I 
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 Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Over-
sight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, and Ag-
riculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the National Geospatial Technology Administra-
tion within the United States Geological Survey to en-
hance the use of geospatial data, products, technology, 
and services, to increase the economy and efficiency of 
Federal geospatial activities, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Map It Once, Use It Many Times Act’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
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. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Geospatial data is necessary and essential 
to— 
(A) the management of natural resources; 
(B) economic development; 
(C) the management, adjudication, and 
prevention of future disruptions in the home 
mortgage system; 
(D) the development and implementation 
of a smart energy grid; 
(E) the deployment of universal domestic 
broadband service; 
(F) the management of Federal real prop-
erty assets; 
(G) emergency preparedness and response; 
(H) homeland security; 
(I) the delivery of efficient health care and 
other services provided, financed, or regulated 
by the Federal Government; and 
(J) the maintenance, rehabilitation, and 
enhancement of public works, transportation, 
and other infrastructure of the United States. 
(2) The geospatial technology field is a high 
growth, high demand, and economically vital sector 
of the economy of the United States. 
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(3) The United States is the leader in the glob-
al geospatial technology field. The thousands of 
geospatial firms in the United States, which include 
many small businesses, are among the most capable 
and qualified geospatial firms in the international 
market. 
(4) Geospatial technologies can enhance the op-
erations of Government in planning and analysis, 
asset management, situation awareness, workforce 
empowerment, citizen engagement, transparency, 
education, and other services. 
(5) The full use and exploitation of geospatial 
technologies can foster economic growth, contribute 
to environmental stewardship, and enable scientific 
and technological excellence. 
(6) Studies have indicated that Federal agen-
cies are not effectively using geospatial technologies 
and can improve the management of information re-
sources and other applications. 
(7) Efforts to reduce redundancies in geospatial 
investments have not been fully successful. Federal 
agencies are still independently acquiring and main-
taining potentially duplicative and costly data sets 
and systems and until these problems are resolved, 
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duplicative geospatial investments are likely to per-
sist. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act shall be to— 
(1) ensure that a centralized and comprehensive 
database of geospatial data for the United States is 
available for use by the Federal Government to— 
(A) improve the quality of services pro-
vided by the Federal Government; and 
(B) reduce the costs to the Federal Gov-
ernment of providing such services; 
(2) coordinate Federal agencies, State and local 
governments, and private entities to— 
(A) maximize the use of private geospatial 
firms for the performance of Federal geospatial 
activities; and 
(B) eliminate redundancy in the Federal 
performance of geospatial activities; 
(3) foster the establishment and growth of pri-
vate geospatial firms in the United States; and 
(4) facilitate the development of new geospatial 
technology in the United States. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the National Geospatial Technology 
Administration. 
(2) The term ‘‘geospatial activity’’ means— 
(A) the collection of geospatial data, in-
cluding collection from terrestrial, ground- 
based, airborne, or spaceborne platforms; 
(B) the organization of geospatial data, in-
cluding organization in a survey (including a 
GPS or field survey), map, chart, plan, report, 
or description; 
(C) the storage, dissemination, and re-
trieval of geospatial data; 
(D) 
the 
interpretation 
and 
use 
of 
geospatial data; 
(E) the development of products or tech-
nology to facilitate the activities described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (D); and 
(F) activities (other than exclusively busi-
ness-related activities) for the enhancement of 
geospatial data and its use. 
(3) The term ‘‘geospatial data’’ means data— 
(A) relating to natural and human-made 
physical features and phenomena on or below 
the surface of the Earth or in the space above 
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the Earth, which may include data on the size, 
shape, and location of such features, and data 
on the legal boundaries relating to such fea-
tures; and 
(B) developed by professionals, including 
surveyors, photogrammetrists, hydrographers, 
geodesists, and cartographers. 
(4) The term ‘‘licensed geospatial data’’ 
means— 
(A) commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) data 
produced by a commercial provider that exists 
prior to any purchase or procurement by the 
Government and is made available to the mar-
ket via an agreement of license with specific 
terms including rights and restrictions; 
(B) the cost of such data is available from 
the provider’s published price list; 
(C) delivery of such data is provided at the 
point of sale; 
(D) the specifications for such data are 
prescribed by the provider and not subject to 
change at the Government’s request; and 
(E) a transaction in which the Government 
does not become involved with defining any por-
tion of the geospatial data product specifica-
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tions, requirements, uses, or design, which shall 
be considered a professional service subject to 
section 303 of this Act. 
