Bill > HR2600

This bill, known as the Accessing Satellite Capabilities to Enable New Discoveries Act or ASCEND Act, requires the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish a formal program to identify, evaluate, acquire, and share commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery. This data, which is collected by satellites to observe the Earth, will be used to meet NASA's scientific, operational, and educational needs, and potentially those of other federal agencies and researchers. The program aims to make this data cost-effective and accessible, ensuring that the terms of acquisition allow for the publication of the data for scientific purposes and any information derived from it. The bill also specifies that, whenever possible, this data should be procured from United States vendors and mandates that NASA submit annual reports detailing its agreements, vendors, license terms, and how the acquired data is advancing scientific research.

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