#aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#afdh  ,,an ,,act  ,to facilitate access
 to the electromagnetic spectrum for    
commercial space launches and commercial
 space reentries1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,launch             
,communications ,act4  #b4 ,access to   
electromagnetic spectrum for commercial 
space launches and reentries  7a7       
,service rules2 allocation  7#a7 ,in    
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,commission shall-- 7,a7 complete   
any proceeding in effect as of such date
 of enactment related to the adoption of
 service rules for access to the        
frequencies described in subsection 7c7 
for commercial space launches and       
commercial space reentries1 including   
technical specifications1 eligibility   
requirements1 and coordination          
procedures to preserve the defense      
capabilities of the ,united ,states2 and
  7,b7 allocate on a secondary basis    

such frequencies for commercial space   
launches and commercial space reentries4
  7#b7 ,coordination with ,national     
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,the coordination       
procedures adopted under paragraph      
7#a77;,a7 shall include requirements for
 persons conducting commercial space    
launches and commercial space reentries 
to coordinate with the ,assistant       
,secretary regarding access to the      
frequencies described in subsection 7c7 
for commercial space launches and       
commercial space reentries4  7#c7       
,limitation ,access to the frequencies  
described in subsection 7c7 in          
accordance with the service rules       
adopted under subparagraph 7,a7 of      
paragraph 7#a71 and the allocation of   
such frequencies under subparagraph 7,b7
 of that paragraph1 shall be limited to 
the use of such frequencies for         
commercial space launches and commercial
 space reentries4  7b7 ,streamlining of 
process for granting authorizations ,not

 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,commission shall issue new regulations 
to streamline the process for granting  
authorizations for access to the        
frequencies described in subsection 7c7 
for commercial space launches and       
commercial space reentries so as to     
provide for-- 7#a7 authorizations that  
include access to such frequencies for  
multiple commercial space launches from 
#a or more ,federal space launch sites  
and multiple commercial space reentries 
to #a or more ,federal space reentry    
sites2  7#b7 authorizations that include
 access to such frequencies for multiple
 commercial space launches from #a or   
more private space launch sites and     
multiple commercial space reentries to  
#a or more private space reentry sites1 
upon successful coordination with any   
,federal space launch site within a     
range for access to such frequencies    
such that such a commercial space launch
 or commercial space reentry would not  

cause harmful interference with ,federal
 systems2  7#c7 authorizations that     
include access to multiple uses of such 
frequencies for commercial space launch 
or commercial space reentry2  7#d7      
electronic filing and processing of     
applications for authorizations for     
access to such frequencies for          
commercial space launches and commercial
 space reentries2 and  7#e7 improved    
coordination by the ,commission with the
 ,assistant ,secretary 7who shall       
coordinate with the head of any other   
,federal agency1 as the ,assistant      
,secretary considers appropriate7 to    
increase the speed of review of         
applications for authorizations for     
access to such frequencies for          
commercial space launches and commercial
 space reentries1 including coordination
 to increase automation similar to the  
automation described in the service     
rules established by the ,commission and
 the ,assistant ,secretary to promote   
the development and use1 by entities    

other than the ,federal ,government1 of 
spectrum in other bands1 including bands
 with the frequencies between #ga and   
#gf gigahertz1 between #ha and #hf      
gigahertz1 and between #ib and #ie      
gigahertz4  7c7 ,frequencies described  
,the frequencies described in this      
subsection are the frequencies between  
#bjbe and #baaj megahertz1 between #bbjj
 and #bbij megahertz1 and between #bcfj 
and #bcie megahertz4  7d7 ,rule of      
construction ,each range of frequencies 
described in this section shall be      
construed to be inclusive of the upper  
and lower frequencies in the range4  7e7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,assistant ,secretary ,the term         
,assistant ,secretary means the         
,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for  
,communications and ,information4  7#b7 
,commercial space launch ,the term      
commercial space launch means a launch  
licensed under chapter #eji of title    
#ea1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7       
,commercial space reentry ,the term     

commercial space reentry means a reentry
 licensed under chapter #eji of title   
#ea1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#d7       
,commission ,the term ,commission means 
the ,federal ,communications            
,commission4  ,passed the ,senate       
,october #ca1 #bjbc4,secretary