GPS Act

Bill: 116-hr-8814
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2020-11-24
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2020-11-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-11-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Geospatial Partnership for Security Act of 2020 or the GPS Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes for FY2021 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency activities to partner with and provide support to commercial geospatial, open source, and emerging space companies.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8814 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 24, 2020 Mr. Krishnamoorthi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL To authorize appropriations to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide support for commercial geospatial, open source, and emerging space companies, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Geospatial Partnership for Security Act of 2020 or the GPS Act . 2. Authorization of appropriations for support for commercial geospatial, open source, and emerging space companies (a) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for fiscal year 2021 the amount referred to in subsection (b) for the purpose of partnering with and providing support to commercial geospatial, open source, and emerging space companies. (b) Amount The amount referred to in this subsection is the amount specified for the purpose described in subsection (a) in the classified annex prepared to accompany the bill H.R. 7856 of the One Hundred and Sixteenth Congress, as ordered reported by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.