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 124 STAT. 3413 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 (B) includes— (i) a response to the public comments received pursu- ant to paragraph (1); (ii) information on the volume of use, by category, of data from the Landsat system; and (iii) any recommendations for policy or programmatic changes to improve the utility and operation of the Landsat system. § 60112. Transfer of Landsat 6 program responsibilities 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 Manage- ment, pursuant to section 60111 of this title. § 60113. Data policy for Landsat 7 (a) LANDSAT 7 DATA POLICY.—The Landsat Program Manage- ment, in consultation with other appropriate United States Govern- ment 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, commer- cial, and foreign users and the National Satellite Land 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 serv- ices 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) ADDITIONAL DATA POLICY CONSIDERATIONS.—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. SUBCHAPTER III—LICENSING OF PRIVATE REMOTE SENSING SPACE SYSTEMS § 60121. General licensing authority (a) LICENSING AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In consultation with other appropriate United States Government agencies, the Secretary is authorized to license private sector parties to operate private remote sensing space systems for such period as the Secretary may specify and in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.