SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Landsat Amendments Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF ACT.

    The Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) 
is amended--
            (1) by amending section 2(9) to read as follows:
            ``(9) Because Landsat data are particularly important for 
        global environmental change research, the program should be 
        managed by an integrated team consisting of the National 
        Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of 
        Commerce.'';
            (2) in sections 3(6)(A), 101 (a) and (b), 103(b), and 504, 
        by striking ``Secretary of Defense'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``Secretary'';
            (3) in section 3(6)(B), by striking ``Department of Defense 
        and'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and the Department of 
        Commerce, as well as the Department of Interior, or'';
            (4) in section 101(b)(1), by striking ``, with the addition 
        of a tracking and data relay satellite communications 
        capability'';
            (5) in section 101(b)(2), by striking all after ``baseline 
        funding profile'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``for the 
        development and operational life of Landsat 7 that is mutually 
        acceptable to the agencies constituting the Landsat Program 
        Management;'';
            (6) in section 101(b), by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
        following:
``The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall, no 
later than 60 days after enactment of the Landsat Amendments Act of 
1995, transmit the management plan to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.'';
            (7) in sections 101(c)(3), 202(b)(1), 501(a), and 
        502(c)(7), by striking ``section 506'' and inserting ``section 
        507'';
            (8) in section 102(b)(1), by striking ``by the expected end 
        of the design life of Landsat 6'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``by the predicted end of life of Landsat 5, or as soon as 
        practicable thereafter'';
            (9) in section 103(a), by striking ``section 105'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``section 104'';
            (10) by adding at the end of section 103 the following:
    ``(c) Implementation of Agreement.--If negotiations under 
subsection (a) result in an agreement that the Landsat Program 
Management determines generally achieves the goal stated in paragraphs 
(1) through (8) of subsection (a), the Landsat Program Management shall 
award an extension, until the practical demise of Landsat 4 or Landsat 
5, whichever occurs later, of the existing contract with the Landsat 6 
contractor incorporating the terms of such agreement.'';
            (11) by striking section 104 and redesignating section 105 
        as section 104;
            (12) in section 201(c), by amending the second sentence 
        thereof to read as follows: ``If the Secretary determines that 
        the license requested by the applicant should not be issued, 
        the Secretary shall inform the applicant within such 120-day 
        period of the reasons for such determination and the specific 
        actions required of the applicant to obtain a license.'';
            (13) in section 202(b)(6), by inserting ``significant or 
        substantial'' before ``agreement'';
            (14) in section 204, by striking ``may'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``shall'';
            (15) by inserting at the end of title II the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 206. NOTIFICATION.

    ``(a) Limitations on Licensee.--Within 30 days after any 
determination by the Secretary to require a licensee to limit 
collection or distribution of data from a system licensed pursuant to 
this title, the Secretary shall report to the Congress the reasons for 
such determination, the limitations imposed on the licensee, and the 
period during which such limitations apply.
    ``(b) Termination, Modification, or Suspension.--Within 30 days 
after any action by the Secretary to seek an order of injunction or 
other judicial determination pursuant to section 203(a)(2), the 
Secretary shall notify the Congress of such action and provide the 
reasons for such action.'';
            (16) in section 302--
                    (A) by striking ``(a) General Rule.--'';
                    (B) by striking subsection (b); and
            (17) in section 507, by striking subsection (a) and 
        subsection (b)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
    ``(a) Responsibility of Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary shall 
consult with the Secretary of Defense on all matters under this Act 
affecting national security. The Secretary of Defense shall be 
responsible for determining those conditions, consistent with this Act, 
necessary to meet national security concerns of the United States and 
for notifying the Secretary promptly of such conditions. Within 60 days 
after receiving a request from the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense 
shall recommend any conditions for a license issued under title II, 
consistent with this Act, that the Secretary of Defense determines are 
needed to protect the national security of the United States. If no 
such recommendations have been received by the Secretary within such 
60-day period, the Secretary may deem activities proposed in the 
license application to be consistent with the protection of the 
national security of the United States.
    ``(b) Responsibility of Secretary of State.--
            ``(1) The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of 
        State on all matters under this Act affecting international 
        obligations of the United States. The Secretary of State shall 
        be responsible for determining those conditions, consistent 
        with this Act, necessary to meet international obligations and 
        policies of the United States and for notifying the Secretary 
        promptly of such conditions. Within 60 days after receiving a 
        request from the Secretary, the Secretary of State shall 
        recommend any conditions for a license issued under title II, 
        consistent with this Act, that the Secretary of State 
        determines are needed to meet existing international 
        obligations of the United States. If no such recommendations 
        have been received by the Secretary within such 60-day period, 
        the Secretary may deem activities proposed in the license 
        application to be consistent with existing international 
        obligations of the United States.''.
Landsat Amendments Act of 1995 - Amends the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 with respect to management and licensing of commercial remote sensing satellites.
Landsat Amendments Act of 1995