[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3467 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3467

   To establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance conducted by the 
         Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2012

  Mr. Johanns introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance conducted by the 
         Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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

SECTION 1. MORATORIUM.

    (a) Definition of Aerial Surveillance.--In this section, the term 
``aerial surveillance'' means any surveillance from the air, 
including--
            (1) surveillance conducted from fixed-wing aircraft, 
        helicopters, drones, or remote-controlled aircraft; or
            (2) the use of aerial or satellite images, regardless of 
        whether the images are publicly available.
    (b) Moratorium.--During the 1-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall not conduct aerial surveillance in exercising 
any authority.
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