[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4818 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4818
To revise the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 22, 1994
Mr. Walker (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Baker of
California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
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A BILL
To revise the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
The Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.)
is amended--
(1) by amending section 2(9) to read as follows:
``(9) Because Landsat data are particularly important for
global environmental change research, the program should be
managed by an integrated team consisting of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration and coordinated by the Office of
Science and Technology Policy.'';
(2) in sections 3(6)(A), 101 (a) and (b), 103(b), and 504,
by striking ``Secretary of Defense'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Secretary'';
(3) in section 3(6)(B), by striking ``Department of
Defense'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Department of
Commerce'';
(4) in section 101(b)(1), by striking ``, with the addition
of a tracking and data relay satellite communications
capability'';
(5) in section 101(b)(2), by striking all after ``baseline
funding profile'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``for the
development and operational life of Landsat 7 that is mutually
acceptable to the agencies constituting the Landsat Program
Management;'';
(6) in section 101(b), by inserting after paragraph (4) the
following:
``The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall, no
later than October 1, 1994, transmit the management plan to the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.'';
(7) in sections 101(c)(3), 202(b)(1), 501(a), and
502(c)(7), by striking ``section 506'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``section 507'';
(8) in section 102(b)(1), by striking ``by the expected end
of the design life of Landsat 6'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``by the predicted end of life of Landsat 5, or as soon as
practicable thereafter'';
(9) in section 103(a), by striking ``section 105'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``section 104'';
(10) by striking section 104 and redesignating section 105
as section 104;
(11) in section 201(c)--
(A) by striking ``120 days'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``90 days''; and
(B) by amending the second sentence thereof to read
as follows: ``If the Secretary determines that the
license requested by the applicant should not be
issued, the Secretary shall inform the applicant within
such 90-day period of the reasons for such
determination and the specific actions required of the
applicant to obtain a license.'';
(12) in section 202(b)(6), by inserting ``, other than for
the sale of data generated by the system in accordance with the
license, that'' after ``of any agreement'';
(13) in section 204, by striking ``may'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``shall'';
(14) by inserting at the end of title II the following new
section:
``SEC. 206. NOTIFICATION.
``(a) Limitations on Licensee.--Within 30 days after any
determination by the Secretary to require a licensee to limit
collection or distribution of data from a system licensed pursuant to
this title, the Secretary shall report to the Congress the reasons for
such determination, the limitations imposed on the licensee, and the
period during which such limitations apply.
``(b) Termination, Modification, or Suspension.--Within 30 days
after any action by the Secretary to seek an order of injunction or
other judicial determination to terminate, modify, or suspend a license
pursuant to section 203(a)(2), the Secretary shall notify the Congress
of such action and provide the reasons for such action.'';
(15) in section 302--
(A) by striking ``(a) General Rule.--''; and
(B) by striking subsection (b);
(16) in section 506, by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(e) Fees.--(1) The Federal Communications Commission shall ensure
that any licensing or other fees that a person described in paragraph
(2) is required to pay to such Commission shall be proportional to the
cost to the Commission of the radio licensing process for such person
relative to the cost to the Commission of licensing other entities
subject to the fee. In no event shall such a fee be required in an
amount greater than $5,000 per ground station.
``(2) A person referred to in paragraph (1) is a private remote
sensing space system operator subject to the licensing requirements of
title II.''; and
(17) in section 507, by striking subsection (a) and
subsection (b)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
``(a) Responsibility of Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary shall
consult with the Secretary of Defense on all matters under this Act
affecting national security. Within 30 days after receiving a request
from the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense shall recommend any
conditions for a license issued under title II, consistent with this
Act, that the Secretary of Defense determines are needed to protect the
national security of the United States. If no such recommendations have
been received by the Secretary within such 30-day period, the Secretary
may deem activities proposed in the license application to be
consistent with the protection of the national security of the United
States.
``(b) Responsibility of Secretary of State.--(1) The Secretary
shall consult with the Secretary of State on all matters under this Act
affecting international obligations of the United States. Within 30
days after receiving a request from the Secretary, the Secretary of
State shall recommend any conditions for a license issued under title
II, consistent with this Act, that the Secretary of State determines
are needed to meet existing international obligations of the United
States. If no such recommendations have been received by the Secretary
within such 30-day period, the Secretary may deem activities proposed
in the license application to be consistent with existing international
obligations of the United States.''.
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