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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ROHRABACHER:H.R. 2263.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3:The Congress shall have power to regulate commerce withforeign nations, and among the several states, and withIndian tribes.andArticle I, Section 8, Clause 18:The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shallbe necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department of Officer thereof.[Page H2878]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Office of Space Commerce Act</b></p> <p>This bill renames the Office of Space Commercialization as the Office of Space Commerce. </p> <p>The Office of Space Commerce shall:</p> <ul> <li> foster the conditions for the economic growth and technological advancement of the U.S. space commerce industry;</li> <li> coordinate space commerce policy issues and actions within the Department of Commerce;</li> <li> represent Commerce in the development of U.S. policies and in negotiations with foreign countries to promote U.S. space commerce;</li> <li> promote the advancement of U.S. geospatial technologies related to space commerce in cooperation with relevant interagency working groups; and </li> <li> support federal government organizations working on Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing policy. </li> </ul>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><b>Office of Space Commerce Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill renames the Office of Space Commercialization as the Office of Space Commerce. </p> <p>(Sec. 3) The Office of Space Commerce shall:</p> <ul> <li> foster the conditions for the economic growth and technological advancement of the U.S. space commerce industry;</li> <li> coordinate space commerce policy issues and actions within the Department of Commerce;</li> <li> represent Commerce in the development of U.S. policies and in negotiations with foreign countries to promote U.S. space commerce;</li> <li> promote the advancement of U.S. geospatial technologies related to space commerce in cooperation with relevant interagency working groups; and </li> <li> support federal government organizations working on Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing policy. </li> </ul>]]></text>
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