§ 5612. — Procurement of Landsat 7.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC5612]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 82--LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY
SUBCHAPTER I--LANDSAT
Sec. 5612. Procurement of Landsat 7
(a) Contract negotiations
The Landsat Program Management shall, subject to appropriations and
only under the existing contract authority of the United States
Government agencies that compose the Landsat Program Management,
expeditiously contract with a United States private sector entity for
the development and delivery of Landsat 7.
(b) Development and delivery consideration
In negotiating a contract under this section for the development and
delivery of Landsat 7, the Landsat Program Management shall--
(1) seek, as a fundamental objective, to have Landsat 7
operational by the expected end of the design life of Landsat 6;
(2) seek to ensure data continuity by the development and
delivery of a satellite which is, at a minimum, functionally
equivalent to the Landsat 6 satellite; and
(3) seek to incorporate in Landsat 7 any performance
improvements required to meet United States Government needs that
would not jeopardize data continuity.
(c) Notification of cost and schedule changes
The Landsat Program Management shall promptly notify the Congress of
any significant deviations from the expected cost, delivery date, and
launch date of Landsat 7, that are specified by the Landsat Program
Management upon award of the contract under this section.
(d) United States private sector entities
The Landsat Program Management shall, for purposes of this chapter,
define the term ``United States private sector entities'', taking into
account the location of operations, assets, personnel, and other such
factors.
(Pub. L. 102-555, title I, Sec. 102, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4168.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5611 of this title.
