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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1604 

To establish the National Geospatial Technology Administration within the 

United States Geological Survey to enhance the use of geospatial data, 

products, technology, and services, to increase the economy and efficiency 

of Federal geospatial activities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 17, 2013 

Mr. LAMBORN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish the National Geospatial Technology Administration within the United States Geological Survey to enhance the use of geospatial data, products, technology, 

and services, to increase the economy and efficiency of 

Federal geospatial activities, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Map It Once, Use It Many Times Act’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Purposes. 

Sec. 4. Definitions. 

Sec. 5. Rights and actions. 

TITLE I—NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION 

Sec. 101. Definitions. 

Sec. 102. National Geospatial Technology Administration. 

Sec. 103. Establishment and maintenance of National Geospatial Database. 

Sec. 104. Reorganization of geospatial and land management activities. 

Sec. 105. Promulgation of standards for Federal geospatial data. 

Sec. 106. Protection of geospatial data. 

Sec. 107. Assumption of geospatial functions of other Federal agencies. 

Sec. 108. Acquisition of geospatial data from public sources. 

Sec. 109. Acquisition of geospatial data from commercial sources. 

TITLE II—NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL POLICY COMMISSION 

Sec. 201. Establishment; primary duties. 

Sec. 202. Requirements for National Geospatial Data plan. 

Sec. 203. Membership. 

Sec. 204. Terminations. 

TITLE III—CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE OF FEDERAL 

GEOSPATIAL ACTIVITIES 

Sec. 301. Policy. 

Sec. 302. Definitions. 

Sec. 303. Conversion to contractor performance. 

Sec. 304. Requirement for performance in United States. 

TITLE IV—ENCOURAGING PRIVATE ENTERPRISE 

Sec. 401. Findings; purposes. 

Sec. 402. Strategy for encouraging Federal use of private geospatial firms. 

TITLE V—GEOSPATIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

Sec. 501. Purposes. 

Sec. 502. Definitions. 

Sec. 503. Geospatial research plan. 

Sec. 504. Policy directives for research and development. 

Sec. 505. Annual report. 

Sec. 506. National defense and security exemption. 

3 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Geospatial data is necessary and essential 

2 to— 

3 (A) the management of natural resources; 

4 (B) economic development; 

5 (C) the management, adjudication, and 

6 prevention of future disruptions in the home 

7 mortgage system; 

8 (D) the development and implementation 

9 of a smart energy grid; 

10 (E) the deployment of universal domestic 

11 broadband service; 

12 (F) the management of Federal real prop13 erty assets; 

14 (G) emergency preparedness and response; 

15 (H) homeland security; 

16 (I) the delivery of efficient health care and 

17 other services provided, financed, or regulated 

18 by the Federal Government; and 

19 (J) the maintenance, rehabilitation, and 

20 enhancement of public works, transportation, 

21 and other infrastructure of the United States. 

22 (2) The geospatial technology field is a high 

23 growth, high demand, and economically vital sector 

24 of the economy of the United States. 


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1 (3) The United States is the leader in the glob2 al geospatial technology field. The thousands of 

3 geospatial firms in the United States, which include 

4 many small businesses, are among the most capable 

5 and qualified geospatial firms in the international 

6 market. 

7 (4) Geospatial technologies can enhance the op8 erations of Government in planning and analysis, 

9 asset management, situation awareness, workforce 

10 empowerment, citizen engagement, transparency, 

11 education, and other services. 

12 (5) The full use and exploitation of geospatial 

13 technologies can foster economic growth, contribute 

14 to environmental stewardship, and enable scientific 

15 and technological excellence. 

16 (6) Studies have indicated that Federal agen17 cies are not effectively using geospatial technologies 

18 and can improve the management of information re19 sources and other applications. 

20 (7) Efforts to reduce redundancies in geospatial 

21 investments have not been fully successful. Federal 

22 agencies are still independently acquiring and main23 taining potentially duplicative and costly data sets 

24 and systems and until these problems are resolved, 


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1 duplicative geospatial investments are likely to per2 sist. 

3 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

4 The purposes of this Act shall be to— 

5 (1) ensure that a centralized and comprehensive 

6 database of geospatial data for the United States is 

7 available for use by the Federal Government to— 

8 (A) improve the quality of services pro9 vided by the Federal Government; and 

10 (B) reduce the costs to the Federal Gov11 ernment of providing such services; 

12 (2) coordinate Federal agencies, State and local 

13 governments, and private entities to— 

14 (A) maximize the use of private geospatial 

15 firms for the performance of Federal geospatial 

16 activities; and 

17 (B) eliminate redundancy in the Federal 

18 performance of geospatial activities; 

19 (3) foster the establishment and growth of pri20 vate geospatial firms in the United States; and 

21 (4) facilitate the development of new geospatial 

22 technology in the United States. 

