Office of Space Commerce Act

Bill: 114-hr-2263
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2015-05-12
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Department of Commerce

Executive agency funding and structure

Space flight and exploration

Technology transfer and commercialization

Trade agreements and negotiations
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 620.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Office of Space Commerce Act</b></p> <p>This bill renames the Office of Space Commercialization as the Office of Space Commerce. </p> <p>The Office of Space Commerce shall:</p> <ul> <li> foster the conditions for the economic growth and technological advancement of the U.S. space commerce industry;</li> <li> coordinate space commerce policy issues and actions within the Department of Commerce;</li> <li> represent Commerce in the development of U.S. policies and in negotiations with foreign countries to promote U.S. space commerce;</li> <li> promote the advancement of U.S. geospatial technologies related to space commerce in cooperation with relevant interagency working groups; and </li> <li> support federal government organizations working on Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing policy. </li> </ul>

action_date: 2016-09-28
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><b>Office of Space Commerce Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill renames the Office of Space Commercialization as the Office of Space Commerce. </p> <p>(Sec. 3) The Office of Space Commerce shall:</p> <ul> <li> foster the conditions for the economic growth and technological advancement of the U.S. space commerce industry;</li> <li> coordinate space commerce policy issues and actions within the Department of Commerce;</li> <li> represent Commerce in the development of U.S. policies and in negotiations with foreign countries to promote U.S. space commerce;</li> <li> promote the advancement of U.S. geospatial technologies related to space commerce in cooperation with relevant interagency working groups; and </li> <li> support federal government organizations working on Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing policy. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2263 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2015 Mr. Rohrabacher (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas , and Mr. Babin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To rename the Office of Space Commerce and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Office of Space Commerce Act . 2. Renaming of Office of Space Commercialization (a) Chapter heading (1) Amendment The chapter heading for chapter 507 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking Commercialization and inserting Commerce . (2) Conforming amendment The item relating to chapter 507 in the table chapters for title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking Commercialization and inserting Commerce . (b) Definition of Office Section 50701 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking Commercialization and inserting Commerce . (c) Renaming Section 50702(a) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking Commercialization and inserting Commerce . 3. Functions of the Office of Space Commerce Section 50702(c) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking Commerce. and inserting “Commerce, including to— (1) foster the conditions for the economic growth and technological advancement of the United States space commerce industry; (2) coordinate space commerce policy issues and actions within the Department of Commerce; (3) represent the Department of Commerce in the development of United States policies and in negotiations with foreign countries to promote United States space commerce; (4) promote the advancement of United States geospatial technologies related to space commerce, in cooperation with relevant interagency working groups; and (5) provide support to Federal Government organizations working on Space-Based Positioning Navigation, and Timing policy, including the National Coordination Office for Space-Based Position, Navigation, and Timing. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 620 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2263 [Report No. 114–797] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2015 Mr. Rohrabacher (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas , and Mr. Babin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology September 28, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To rename the Office of Space Commerce and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Office of Space Commerce Act . 2. Renaming of Office of Space Commercialization (a) Chapter heading (1) Amendment The chapter heading for chapter 507 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking Commercialization and inserting Commerce . (2) Conforming amendment The item relating to chapter 507 in the table chapters for title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking Commercialization and inserting Commerce . (b) Definition of Office Section 50701 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking Commercialization and inserting Commerce . (c) Renaming Section 50702(a) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking Commercialization and inserting Commerce . 3. Functions of the Office of Space Commerce Section 50702(c) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking Commerce. and inserting “Commerce, including to— (1) foster the conditions for the economic growth and technological advancement of the United States space commerce industry; (2) coordinate space commerce policy issues and actions within the Department of Commerce; (3) represent the Department of Commerce in the development of United States policies and in negotiations with foreign countries to promote United States space commerce; (4) promote the advancement of United States geospatial technologies related to space commerce, in cooperation with relevant interagency working groups; and (5) provide support to Federal Government organizations working on Space-Based Positioning Navigation, and Timing policy, including the National Coordination Office for Space-Based Position, Navigation, and Timing. .

September 28, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed