GPS Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8814 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. 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-Intel- ligence Agency to provide support for commercial geospatial, open source, and emerging space companies, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Geospatial Partnership 4 for Security Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘GPS Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:21 Dec 02, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8814.IH H8814 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8814 IH SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUP- 1 PORT FOR COMMERCIAL GEOSPATIAL, OPEN 2 SOURCE, AND EMERGING SPACE COMPANIES. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro- 4 priated to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for 5 fiscal year 2021 the amount referred to in subsection (b) 6 for the purpose of partnering with and providing support 7 to commercial geospatial, open source, and emerging space 8 companies. 9 (b) AMOUNT.—The amount referred to in this sub- 10 section is the amount specified for the purpose described 11 in subsection (a) in the classified annex prepared to ac- 12 company the bill H.R. 7856 of the One Hundred and Six- 13 teenth Congress, as ordered reported by the Permanent 14 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep- 15 resentatives. 16 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:21 Dec 02, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8814.IH H8814 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS