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Geospatial Partnership for Security Act of 2020

H.R. 8814 · 116th Congress · Nov 24, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

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.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Geospatial Partnership for Security Act of 2020” or the “GPS Act”.

2. Authorization of appropriations for support for commercial geospatial, open source, and emerging space companies

(a)
In general— There is authorized to be appropriated to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for fiscal year 2021 the amount referred to in subsection (b) for the purpose of partnering with and providing support to commercial geospatial, open source, and emerging space companies.
(b)
Amount— The amount referred to in this subsection is the amount specified for the purpose described in subsection (a) in the classified annex prepared to accompany the bill H.R. 7856 of the One Hundred and Sixteenth Congress, as ordered reported by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.