117 HR 6845 IH: Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2022 U.S. House of Representatives 2022-02-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6845IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 25, 2022Mr. Lucas (for himself and Mr. Perlmutter) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyA BILLTo provide for transparent licensing of commercial remote sensing systems.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2022.

2.

Annual reports

(a)

Deadlines

(1)

In general

Section 60121(c) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking 120 and inserting 60.(2)

Conforming amendment

Section 60126(a)(1)(E) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking 120 and inserting 60.(b)

Notifications

Section 60126(a)(2) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking section 60122; and and inserting paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 60122(b);.(c)

Conditions

Section 60126(a) of title 51, United States Code, is amended—(1)by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);(2)in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; and(3)by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:(3)all terms, conditions, or restrictions placed on licensees pursuant to section 60122; and.(d)

Tiers

Section 60126(a)(1) of title 51, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end;(2)in subparagraph (E), by inserting and at the end; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(F)a list of all applications, listed by tier as defined in regulation, as well as the rationale for each tier categorization;.(e)

Sunset

Section 60126 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c).