(5) The term ‘‘private geospatial firm’’ means 
a private individual, firm, partnership, corporation, 
association, or other legal entity organized and per-
mitted by law to engage in geospatial activities, that 
engages in such activities— 
(A) as a regular course of trade or busi-
ness; and 
(B) with the principal objective of liveli-
hood and profit. 
(6) The term ‘‘real property’’ means land and— 
(A) crops, forests, and other resources at-
tached to or contained in the land; 
(B) buildings or other structures on the 
land; and 
(C) improvements to the land, including 
fixtures permanently attached to the land or to 
structures on the land. 
(7) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
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Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory 
or possession of the United States. 
SEC. 5. RIGHTS AND ACTIONS. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to confer a 
private right of action on any person nor shall affect any 
valid existing private property rights. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL 
TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) The term ‘‘cadastral information’’ means 
information on real property that includes informa-
tion on— 
(A) the location, boundaries, and size of 
the property; and 
(B) the use, value, ownership (including 
any interest, benefit, right, or privilege in the 
property), and assets of the property. 
(2) The term ‘‘cadastral parcel’’ means a single 
area of land or, more particularly, a volume of 
space, under homogeneous real property rights, 
unique ownership, subdivision, or description, and 
address. 
(3) The term ‘‘geodetic control information’’ 
means information on the coordinate positions of ge-
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ographic data established using a common reference 
system. 
(4) 
The 
term 
‘‘orthoimagery’’ 
means 
georeferenced image maps prepared from an aerial 
photograph or remotely sensed data from which dis-
placements of images caused by sensor orientation 
and terrain relief have been removed. 
(5) The term ‘‘elevation and bathymetry’’ 
means high-quality topographic data and other 
three-dimensional representations of the Nation’s 
natural and constructed features, including the 
depths of bodies of water. 
SEC. 102. NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY ADMINIS-
TRATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To carry out the purposes of 
this Act, there is established within the Department of the 
Interior the National Geospatial Technology Administra-
tion. 
(b) ADMINISTRATOR.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The National Geospatial 
Technology Administration shall be headed by an 
Administrator, who shall report directly to the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
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(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Administrator shall 
be appointed by the President, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate. 
SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NA-
TIONAL GEOSPATIAL DATABASE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish and maintain a comprehensive database of 
geospatial data for all lands owned or managed by the 
United States (including public lands), all Indian trust 
parcels, and, to the extent possible, all non-Federal lands 
in each State. The database shall be known as the ‘‘Na-
tional Geospatial Database’’. 
(b) 
CONTENTS
OF
DATABASE.—The 
National 
Geospatial Database shall include, for all lands described 
in subsection (a), the following geospatial data (as applica-
ble): 
(1) Cadastral information, organized on large 
scale maps— 
(A) using a geodetic network as a ref-
erence frame; 
(B) with a cadastral boundary overlay de-
lineating all cadastral parcels; and 
(C) with a system for indexing and identi-
fying each cadastral parcel. 
(2) Geodetic control information. 
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(3) Orthoimagery. 
(4) Elevation and bathymetry. 
(5) Information on transportation networks. 
(6) Hydrography. 
(7) Information on underground infrastructure, 
including the location, type, size, composition, and 
use of underground structures including tunnels and 
pipelines, including through reference to— 
(A) aerial photogrammetric maps; 
(B) GPS and field surveys; 
(C) as-built drawings; 
(D) service connection cards; and 
(E) historical maps and documents. 
(8) Information on the geographic areas of gov-
ernmental and administrative units. 
(9) In the case of Federal property, any rec-
ommendation the Administrator has made about the 
property under section 104(b). 
(10) Other geospatial data determined by the 
Administrator, in consultation with the National 
Geospatial Policy Commission, to be useful in car-
rying out national priorities including— 
(A) economic development; 
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(B) the management, adjudication, and 
prevention of future disruptions in the home 
mortgage system; 
(C) the development and implementation of 
a smart energy grid; 
(D) the deployment of universal domestic 
broadband service; 
(E) the management of Federal real prop-
erty assets; 
(F) emergency preparedness and response; 
(G) homeland security; 
(H) the delivery of efficient health care 
and other services provided, financed, or regu-
lated by the Federal Government; and 
(I) the maintenance, rehabilitation, and en-
hancement of the public works, transportation, 
and other infrastructure of the United States. 
(c) RETURN ON INVESTMENT.—The Administrator, 
in consultation with the National Geospatial Policy Com-
mission, shall provide a return on investment analysis and 
economic benefit assessment of the National Geospatial 
Database. 
(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para-
graph (2), the National Geospatial Database shall be 
available to the public. 
