Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/3446

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124 STAT. 3420 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 (6) include, as the Secretary of the Interior considers appro- priate, data collected by foreign ground stations or by foreign remote sensing space systems; and (7) ensure that the content of the archive is developed in accordance with section 60146 of this title. (d) PUBLIC DOMAIN.—After the expiration of any exclusive right to sell, or after relinquishment of such right, the data provided to the National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive shall be in the public domain and shall be made available to requesting parties by the Secretary of the Interior at the cost of fulfilling user requests. § 60143. Nonreproduction Unenhanced data distributed by any licensee under subchapter III may be sold on the condition that such data will not be reproduced or disseminated by the purchaser for commercial pur- poses. § 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. § 60145. Acquisition of equipment The Landsat Program Management may, by means of a competi- tive process, allow a licensee under subchapter III or any other private party to buy, lease, or otherwise acquire the use of equip- ment from the Landsat system, when such equipment is no longer needed for the operation of such system or for the sale of data from such system. Officials of other United States Government civilian agencies are authorized and encouraged to cooperate with the Secretary in carrying out this section. § 60146. Radio frequency allocation (a) APPLICATION TO FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.— To the extent required by the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), an application shall be filed with the Federal Communications Commission for any radio facilities involved with commercial remote sensing space systems licensed under subchapter III. (b) DEADLINE FOR FCC ACTION.—It is the intent of Congress that the Federal Communications Commission complete the radio licensing process under the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), upon the application of any private sector party or consortium operator of any commercial land remote sensing space system subject to this chapter, within 120 days of the receipt of an application for such licensing. If final action has not occurred within 120 days of the receipt of such an application, the Federal Communications Commission shall inform the applicant of any pending issues and of actions required to resolve them. (c) DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF UNITED STATES SYS- TEMS.—Authority shall not be required from the Federal Commu- nications Commission for the development and construction of any United States land remote sensing space system (or component