51 USC § 60144 - Reimbursement for assistance

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identifier: "/us/usc/t51/s60144"
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title: "51 USC § 60144 - Reimbursement for assistance"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "60144"
section_name: "Reimbursement for assistance"
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"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3420.)"
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# § 60144. Reimbursement for assistance

The Administrator, the Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other United States Government agencies may provide assistance to land remote sensing system operators under the provisions of this chapter. Substantial assistance shall be reimbursed by the operator, except as otherwise provided by law.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3420.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 60144 | 15 U.S.C. 5654. | Pub. L. 102–555, title V, § 504, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4177. |