of commercial space centers The Administrator shall administer the Commercial Space Center program in a coordinated manner from Administration head- quarters in Washington, D.C. § 50115. Sources of Earth science data (a) ACQUISITION.—The Administrator shall, to the extent possible and while satisfying the scientific or educational requirements of the Administration, and where appropriate, of other Federal agen- cies and scientific researchers, acquire, where cost-effective, space- based and airborne Earth remote sensing data, services, distribu- tion, and applications from a commercial provider. (b) TREATMENT AS COMMERCIAL ITEM UNDER ACQUISITION LAWS.—Acquisitions by the Administrator of the data, services, distribution, and applications referred to in subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance with applicable acquisition laws and regulations (including chapters 137 and 140 of title 10). For pur- poses of such law and regulations, such data, services, distribution, and applications shall be considered to be a commercial item. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude the United States from acquiring, through contracts with commercial providers, sufficient rights in data to meet the needs of the scientific and educational community or the needs of other government activities. (c) SAFETY STANDARDS.—Nothing in this section shall be con- strued to prohibit the Federal Government from requiring compli- ance with applicable safety standards. (d) ADMINISTRATION AND EXECUTION.—This section shall be car- ried out as part of the Commercial Remote Sensing Program at the Stennis Space Center.