3.0.0 4395 2023-01-11T13:38:00Z 2023-01-11T13:38:00Z House HR 2017-11-15 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 187 (Wednesday, November 15, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WESTERMAN:H.R. 4395.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the UnitedStates Constitution[Page H9376]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy18 Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2018-05-22T19:17:56Z Referred to 2017-11-15T15:00:53Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-11-15T15:01:00Z Geospatial Data Act of 2017 115 1253 S 2017-05-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Geospatial Data Act of 2017 115 3522 HR 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. Related bill CRS Geospatial Data Act of 2017 115 2128 S 2017-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS 2018-05-22 hssy18 Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. Committee 2017-11-15 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-11-15 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2017-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 N M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2017-11-15 True H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2017-12-12 False C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2017-12-12 False S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2018-06-12 False Science, Technology, Communications Advisory bodies Department of the Interior Executive agency funding and structure Geography and mapping Government information and archives Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International scientific cooperation Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Scientific communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2017-11-15 Introduced in House 2018-03-08T16:22:56Z Geospatial Data Act of 2017

This bill establishes: (1) in the Office of Management and Budget, the Federal Geographic Data Committee (the committee), which shall be the lead entity in the executive branch for the development, implementation, and review of policies, practices, and standards relating to geospatial data; and (2) in the Department of the Interior, the National Geospatial Advisory Committee to provide advice and recommendations to the committee.

The National Spatial Data Infrastructure (as defined in this bill) shall ensure that geospatial data from multiple sources is available and easily integrated to enhance the understanding of the physical and cultural world.

The committee shall: (1) prepare a strategic plan for the implementation of the infrastructure consistent with national security, national defense, and emergency preparedness program policies regarding data accessibility; and (2) designate, and establish standards for, National Geospatial Data Asset core geospatial datasets for primary topics for which the coordinated development, maintenance, and dissemination of geospatial data will benefit the government and people of the United States.

The committee shall operate GeoPlatform, an electronic service that provides access to geospatial data and metadata for geospatial data.

Agencies whose functions involve geospatial data shall implement a strategy for advancing geographic information and related geospatial data activities appropriate to that agency's mission in support of the strategic plan for the infrastructure. Such agencies shall disclose each contract, cooperative agreement, grant, or other transaction that deals with geospatial data.

Five years after enactment of this bill, federal funding shall not be made available for the collection, production, acquisition, maintenance, or dissemination of geospatial data that does not comply with applicable standards established by the committee.

]]> Geospatial Data Act of 2017 Display Title Geospatial Data Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Geospatial Data Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To improve the coordination and use of geospatial data. Introduced in House 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4395ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4395ih.xml 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.