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To«stahlishanationalspaceandaeronauticspolicy,andforotherpurposes.
INTHEHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES
.JULY
28,1981
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(forhimself,Mr.EMERY,Mr.DORNANofCalifornia,Mr.WIRTH,
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DERWINSKI,Mr.MURPHY,Mr.MADDOX,Mr,WHITEHURST,Mr.YATRON,Mr.FORSYTHJ<;,Mr.ROE,Mr.,JEFFRIES,Mr.DOUGHERTY,and
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WIL80N)introducedthefollowingbill;whichwasreferredtotheCom-mitteeonScienceand
Technology
Toestablishanationalspaceandaeronauticspolicy,andforotherpurposes.
BeitenactedbytheSenateandHouseof
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oftheUnitedStatesofAmericainCongressassembled,
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ThatthisActmaybecitedasthe"NationalSpaceandAero-
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TheCongressfindsanddeclaresthat:
 
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(1)TheactivitiesoftheUnitedStatesrelatedtotheexplorations,utilization,andscientificstudyofthespaceenvironmenthavevastly~inQ1"ea~ecl;oUf
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waystotheimprovement
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TheretrenchmentofUnitedStatesspaceandaeronauticalactivities
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(5)TheUnitedStatesisfacedincreasinglywithcompetitionintheeconomicsofspace,andthiscompe-titionposesatangiblecommercialchallengetoAmeri-canindustryandgovernment.(6)Themeasuredaccelerationofwell-managedspace'andaeronauticsactivitiesbytheUnitedStates,Stateandlocalgovernments,publicandprivateinstitu-tions,andindustrywillfurtherbenefittheNationfarexceedingthecostofsuchactivities.(7)AstrongandvibrantUnitedStatescivilianspace"program
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inaddition,to,providingmanyotherimportantbenefits,doasmuchtoenhancetheNation'ssecurityasanecessarilystrong'andseparatemilitaryspaceprogram.:(8)Thefuturepotentialofautomatedsatelliteswhichcollectanddistributemanykindsofinformationaroundthe,Earthincludemajorimprovementsintele-communications,weatherandoceanforecastingandmonitoring,naturalhazardpredictions,Earthresourcessensing.andcommunications;services.(9)TheactivitiesoftheUnitedStatesinthespaceenvironmenthavedemonstratedthegreatpoten-tiai:f01"thebeneficial,applicationo€weightlessness,infi-nite-rvolumesofvacuumandtheorbitalviewoftheEarth,Sun,andstars.
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