To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a program to identify, evaluate, acquire, and disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery in order to satisfy the scientific, operational, and educational requirements of the Administration, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a program to identify, evaluate, acquire, and disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery in order to satisfy the scientific, operational, and educational requirements of the Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Science & Space, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H78EF2493AAB542F18E2FE16F93E13C60: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accessing Satellite Data to Enable New Discoveries Act or the ASCEND Act.
- Section H4C75B984CA3245839570DA766241CBD5: 2. Commercial satellite data Congress makes the following findings: Section 60501 of title 51, United States Code, states that the goal for the Earth Science...
- Section H59AC1321938B47788F2AC12010E8D4AC: 60307. Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program The Administrator shall establish within the Earth Science Division of the Science Mission Directorate a...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a program to identify, evaluate, acquire, and disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery in order to satisfy the scientific, operational, and educational requirements of the Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Science & Space, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a program to identify, evaluate, acquire, and disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery in order to satisfy the scientific, operational, and educational requirements of the Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, …
Additional sponsor: Mr. Fitzpatrick
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mr. Kean of New Jersey (for himself and Ms. Bonamici) …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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