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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
S1437119th Congress
ASCEND Act
Sponsored By: Senator John Hickenlooper
Passed Senate
Summary
Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program will be set up inside NASA's Earth Science Division to buy and share commercial Earth observation data and imagery to meet NASA's scientific, operational, and educational needs and, where appropriate, help other federal agencies and researchers.
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- NASA and federal research: NASA may procure commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery to advance scientific research and applications and to complement NASA's own capabilities. The Administrator can set or modify end-use license terms to broaden use beyond NASA-funded users.
- Researchers and publishers: Terms for acquisitions must not prevent publication of the original commercial data or of information derived from or enhancing that data in academic or scientific outlets.
- U.S. vendors and transparency: Acquisitions should, to the maximum extent practicable, come from United States vendors (entities incorporated in the United States). NASA must report to the relevant congressional committees within 180 days and then annually with vendor lists, license terms, and how each vendor advances scientific priorities.
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NASA to buy commercial satellite imagery
If enacted, NASA would create a Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program to buy and share commercial Earth observation data and imagery. The program would support NASA science and, where appropriate, other federal researchers. Purchases would, to the maximum extent practicable, come from U.S. vendors. Contracts could not stop publishing the raw data or scientific papers based on it. NASA could change license terms so non‑NASA researchers and others can use the data more broadly. NASA must report to Congress within 180 days, and then yearly, listing vendors, license terms, research uses, and who may use the data.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
John Hickenlooper
CO • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
TX • R
Sponsored 4/10/2025
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