,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aifb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #e1 #bjbe ,mrs4  
,fis*] 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,lujn7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1     
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a ,,bill   
,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 t produces or    
provides any cov]$ communications       
equipm5t or s]vice or an affiliate ( su*
 an entity1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4      
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,secure ,space ,act ( #bjbe4  #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 t        
produces or provides any cov]$          
communications equipm5t or s]vice2 or   
7#b7 an affiliate ( an entity describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a74  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