(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
NATIONAL
SECURITY.— 
The Administrator shall withhold from public disclo-
sure any information the disclosure of which reason-
ably could be expected to cause damage to the na-
tional security of the United States. 
(e) FUNDING STRATEGY.—The Administrator shall 
develop and implement a strategy to fund the establish-
ment and maintenance of the National Geospatial Data-
base through means that may include— 
(1) the use of appropriated funds; 
(2) the establishment of user fees for the Na-
tional Geospatial Database; 
(3) the establishment of a revolving fund with 
respect to the user fees; 
(4) interagency and intergovernmental partner-
ships; and 
(5) public-private partnerships. 
SEC. 104. REORGANIZATION OF GEOSPATIAL AND LAND 
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION
OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL 
DATA PLAN.—The Administrator shall carry out the rec-
ommendations of the National Geospatial Data Plan de-
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veloped by the National Geospatial Policy Commission 
under section 202(c). 
(b) DATA WITH RESPECT TO MANAGEMENT OF FED-
ERAL PROPERTY.—The Administrator shall provide data 
to heads of other Federal agencies for the determination 
as to whether any property owned or managed by the 
United States may be better managed through ownership 
by a non-Federal entity, including a State or local govern-
ment, a tribal government, a nonprofit organization, or a 
private entity. 
SEC. 105. PROMULGATION OF STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL 
GEOSPATIAL DATA. 
(a) PROMULGATION.—The Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the Office of Elec-
tronic Government, shall promulgate standards to ensure 
the interoperability of geospatial data collected by or with 
the support of the Federal Government. Such standards 
shall be consistent with— 
(1) standards applicable to geospatial data in 
the Federal Real Property Profile established under 
section 4(c) of Executive Order No. 13327 of Feb-
ruary 4, 2004; and 
(2) protocols for the collection of geospatial 
data developed under section 216 of the E-Govern-
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ment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–347; 44 U.S.C. 
3501 note). 
(b) CONFORMANCE WITH STANDARDS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT
FOR
FEDERAL
CONFORM-
ANCE.—The head of each agency of the Federal 
Government shall coordinate with the Administrator 
to ensure that all geospatial data collected by or 
with the support of the agency conforms with the 
standards promulgated under subsection (a), includ-
ing geospatial data collected under the following au-
thorities: 
(A) Office of Management and Budget Cir-
cular A–16. 
(B) Executive Order No. 12906 of April 
11, 1994. 
(C) The Real Estate Settlement Proce-
dures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). 
(D) The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 
1975 (12 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). 
(2) ENCOURAGEMENT OF NON-FEDERAL CON-
FORMANCE.—The Administrator shall encourage 
conformance of all other geospatial data collected for 
lands in the United States with the standards pro-
mulgated under paragraph (1). 
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SEC. 106. PROTECTION OF GEOSPATIAL DATA. 
The Administrator shall promulgate regulations and 
carry out activities to prevent any inmate in a Federal 
Prison Industries program under chapter 307 of title 18, 
United States Code, or a work program operated by a 
prison or jail of a State or subdivision thereof from having 
access to any geospatial data regarding the location of— 
(1) surface and subsurface infrastructure pro-
viding communications or water or electrical power 
distribution or transmission; 
(2) pipelines for the distribution or trans-
mission of natural gas, bulk petroleum products, or 
other commodities; 
(3) other utilities; or 
(4) any personal or financial information about 
any individual private citizen, including information 
relating to such person’s real property however de-
scribed. 
SEC. 107. ASSUMPTION OF GEOSPATIAL FUNCTIONS OF 
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) FUNCTIONS
OF DEPARTMENT
OF
THE INTE-
RIOR.—All geospatial functions vested by law in the De-
partment of the Interior are hereby transferred to the Ad-
ministrator, including the following: 
(1) The responsibilities for the survey of public 
lands and related functions vested by chapter 1 of 
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title 32 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(43 U.S.C. 52–59). 
(2) All geospatial functions of the Geography 
Division of the United States Geological Survey, in-
cluding functions vested by the Act of June 4, 1897 
(43 U.S.C. 31). 
(3) The responsibilities, vested by the revised 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A–16, 
dated August, 19, 2006, for stewardship by the Bu-
reau of Land Management of cadastral and Federal 
land ownership spatial data themes. 
(b) 
FUNCTIONS
OF
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRI-
CULTURE.—All geospatial functions vested by law in the 
Department of Agriculture with respect to the National 
Forest System are hereby transferred to the Adminis-
trator, including the authority to survey and map lands 
in and around the National Forest System lands vested 
by authorities, including the following: 
(1) Public Law 85–569 (7 U.S.C. 1012a). 
