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                                                 Union Calendar No. 307
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6845

                          [Report No. 117-399]

   To provide for transparent licensing of commercial remote sensing 
                                systems.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2022

  Mr. Lucas (for himself and Mr. Perlmutter) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
                               Technology

                              July 1, 2022

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 25, 2022]


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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for transparent licensing of commercial remote sensing 
                                systems.


 


    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 ``Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment 
Act of 2022''.

SEC. 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); and
            (2) 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 submitted and 
                licenses granted in accordance therewith, 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 ``September 30, 2020'' and inserting ``September 
30, 2030''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 307

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6845

                          [Report No. 117-399]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To provide for transparent licensing of commercial remote sensing 
                                systems.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              July 1, 2022

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed