PUBLIC LAW 98-365—JULY 17, 1984
98 STAT. 463
programs) and cooperative research programs, but not for commercial uses or in competition with private sector activities, except pursuant to section 503. SALE OF EXPERIMENTAL DATA
SEC. 503. Data gathered in Federal experimental remote-sensing 15 USC 4263. space programs may be sold en bloc through a competitive process (consistent with national security interests and international obligations of the United States and in accordance with section 607) to any United States entity which will market the data on a nondiscriminatory basis. TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS '.Hi
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NONDISCRIMINATORY DATA AVAILABILITY
SEC. 601. (a) Any unenhanced data generated by any system Public operator under the provisions of this Act shall be made available to il^{jsc^l%'i all users on a nondiscriminatory basis in accordance with the requirements of this Act. (b) Any system operator shall make publicly available the prices, policies, procedures, and other terms and conditions (but, in accordance with section 104(3)(C), not necessarily the names of buyers or their purchases) upon which the operator will sell such data. ARCHIVING OF DATA
SEC. 602. (a) It is in the public interest for the United States is use 4272. Government— (1) to maintain an archive of land remote-sensing data for historical, scientific, and technical purposes, including longterm global environmental monitoring; (2) to control the content and scope of the archive; and (3) to assure the quality, integrity, and continuity of the archive. (b) The Secretary shall provide for long-term storage, mainte;.».a nance, and upgrading of a basic, global, land remote-sensing data set (hereinafter referred to as the "basic data set") and shall follow reasonable archival practices to assure proper storage and preservation of the basic data set and timely access for parties requesting data. The basic data set which the Secretary assembles in the .,,^ ^,, Government archive shall remain distinct from any inventory of '^* ^ data which a system operator may maintain for sales and for other purposes. (c) In determining the initial content of, or in upgrading, the basic data set, the Secretary shall— (1) use as a baseline the data archived on the date of enactment of this Act; (2) take into account future technical and scientific develop':;v; ments and needs; (3) consult with and seek the advice of users and producers of remote-sensing data and data products; (4) consider the need for data which may be duplicative in terms of geographical coverage but which differ in terms of season, spectral bands, resolution, or other relevant factors;
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