(2) Public Law 97–465 (16 U.S.C. 521d et 
seq.). 
(c) FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOS-
PHERIC ADMINISTRATION.—All geospatial functions vest-
ed by law in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration are hereby transferred to the Administrator, 
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including all functions of the National Geodetic Survey 
and other geospatial functions vested by authorities, in-
cluding the following: 
(1) Section 4685 of the Revised Statutes of the 
United States (33 U.S.C. 884). 
(2) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to define the 
functions and duties of the Coast and Geodetic Sur-
vey, and for other purposes’’, approved August 6, 
1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.). 
(3) Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 (84 
Stat. 2090). 
(4) Section 6082 of the Consolidated Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (33 U.S.C. 883j). 
(5) The Hydrographic Services Improvement 
Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892a et seq.). 
(6) Section 206 of the Department of Com-
merce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2003 (33 U.S.C. 883l). 
(7) The Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integra-
tion Act (33 U.S.C. 3501). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall be effec-
tive on the date that is 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 108. ACQUISITION OF GEOSPATIAL DATA FROM PUB-
LIC SOURCES. 
(a) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—At the request of the Ad-
ministrator, the head of each Federal agency shall make 
available to the Administrator for inclusion in the Na-
tional Geospatial Database geospatial data collected by the 
agency subject to privacy protections, including— 
(1) all geospatial data collected under the Real 
Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 
U.S.C. 2601 et seq.); 
(2) all geospatial data collected under the Home 
Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 (12 U.S.C. 2801 
et seq.); and 
(3) notwithstanding sections 9 and 214 of title 
13, United States Code, and to the extent consistent 
with individual privacy protections, all data on build-
ing addresses and geographical coordinates collected 
by the Director of the Bureau of the Census. 
(b) NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.— 
(1) COST-SHARING AGREEMENTS.—The Admin-
istrator may enter into cost-sharing agreements 
with, and provide other financial incentives to, State 
and local governments and private entities and indi-
viduals to collect and share with the Administrator 
geospatial data for inclusion in the National 
Geospatial Database. 
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(2) LIMITATIONS
ON
AMOUNT.—The Federal 
share of any cost-sharing agreement under para-
graph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total 
cost to the State of collecting and sharing the data. 
SEC. 109. ACQUISITION OF GEOSPATIAL DATA FROM COM-
MERCIAL SOURCES. 
(a) COMMERCIAL
SOURCES.—The Administrator 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, enter into con-
tracts to obtain geospatial data and geospatial activities 
from commercial sources. 
(b) LICENSED DATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this Act, the 
Administrator may acquire licensed geospatial data 
from commercial sources. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining whether 
to acquire licensed geospatial data from commercial 
sources, the Administrator shall take into account— 
(A) existing law; 
(B) the quality of the data relative to the 
intended use; 
(C) the preferences of the intended (as op-
posed to incidental) beneficiaries of the data; 
and 
(D) any restrictions on redistribution of 
the licensed data, and their effect on— 
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(i) the ability of each agency using the 
data to carry out a mandate of the agency; 
and 
(ii) the benefit of the geospatial data 
to its intended users. 
TITLE 
II—NATIONAL 
GEOSPA-
TIAL POLICY COMMISSION 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT; PRIMARY DUTIES. 
There is hereby established a commission, to be 
known as the ‘‘National Geospatial Policy Commission’’ 
(referred to hereinafter as the ‘‘Commission’’). The Com-
mission shall— 
(1) develop and periodically amend a com-
prehensive plan, to be known as the ‘‘National 
Geospatial Data Plan’’; 
(2) coordinate Federal agencies, State and local 
governments, and private entities to eliminate redun-
dancy in the performance of geospatial activities; 
(3) convert geospatial activities to performance 
by private geospatial firms when possible; and 
(4) reduce the costs to the Federal Government 
of geospatial activities not eliminated or converted to 
performance by private geospatial firms. 
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SEC. 202. REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL 
DATA PLAN. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF ALL GEOSPATIAL ACTIVI-
TIES PERFORMED BY OR FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT.—The Commission shall identify in the National 
Geospatial Data Plan each geospatial activity performed 
by or for the Federal Government, and— 
(1) the nature and purpose of the activity; 
(2) the authority under which the activity is 
performed; and 
(3) the amount expended by the Federal Gov-
ernment in fiscal year 2009 for the activity. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF REDUNDANT, INEFFICIENT, 
AND UNNECESSARY GEOSPATIAL ACTIVITIES.—The Com-
mission shall identify in the National Geospatial Data 
Plan each geospatial activity under subsection (a)— 
(1) the performance of which is unnecessary; 
and 
(2) that may be converted to performance by a 
private geospatial firm. 
