51 USC § 60141 - Nondiscriminatory data availability

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identifier: "/us/usc/t51/s60141"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "51 USC § 60141 - Nondiscriminatory data availability"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "60141"
section_name: "Nondiscriminatory data availability"
chapter_number: 601
chapter_name: "LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3419.)"
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# § 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3419.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 60141 | 15 U.S.C. 5651. | Pub. L. 102–555, title V, § 501, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4176. |