H.R. 290: Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2023

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                                                                      118TH CONGRESS
                                                                         1ST SESSION
                                                                                                              H. R. 290
                                                                         To provide for transparent licensing of commercial remote sensing systems,
                                                                                                  and for other purposes.




                                                                                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                                                      JANUARY 11, 2023
                                                                            Mr. LUCAS (for himself and Ms. LOFGREN) introduced the following bill;
                                                                            which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology




                                                                                                                A BILL
                                                                          To provide for transparent licensing of commercial remote
                                                                                  sensing systems, and for other purposes.

                                                                        1              Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
                                                                        2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
                                                                        3     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

                                                                        4              This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Commercial Remote
                                                                        5 Sensing Amendment Act of 2023’’.
                                                                        6     SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTS.

                                                                        7              (a) DEADLINES.—
                                                                        8                        (1) IN      GENERAL.—Section                       60121(c) of title 51,
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                                                                        9              United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘120’’
                                                                      10               and inserting ‘‘60’’.



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                                                                        1                        (2)          CONFORMING                       AMENDMENT.—Section

                                                                        2              60126(a)(1)(E) of title 51, United States Code, is
                                                                        3              amended by striking ‘‘120’’ and inserting ‘‘60’’.
                                                                        4              (b) NOTIFICATIONS.—Section 60126(a)(2) of title
                                                                        5 51, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section
                                                                        6 60122; and’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (5) and (6) of sec-
                                                                        7 tion 60122(b);’’.
                                                                        8              (c) CONDITIONS.—Section 60126(a) of title 51,
                                                                        9 United States Code, is amended—
                                                                      10                         (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
                                                                      11               graph (4); and
                                                                      12                         (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
                                                                      13               lowing new paragraph:
                                                                      14                         ‘‘(3) all terms, conditions, or restrictions placed
                                                                      15               on licensees pursuant to section 60122; and’’.
                                                                      16               (d) TIERS.—Section 60126(a)(1) of title 51, United
                                                                      17 States Code, is amended—
                                                                      18                         (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
                                                                      19               the end;
                                                                      20                         (2) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at
                                                                      21               the end; and
                                                                      22                         (3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
                                                                      23               paragraph:
                                                                      24                                  ‘‘(F) a list of all applications submitted
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                                                                      25                         and licenses granted in accordance therewith,


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                                                                        1                        listed by tier as defined in regulation, as well as
                                                                        2                        the rationale for each tier categorization;’’.
                                                                        3              (e) SUNSET.—Section 60126 of title 51, United
                                                                        4 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30,
                                                                        5 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’.
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