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Union Calendar No. 27
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 675
[Report No. 118–41]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 31, 2023
Mr. Pallone (for himself and Mrs. Rodgers of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
April 25, 2023
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 31, 2023
A BILL
To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from granting a license or United States market access for a non-geostationary orbit satellite system if the license or grant of market access would be held or controlled by an entity that produces or provides any covered communications equipment or service or an affiliate of such an entity, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Secure Space Act of 2023
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Prohibition on grant of certain satellite licenses, United States market access, or earth station authorizations
In general
The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended—
by redesignating sections 10 and 11 as sections 11 and 12, respectively; and
by inserting after section 9 the following:
Prohibition on grant of certain satellite licenses, United States market access, or earth station authorizations
In general
The Commission may not grant a license for, or a petition for a declaratory ruling to access the United States market using, a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system, or an authorization to use an individually licensed earth station or a blanket-licensed earth station, if such license, grant of market access, or authorization would be held or controlled by—
an entity that produces or provides any covered communications equipment or service; or
an affiliate (as defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153)) of an entity described in paragraph (1).
Definitions
In this section:
Blanket-licensed earth station
The term blanket-licensed earth station
means an earth station that is licensed with a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system.
Gateway station
The term gateway station
means an earth station or a group of earth stations that—
supports the routing and switching functions of a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system;
may also be used for telemetry, tracking, and command transmissions;
does not originate or terminate communication traffic; and
is not for the exclusive use of any customer.
Individually licensed earth station
The term individually licensed earth station
means—
an earth station (other than a blanket-licensed earth station) that sends a signal to, and receives a signal from, a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system; or
a gateway station.
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Applicability
Section 10 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to the grant of a license, petition, or authorization on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Rules
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall issue rules to implement section 10 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, as added by subsection (a).
Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from granting a license or United States market access for a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system, or an authorization to use an individually licensed earth station or a blanket-licensed earth station, if the license, grant of market access, or authorization would be held or controlled by an entity that produces or provides any covered communications equipment or service or an affiliate of such an entity, and for other purposes.
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April 25, 2023
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed