#aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#aifb  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,secure & 
,tru/$ ,communications ,networks ,act ( 
#bjai to prohibit ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission f grant+ a  
lic5se or ,unit$ ,/ates m>ket access = a
 geo/ation>y orbit satellite sy/em or a 
nongeo/ation>y orbit satellite sy/em1 or
 an au?orization to use an individually 
lic5s$ e>? /ation or a blanket-lic5s$   
e>? /ation1 if ! lic5se1 grant ( m>ket  
access1 or au?orization w\ld be held or 
controll$ by an entity id5tifi$ on !    
,cov]$ ,li/ or an affiliate ( su* an    
entity1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,secure 
,space ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,prohibition  
on grant ( c]ta9 satellite lic5ses1     
,unit$ ,/ates m>ket access1 or e>?      
/ation au?orizations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secure & ,tru/$ ,communications        
,networks ,act ( #bjai 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4   
#afja et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by       
r$esignat+ sections #aj & #aa z sections
 #aa & #ab1 respectively2 &  7#b7 by    

ins]t+ aft] section #i ! foll[+3  #aj4  
,prohibition on grant ( c]ta9 satellite 
lic5ses1 ,unit$ ,/ates m>ket access1 or 
e>? /ation au?orizations  7a7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,affiliate  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m        
affiliate means an entity t 7directly or
 indirectly7 owns or controls1 is own$  
or controll$ by1 or is "u common own]%ip
 or control )1 ano!r entity4  7,b7 ,own 
,= purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m own   
means to h1 possess1 or o!rwise control 
an equity int]e/ 7or ! equival5t !re(7 (
 n less ?an #aj p]c5t4  7#b7            
,blanket-lic5s$ e>? /ation ,! t]m       
blanket-lic5s$ e>? /ation means an e>?  
/ation t is lic5s$ ) a geo/ation>y orbit
 satellite sy/em or a nongeo/ation>y    
orbit satellite sy/em4  7#c7 ,gateway   
/ation ,! t]m gateway /ation means an   
e>? /ation or a gr\p ( e>? /ations t--  
7,a7 supports ! r\t+ & swit*+ functions 
( a geo/ation>y orbit satellite sy/em or
 a nongeo/ation>y orbit satellite sy/em2
  7,b7 may also be us$ = telemetry1     

track+1 & comm& transmissions2  7,c7    
does n orig9ate or t]m9ate communication
 traffic2 &  7,d7 is n = ! exclusive use
 ( any cu/om]4  7#d7 ,individually      
lic5s$ e>? /ation ,! t]m individually   
lic5s$ e>? /ation means-- 7,a7 an e>?   
/ation 7o!r ?an a blanket-lic5s$ e>?    
/ation7 t s5ds a signal to1 & receives a
 signal f1 a geo/ation>y orbit satellite
 sy/em or a nongeo/ation>y orbit        
satellite sy/em2 or  7,b7 a gateway     
/ation4  7b7 ,prohibition ,! ,commission
 may n grant a lic5se =1 or a petition =
 a decl>atory rul+ to access ! ,unit$   
,/ates m>ket us+1 a geo/ation>y orbit   
satellite sy/em or a nongeo/ation>y     
orbit satellite sy/em1 or an            
au?orization to use an individually     
lic5s$ e>? /ation or a blanket-lic5s$   
e>? /ation1 if ! lic5se1 grant ( m>ket  
access1 or au?orization w\ld be held or 
controll$ by-- 7#a7 an entity id5tifi$  
on ! li/ publi%$ by ! ,commission "u    
section #b7;a72 or  7#b7 an affiliate ( 
an entity describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7c7

 ,fur!r consid]ation = secur$ networks  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission may issue a
 report assess+ supply *a9 security     
risks associat$ ) any e>? /ation        
lic5see1 geo/ation>y orbit satellite    
sy/em lic5see1 nongeo/ation>y orbit     
satellite sy/em lic5see1 or entity      
grant$ a decl>atory rul+ to access !    
,unit$ ,/ates m>ket us+ a geo/ation>y   
orbit satellite sy/em or nongeo/ation>y 
orbit satellite sy/em1 or an affiliate (
 su* a lic5see or entity1 t provides    
communications equipm5t design$1        
develop$1 manufactur$1 or assembl$ by an
 entity id5tifi$ on ! li/ publi%$ by !  
,commission "u section #b7;a74  7#b7    
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 p>agraph    
7#a7 %all be con/ru$ to exp& or contract
 ! au?ority ( ! ,commission4  4  7b7    
,applicability ,section #aj ( ! ,secure 
& ,tru/$ ,communications ,networks ,act 
( #bjai1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 %all 
apply ) respect to ! grant ( a lic5se1  
petition1 or au?orization on or aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,rules 

,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al           
,communications ,commission %all issue  
rules to implem5t section #aj ( !       
,secure & ,tru/$ ,communications        
,networks ,act ( #bjai1 z add$ by       
subsection 7a74  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate        
,septemb] #bc1 #bjbf4,secret>y