[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 6935 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6935

 To provide technical corrections to the Technology Administration Act 
                    of 1998, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2008

   Mr. Udall of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Feeney) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and 
                               Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide technical corrections to the Technology Administration Act 
                    of 1998, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Space Commerce Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE.

    Section 8 of the Technology Administration Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 
1511e) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking 
        ``commercialization'' and inserting ``commerce''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the Department of 
Commerce an Office of Space Commerce (referred to in this section as 
the `Office').''.

SEC. 3. FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE.

    Section 8(c) of the Technology Administration Act of 1998 (15 
U.S.C. 1511e(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Functions of Office.--The Office shall be the principal unit 
for space commerce policy activities within the Department of Commerce. 
The Office shall--
            ``(1) foster the conditions for the economic growth and 
        technological advancement of the United States space commerce 
        industry;
            ``(2) coordinate space commerce policy issues and actions 
        within the Department of Commerce;
            ``(3) represent the Department of Commerce in the 
        development of United States policies and in negotiations with 
        foreign countries to promote United States space commerce;
            ``(4) promote the advancement of United States geospatial 
        technologies related to space commerce, in cooperation with 
        relevant interagency working groups; and
            ``(5) provide support to the Federal Government 
        organizations established pursuant to the United States Space-
        Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy issued by the 
        President on December 8, 2004 (and any successor 
        organizations).''.
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