23 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

24 In this Act: 


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1 (1) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad2 ministrator of the National Geospatial Technology 

3 Administration. 

4 (2) The term ‘‘geospatial activity’’ means— 

5 (A) the collection of geospatial data, in6 cluding collection from terrestrial, ground7 based, airborne, or spaceborne platforms; 

8 (B) the organization of geospatial data, in9 cluding organization in a survey (including a 

10 GPS or field survey), map, chart, plan, report, 

11 or description; 

12 (C) the storage, dissemination, and re13 trieval of geospatial data; 

14 (D) the interpretation and use of 

15 geospatial data; 

16 (E) the development of products or tech17 nology to facilitate the activities described in 

18 subparagraphs (A) through (D); and 

19 (F) activities (other than exclusively busi20 ness-related activities) for the enhancement of 

21 geospatial data and its use. 

22 (3) The term ‘‘geospatial data’’ means data— 

23 (A) relating to natural and human-made 

24 physical features and phenomena on or below 

25 the surface of the Earth or in the space above 


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1 the Earth, which may include data on the size, 

2 shape, and location of such features, and data 

3 on the legal boundaries relating to such fea4 tures; and 

5 (B) developed by professionals, including 

6 surveyors, photogrammetrists, hydrographers, 

7 geodesists, and cartographers. 

8 (4) The term ‘‘licensed geospatial data’’ 

9 means— 

10 (A) commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) data 

11 produced by a commercial provider that exists 

12 prior to any purchase or procurement by the 

13 Government and is made available to the mar14 ket via an agreement of license with specific 

15 terms including rights and restrictions; 

16 (B) the cost of such data is available from 

17 the provider’s published price list; 

18 (C) delivery of such data is provided at the 

19 point of sale; 

20 (D) the specifications for such data are 

21 prescribed by the provider and not subject to 

22 change at the Government’s request; and 

23 (E) a transaction in which the Government 

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1 tions, requirements, uses, or design, which shall 

2 be considered a professional service subject to 

3 section 303 of this Act. 

4 (5) The term ‘‘private geospatial firm’’ means 

5 a private individual, firm, partnership, corporation, 

6 association, or other legal entity organized and per7 mitted by law to engage in geospatial activities, that 

8 engages in such activities— 

9 (A) as a regular course of trade or busi10 ness; and 

11 (B) with the principal objective of liveli12 hood and profit. 

13 (6) The term ‘‘real property’’ means land and— 

14 (A) crops, forests, and other resources at15 tached to or contained in the land; 

16 (B) buildings or other structures on the 

17 land; and 

18 (C) improvements to the land, including 

19 fixtures permanently attached to the land or to 

20 structures on the land. 

21 (7) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 

22 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 

23 of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 

24 Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 


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1 Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory 

2 or possession of the United States. 

3 SEC. 5. RIGHTS AND ACTIONS. 

4 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to confer a 

5 private right of action on any person nor shall affect any 

6 valid existing private property rights. 

7 TITLE I—NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL 

8 TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION 

9 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this title: 

11 (1) The term ‘‘cadastral information’’ means 

12 information on real property that includes informa13 tion on— 

14 (A) the location, boundaries, and size of 

15 the property; and 

16 (B) the use, value, ownership (including 

17 any interest, benefit, right, or privilege in the 

18 property), and assets of the property. 

19 (2) The term ‘‘cadastral parcel’’ means a single 

20 area of land or, more particularly, a volume of 

21 space, under homogeneous real property rights, 

22 unique ownership, subdivision, or description, and 

23 address. 

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1 ographic data established using a common reference 

2 system. 

3 (4) The term ‘‘orthoimagery’’ means 

4 georeferenced image maps prepared from an aerial 

5 photograph or remotely sensed data from which dis6 placements of images caused by sensor orientation 

7 and terrain relief have been removed. 

8 (5) The term ‘‘elevation and bathymetry’’ 

9 means high-quality topographic data and other 

10 three-dimensional representations of the Nation’s 

11 natural and constructed features, including the 

12 depths of bodies of water. 

13 SEC. 102. NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY ADMINIS14 TRATION. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To carry out the purposes of 

16 this Act, there is established within the Department of the 

17 Interior the National Geospatial Technology Administra18 tion. 

19 (b) ADMINISTRATOR.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The National Geospatial 

21 Technology Administration shall be headed by an 

22 Administrator, who shall report directly to the Sec23 retary of the Interior. 


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1 (2) APPOINTMENT.—The Administrator shall 

2 be appointed by the President, by and with the ad3 vice and consent of the Senate. 

4 SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NA5 TIONAL GEOSPATIAL DATABASE. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es7 tablish and maintain a comprehensive database of 

8 geospatial data for all lands owned or managed by the 

9 United States (including public lands), all Indian trust 

10 parcels, and, to the extent possible, all non-Federal lands 

11 in each State. The database shall be known as the ‘‘Na12 tional Geospatial Database’’. 

13 (b) CONTENTS OF DATABASE.—The National 

14 Geospatial Database shall include, for all lands described 

15 in subsection (a), the following geospatial data (as applica16 ble): 

17 (1) Cadastral information, organized on large 

18 scale maps— 

19 (A) using a geodetic network as a ref20 erence frame; 

21 (B) with a cadastral boundary overlay de22 lineating all cadastral parcels; and 

23 (C) with a system for indexing and identi24 fying each cadastral parcel. 

25 (2) Geodetic control information. 


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1 (3) Orthoimagery. 

2 (4) Elevation and bathymetry. 

3 (5) Information on transportation networks. 

4 (6) Hydrography. 

5 (7) Information on underground infrastructure, 

6 including the location, type, size, composition, and 

7 use of underground structures including tunnels and 

8 pipelines, including through reference to— 

9 (A) aerial photogrammetric maps; 

10 (B) GPS and field surveys; 

11 (C) as-built drawings; 

12 (D) service connection cards; and 

13 (E) historical maps and documents. 

14 (8) Information on the geographic areas of gov15 ernmental and administrative units. 

16 (9) In the case of Federal property, any rec17 ommendation the Administrator has made about the 

18 property under section 104(b). 

19 (10) Other geospatial data determined by the 

20 Administrator, in consultation with the National 

21 Geospatial Policy Commission, to be useful in car22 rying out national priorities including— 

23 (A) economic development; 


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1 (B) the management, adjudication, and 

2 prevention of future disruptions in the home 

3 mortgage system; 

4 (C) the development and implementation of 

5 a smart energy grid; 

6 (D) the deployment of universal domestic 

7 broadband service; 

8 (E) the management of Federal real prop9 erty assets; 

10 (F) emergency preparedness and response; 

11 (G) homeland security; 

12 (H) the delivery of efficient health care 

13 and other services provided, financed, or regu14 lated by the Federal Government; and 

15 (I) the maintenance, rehabilitation, and en16 hancement of the public works, transportation, 

17 and other infrastructure of the United States. 

18 (c) RETURN ON INVESTMENT.—The Administrator, 

19 in consultation with the National Geospatial Policy Com20 mission, shall provide a return on investment analysis and 

21 economic benefit assessment of the National Geospatial 

22 Database. 

23 (d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para2 graph (2), the National Geospatial Database shall be 

3 available to the public. 

4 (2) EXCEPTION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.— 

5 The Administrator shall withhold from public disclo6 sure any information the disclosure of which reason7 ably could be expected to cause damage to the na8 tional security of the United States. 

9 (e) FUNDING STRATEGY.—The Administrator shall 

10 develop and implement a strategy to fund the establish11 ment and maintenance of the National Geospatial Data12 base through means that may include— 

13 (1) the use of appropriated funds; 

14 (2) the establishment of user fees for the Na15 tional Geospatial Database; 

16 (3) the establishment of a revolving fund with 

17 respect to the user fees; 

18 (4) interagency and intergovernmental partner19 ships; and 

20 (5) public-private partnerships. 

21 SEC. 104. REORGANIZATION OF GEOSPATIAL AND LAND 

22 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. 

23 (a) IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL

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1 veloped by the National Geospatial Policy Commission 

2 under section 202(c). 

3 (b) DATA WITH RESPECT TO MANAGEMENT OF FED4 ERAL PROPERTY.—The Administrator shall provide data 

5 to heads of other Federal agencies for the determination 

6 as to whether any property owned or managed by the 

7 United States may be better managed through ownership 

8 by a non-Federal entity, including a State or local govern9 ment, a tribal government, a nonprofit organization, or a 

10 private entity. 

11 SEC. 105. PROMULGATION OF STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL 

12 GEOSPATIAL DATA. 

13 (a) PROMULGATION.—The Administrator, in con14 sultation with the Administrator of the Office of Elec15 tronic Government, shall promulgate standards to ensure 

16 the interoperability of geospatial data collected by or with 

17 the support of the Federal Government. Such standards 

18 shall be consistent with— 

19 (1) standards applicable to geospatial data in 

20 the Federal Real Property Profile established under 

21 section 4(c) of Executive Order No. 13327 of Feb22 ruary 4, 2004; and 

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1 ment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–347; 44 U.S.C. 

2 3501 note). 

3 (b) CONFORMANCE WITH STANDARDS.— 

4 (1) REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL CONFORM5 ANCE.—The head of each agency of the Federal 

6 Government shall coordinate with the Administrator 

7 to ensure that all geospatial data collected by or 

8 with the support of the agency conforms with the 

9 standards promulgated under subsection (a), includ10 ing geospatial data collected under the following au11 thorities: 

12 (A) Office of Management and Budget Cir13 cular A–16. 

14 (B) Executive Order No. 12906 of April 

15 11, 1994. 

16 (C) The Real Estate Settlement Proce17 dures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). 

18 (D) The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 

19 1975 (12 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). 

20 (2) ENCOURAGEMENT OF NON-FEDERAL CON21 FORMANCE.—The Administrator shall encourage 

22 conformance of all other geospatial data collected for 

23 lands in the United States with the standards pro24 mulgated under paragraph (1). 


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1 SEC. 106. PROTECTION OF GEOSPATIAL DATA. 

2 The Administrator shall promulgate regulations and 

3 carry out activities to prevent any inmate in a Federal 

4 Prison Industries program under chapter 307 of title 18, 

5 United States Code, or a work program operated by a 

6 prison or jail of a State or subdivision thereof from having 

7 access to any geospatial data regarding the location of— 

8 (1) surface and subsurface infrastructure pro9 viding communications or water or electrical power 

10 distribution or transmission; 

11 (2) pipelines for the distribution or trans12 mission of natural gas, bulk petroleum products, or 

13 other commodities; 

14 (3) other utilities; or 

15 (4) any personal or financial information about 

16 any individual private citizen, including information 

17 relating to such person’s real property however de18 scribed. 

19 SEC. 107. ASSUMPTION OF GEOSPATIAL FUNCTIONS OF 

20 OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

21 (a) FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE22 RIOR.—All geospatial functions vested by law in the De23 partment of the Interior are hereby transferred to the Ad24 ministrator, including the following: 

25 (1) The responsibilities for the survey of public 

26 lands and related functions vested by chapter 1 of 


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1 title 32 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 

2 (43 U.S.C. 52–59). 

3 (2) All geospatial functions of the Geography 

4 Division of the United States Geological Survey, in5 cluding functions vested by the Act of June 4, 1897 

6 (43 U.S.C. 31). 

7 (3) The responsibilities, vested by the revised 

8 Office of Management and Budget Circular A–16, 

9 dated August, 19, 2006, for stewardship by the Bu10 reau of Land Management of cadastral and Federal 

11 land ownership spatial data themes. 

12 (b) FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRI13 CULTURE.—All geospatial functions vested by law in the 

14 Department of Agriculture with respect to the National 

15 Forest System are hereby transferred to the Adminis16 trator, including the authority to survey and map lands 

17 in and around the National Forest System lands vested 

18 by authorities, including the following: 

19 (1) Public Law 85–569 (7 U.S.C. 1012a). 

20 (2) Public Law 97–465 (16 U.S.C. 521d et 

21 seq.). 

22 (c) FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOS23 PHERIC ADMINISTRATION.—All geospatial functions vest24 ed by law in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad25 ministration are hereby transferred to the Administrator, 


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1 including all functions of the National Geodetic Survey 

2 and other geospatial functions vested by authorities, in3 cluding the following: 

4 (1) Section 4685 of the Revised Statutes of the 

5 United States (33 U.S.C. 884). 

6 (2) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to define the 

7 functions and duties of the Coast and Geodetic Sur8 vey, and for other purposes’’, approved August 6, 

9 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.). 

10 (3) Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 (84 

11 Stat. 2090). 

12 (4) Section 6082 of the Consolidated Omnibus 

13 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (33 U.S.C. 883j). 

14 (5) The Hydrographic Services Improvement 

15 Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892a et seq.). 

16 (6) Section 206 of the Department of Com17 merce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

18 2003 (33 U.S.C. 883l). 

19 (7) The Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integra20 tion Act (33 U.S.C. 3501). 

21 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall be effec22 tive on the date that is 270 days after the date of the 

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1 SEC. 108. ACQUISITION OF GEOSPATIAL DATA FROM PUB2 LIC SOURCES. 

3 (a) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—At the request of the Ad4 ministrator, the head of each Federal agency shall make 

5 available to the Administrator for inclusion in the Na6 tional Geospatial Database geospatial data collected by the 

7 agency subject to privacy protections, including— 

8 (1) all geospatial data collected under the Real 

9 Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 

10 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.); 

11 (2) all geospatial data collected under the Home 

12 Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 (12 U.S.C. 2801 

13 et seq.); and 

14 (3) notwithstanding sections 9 and 214 of title 

15 13, United States Code, and to the extent consistent 

16 with individual privacy protections, all data on build17 ing addresses and geographical coordinates collected 

18 by the Director of the Bureau of the Census. 

19 (b) NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.— 

20 (1) COST-SHARING AGREEMENTS.—The Admin21 istrator may enter into cost-sharing agreements 

22 with, and provide other financial incentives to, State 

23 and local governments and private entities and indi24 viduals to collect and share with the Administrator 

25 geospatial data for inclusion in the National 

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1 (2) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT.—The Federal 

2 share of any cost-sharing agreement under para3 graph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total 

4 cost to the State of collecting and sharing the data. 

5 SEC. 109. ACQUISITION OF GEOSPATIAL DATA FROM COM6 MERCIAL SOURCES. 

7 (a) COMMERCIAL SOURCES.—The Administrator 

8 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, enter into con9 tracts to obtain geospatial data and geospatial activities 

10 from commercial sources. 

11 (b) LICENSED DATA.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this Act, the 

13 Administrator may acquire licensed geospatial data 

14 from commercial sources. 

15 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining whether 

16 to acquire licensed geospatial data from commercial 

17 sources, the Administrator shall take into account— 

18 (A) existing law; 

19 (B) the quality of the data relative to the 

20 intended use; 

21 (C) the preferences of the intended (as op22 posed to incidental) beneficiaries of the data; 

23 and 

24 (D) any restrictions on redistribution of 

25 the licensed data, and their effect on— 


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1 (i) the ability of each agency using the 

2 data to carry out a mandate of the agency; 

3 and 

4 (ii) the benefit of the geospatial data 

5 to its intended users. 

6 TITLE II—NATIONAL GEOSPA7 TIAL POLICY COMMISSION 

8 SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT; PRIMARY DUTIES. 

9 There is hereby established a commission, to be 

10 known as the ‘‘National Geospatial Policy Commission’’ 

11 (referred to hereinafter as the ‘‘Commission’’). The Com12 mission shall— 

13 (1) develop and periodically amend a com14 prehensive plan, to be known as the ‘‘National 

15 Geospatial Data Plan’’; 

16 (2) coordinate Federal agencies, State and local 

17 governments, and private entities to eliminate redun18 dancy in the performance of geospatial activities; 

19 (3) convert geospatial activities to performance 

20 by private geospatial firms when possible; and 

21 (4) reduce the costs to the Federal Government 

22 of geospatial activities not eliminated or converted to 

23 performance by private geospatial firms. 


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1 SEC. 202. REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL 

2 DATA PLAN. 

3 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF ALL GEOSPATIAL ACTIVI4 TIES PERFORMED BY OR FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERN5 MENT.—The Commission shall identify in the National 

6 Geospatial Data Plan each geospatial activity performed 

7 by or for the Federal Government, and— 

8 (1) the nature and purpose of the activity; 

9 (2) the authority under which the activity is 

10 performed; and 

11 (3) the amount expended by the Federal Gov12 ernment in fiscal year 2009 for the activity. 

13 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF REDUNDANT, INEFFICIENT, 

14 AND UNNECESSARY GEOSPATIAL ACTIVITIES.—The Com15 mission shall identify in the National Geospatial Data 

16 Plan each geospatial activity under subsection (a)— 

17 (1) the performance of which is unnecessary; 

18 and 

19 (2) that may be converted to performance by a 

20 private geospatial firm. 

21 (c) IDENTIFICATION OF BEST MEANS OF ACQUIRING

22 GEOSPATIAL DATA.—The Commission shall develop and 

23 include in the National Geospatial Data Plan rec24 ommendations (including, as applicable, recommendations 

25 for changes in existing law) for— 


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1 (1) elimination of geospatial activities identified 

2 under subsection (b)(1); 

3 (2) conversion of geospatial activities identified 

4 under subsection (b)(2) to performance by a private 

5 geospatial firm; 

6 (3) conversion of performance of geospatial ac7 tivities identified under subsection (b)(3)(A) to per8 formance by a State or local government; and 

9 (4) consolidation of geospatial activities identi10 fied under subsection (b)(3)(B). 

11 (d) ESTIMATE OF COST SAVINGS FROM ADOPTING

12 RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Commission shall include in 

13 the National Geospatial Data Plan an estimate of the sav14 ings to the United States that would result from adopting 

15 the recommendations in subsection (c). 

16 (e) DEADLINE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL

17 GEOSPATIAL DATA PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after 

18 funds are made available for this purpose, the Commission 

19 shall complete the National Geospatial Data Plan in ac20 cordance with this section. 

21 SEC. 203. MEMBERSHIP. 

22 (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission 

23 shall be composed of the following members: 

24 (1) The Administrator of the National 

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1 (2) The Director of the Office of Management 

2 and Budget or designee. 

3 (3) The Director of the Office of Science and 

4 Technology Policy or designee. 

5 (4) The Director of the National Economic 

6 Council or designee. 

7 (5) The Director of the National Geospatial In8 telligence Agency or designee. 

9 (6) The Chairman of the Committee on Home10 land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen11 ate or designee. 

12 (7) The Chairman of the Committee on Over13 sight and Government Reform of the House of Rep14 resentatives or designee. 

15 (8) Eleven citizens with experience in geospatial 

16 activities appointed by the President, including— 

17 (A) two employed in State government; 

18 (B) two employed in regional or local gov19 ernment; 

20 (C) one employed in tribal government; 

21 (D) one employed by a nonprofit organiza22 tion; 

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1 (F) four employed by a private geospatial 

2 firm, at least one of whom shall be a licensed 

3 surveyor. 

4 (b) TERMS.— 

5 (1) FEDERAL OFFICIALS.—Each member ap6 pointed under subparagraphs (1) through (7) of sub7 section (a) shall be appointed for the life of the 

8 Commission. 

9 (2) MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE PRESI10 DENT.—Each member appointed under subsection 

11 (a)(8) shall be appointed for a term of six years. 

12 (c) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to fill a va13 cancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which 

14 the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be ap15 pointed only for the remainder of that term. 

16 (d) PAY AND EXPENSES.—Each member appointed 

17 under subsection (a)(8) shall be entitled to $100 a day 

18 when performing duties vested in the Commission and re19 imbursement for necessary expenses incurred in per20 forming those duties. 

21 (e) CHAIR AND OFFICERS.—The President shall des22 ignate the Chair of the Commission from among the non23 Federal members. The Commission may elect from among 

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1 (f) PERSONNEL.—The Commission may employ a Di2 rector, an executive officer, and other technical and ad3 ministrative personnel as it considers necessary. Without 

4 regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statues (41 U.S.C. 

5 5) and section 3109, chapters 33 and 51, and subchapter 

6 III of chapter 53, of title 5, the Commission may employ, 

7 by contract or otherwise, the temporary or intermittent 

8 (not more than one year) services of city planners, archi9 tects, engineers, appraisers, and other experts or organiza10 tions of experts, as may be necessary to carry out its func11 tions. The Commission shall fix the rate of compensation 

12 so as not to exceed the rate usual for similar services. 

13 (g) EXEMPTION.—The provisions of the Federal Ad14 visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) shall not 

15 apply to the Commission. 

16 SEC. 204. TERMINATIONS. 

17 (a) Upon the establishment of the Commission, the 

18 Federal Geographic Data Committee shall be terminated 

19 and all functions, duties, authorities, and responsibilities 

20 outlined in Office of Management Budget Circular A–16 

21 shall be vested in the Commission and the Administrator. 

22 (b) Upon the establishment of the National 

23 Geospatial Data Plan, Executive Orders 12906 and 13286 

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1 responsibilities therein shall be vested in the Commission 

2 and the Administrator. 

3 (c) Upon the establishment of the Commission, the 

4 National Geospatial Advisory Committee shall be termi5 nated. 

6 TITLE III—CONTRACTOR PER7 FORMANCE OF FEDERAL 

8 GEOSPATIAL ACTIVITIES 

9 SEC. 301. POLICY. 

10 It is the policy of the United States, consistent with 

11 the United States Commercial Remote Sensing Policy, 

12 to— 

13 (1) rely to the maximum practical extent on the 

14 private sector in the United States for the acquisi15 tion of commercially available geospatial data and 

16 geospatial activities; and 

17 (2) develop a long-term, sustainable relationship 

18 with the private geospatial community. 

19 SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 

20 In this title, the term ‘‘agency head’’ means the Sec21 retary, the Administrator, or head of a department, agen22 cy, or bureau of the Federal Government. 

23 SEC. 303. CONVERSION TO CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE. 

24 (a) CONVERSION OF ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED BY

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1 maximum extent possible, to performance by private 

2 geospatial firms, all activities identified by the National 

3 Geospatial Policy Commission for conversion under section 

4 202(b)(2) that are performed by or for the agency. 

5 (b) SOLICITATION OF OFFERS FOR CONTRACTOR

6 PERFORMANCE OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.— 

7 (1) NOTICE.—Each agency head shall issue a 

8 notice soliciting offers for the performance of each 

9 activity described in subsection (a). The notice shall 

10 include a description of qualifications and experience 

11 determined by the agency head to be necessary for 

12 performance of the activity, and such other criteria 

13 as the agency head determines to be appropriate. 

14 (2) SUBMISSION OF OFFERS.—To be considered 

15 for performance of an activity, a private geospatial 

16 firm shall submit to the agency head an offer that 

17 addresses the criteria described in paragraph (1), in18 cluding a statement of qualifications and perform19 ance data. 

20 (3) SELECTION.— 

21 (A) FIRST STAGE.—Of the private 

22 geospatial firms that submit offers under para23 graph (2), the agency head shall select the 

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2 private geospatial firms’ offers and such other 

3 information related to the qualifications and ex4 perience of the private geospatial firms as the 

5 agency head determines to be appropriate. 

6 (B) SECOND STAGE.—The agency head 

7 shall discuss with each private geospatial firm 

8 selected under subparagraph (A) different tech9 nologies and professional approaches to fur10 nishing the required services. Based on the dis11 cussion, the agency head shall rank each such 

12 private geospatial firm in order of most to least 

13 qualified. 

14 (C) THIRD STAGE.—The agency head shall 

15 negotiate with each private geospatial firm de16 termined to be the most qualified to perform 

17 the activity required by the agency, for a con18 tract for performance of the activity. 

19 (D) FINAL SELECTION.—The agency head 

20 shall enter into a contract with each private 

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1 dered and the scope, complexity, and specialized 

2 nature of the activity. 

3 (E) SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL FIRMS.— 

4 If the agency head cannot enter into a contract 

5 with a private geospatial firm under subpara6 graph (D), the agency head shall determine the 

7 next most qualified private geospatial firms for 

8 performance of the activity in accordance with 

9 subparagraph (A) and enter into discussions 

10 and negotiations with such private geospatial 

11 firms under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respec12 tively. 

13 (4) EXCEPTION.—The process set forth in this 

14 section shall not apply to licensed geospatial data. 

15 SEC. 304. REQUIREMENT FOR PERFORMANCE IN UNITED 

16 STATES. 

17 (a) FEDERAL CONTRACTS.—All Federal contracts for 

18 performance of a geospatial activity shall include— 

19 (1) a condition that the geospatial activity be 

20 performed in the United States; and 

21 (2) a written certification that the funds will 

22 not be used for geospatial activities performed out23 side the United States. 

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1 (1) that was converted to performance by a pri2 vate geospatial firm under section 303 and was pre3 viously performed outside the United States by the 

4 Federal Government; 

5 (2) required by law (including a treaty or trade 

6 agreement) to be performed outside the United 

7 States; 

8 (3) required by geographical necessity to be 

9 performed outside the United States; 

10 (4) determined by the Administrator after a 

11 competitive procurement process under section 

12 303(b) to be unavailable in the United States; 

13 (5) for which the President has issued a deter14 mination in writing that performance outside of the 

15 United States is necessary for national security; or 

16 (6) for the acquisition of commercial off-the17 shelf licensed geospatial data products. 

