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107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3854

 To authorize funding for the development, launch, and operation of a 
  Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite in support of a national energy 
                                policy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2002

 Mr. Thune (for himself and Ms. Rivers) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the 
 Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize funding for the development, launch, and operation of a 
  Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite in support of a national energy 
                                policy.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Development and Deployment.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
$376,000,000 for the development and deployment of a multifrequency 
Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite in support of a national energy 
policy.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the United States Geological Survey $19,000,000 per 
fiscal year for Command, Control, Data Processing, Archiving, and 
Distribution of data from the Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite 
through the EROS Data Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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