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H. Rept. 119-502 1 (2026-02-20)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaiaz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 119TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 119-502 ACCESSING SATELLITE CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE NEW DISCOVERIES ACT FEBRUARY 20, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. BABIN, from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 2600] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2600) to require the Administrator of the Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a pro- gram to identify, evaluate, acquire, and disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery in order to satisfy the sci- entific, operational, and educational requirements of the Adminis- tration, and for other purposes, having considered the same, re- ports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. CONTENTS Page Purpose and Sum m ary ........................................................................................... . 2 Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 2 Legislative H istory .................................................................................................. 2 Section-by-Section .................................................................................................... 3 Related Com m ittee H earings .................................................................................. 3 Com m ittee Consideration ........................................................................................ 3 Application of Law to the Legislative Branch ....................................................... 3 Statement of Oversight Findings and Recommendations of the Committee ...... 4 Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ................. 4 Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 4 Federal Advisory Com m ittee Act ............................................................................ 4 Unfunded M andate Statem ent ............................................................................... 4 Earm ark Identification ............................................................................................ 4 Com m ittee Cost Estim ate ....................................................................................... 4 New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. 5 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .......................................................... 5 Changes to Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ................. 6 69-006