COMMERCE PROPOSED TESTIMONY FOR 3/6/84 ON H.R. 4836/LAND REMOTE-SENSING COMMERCIALIZATION ACT OF 1984

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 11, 2008
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: March 2, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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OLL 84-0931/001
Office of Legislative Liaison
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND' BUDGET
WASHINGTON. D.C.. 20603
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March 2, 1984
LEGISLATIVE REFERRAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Legislative Liaison Officer
rtment of Defense
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Department of State I-AAAD
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Federal Conmunications Commission
General Services Administration
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Department. of Justice
Department of Agriculture /~
Central Intelligence Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Security Council.
Department of Transportation
Department of the Interior
SUBJECT: Commerce proposed testimony for 3/6/84 on H.R. 4836/Land Remote-Sensing
Commercialization Act of 1984
The Office of Management and Budget requests the views of your
agency on the above subject before advising on its relationship
to the program of the President, in accordance with OMB Circular
A-19. .
Please provide us with your views no later than
NOON MONIIAY, Np,1 H 5, 1984. ORAL CM EN25 ARE ACCEPTABLE.
Direct your questions to William A. Maxwell (39~-3890), the
legislative analyst in this office.
Jam t.-Mirf
Ass stant Director for
Legislative Reference
Enclosures
cc: J. Dyer T. Sprehe J. Struthers
D. Taft A. Donahue P. Szervo
B. Hughes
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14R. CHA i RMAN AND (MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES:
I1Y NAME I S WILLIAM P.-BISHOP. I All THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
DEPAR 7 I_SENT OF COISIIERCE' S SOURCE EVALUATION BOARD ON C I V I L
SPACE REMOTE SENSING (THE "SEB"). I'AM PLEASED TO BE HERE
TODAY TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF OF.THt ADMINISTRATION CONCERNING
H.R. 4856, "THE LAND REMOTE SENSING COMMERCIALIZATION ACT OF.
1984."
SINCE SECRETARY BALDRIGE AND MY PREDECESSOR, RAY KAIIMER,
HAVE TESTIFIED TO YOU ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CONCERNING THE
COMMERCIALIZATION OF CAVIL LAND REMOTE SENSING, I,WILL NOT
DWELL ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SEB DURING THE PAST SEVERAL
MONTHS, EXCEPT TO SAY THE RFP WAS RELEASED ON JANUARY 3,
1984, AND RESPONSES ARE DUE BY NOON, MARCH 19,?1984.. TODAY I
WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS MY COMMENTS SPECIFICALLY ON H.R. 4836.
FIRST, MR. CHAIRMAN, LET ME FIRST CONGRATULATE THE
COMMITTEES ON THEIR LEADERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE
COMMITTEES HAVE, IN H.R. 4836, DEVELOPED AN EXCELLENT BASIS
FOR COI.11?MERCIALIZATION. WE APPRECIATE HAVING HAD.THE OPPOR-
TUN 1-1' TO WORK CLOSELY WITH YOUR STAFFS ON THIS MATTER, AND
WE FEEL THAT IN H.R. 4836, AN EXCELLENT START HAS BEEN MADE.
I T* I S THE DESIRE OF THE ADI.i I N I STRAT I ON TO ACHIEVE
_ :.. C'F _ I \1 I L REMOTE SENSING FR01?1 SPACES SOON
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AS POSSIBLE, WHILE MAINTAINING' THE U.S. LEAD IN LAND REMOTE
SENSING. BOTH OPERATIONALLY AND FROM AN R&D STANDPOINT.
H,R 4836, WITH SOME TECHNICAL CHANGES WHICH I WILL DISCUSS
I N A I4O11E1~T, WILL GO FAR TOWARD ACHIEVING THESE GOALS.
I.R. CHAIRMAN, OUR CO!. h1ENTS ON H . R. 4836 REFLECT . I N LARGE
PART THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ADh1INISTRATION IN CONDUCTING THE
;FP PROCESS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. ONE OF THE LESSONS
WE HAVE LEARNED IN THIS.PROCESS IS: WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO
DO IT AGAIN -- AT LEAST RIGHT AWAY. IT IS THEREFORE OF
EXTREME I h4PORTANCE TO THE ADMINISTRATION THAT LEGISLATION
ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS BUILD UPON, AND NOT DISCARD, THE
WORK OF THE SEB.
THE RFP'PROCESS CONSTITUTES WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE THE
t10ST THOROUGH AND EXHAUSTIVE EFFORT TO DATE TO DETERMINE
WHICH "NEXT STEPS" IN THE LANDSAT PROGRAM WILL ASSURE CONTIN-
UED U.S. LEADERSHIP IN REMOTE SENSING. IT HAS ALSO BEEN AN
I'141.1ENSELY COMPLICATED AND TIME-CONSUMING PROCUREMENT ACTION.
IN OUR VIEW, IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY UNFORTUNATE IF THE WORK OF
THE SEE WERE TO BE DISCARDED OR REPEATED. -IT CERTAINLY WOULD
RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT AND COSTLY DELAYS IN THE COMMERCIFAL?IZA-
PROCESS, A RESULT WE BELIEVE WOULD BE UNFORTUNATE.
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\:ITH THESE THOUGHTS, MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER
THE ?FCLLOw' I NG COMMENTS ON H. R'.' 1+836. ' -THESE -COMMENTS REPRESENT
THE VIEWS OF THE ADMINISTRATION,'AND ARE GROUPED AROUND
PRINCIPAL ISSUES RAISED BY THE BILL. IN ADDITION TO THESE
VIEWS, E ARE PSEPAR I NG A NUMBER OF TECHN I CAL COMMENTS AS
WELL AS LANGUAGE II4PLEI.IENTING THE SUGGESTIONS WHICH FOLLOW.
I HOPE TO MAKE THESE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMITTEES I N THE VERY
':EAR FUTURE .
SCOPE OF THE BILL
FIRST, A WORD CONCERNING THE SCOPE OF THE BILL. THE
SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS REFER TO "LAND REMOTE SENSING",
WHILE THE OPERATIVE PORTIONS OF THE BILL APPARENTLY REFER TO
BOTH LAND AND OCEAN REMOTE SENSING.
THERE IS NO GENERALLY RECOGNIZED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY
IN OCEAN REMOTE SENSING AT THE PRESENT TIME. INCLUDING OCEAN
.SENSING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE BILL WILL HAVE THE EFFECT OF
SPECIFYING THE GOVERNMENT'S CONDITIONS FOR THE COMMERCIALIZA-
TION-OF OCEAN REMOTE SENSING LONG BEFORE THE PARAMETERS OF
SUCH SYSTEI. - OR THE NEED FOR COMMERCIALIZATION - HAVE BEEN
ESTABLISHED. THIS MAY HAVE THE EFFECT OF INHIBITING INNOVA-
TION I 'v TH!'S AREA. IT IS THE VIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATION THAT
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--E BILL'S APPLICATION SHOULD THEREFORE BE'LIMITED TO LAND