18 TITLE IV—ENCOURAGING 

19 PRIVATE ENTERPRISE 

20 SEC. 401. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 

21 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the competitive 

22 enterprise system, characterized by individual freedom and 

23 initiative, is the primary source of the economic strength 

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1 not perform geospatial functions better suited for perform2 ance by the private sector. 

3 (b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of this title is to pro4 mote the establishment and growth of private geospatial 

5 firms in the United States by— 

6 (1) encouraging the use by the Federal Govern7 ment of geospatial data, products, technology, and 

8 services to accomplish national priorities; 

9 (2) encouraging the acquisition of geospatial 

10 data, products, technology, and services from private 

11 geospatial firms; 

12 (3) encouraging the development, and ensuring 

13 the continued employment, of a workforce that will 

14 meet future employment demands in the geospatial 

15 field; and 

16 (4) fostering an environment in which all pri17 vate geospatial firms may compete effectively and 

18 grow to their full potential. 

19 SEC. 402. STRATEGY FOR ENCOURAGING FEDERAL USE OF 

20 PRIVATE GEOSPATIAL FIRMS. 

21 (a) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY.—Not later than 

22 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

23 Administrator shall cooperate with private geospatial 

24 firms, and any associations composed exclusively of such 

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1 and enhance the use of private geospatial firms by Federal 

2 agencies and other entities that receive Federal funds, in3 cluding State and local governmental agencies, univer4 sities, nonprofit organizations, and foreign governments. 

5 (b) INFORMATION GATHERING.—In developing the 

6 strategy described in subsection (a), the Administrator 

7 shall— 

8 (1) examine the current role of private 

9 geospatial firms, including small businesses, in the 

10 economy of the United States; 

11 (2) States expending Federal funds; 

12 (3) assess the contribution such firms may 

13 make in the future to the growth of the economy of 

14 the United States; 

15 (4) evaluate the efforts of each Federal agency 

16 to use private geospatial firms, including the pro17 curement strategies, policies, and methodologies of 

18 each Federal agency; and 

19 (5) assemble statistical information on the use 

20 of private geospatial firms by Federal agencies. 

21 (c) ENHANCEMENT OF FEDERAL AGENCY USE OF

22 PRIVATE GEOSPATIAL FIRMS.— 

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1 to encourage and enhance the use by the Federal 

2 agency of private geospatial firms. 

3 (2) The Administrator shall establish training 

4 programs and facilitate knowledge sharing among 

5 Federal agencies on the use of geospatial data, prod6 ucts, technology, and services and the process for 

7 procurement of such activities from the private sec8 tor. 

9 (3) The Administrator shall cooperate with pub10 lic and private agencies, businesses, and other orga11 nizations to disseminate information about the use 

12 and application of geospatial data, products, tech13 nology, and services, the capabilities of private 

14 geospatial firms, and the ways in which private 

15 geospatial firms may benefit Federal agencies. 

16 (d) ADVOCACY AND ASSISTANCE FOR PRIVATE

17 GEOSPATIAL FIRMS AFFECTED BY FEDERAL POLICIES

18 AND ACTIVITIES.— 

19 (1) The Administrator shall receive, and, as ap20 propriate, address or otherwise act upon complaints, 

21 criticisms, and suggestions from private geospatial 

22 firms regarding the policies and activities of Federal 

23 agencies. 

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1 the Administrator shall represent the views and in2 terests of the private geospatial firms to the Federal 

3 agency. 

4 (3) The Administrator shall make counseling 

5 available to private geospatial firms on how to re6 solve questions and problems concerning the rela7 tionship of such firms to the Federal Government. 

8 (e) DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD CLAUSES, CON9 TRACTS, AND FORM LICENSES.—The Administrator shall, 

10 in consultation with trade associations and public interest 

11 groups, develop and promote standard clauses and con12 tracts for use by the Federal Government in the acquisi13 tion of geospatial data and licenses for the acquisition of 

14 licensed geospatial data products. 

15 (f) STANDARDS FOR ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS.— 

16 To evaluate and increase the effectiveness of the strategy, 

17 the Administrator shall develop standards (including 

18 metrics, benchmarks, and measures of performance) by 

19 which to assess— 

20 (1) the state of geospatial activities in the 

21 United States; and 

22 (2) progress in the development of private 

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1 TITLE V—GEOSPATIAL 

2 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

3 SEC. 501. PURPOSES. 

4 The purposes of this title are to encourage innovation 

5 and entrepreneurship in the geospatial field by— 

6 (1) promoting the advancement of geospatial 

7 products and technologies, and value-added services 

8 related to such products and technologies; and 

9 (2) providing an avenue through which new and 

10 untested geospatial products and services may be 

11 brought to the marketplace. 

12 SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this title: 

14 (1) The term ‘‘Geospatial Research Plan’’ 

15 means the plan developed under section 503(a). 

