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Union Calendar No. 619 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2261 
[Report No. 114–796] 
To facilitate the continued development of the commercial remote sensing 
industry and protect national security. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2015 
Mr. BRIDENSTINE (for himself, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 
POSEY, and Mr. BABIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 12, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To facilitate the continued development of the commercial 
remote sensing industry and protect national security. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Commercial Remote 
Sensing Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 601 of 
title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 60126. Annual reporting 
‘‘The Secretary shall provide a report to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of the Commercial Remote Sensing 
Act of 2015 and annually thereafter on— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary’s implementation of section 
60121, including— 
‘‘(A) a list of all applications received in 
the previous calendar year; 
‘‘(B) a list of all applications approved; 
‘‘(C) a list of all applications denied; 
‘‘(D) a list of all applications that required 
additional information; and 
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‘‘(E) a list of all applications whose dis-
position exceeded the 120 day deadline estab-
lished in section 60121(c), the total days overdue 
for applications that exceeded such deadline, and 
an explanation for the delay; 
‘‘(2) all notifications and information provided 
to the Secretary pursuant to section 60122; and 
‘‘(3) all actions taken by the Secretary under the 
administrative 
authority 
granted 
by 
section 
60123(a)(4), (5), and (6).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 601 of such title is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 60125 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘60126. Annual reporting.’’. 
SEC. 3. STATUTORY UPDATE REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with other appro-
priate Federal agencies and the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration’s Advisory Committee on Com-
mercial Remote Sensing, shall report to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate on statutory updates necessary to 
protect national security, protect privacy (which is not to 
be taken as altering any condition or standards for licens-
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ing), protect the United States industrial base, and reflect 
the current state of the art of remote sensing systems, in-
struments, or technologies. 
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Union Calendar No. 619 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2261 
[Report No. 114–796] 
A BILL 
To facilitate the continued development of the com-
mercial remote sensing industry and protect na-
tional security. 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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