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 124 STAT. 3418 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 the technology demonstration program carried out pursuant to sec- tion 60133 of this title shall, to the extent practicable, be made available on terms that would not adversely affect the commercial market for unenhanced data gathered by the Landsat 6 spacecraft. § 60133. Technology demonstration program (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—As a fundamental component of a national land remote sensing strategy, the President shall establish, through appropriate United States Government agencies, a technology dem- onstration program. The goals of the program shall be to— (1) seek to launch advanced land remote sensing system components within 5 years after October 28, 1992; (2) demonstrate within such 5-year period advanced sensor capabilities suitable for use in the anticipated land remote sensing program; and (3) demonstrate within such 5-year period an advanced land remote sensing system design that could be less expensive to procure and operate than the Landsat system projected to be in operation through the year 2000, and that therefore holds greater potential for private sector investment and con- trol. (b) EXECUTION OF PROGRAM.—In executing the technology dem- onstration program, the President shall seek to apply technologies associated with United States National Technical Means of intel- ligence gathering, to the extent that such technologies are appro- priate for the technology demonstration and can be declassified for such purposes without causing adverse harm to United States national security interests. (c) BROAD APPLICATION.—To the greatest extent practicable, the technology demonstration program established under subsection (a) shall be designed to be responsive to the broad civilian, national security, commercial, and foreign policy needs of the United States. (d) PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDING.—The technology demonstration program under this section may be carried out in part with private sector funding. (e) LANDSAT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT COORDINATION.—The Landsat Program Management shall have a coordinating role in the technology demonstration program carried out under this sec- tion. § 60134. Preference for private sector land remote sensing system (a) IN GENERAL.—If a successor land remote sensing system to Landsat 7 can be funded and managed by the private sector while still achieving the goals stated 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 without competition from the United States Government. (b) GOALS.—The goals referred to in subsection (a) are— (1) to encourage the development, launch, and operation of a land remote sensing system that adequately serves the civilian, national security, commercial, and foreign policy interests of the United States; (2) to encourage the development, launch, and operation of a land remote sensing system that maintains data continuity with the Landsat system; and