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title: "51 U.S.C. § 40141"
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title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
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# 51 U.S.C. § 40141 - Aviation data requests

## Text

The Administrator shall make available upon request satellite imagery and aerial photography of remote terrain that the Administration owns at the time of the request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration or the Director of the Five Star Medallion Program, to assist and train pilots in navigating challenging topographical features of such terrain.

(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3382.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4014142 U.S.C. 16751.Pub. L. 109–155, title IV, § 441, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2927.