(c) IDENTIFICATION OF BEST MEANS OF ACQUIRING 
GEOSPATIAL DATA.—The Commission shall develop and 
include in the National Geospatial Data Plan rec-
ommendations (including, as applicable, recommendations 
for changes in existing law) for— 
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(1) elimination of geospatial activities identified 
under subsection (b)(1); 
(2) conversion of geospatial activities identified 
under subsection (b)(2) to performance by a private 
geospatial firm; 
(3) conversion of performance of geospatial ac-
tivities identified under subsection (b)(3)(A) to per-
formance by a State or local government; and 
(4) consolidation of geospatial activities identi-
fied under subsection (b)(3)(B). 
(d) ESTIMATE OF COST SAVINGS FROM ADOPTING 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Commission shall include in 
the National Geospatial Data Plan an estimate of the sav-
ings to the United States that would result from adopting 
the recommendations in subsection (c). 
(e) DEADLINE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL 
GEOSPATIAL DATA PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after 
funds are made available for this purpose, the Commission 
shall complete the National Geospatial Data Plan in ac-
cordance with this section. 
SEC. 203. MEMBERSHIP. 
(a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission 
shall be composed of the following members: 
(1) 
The 
Administrator 
of 
the 
National 
Geospatial Technology Administration or designee. 
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(2) The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget or designee. 
(3) The Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy or designee. 
(4) The Director of the National Economic 
Council or designee. 
(5) The Director of the National Geospatial In-
telligence Agency or designee. 
(6) The Chairman of the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate or designee. 
(7) The Chairman of the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives or designee. 
(8) Eleven citizens with experience in geospatial 
activities appointed by the President, including— 
(A) two employed in State government; 
(B) two employed in regional or local gov-
ernment; 
(C) one employed in tribal government; 
(D) one employed by a nonprofit organiza-
tion; 
(E) one employed by a university; and 
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(F) four employed by a private geospatial 
firm, at least one of whom shall be a licensed 
surveyor. 
(b) TERMS.— 
(1) FEDERAL
OFFICIALS.—Each member ap-
pointed under subparagraphs (1) through (7) of sub-
section (a) shall be appointed for the life of the 
Commission. 
(2) MEMBERS
APPOINTED
BY
THE
PRESI-
DENT.—Each member appointed under subsection 
(a)(8) shall be appointed for a term of six years. 
(c) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to fill a va-
cancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which 
the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be ap-
pointed only for the remainder of that term. 
(d) PAY AND EXPENSES.—Each member appointed 
under subsection (a)(8) shall be entitled to $100 a day 
when performing duties vested in the Commission and re-
imbursement for necessary expenses incurred in per-
forming those duties. 
(e) CHAIR AND OFFICERS.—The President shall des-
ignate the Chair of the Commission from among the non- 
Federal members. The Commission may elect from among 
its members other officers as it considers desirable. 
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(f) PERSONNEL.—The Commission may employ a Di-
rector, an executive officer, and other technical and ad-
ministrative personnel as it considers necessary. Without 
regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statues (41 U.S.C. 
5) and section 3109, chapters 33 and 51, and subchapter 
III of chapter 53, of title 5, the Commission may employ, 
by contract or otherwise, the temporary or intermittent 
(not more than one year) services of city planners, archi-
tects, engineers, appraisers, and other experts or organiza-
tions of experts, as may be necessary to carry out its func-
tions. The Commission shall fix the rate of compensation 
so as not to exceed the rate usual for similar services. 
(g) EXEMPTION.—The provisions of the Federal Ad-
visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) shall not 
apply to the Commission. 
SEC. 204. TERMINATIONS. 
(a) Upon the establishment of the Commission, the 
Federal Geographic Data Committee shall be terminated 
and all functions, duties, authorities, and responsibilities 
outlined in Office of Management Budget Circular A–16 
shall be vested in the Commission and the Administrator. 
(b) Upon the establishment of the National 
Geospatial Data Plan, Executive Orders 12906 and 13286 
shall be repealed and all functions, duties, authorities, and 
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responsibilities therein shall be vested in the Commission 
and the Administrator. 
(c) Upon the establishment of the Commission, the 
National Geospatial Advisory Committee shall be termi-
nated. 
