and uses of commercial Earth remote sensing data and im-
agery under this section: 
‘‘(1)(A) In the case of the initial report, a list 
of all agreements that are providing commercial 
Earth remote sensing data and imagery to NASA as 
of the date of the report. 
‘‘(B) For each subsequent report, a list of all 
agreements that have provided commercial Earth re-
mote sensing data and imagery to NASA during the 
reporting period. 
‘‘(2) A description of the end-use license terms 
and conditions for each such vendor. 
‘‘(3) A description of the manner in which each 
such agreement is advancing scientific research and 
applications, including priorities recommended by the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
Medicine decadal surveys. 
‘‘(4) Information specifying whether the Admin-
istrator has entered into an agreement with a com-
mercial vendor or a Federal agency that permits the 
use of data and imagery by Federal Government em-
ployees, contractors, or non-Federal users.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for chapter 603 of title 51, United States Code, 
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is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘60307. Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program.’’. 
SEC. 607. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION MEASUREMENTS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) observation and measurement of greenhouse 
gases such as carbon dioxide and methane are of crit-
ical importance to understand the sources of these 
emissions; 
(2) additional tools can improve the precise de-
tection of methane leaks from natural gas lines and 
production facilities to reduce economic losses and to 
reduce unintentional release of this potent greenhouse 
gas; 
(3) observation of such gases can be conducted 
with a combination of space-based, airborne, and 
ground-based instruments; 
(4) in 2022, NASA cancelled the Geostationary 
Carbon Cycle Observatory, a competitively-selected, 
Principal Investigator-led instrument under develop-
ment that is designed to make space-based observa-
tions of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, 
carbon monoxide, and methane, as well as vegetation 
health over the western hemisphere from geosynchro-
nous orbit; and 
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(5) in 2023, the Geostationary Carbon Cycle Ob-
servatory 
PI-led 
project 
team 
delivered 
an 
unvalidated instrument assembly and flight spares to 
NASA as part of the project closeout activities. 
(b) HARDWARE.— 
(1) The Administrator shall assess the hardware 
and, to the maximum extent practicable, seek to vali-
date the instrument assembly delivered to the Admin-
istration under the contract for the development of 
GeoCarb, which shall include an assessment of sci-
entific capabilities of the delivered hardware, includ-
ing potential repurposed uses or science contributions. 
(2) The Administrator, within 6 months of the 
date of the enactment of this Act, shall provide a re-
port to the appropriate committees of Congress re-
garding the results of the assessment conducted pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) and if appropriate based on the 
assessment, a list of potential launch opportunities, 
including cost and schedule associated with such op-
portunities. 
(c) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, the National Institute of 
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Standards and Technology, and other relevant agen-
cies, shall enter into an agreement with the National 
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to 
develop a science-based strategy to assess and evaluate 
the use of present and future greenhouse gas moni-
toring and detection capabilities, including ground- 
based, airborne, and space-based sensors and integra-
tion of data relating to such monitoring and detection 
from other indicators, to detect large methane emis-
sion events (commonly referred to as ‘‘methane super- 
emitters’’). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The strategy described in 
subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 
(A) Development of a proposed definition 
for the term ‘‘methane super-emitter’’. 
(B) Examination of whether and how cur-
rent and planned Federal greenhouse gas moni-
toring and detection capabilities may be lever-
aged to monitor and detect methane super- 
emitters, and identify key gaps in such capabili-
ties. 
(C) Examination of the effectiveness of the 
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center and Greenhouse Gas 
Monitoring and Measurement Interagency Work-
ing Group in facilitating interagency collabora-
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tion for greenhouse gas monitoring and detec-
tion, data standards, stewardship, and data inte-
gration, including activities related to moni-
toring and detecting methane super-emitters. 
(D) Examination of actions taken by Fed-
eral agencies and departments in response to the 
National Strategy to Advance an Integrated U.S. 
Greenhouse Gas Measurement, Monitoring, and 
Information System, including progress towards 
pathways to enhance the scientific and oper-
ational value of information regarding methane 
super-emitters. 
(E) Consideration of options for the Federal 
Government to partner with nongovernmental 
entities, including State and local governments, 
academia, nonprofit organizations, commercial 
industry, and international organizations, to ef-
fectively leverage greenhouse gas monitoring and 
detection capabilities to monitor and detect 
methane super-emitters. 
(F) Consideration of options for the Federal 
Government to validate and verify technologies 
and data developed or collects by nongovern-
mental entities, academia, nonprofit organiza-
tions, commercial industry, and international 
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