3.0.0 2128 2023-01-11T13:39:22Z 2023-01-11T13:39:22Z Senate S 2017-11-15 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-11-15T21:03:29Z 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 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 4395 HR 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. Identical bill CRS 2017-11-15 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2017-11-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT N W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2017-11-15 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2017-11-15 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-11-15 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2017-11-15 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2017-11-15 True C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2018-04-12 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2018-04-12 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2018-05-23 False G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2018-07-18 False E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2018-07-26 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2018-07-26 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2018-07-30 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2018-07-30 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2018-08-15 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 Senate 2018-03-08T16:23:32Z 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 A bill to improve the coordination and use of geospatial data. Introduced in Senate 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2128is/xml/BILLS-115s2128is.xml 2017-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.