after the submission of such report, the agency or depart-
ment shall report to Congress on progress made in imple-
menting such plan, together with suggestions for any pol-
icy or legislative changes necessary to enhance the agen-
cy’s or department’s ability to implement that plan.
(b) COVERAGE.—A Federal agency or department
shall be covered by this section if it has an annual research
and development budget, for a fiscal year ending after the
date of enactment of this Act, greater than $100,000,000.
SEC. 506. COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING.
To the extent that safety is not compromised, the
United States shall accommodate commercial advertis-
ing—
(1) by its contractors or their assigns providing
space transportation vehicles, space infrastructure,
payloads, or space launch or launch support facili-
ties; or
(2) by persons who are engaged in activities
which reuse or recycle space transportation vehicles,
space infrastructure, payloads, or space launch or
launch support facilities.
SEC. 507. PURCHASE OF SPACE SCIENCE DATA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent possible,
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall
purchase from the private sector space science data. Ex-
amples of such data include scientific data concerning the
elemental and mineralogical resources of the moon and the
planets, Earth environmental data obtained through re-
mote sensing observations, and solar storm monitoring.
(b) COMPETITIVE BIDDING.—(1) Contracts for the
purchase of space science data shall be awarded in a proc-
ess of full, fair, and open competitive bidding among
United States persons.
(2) Submission of cost data either for the purposes
of supporting the bid or for the fulfillment of the contract
shall not be required of bidders.
(3) 
Conformance 
with 
military 
specifications
(Milspec) or National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion specification systems with respect to the design, con-
struction, or operation of equipment used in obtaining
space science data for the Federal Government shall not
be a requirement for a commercial provider bidding to pro-
vide such services.
(4) Contracts under this section shall not provide for
the Federal Government to obtain ownership of data not
specifically sought by the Federal Government.
SEC. 508. PROCUREMENT.
(a) PROCUREMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish within the Office of Advanced Concepts and
Technology a program of expedited technology pro-
curement for the purpose of demonstrating how in-
novative technology concepts can rapidly be brought
to bear upon space missions of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration.
(2) PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION.—The Ad-
ministrator shall establish procedures for actively
seeking from nongovernment persons innovative
technology concepts relating to the provision of
space hardware, technology, or services to the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, and
for the evaluation of such concepts by the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Advisory
Council against mission requirements.
(3) REQUIREMENT.—At least 10 percent of
amounts authorized to be appropriated for Commer-
cial Programs, Research and Development, for each
fiscal year shall be used for innovative technology
procurements that are determined under paragraph
(2) to meet mission requirements.
(4) 
SPECIAL
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of Federal law or regulation, in
order to carry out this subsection the Administrator
shall recruit and hire for limited term appointments
persons from the nongovernmental sector with spe-
cial expertise and experience related to the innova-
tive technology concepts with respect to which pro-
curements are made under this subsection. Further,
in carrying out this subsection the Administrator
may waive—
(A) Federal Acquisition Regulations;
(B) Military Specifications; and
(C) cost data requirements.
(b) REPORT.—The Office of Space Commerce shall,
within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
submit a report to the President and the Congress con-
taining recommendations for procuring space infrastruc-
ture, space launch and launch support facilities, and pay-
loads using proof of concept methods and unsolicited pro-
posals. In preparing such report, the Office of Space Com-
merce shall consult with appropriate persons in the private
sector.
SEC. 509. LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY ACT OF 1992
AMENDMENTS.
Section 105(a) of the Land Remote Sensing Policy
Act of 1992 is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (1), (3), and (4);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (5), and
(6) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (7), respectively;
(3) by inserting before paragraph (3), as so re-
designated, the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(1) define the roles and responsibilities of var-
ious public and private sector entities that would be
involved in the acquisition, processing, distribution,
and archiving of Landsat 7 data and in the oper-
ations of the Landsat 7 spacecraft;
‘‘(2) ensure that unenhanced data shall be pro-
vided to the United States Government and its affili-
ated users at the cost of fulfilling user requests, and
that such data may be reproduced and disseminated
to other Federal agencies and affiliated users, on the
condition that such unenhanced data is used solely
for noncommercial purposes;’’;
(4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated by
paragraph (2) of this section, by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end; and
(5) by inserting after such paragraph (4) the
following new paragraphs:
‘‘(5) ensure that instructional data sets, se-
lected from the Landsat data archives, shall be made
available to educational institutions exclusively for
noncommercial, educational purposes at the cost of
fulfilling user requests;
‘‘(6) ensure that the proposed data distribution
system contributes to the goal of the commercializa-
tion of land remote sensing; and’’.
SEC. 510. LAND REMOTE SENSING FOR AGRICULTURAL
MANAGEMENT.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the use of land remote sensing data is po-
tentially a valuable resource to the agricultural com-
munity;
(2) land remote sensing data can inform the ag-
ricultural community as to the condition of crops
and the land which sustains those crops;
(3) land remote sensing data can be useful for
farmers engaged in prescription farming;
(4) land remote sensing data on agricultural
conditions can be valuable, when received on a time-
ly basis; and
(5) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration, using the expertise of the Earth Observa-
tions Commercialization Applications Program, and
the Department of Agriculture should work in tan-
dem to aid farmers to obtain data which would be
conducive to sound agricultural management and
greater crop yields.
farmers in the use and interpretation of land remote sens-
ing data for prescription farming.
(e) AUTHORIZATION.—Funds necessary for carrying
out this section shall be derived from funds otherwise au-
thorized for the Agricultural Extension Service.
(f) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall ex-
pire 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 511. SUNSET.
Sections 102(b), 501, 502, 503, and 505 shall expire
15 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
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