16 (2) The term ‘‘research and development’’— 

17 (A) means— 

18 (i) a systematic study directed specifi19 cally toward applying new knowledge to 

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2 meet specific requirements; or 

3 (iii) development of data, products, 

4 technology, or services not currently avail5 able in the marketplace and that cannot 

6 otherwise be procured commercially 

7 through ordinary business channels; and 

8 (B) may include— 

9 (i) research in the physical and nat10 ural sciences; 

11 (ii) applied research; 

12 (iii) technology development; and 

13 (iv) social science research. 

14 SEC. 503. GEOSPATIAL RESEARCH PLAN. 

15 (a) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than one year after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

17 shall develop a plan, to be known as the ‘‘Geospatial Re18 search Plan’’, to provide a coordinated and integrated ap19 proach to the investment of the United States in 

20 geospatial research and development activities in the 5- 

21 year period beginning on the date of the issuance of the 

22 Plan. 

23 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In the Geospatial Research 

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1 vestments in geospatial research and development activi2 ties that will— 

3 (1) facilitate the establishment the National 

4 Geospatial Database; 

5 (2) facilitate the maintenance of a current and 

6 accurate National Geospatial Database; 

7 (3) enhance the ability to store and archive 

8 geospatial data; 

9 (4) increase public access to and dissemination 

10 of stored and archived geospatial data; 

11 (5) improve sensor and other data collection 

12 technologies; 

13 (6) improve the ability to acquire, visualize, 

14 analyze, and apply geospatial data; 

15 (7) improve the durability and extend the life of 

16 geospatial infrastructure; 

17 (8) address geospatial requirements necessary 

18 to meet national needs, Government programs, and 

19 emerging public policy issues, including but not lim20 ited to— 

21 (A) protecting and enhancing the environ22 ment; 

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1 (C) managing land and real property as2 sets and resources related thereto; 

3 (D) providing for the national defense and 

4 homeland security; 

5 (E) managing housing and financial serv6 ices systems; 

7 (F) producing and utilizing energy in a 

8 safe and efficient manner; 

9 (G) preparing for, responding to, and re10 covering from natural and anthropogenic emer11 gencies; 

12 (H) conducting the census; 

13 (I) administering the system of justice; and 

14 (J) providing for new forms of communica15 tion; and 

16 (9) meet any other research and development 

17 needs of the Federal Government and geospatial 

18 data producers and users. 

19 (c) ESTIMATED FUNDING LEVELS AND BENEFIT.— 

20 In the Geospatial Research Plan, the Administrator shall 

21 describe, for each activity identified under subsection 

22 (b)— 

23 (1) the anticipated annual funding levels for the 

24 activity for the period described in subsection (a); 

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1 (2) the benefit the Administrator expects to 

2 gain from the activity by the end of the period de3 scribed in subsection (a). 

4 (d) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Administrator shall en5 sure that the Geospatial Research Plan— 

6 (1) includes and integrates the research and de7 velopment activities of the National Geospatial Tech8 nology Administration; 

9 (2) defines the respective roles and responsibil10 ities of Federal, State, local, regional, tribal, private 

11 sector, academic, and nonprofit institutions in 

12 geospatial research and development activities; and 

13 (3) takes into account the activities of other 

14 Federal, State, private sector, and nonprofit institu15 tions, and avoids unnecessary duplication with such 

16 activities. 

17 SEC. 504. POLICY DIRECTIVES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVEL18 OPMENT. 

19 (a) DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY DIRECTIVES.—Not 

20 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

21 this Act, the Administrator shall develop policy directives 

22 for implementation by the Federal Government of 

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1 (b) CONTENTS OF POLICY DIRECTIVES.—The policy 

2 directives developed under subsection (a) shall provide 

3 for— 

4 (1) simplified, standardized, and timely solicita5 tions; 

6 (2) a simplified, standardized funding process 

7 that provides for— 

8 (A) the timely receipt and review of pro9 posals; 

10 (B) outside peer review of proposals, if ap11 propriate; 

12 (C) protection of proprietary information 

13 provided in proposals; 

14 (D) selection of awardees; 

15 (E) retention of data rights generated in 

16 the performance of the contract by a business 

17 concern; 

18 (F) recognition of the right to intellectual 

19 property rights by the private sector partner; 

20 (G) cost sharing; and 

21 (H) cost principles and payment schedules; 

22 (3) ensuring that research and development ac23 tivities of Government, universities, and nonprofit 

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1 (4) the prompt commercialization of the results 

2 of geospatial research and development activities. 

3 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEGISLATION.—The 

4 Administrator shall propose to Congress any recommenda5 tions for legislation to authorize innovative partnerships 

6 not authorized under existing law. 

7 SEC. 505. ANNUAL REPORT. 

8 The Administrator shall submit to appropriate com9 mittees of Congress an annual report, in conjunction with 

10 the President’s annual budget request as set forth in sec11 tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, describing the 

12 amount spent in the last completed fiscal year on 

13 geospatial research and development and the amount pro14 posed in the current budget for geospatial research and 

15 development. 

16 SEC. 506. NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY EXEMPTION. 

17 This title shall not apply to research and development 

18 activities that would adversely affect the national defense 

19 and security of the United States. 

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