[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 290 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 290


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 31, 2023

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To provide for transparent licensing of commercial remote sensing 
                    systems, 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 ``Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment 
Act of 2023''.

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 new 
        paragraph:
            ``(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 new subparagraph:
                    ``(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''.

            Passed the House of Representatives January 30, 2023.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.