106 STAT. 4170

PUBLIC LAW 102-555-OCT. 28, 1992

(3) the establishment of an alternative private sector
mechanism for the marketing and commercial distribution of
such data.

15 U8C 5614. SEC. 104. TRANSFER OF LAND8AT 6 PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES.

The responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to Landsat
6 shall be transferred to the Landsat Program Management, as
agreed to between the Secretary and the Landsat Program Manage-
ment, pursuant to section 101.

15 USC 5615. SEC. 108. DATA POLICY FOR LANDSAT 7.

(a) LANDSAT 7 DATA POLICY.—The Landsat Program Manage-
ment, in consultation with other appropriate United States Govern-
ment agencies, shall develop a data policy for Landsat 7 which
should—

(1) ensure that unenhanced data are available to all users
at the cost of fulfilling user requests;

(2) ensure timely and dependable delivery of unenhanced
data to the full spectrum of civilian, national security, commer-
cial, and foreign users and the National Satellite Land Remote
Sensing Data Archive;

(3) ensure that the United States retains ownership of
all unenhanced data generated by Landsat 7;

(4) support the development of the commercial market for
remote sensing data;

(5) ensure that the provision of commercial value-added
services based on remote sensing data remains exclusively the
function of the private sector; and

(6) to the extent possible, ensure that the data distribution
system for Landsat 7 is compatible with the Earth Observing
System Data and Information System.

(b) In addition, the data policy for Landsat 7 may provide
for—

(1) United States private sector entities to operate ground
receiving stations in the United States for Landsat 7 data;

(2) other means for direct access by private sector entities
to unenhanced data from Landsat 7; and

(3) the United States Government to charge a per image
fee, license fee, or other such fee to entities operating ground
receiving stations or distributing Landsat 7 data.

Reports. (c) LANDSAT 7 DATA POLICY PLAN.—Not later than July 15,

1994, the Landsat Program Management shall develop and submit
to Congress a report mat contains a Landsat 7 Data Policy Plan.
This plan shall define the roles and responsibilities of the various
public and private sector entities that would be involved in the
acquisition, processing, distribution, and archiving of Landsat 7
data and in operations of the Landsat 7 spacecraft.

(d) REPORTS.—Not later than 12 months after submission of
the Landsat 7 Data Policy Plan, required by subsection (c), and
annually thereafter until the launch of Landsat 7, the Landsat
Program Management, in consultation with representatives of
appropriate United States Government agencies, snail prepare and
submit a report to the Congress which—

(1) provides justification for the Landsat 7 data policy
in terms of the civilian, national security, commercial, and
foreign policy needs of the United States; and