TITLE 
III—CONTRACTOR 
PER-
FORMANCE 
OF 
FEDERAL 
GEOSPATIAL ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 301. POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States, consistent with 
the United States Commercial Remote Sensing Policy, 
to— 
(1) rely to the maximum practical extent on the 
private sector in the United States for the acquisi-
tion of commercially available geospatial data and 
geospatial activities; and 
(2) develop a long-term, sustainable relationship 
with the private geospatial community. 
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title, the term ‘‘agency head’’ means the Sec-
retary, the Administrator, or head of a department, agen-
cy, or bureau of the Federal Government. 
SEC. 303. CONVERSION TO CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE. 
(a) CONVERSION
OF ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED
BY 
COMMISSION.—Each agency head shall convert, to the 
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maximum extent possible, to performance by private 
geospatial firms, all activities identified by the National 
Geospatial Policy Commission for conversion under section 
202(b)(2) that are performed by or for the agency. 
(b) SOLICITATION
OF OFFERS
FOR CONTRACTOR 
PERFORMANCE OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) NOTICE.—Each agency head shall issue a 
notice soliciting offers for the performance of each 
activity described in subsection (a). The notice shall 
include a description of qualifications and experience 
determined by the agency head to be necessary for 
performance of the activity, and such other criteria 
as the agency head determines to be appropriate. 
(2) SUBMISSION OF OFFERS.—To be considered 
for performance of an activity, a private geospatial 
firm shall submit to the agency head an offer that 
addresses the criteria described in paragraph (1), in-
cluding a statement of qualifications and perform-
ance data. 
(3) SELECTION.— 
(A) 
FIRST
STAGE.—Of 
the 
private 
geospatial firms that submit offers under para-
graph (2), the agency head shall select the 
three (or more) private geospatial firms deter-
mined by the agency head to be most qualified 
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for performance of the activity, based on the 
private geospatial firms’ offers and such other 
information related to the qualifications and ex-
perience of the private geospatial firms as the 
agency head determines to be appropriate. 
(B) SECOND
STAGE.—The agency head 
shall discuss with each private geospatial firm 
selected under subparagraph (A) different tech-
nologies and professional approaches to fur-
nishing the required services. Based on the dis-
cussion, the agency head shall rank each such 
private geospatial firm in order of most to least 
qualified. 
(C) THIRD STAGE.—The agency head shall 
negotiate with each private geospatial firm de-
termined to be the most qualified to perform 
the activity required by the agency, for a con-
tract for performance of the activity. 
(D) FINAL SELECTION.—The agency head 
shall enter into a contract with each private 
geospatial firm that, in negotiations under sub-
paragraph (C), agrees to a price determined by 
the agency head to be fair and reasonable, 
based on the value of the services to be ren-
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dered and the scope, complexity, and specialized 
nature of the activity. 
(E) SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL FIRMS.— 
If the agency head cannot enter into a contract 
with a private geospatial firm under subpara-
graph (D), the agency head shall determine the 
next most qualified private geospatial firms for 
performance of the activity in accordance with 
subparagraph (A) and enter into discussions 
and negotiations with such private geospatial 
firms under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respec-
tively. 
(4) EXCEPTION.—The process set forth in this 
section shall not apply to licensed geospatial data. 
SEC. 304. REQUIREMENT FOR PERFORMANCE IN UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) FEDERAL CONTRACTS.—All Federal contracts for 
performance of a geospatial activity shall include— 
(1) a condition that the geospatial activity be 
performed in the United States; and 
(2) a written certification that the funds will 
not be used for geospatial activities performed out-
side the United States. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirements of this section 
shall not apply with respect to a geospatial activity— 
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(1) that was converted to performance by a pri-
vate geospatial firm under section 303 and was pre-
viously performed outside the United States by the 
Federal Government; 
(2) required by law (including a treaty or trade 
agreement) to be performed outside the United 
States; 
(3) required by geographical necessity to be 
performed outside the United States; 
(4) determined by the Administrator after a 
competitive procurement process under section 
303(b) to be unavailable in the United States; 
(5) for which the President has issued a deter-
mination in writing that performance outside of the 
United States is necessary for national security; or 
(6) for the acquisition of commercial off-the- 
shelf licensed geospatial data products. 
TITLE IV—ENCOURAGING 
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE 
SEC. 401. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the competitive 
enterprise system, characterized by individual freedom and 
initiative, is the primary source of the economic strength 
of the United States, and the Federal Government should 
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not perform geospatial functions better suited for perform-
ance by the private sector. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of this title is to pro-
mote the establishment and growth of private geospatial 
firms in the United States by— 
(1) encouraging the use by the Federal Govern-
ment of geospatial data, products, technology, and 
services to accomplish national priorities; 
(2) encouraging the acquisition of geospatial 
data, products, technology, and services from private 
geospatial firms; 
(3) encouraging the development, and ensuring 
the continued employment, of a workforce that will 
meet future employment demands in the geospatial 
field; and 
(4) fostering an environment in which all pri-
vate geospatial firms may compete effectively and 
grow to their full potential. 
