II 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3504 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17, 2008 Mr. Salazar introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To provide technical corrections to the Technology Administration Act of 1998, and for other purposes.

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Short title

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

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Renaming Office of Space Commercialization as Office of Space Commerce

Section 8 of the Technology Administration Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 1511e) is amended— (1)in the heading, by striking Office of Space Commercialization and inserting Office of Space Commerce; and (2)in subsection (a), by striking Office of Space Commercialization and inserting Office of Space Commerce.

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Modification of functions of 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

The Office shall be the principal unit for space commerce policy activities within the Department of Commerce. The functions of the Office are as follows: (1)To foster the conditions for the economic growth and technological advancement of the space commerce industry of the United States. (2)To coordinate space commerce policy issues and actions within the Department. (3)To represent the Department in the development of United States policies and in negotiations with foreign countries to promote United States space commerce. (4)To promote, in cooperation with relevant interagency working groups, the advancement of United States geospatial technologies related to space commerce. (5)To provide support to the United States entities established pursuant to National Security Presidential Directive—39, U.S. Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy, dated December 15, 2004, including the following: (A)The National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing. (B)The National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing. (C)The National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board. (D)Any successor organization, to the extent that such successor organization performs the same functions as an entity described in subparagraphs (A) through (C). .

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Report

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on the competitiveness of the United States space commerce industry, including a review of— (1)bi-lateral and multi-lateral trade issues; (2)the use of commercially available position, navigation, and timing services by the United States Government; and (3)the use of other commercially available satellite data services by the United States Government.