A BILL RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF CIVIL LAND REMOTE SENSING SPACE SATELLITE SYSTEMS AND METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE SYSTEMS TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00338R000200280031-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 11, 2008
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: February 15, 1983
• Content Type: REGULATION

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98TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
Se480
Relating to the transfer of civil land remote sensing space satellite systems and
meteorological satellite systems to the private sector.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 15 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 14), 1983
Mr. PRESSLER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
Relating to the transfer of civil land remote sensing space
satellite systems and meteorological satellite systems to the
private sector.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 That, notwithstanding section 201 of the National Aeronau-
4 tics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 1983, the
5 Secretary of Commerce shall not transfer the ownership or
6 management of any civil land remote sensing space satellite
7 system and associated ground system equipment or meteoro-
8 logical satellite system and associated ground system equip-
9 ment unless, in addition to any other requirement of such
10 law-
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1 (1) the Secretary of Commerce or his designee
2 has presented, in writing, to the Speaker of the House
3 of Representatives and the President of the Senate,
4 and to the Committee on Science and Technology of
5 the House of Representatives and the Committee on
6 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate,
7 a comprehensive plan for the proposed transfer; and
8 (2) the Congress thereafter approves such transfer
9 by law.
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