[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2263 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2263

     To rename the Office of Space Commerce and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2015

   Mr. Rohrabacher (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Babin) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                     Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
     To rename the Office of Space Commerce 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 ``Office of Space Commerce Act''.

SEC. 2. RENAMING OF OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCIALIZATION.

    (a) Chapter Heading.--
            (1) Amendment.--The chapter heading for chapter 507 of 
        title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking 
        ``COMMERCIALIZATION'' and inserting ``Commerce''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The item relating to chapter 507 
        in the table chapters for title 51, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``Commercialization'' and inserting 
        ``Commerce''.
    (b) Definition of Office.-- Section 50701 of title 51, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``Commercialization'' and inserting 
``Commerce''.
    (c) Renaming.--Section 50702(a) of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``Commercialization'' and inserting ``Commerce''.

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

     Section 50702(c) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``Commerce.'' and inserting ``Commerce, including to--
            ``(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 Federal Government organizations 
        working on Space-Based Positioning Navigation, and Timing 
        policy, including the National Coordination Office for Space-
        Based Position, Navigation, and Timing.''.
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