U.S. Code, Title 15, Commerce and Trade

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Author: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel"

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§ 5658. Enforcement

(a) In general

     In order to ensure that unenhanced data from the Landsat system received solely for noncommercial purposes are not used for any commercial purpose, the Secretary (in collaboration with private sector entities responsible for the marketing and distribution of unenhanced data generated by the Landsat system) shall develop and implement a system for enforcing this prohibition, in the event that unenhanced data from the Landsat system are made available for noncommercial purposes at a different price than such data are made available for other purposes.

(b) Authority of Secretary

     Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the Secretary may impose any of the enforcement mechanisms described in subsection (c) of this section against a person who—

     (1) receives unenhanced data from the Landsat system under this chapter solely for noncommercial purposes (and at a different price than the price at which such data are made available for other purposes); and

     (2) uses such data for other than noncommercial purposes.

(c) Enforcement mechanisms

     Enforcement mechanisms referred to in subsection (b) of this section may include civil penalties of not more than $10,000 (per day per violation), denial of further unenhanced data purchasing privileges, and any other penalties or restrictions the Secretary considers necessary to ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that unenhanced data provided for noncommercial purposes are not used to unfairly compete in the commercial market against private sector entities not eligible for data at the cost of fulfilling user requests.

(d) Procedures and regulations

     The Secretary shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out this section and shall establish standards and procedures governing the imposition of enforcement mechanisms under subsection (b) of this section. The standards and procedures shall include a procedure for potentially aggrieved parties to file formal protests with the Secretary alleging instances where such unenhanced data has been, or is being, used for commercial purposes in violation of the terms of receipt of such data. The Secretary shall promptly act to investigate any such protest, and shall report annually to the Congress on instances of such violations.

(Pub. L. 102–555, title V, § 508, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4179.)

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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 5658. Enforcement," U.S. Code, Title 15, Commerce and Trade in U.S. Code, Title 15, Commerce and Trade (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed April 26, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KPYW72P6WQN9RR8.

MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 5658. Enforcement." U.S. Code, Title 15, Commerce and Trade, in U.S. Code, Title 15, Commerce and Trade, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 26 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KPYW72P6WQN9RR8.

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