Bill > HR6219

This bill, known as the Accessing Satellite Data to Enable New Discoveries Act or the ASCEND Act, requires the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish a program to identify, evaluate, acquire, and disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery. The goal is to satisfy the scientific, operational, and educational requirements of NASA, and where appropriate, other federal agencies and scientific researchers. The bill allows NASA to procure commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery from commercial vendors, including U.S. vendors, and establish or modify end-use license terms and conditions to allow for the widest possible use of the procured data and imagery. The bill also requires NASA to submit annual reports to Congress on the agreements, vendors, license terms, and uses of the commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery.