; (B) established a formal process for evaluating and onboarding new commercial vendors in such pilot program; (C) increased the number of commercial vendors and commercial data products available through such pilot program; and (D) expanded procurement arrangements with commercial vendors to broaden user access to provide Earth remote sensing data and imagery to federally funded researchers. (b) Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program (1) In general Chapter 603 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 60307. Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program (a) In general The Administrator shall establish within the Earth Science Division of the Science Mission Directorate a program to acquire and disseminate commercial Earth observation data and imagery in order to satisfy the scientific, operational, and educational requirements of the Administration, and where appropriate, of other Federal agencies and scientific researchers. (b) Data publication and transparency The terms and conditions of commercial remote sensing data acquisitions under the program described in subsection (a) shall not prevent— (1) the publication of commercial data for scientific purposes; or (2) the publication of information that is derived from, incorporates, or enhances the original commercial data of a vendor. (c) Authorization In carrying out the program under this section, the Administrator may— (1) procure the remote sensing data and imagery from commercial vendors necessary to advance scientific research and applications; (2) establish or modify end-use license terms and conditions to allow for the use of procured data and imagery by individuals other than NASA-funded users, consistent with the goals of the program; and (3) as practicable, procure remote sensing data and imagery from commercial vendors to support— (A) nonscientific applications