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 124 STAT. 3419 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 (3) to incorporate system enhancements, including any such enhancements developed under the technology demonstration program under section 60133 of this title, 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 otherwise projected to be in operation in the future. SUBCHAPTER V—GENERAL PROVISIONS § 60141. Nondiscriminatory data availability (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), 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 60146 of this title) 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 United States Government may be made available to the United States Government and its affiliated users at reduced prices, in accordance with this chapter, on the condition that such unenhanced data are used solely for noncommercial purposes. § 60142. Archiving of data (a) PUBLIC INTEREST.—It 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 long- term global environmental monitoring; (2) control the content and scope of the archive; and (3) ensure the quality, integrity, and continuity of the archive. (b) ARCHIVING PRACTICES.—The Secretary of the Interior, in con- sultation with the Landsat Program Management, shall provide for long-term storage, maintenance, and upgrading of a basic, global, land remote sensing data set (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘basic data set’’) and shall follow reasonable archival practices to ensure proper storage and preservation of the basic data set and timely access for parties requesting data. (c) DETERMINATION OF CONTENT OF BASIC DATA SET.—In deter- mining the initial content of, or in upgrading, the basic data set, the Secretary of the Interior shall— (1) use as a baseline the data archived on October 28, 1992; (2) take into account future technical and scientific develop- ments and needs, paying particular attention to the anticipated data requirements of global environmental change research; (3) consult with and seek the advice of users and producers of remote sensing data and data products; (4) consider the need for data which may be duplicative in terms of geographical coverage but which differ in terms of season, spectral bands, resolution, or other relevant factors; (5) include, as the Secretary of the Interior considers appro- priate, unenhanced data generated either by the Landsat system, pursuant to subchapter II, or by licensees under sub- chapter III;