US Congress Senate Bill 740 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 16 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Geospatial Data Act of 2015 Establishes in the executive branch: (1) the Federal Geographic Data Committee, which shall be the lead entity for the development, implementation, and review of policies, practices, and standards relating to geospatial data; and (2) the National Geospatial Advisory Committee to provide advice and recommendations to the committee. Requires the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (as defined in this Act) to ensure that geospatial data from multiple sources is available and easily integrated to enhance the understanding of the physical and cultural world. Requires the committee to prepare a strategic plan for the implementation of the infrastructure consistent with national security, national defense, national intelligence, and emergency preparedness program policies regarding data accessibility. Requires the committee to operate GeoPlatform, an electronic service that provides access to geospatial data and metadata for geospatial data. Directs agencies whose functions involve geospatial data to implement a strategy for advancing geographic information and related geospatial data activities appropriate to that agency's mission in support of the strategic plan for the infrastructure. Requires such agencies to disclose each contract, cooperative agreement, grant, or other transaction that deals with geospatial data. Prohibits, four years after enactment of this Act, federal funding from being made available for the collection, production, acquisition, maintenance, or dissemination of geospatial data that does not comply with applicable standards established by the committee.

Geospatial Data Act of 2015

Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-16	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/740/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s740/BILLS-114s740is.pdf