#aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#aifb  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the ,secure
 and ,trusted ,communications ,networks 
,act of #bjai 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 system1 or an           
authorization to use an individually    
licensed earth station or a             
blanket-licensed earth station1 if the  
license1 grant of market access1 or     
authorization would be held or          
controlled by an entity identified on   
the ,covered ,list or an affiliate of   
such an entity1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,secure ,space ,act of #bjbf4   
#b4 ,prohibition on grant of certain    
satellite licenses1 ,united ,states     
market access1 or earth station         
authorizations  7a7 ,in general ,the    
,secure and ,trusted ,communications    
,networks ,act of #bjai 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4  

#afja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating sections #aj and #aa as   
sections #aa and #ab1 respectively2 and 
7#b7 by inserting after section #i the  
following3  #aj4 ,prohibition on grant  
of certain satellite licenses1 ,united  
,states market access1 or earth station 
authorizations  7a7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3 7#a7 ,affiliate  7,a7 ,in 
general ,the term affiliate means an    
entity that 7directly or indirectly7    
owns or controls1 is owned or controlled
 by1 or is under common ownership or    
control with1 another entity4  7,b7 ,own
 ,for purposes of this paragraph1 the   
term own means to have1 possess1 or     
otherwise control an equity interest 7or
 the equivalent thereof7 of not less    
than #aj percent4  7#b7                 
,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 system4  7#c7 ,gateway station

 ,the term gateway station means an     
earth station or a group of earth       
stations that-- 7,a7 supports the       
routing and switching functions of a    
geostationary orbit satellite system or 
a nongeostationary orbit satellite      
system2  7,b7 may also be used for      
telemetry1 tracking1 and command        
transmissions2  7,c7 does not originate 
or terminate communication traffic2 and 
7,d7 is not for the exclusive use of any
 customer4  7#d7 ,individually licensed 
earth station ,the term individually    
licensed earth station means-- 7,a7 an  
earth station 7other than a             
blanket-licensed earth station7 that    
sends a signal to1 and receives a signal
 from1 a geostationary orbit satellite  
system or a nongeostationary orbit      
satellite system2 or  7,b7 a gateway    
station4  7b7 ,prohibition ,the         
,commission may not grant a license for1
 or a petition for a declaratory ruling 
to access the ,united ,states market    
using1 a geostationary orbit satellite  

system or a nongeostationary orbit      
satellite system1 or an authorization to
 use an individually licensed earth     
station or a blanket-licensed earth     
station1 if the license1 grant of market
 access1 or authorization would be held 
or controlled by-- 7#a7 an entity       
identified on the list published by the 
,commission under section #b7;a72 or    
7#b7 an affiliate of an entity described
 in paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,further       
consideration for secured networks  7#a7
 ,in general ,the ,commission may issue 
a report assessing supply chain security
 risks associated with any earth station
 licensee1 geostationary orbit satellite
 system licensee1 nongeostationary orbit
 satellite system licensee1 or entity   
granted a declaratory ruling to access  
the ,united ,states market using a      
geostationary orbit satellite system or 
nongeostationary orbit satellite system1
 or an affiliate of such a licensee or  
entity1 that provides communications    
equipment designed1 developed1          

manufactured1 or assembled by an entity 
identified on the list published by the 
,commission under section #b7;a74  7#b7 
,rule of construction ,nothing in       
paragraph 7#a7 shall be construed to    
expand or contract the authority of the 
,commission4  4  7b7 ,applicability     
,section #aj of the ,secure and ,trusted
 ,communications ,networks ,act of      
#bjai1 as added by subsection 7a71 shall
 apply with respect to the grant of a   
license1 petition1 or authorization on  
or after the date of enactment of this  
,act4  7c7 ,rules ,not later than #a    
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,federal ,communications     
,commission shall issue rules to        
implement section #aj of the ,secure and
 ,trusted ,communications ,networks ,act
 of #bjai1 as added by subsection 7a74  
,passed the ,senate ,september #bc1     
#bjbf4,secretary