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title: "51 U.S.C. § 60144"
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title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
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chapter_name: "LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY"
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# 51 U.S.C. § 60144 - Reimbursement for assistance

## Text

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.

(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3420.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6014415 U.S.C. 5654.Pub. L. 102–555, title V, § 504, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4177.