Bill Clinton

“ Acquiring a Landsat 7 satellite that maintains the continuity of Landsat-type data, minimizes development risk, minimizes cost, and achieves the most favorable launch schedule to mitigate the loss of Landsat 6. Maintaining an archive within the United States for existing and future Landsat-type data. Ensuring that unenhanced data from Landsat 7 are available to all users at no more than the cost of fulfilling user requests. Providing data for use in global change research in a manner consistent with the Global Change Research Policy Statements for Data Management. ”

“ Affected agencies will identify the funding, and funding transfers for FY 1994, required to implement this strategy that are within their approved fiscal year 1994 budgets and subsequent budget requests. ”