SEC. 402. STRATEGY FOR ENCOURAGING FEDERAL USE OF 
PRIVATE GEOSPATIAL FIRMS. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall cooperate with private geospatial 
firms, and any associations composed exclusively of such 
firms, to develop a comprehensive strategy to encourage 
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and enhance the use of private geospatial firms by Federal 
agencies and other entities that receive Federal funds, in-
cluding State and local governmental agencies, univer-
sities, nonprofit organizations, and foreign governments. 
(b) INFORMATION GATHERING.—In developing the 
strategy described in subsection (a), the Administrator 
shall— 
(1) examine the current role of private 
geospatial firms, including small businesses, in the 
economy of the United States; 
(2) States expending Federal funds; 
(3) assess the contribution such firms may 
make in the future to the growth of the economy of 
the United States; 
(4) evaluate the efforts of each Federal agency 
to use private geospatial firms, including the pro-
curement strategies, policies, and methodologies of 
each Federal agency; and 
(5) assemble statistical information on the use 
of private geospatial firms by Federal agencies. 
(c) ENHANCEMENT OF FEDERAL AGENCY USE OF 
PRIVATE GEOSPATIAL FIRMS.— 
(1) The Administrator shall develop and com-
municate to each Federal agency recommendations 
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to encourage and enhance the use by the Federal 
agency of private geospatial firms. 
(2) The Administrator shall establish training 
programs and facilitate knowledge sharing among 
Federal agencies on the use of geospatial data, prod-
ucts, technology, and services and the process for 
procurement of such activities from the private sec-
tor. 
(3) The Administrator shall cooperate with pub-
lic and private agencies, businesses, and other orga-
nizations to disseminate information about the use 
and application of geospatial data, products, tech-
nology, and services, the capabilities of private 
geospatial firms, and the ways in which private 
geospatial firms may benefit Federal agencies. 
(d) ADVOCACY
AND
ASSISTANCE
FOR
PRIVATE 
GEOSPATIAL FIRMS AFFECTED BY FEDERAL POLICIES 
AND ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) The Administrator shall receive, and, as ap-
propriate, address or otherwise act upon complaints, 
criticisms, and suggestions from private geospatial 
firms regarding the policies and activities of Federal 
agencies. 
(2) If the policies and activities of a Federal 
agency affect or may affect private geospatial firms, 
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the Administrator shall represent the views and in-
terests of the private geospatial firms to the Federal 
agency. 
(3) The Administrator shall make counseling 
available to private geospatial firms on how to re-
solve questions and problems concerning the rela-
tionship of such firms to the Federal Government. 
(e) DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD CLAUSES, CON-
TRACTS, AND FORM LICENSES.—The Administrator shall, 
in consultation with trade associations and public interest 
groups, develop and promote standard clauses and con-
tracts for use by the Federal Government in the acquisi-
tion of geospatial data and licenses for the acquisition of 
licensed geospatial data products. 
(f) STANDARDS FOR ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS.— 
To evaluate and increase the effectiveness of the strategy, 
the Administrator shall develop standards (including 
metrics, benchmarks, and measures of performance) by 
which to assess— 
(1) the state of geospatial activities in the 
United States; and 
(2) progress in the development of private 
geospatial enterprise in the United States. 
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TITLE V—GEOSPATIAL 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 501. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this title are to encourage innovation 
and entrepreneurship in the geospatial field by— 
(1) promoting the advancement of geospatial 
products and technologies, and value-added services 
related to such products and technologies; and 
(2) providing an avenue through which new and 
untested geospatial products and services may be 
brought to the marketplace. 
SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) The term ‘‘Geospatial Research Plan’’ 
means the plan developed under section 503(a). 
(2) The term ‘‘research and development’’— 
(A) means— 
(i) a systematic study directed specifi-
cally toward applying new knowledge to 
meet a recognized need; 
(ii) a systematic application of knowl-
edge toward the production of useful mate-
rials, devices, and systems or methods, in-
cluding design, development, and improve-
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ment of prototypes and new processes to 
meet specific requirements; or 
(iii) development of data, products, 
technology, or services not currently avail-
able in the marketplace and that cannot 
otherwise 
be 
procured 
commercially 
through ordinary business channels; and 
(B) may include— 
(i) research in the physical and nat-
ural sciences; 
(ii) applied research; 
(iii) technology development; and 
(iv) social science research. 
SEC. 503. GEOSPATIAL RESEARCH PLAN. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall develop a plan, to be known as the ‘‘Geospatial Re-
search Plan’’, to provide a coordinated and integrated ap-
proach to the investment of the United States in 
geospatial research and development activities in the 5- 
year period beginning on the date of the issuance of the 
Plan. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In the Geospatial Research 
Plan, the Administrator shall collaborate with a wide 
range of interested persons to identify and recommend in-
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vestments in geospatial research and development activi-
ties that will— 
(1) facilitate the establishment the National 
Geospatial Database; 
(2) facilitate the maintenance of a current and 
accurate National Geospatial Database; 
(3) enhance the ability to store and archive 
geospatial data; 
(4) increase public access to and dissemination 
of stored and archived geospatial data; 
(5) improve sensor and other data collection 
technologies; 
(6) improve the ability to acquire, visualize, 
analyze, and apply geospatial data; 
(7) improve the durability and extend the life of 
geospatial infrastructure; 
(8) address geospatial requirements necessary 
to meet national needs, Government programs, and 
emerging public policy issues, including but not lim-
ited to— 
(A) protecting and enhancing the environ-
ment; 
(B) building and maintaining the physical 
infrastructure of the United States; 
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(C) managing land and real property as-
sets and resources related thereto; 
(D) providing for the national defense and 
homeland security; 
(E) managing housing and financial serv-
ices systems; 
(F) producing and utilizing energy in a 
safe and efficient manner; 
(G) preparing for, responding to, and re-
covering from natural and anthropogenic emer-
gencies; 
(H) conducting the census; 
(I) administering the system of justice; and 
(J) providing for new forms of communica-
tion; and 
(9) meet any other research and development 
needs of the Federal Government and geospatial 
data producers and users. 
(c) ESTIMATED FUNDING LEVELS AND BENEFIT.— 
In the Geospatial Research Plan, the Administrator shall 
describe, for each activity identified under subsection 
(b)— 
(1) the anticipated annual funding levels for the 
activity for the period described in subsection (a); 
and 
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(2) the benefit the Administrator expects to 
gain from the activity by the end of the period de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Administrator shall en-
sure that the Geospatial Research Plan— 
(1) includes and integrates the research and de-
velopment activities of the National Geospatial Tech-
nology Administration; 
(2) defines the respective roles and responsibil-
ities of Federal, State, local, regional, tribal, private 
sector, academic, and nonprofit institutions in 
geospatial research and development activities; and 
(3) takes into account the activities of other 
Federal, State, private sector, and nonprofit institu-
tions, and avoids unnecessary duplication with such 
activities. 
SEC. 504. POLICY DIRECTIVES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY DIRECTIVES.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall develop policy directives 
for implementation by the Federal Government of 
geospatial research and development activities through in-
novative partnerships, cooperative research and develop-
ment agreements, and other means. 
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(b) CONTENTS OF POLICY DIRECTIVES.—The policy 
directives developed under subsection (a) shall provide 
for— 
(1) simplified, standardized, and timely solicita-
tions; 
(2) a simplified, standardized funding process 
that provides for— 
(A) the timely receipt and review of pro-
posals; 
(B) outside peer review of proposals, if ap-
propriate; 
(C) protection of proprietary information 
provided in proposals; 
(D) selection of awardees; 
(E) retention of data rights generated in 
the performance of the contract by a business 
concern; 
(F) recognition of the right to intellectual 
property rights by the private sector partner; 
(G) cost sharing; and 
(H) cost principles and payment schedules; 
(3) ensuring that research and development ac-
tivities of Government, universities, and nonprofit 
institutions do not duplicate or compete with those 
of the private sector; and 
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(4) the prompt commercialization of the results 
of geospatial research and development activities. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
LEGISLATION.—The 
Administrator shall propose to Congress any recommenda-
tions for legislation to authorize innovative partnerships 
not authorized under existing law. 
SEC. 505. ANNUAL REPORT. 
The Administrator shall submit to appropriate com-
mittees of Congress an annual report, in conjunction with 
the President’s annual budget request as set forth in sec-
tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, describing the 
amount spent in the last completed fiscal year on 
geospatial research and development and the amount pro-
posed in the current budget for geospatial research and 
development. 
SEC. 506. NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY EXEMPTION. 
This title shall not apply to research and development 
activities that would adversely affect the national defense 
and security of the United States. 
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