,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,mr4  
,hick5loop] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cornyn7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration to e/abli% a program to   
id5tify1 evaluate1 acquire1 & dissem9ate
 comm]cial ,e>? remote s5s+ data &      
imag]y 9 ord] to satisfy ! sci5tific1   
op]ational1 & educational requirem5ts ( 
! ,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,access+ ,satellite ,capabilities to    
,enable ,new ,discov]ies ,act or !      
,,asc5d ,act4  #b4 ,comm]cial satellite 
data  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !      
foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,section #fjeja (    
title #ea1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 /ates t 
! goal = ! ,e>? ,sci5ce program ( !     
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z

 ,,nasa7 %all be to pursue a program (  
,e>? obs]vations1 rese>*1 & applications
 activities to bett] und]/& ! ,e>?1 h[ x
 supports life1 & h[ human activities   
affect its ability to d s 9 ! future4   
7#b7 ,section #ejaae ( title #ea1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 /ates t ! ,adm9i/rator ( 
,,nasa %all1 to ! ext5t possible & :ile 
satisfy+ ! sci5tific or educational     
requirem5ts ( ,,nasa1 & :]e appropriate1
 ( o!r ,f$]al ag5cies & sci5tific       
rese>*]s1 acquire1 :]e co/ effective1   
space-bas$ & airborne comm]cial ,e>?    
remote s5s+ data1 s]vices1 di/ribution1 
& applications f a comm]cial provid]4   
7#c7 ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ,,nasa e/abli%$ !
 ,comm]cial ,small,sat ,data            
,acquisition ,pilot ,program 9 #bjai to 
id5tify1 validate1 & acquire f comm]cial
 s\rces data t support ! ,e>? sci5ce    
rese>* & application goals4  7#d7 ,!    
,adm9i/rator ( ,,nasa has-- 7,a7 det]m9$
 t ! pilot program describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#c7 has be5 a success1 z describ$ 9 !  
f9al evaluation entitl$ ,comm]cial      

,small,sat ,data ,acquisition ,program  
,pilot ,evaluation ,report issu$ 9      
#bjbj2  7,b7 e/abli%$ a =mal process =  
evaluat+ & onbo>d+ new comm]cial v5dors 
9 su* pilot program2  7,c7 increas$ !   
numb] ( comm]cial v5dors & comm]cial    
data products available ?r\gh su* pilot 
program2 &  7,d7 exp&$ procurem5t       
arrangem5ts ) comm]cial v5dors to broad5
 us] access to provide ,e>? remote s5s+ 
data & imag]y to f$]ally fund$ rese>*]s4
  7b7 ,comm]cial ,satellite ,data       
,acquisition ,program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al    
,*apt] #fjc ( title #ea1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #fjcjg4 ,comm]cial ,satellite  
,data ,acquisition ,program  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% )9 ! 
,e>? ,sci5ce ,division ( ! ,sci5ce      
,mission ,directorate a program to      
acquire & dissem9ate comm]cial ,e>?     
obs]vation data & imag]y 9 ord] to      
satisfy ! sci5tific1 op]ational1 &      
educational requirem5ts ( !             
,adm9i/ration1 & :]e appropriate1 ( o!r 

,f$]al ag5cies & sci5tific rese>*]s4    
7b7 ,data publication & transp>5cy ,!   
t]ms & conditions ( comm]cial ,e>?      
remote s5s+ data & imag]y acquisitions  
"u ! program describ$ 9 subsection 7a7  
%all n prev5t-- 7#a7 ! publication (    
comm]cial data or imag]y = sci5tific    
purposes2 or  7#b7 ! publication (      
in=mation t is d]iv$ f1 incorporates1 or
 enhances ! orig9al comm]cial data or   
imag]y ( a v5dor4  7c7 ,au?orization    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out ! program "u 
?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator may-- 7,a7  
procure comm]cial ,e>? remote s5s+ data 
& imag]y f comm]cial v5dors to advance  
sci5tific rese>* & applications = !     
purpose set =? 9 subsection 7a72 &  7,b7
 e/abli% or modify end-use lic5se t]ms &
 conditions to all[ = ! wide/ possible  
use ( procur$ comm]cial ,e>? remote s5s+
 data & imag]y by individuals o!r ?an   
,,nasa-fund$ us]s1 consi/5t ) ! goals ( 
! program4  7#b7 ,acquisition f ,unit$  
,/ates v5dors ,! comm]cial ,e>? remote  
s5s+ data & imag]y procur$ "u ?is       

subsection %all be procur$1 to ! maximum
 ext5t practicable1 f ,unit$ ,/ates     
v5dors4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 & annually !reaft]1 !          
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ! ,committee
 on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation
 ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1  
,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives a report t includes !   
foll[+3 7#a7 7,a7 ,9 ! case ( ! initial 
report1 a li/ ( all v5dors t are provid+
 comm]cial ,e>? remote s5s+ data &      
imag]y to ,,nasa z ( ! date ( ! report4 
7,b7 ,= ea* subsequ5t report1 a li/ (   
all v5dors t h provid$ comm]cial ,e>?   
remote s5s+ data & imag]y to ,,nasa dur+
 ! report+ p]iod4  7#b7 ,a description (
 ! end-use lic5se t]ms & conditions =   
ea* su* v5dor4  7#c7 ,a description ( ! 
mann] 9 :i* ea* su* v5dor is advanc+    
sci5tific rese>* & applications1 includ+
 priorities recomm5d$ by ! ,national    
,academies ( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 &      
,m$ic9e decadal surveys4  7#d7          

,in=mation specify+ :e!r ! ,adm9i/rator 
has ent]$ into an agreem5t ) a comm]cial
 v5dor or a ,f$]al ag5cy t p]mits ! use 
( data & imag]y by ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t     
employees1 contractors1 or non-,f$]al   
us]s4  7e7 ,def9ition ( ,unit$ ,/ates   
v5dor ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,unit$      
,/ates v5dor means a comm]cial or       
nonpr(it entity incorporat$ 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!    
table ( cont5ts = *apt] #fjc ( title    
#ea1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new item3        
#fjcjg4 ,comm]cial ,satellite ,data     
,acquisition ,program4  4