Title 51National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73

§60126 Annual reports

Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— - Earth Observations › Chapter CHAPTER 601— - LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - LICENSING OF PRIVATE REMOTE SENSING SPACE SYSTEMS › § 60126

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must send a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology within 180 days after the Act becomes law and then every year. The report must cover applications under section 60121 — who applied, which were licensed, which were denied (with reasons and any interagency notes), which needed more information, and any that missed the 120‑day deadline (how many days late and why) — and must include notices under section 60122 and actions taken under section 60123(a)(4)–(6). Reports may include classified annexes. The reporting requirement ends on September 30, 2020.

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Title 51, §60126

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(a)The Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act, 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 that resulted in a license under section 60121;
(C)a list of all applications denied and an explanation of why each application was denied, including any information relevant to the interagency adjudication process of a licensing request;
(D)a list of all applications that required additional information; and
(E)a list of all applications whose disposition exceeded the 120 day deadline established in section 60121(c), the total days overdue for each application that exceeded such deadline, and an explanation for the delay;
(2)all notifications and information provided to the Secretary under section 60122; and
(3)a description of all actions taken by the Secretary under the administrative authority granted by paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of section 60123(a).
(b)Each report under subsection (a) may include classified annexes as necessary to protect the disclosure of sensitive or classified information.
(c)The reporting requirement under this section terminates effective September 30, 2020.

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The date of enactment of the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 114–90, which was approved Nov. 25, 2015.

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51 U.S.C. § 60126

Title 51National and Commercial Space Programs

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73