H.R. 4836 TO ESTABLISH A SYSTEM TO PROMOTE THE USE OF LAND REMOTE-SENSING SATELLITE DATA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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98TH CONGRESS He R? 4836
2D SESSION
To establish a system to promote the use of land remote-sensing satellite data,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 9, 1984
Mr. FUQUA (for himself, Mr. WINN, Mr. SCHEUER, Mr. VOLKMER, Mr. LUJAN,
Mr. McGRATH, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. WALKER, Mr. RALPH M.
HALL, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. DYMALLY, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. ANDREWS Of
Texas, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. MAcKAY, Mr. LEWIS of Florida, and Mr.
GREGG) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Science and Technology
A BILL
To establish a system to promote the use of land remote-sensing
satellite data, 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 That this Act may be cited as the "Land Remote-Sensing
4 Commercialization Act of 1984".
5 TITLE I-DECLARATION OF FINDINGS,
6 PURPOSES, AND POLICIES
7 FINDINGS
8 SEC. 101. The Congress finds and declares that-
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(b) It shall be the policy of the United States that civil-
ian digital remote-sensing data be made available to all po-
3 tential users on a nondiscriminatory basis.
4 (c) It shall be the policy of the United States both to
5 commercialize those space remote-sensing functions that
6 properly lend themselves to private sector operation and to
7 avoid competition by the Government with such commercial
8 operations, while continuing to preserve our national secu-
9 rity, to honor our international obligations, and to retain in
10 the Government those remote-sensing functions that are es-
11 sentially of a public service nature.
12
DEFINITIONS
13 SEC. 104. For purposes of this Act-
14 (1) The term "digital remote-sensing data" means
15 the unprocessed and minimally processed signals col-
16 lected from civil remote-sensing space systems or origi-
17 nal film products collected from such systems. Such
18 minimal processing shall be limited to rectification of
19 instrumental distortions, registration with respect to
20 features on the Earth, and calibration of spectral re-
21 sponse. Such term does not include conclusions, manip-
22 ulations, or calculations derived from such signals or
23 combination of the signals with other data or informa-
24 tion. Unless otherwise limited, digital remote-sensing
25 data includes land and ocean sensed data.
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98TH CONGRESS H. R. 5155
2D SESSION
To establish a system to promote the use of land remote-sensing satellite data,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 15, 1984
Mr. FUQUA (for himself, Mr. WINN, Mr. SCHEUER, Mr. VOLKMER, Mr. LUJAN,
Mr. MCGRATH, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. WALKER, Mr. RALPH M.
HALL, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. DYMALLY, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. ANDREWS Of
Texas, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. MACKAY, Mr. LEWIS of Florida, Mr. GREGG,
Mr. SKEEN, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. LOWERY of California, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr.
DURBIN, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, and Mr. BOEHLERT) introduced the follow-
ing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology
A BILL
To establish a system to promote the use of land remote-sensing
satellite data, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 fives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 That this Act may be cited as the "Land Remote-Sensing
4 Commercialization Act of 1984".
5 TITLE I-DECLARATION OF FINDINGS,
6 PURPOSES, AND POLICIES
7 FINDINGS
8 SEC. 101. The Congress finds and declares that-
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1 POLICIES
2 SEC. 103. (a) It shall be the policy of the United States
3 to preserve its right to acquire and disseminate digital
4 remote-sensing data.
5 (b) It shall be the policy of the United States that civil-
6 ian digital remote-sensing data be made available to all po-
7 tential users on a nondiscriminatory basis.
8 (c) It shall be the policy of the United States both to
9 commercialize those space remote-sensing functions that
10 properly lend themselves to private sector operation and to
11 avoid competition by the Government with such commercial
12 operations, while continuing to preserve our national secu-
13 rity, to honor our international obligations, and to retain in
14 the Government those remote-sensing functions that are es-
15 sentially of a public service nature.
16 DEFINITIONS
17 SEC. 104. For purposes of this Act:
18 (1) The term "digital remote-sensing data" means
19 the unprocessed and minimally processed signals col-
20 lected from civil remote-sensing space systems or origi-
21 nal film products collected from such systems. Such
22 minimal processing shall be limited to rectification of
23 instrumental distortions, registration with respect to
24 features on the Earth, and calibration of spectral re-
25 sponse. Such term does not include conclusions, manip-
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