51 USC § 60161 - Prohibition

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title: "51 USC § 60161 - Prohibition"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "60161"
section_name: "Prohibition"
chapter_number: 601
chapter_name: "LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF WEATHER SATELLITES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3422.)"
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# § 60161. Prohibition

Neither the President nor any other official of the Government shall make any effort to lease, sell, or transfer to the private sector, or commercialize, any portion of the weather satellite systems operated by the Department of Commerce or any successor agency.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3422.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 60161 | 15 U.S.C. 5671. | Pub. L. 102–555, title VI, § 601, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4179. |