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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 1325

Introduced

Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025

Sponsor
RFrank D. Lucas· Oklahoma
Introduced
February 13, 2025
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.March 25, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1325 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1325

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 25, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To provide for transparent licensing of commercial remote sensing 
systems, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTS.

(a) Deadlines.--
(1) In general.--Section 60121(c) of title 51, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``120'' and inserting 
``60''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 60126(a)(1)(E) of title 
51, United States Code, is amended by striking ``120'' and 
inserting ``60''.
(b) Notifications.--Section 60126(a)(2) of title 51, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``section 60122; and'' and inserting 
``paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 60122(b);''.
(c) Conditions.--Section 60126(a) of title 51, United States Code, 
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
paragraph:
``(3) all terms, conditions, or restrictions placed on 
licensees pursuant to section 60122; and''.
(d) Tiers.--Section 60126(a)(1) of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``and'' at the end; 
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(F) a list of all applications submitted and 
licenses granted in accordance therewith, listed by 
tier as defined in regulation, as well as the rationale 
for each tier categorization;''.
(e) Sunset.--Section 60126 of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``September 30, 2020'' and inserting ``September 
30, 2030''.

Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.

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