3.0.0 1282 2022-02-03T05:28:26Z 2023-01-12T12:20:40Z Senate S S 2005-06-21 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Discharged from 2005-06-29T14:47:33Z Referred to 2005-06-22T02:14:00Z 2005-07-12 Became Public Law No: 109-34. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2005-07-12 Became Public Law No: 109-34. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-12 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2005-07-12 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-30 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2005-06-30 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-29 Cleared for White House. 2005-06-29 10:47:56 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2005-06-29 10:47:55 On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H5372) Floor H37100 2 House floor actions 2005-06-29 10:47:55 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H5372) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-29 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. (consideration: CR H5372) Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-06-29 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.(consideration: CR H5372) Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-06-29 10:47:21 Mr. Barton (TX) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. Floor H30200 2 House floor actions 2005-06-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-06-21 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2005-06-21 21:13:15 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2005-06-21 Senate Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6977-6978; text as passed Senate: CR S6977-6978) Floor 2005-06-21 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6977-6978; text as passed Senate: CR S6977-6978) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001126 Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] CONRAD BURNS R MT R. N Public Law 109-34 Science, Technology, Communications Commerce Communication satellites Competition Congress Congressional reporting requirements Corporation directors Corporations Executives Foreign Trade and International Finance Governmental investigations International competitiveness Nontariff trade barriers Privatization Space activities Science, Technology, Communications 00 2005-06-21 Introduced in Senate 2005-08-22T20:20:19Z Amends title VI (Open-market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications Act or ORBIT Act) of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962, concerning INTELSAT (a global satellite provider of voice, data, and Internet services) and Inmarsat (a global mobile satellite communications provider), to prohibit any successor entity or separated entity from having officers or managers who are officers or managers of any signatories. (Current law prohibits any successor entity or separated entity from having officers or managers who are officers or managers of any signatories or former signatories or who have any direct financial interest in or financial relationship to any signatories or former signatories, except that such interest may be managed through a blind trust or similar mechanism.) Strikes provsions that prohibited a separated entity from having officers or directors, who are either officers or managers of any intergovernmental organization or who have any direct financial interest in or financial relationship to any international organization, except that such interest may be managed through a blind trust or similar mechanism.

Requires the United States to preserve the space segment capacity of the GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System).

Directs the Federal Communications Commission to review competitive market conditions of domestic and international satellite communications services and include in an annual report an analysis of those conditions.

]]> 82 2005-06-21 Passed Senate without amendment 2005-08-22T20:20:37Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends title VI (Open-market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications Act or ORBIT Act) of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962, concerning INTELSAT (a global satellite provider of voice, data, and Internet services) and Inmarsat (a global mobile satellite communications provider), to prohibit any successor entity or separated entity from having officers or managers who are officers or managers of any signatories. (Current law prohibits any successor entity or separated entity from having officers or managers who are officers or managers of any signatories or former signatories or who have any direct financial interest in or financial relationship to any signatories or former signatories, except that such interest may be managed through a blind trust or similar mechanism.) Strikes provsions that prohibited a separated entity from having officers or directors, who are either officers or managers of any intergovernmental organization or who have any direct financial interest in or financial relationship to any international organization, except that such interest may be managed through a blind trust or similar mechanism.

Requires the United States to preserve the space segment capacity of the GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System).

Directs the Federal Communications Commission to review competitive market conditions of domestic and international satellite communications services and include in an annual report an analysis of those conditions.

]]> 81 2005-06-29 Passed House without amendment 2005-08-22T20:20:52Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends title VI (Open-market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications Act or ORBIT Act) of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962, concerning INTELSAT (a global satellite provider of voice, data, and Internet services) and Inmarsat (a global mobile satellite communications provider), to prohibit any successor entity or separated entity from having officers or managers who are officers or managers of any signatories. (Current law prohibits any successor entity or separated entity from having officers or managers who are officers or managers of any signatories or former signatories or who have any direct financial interest in or financial relationship to any signatories or former signatories, except that such interest may be managed through a blind trust or similar mechanism.) Strikes provsions that prohibited a separated entity from having officers or directors, who are either officers or managers of any intergovernmental organization or who have any direct financial interest in or financial relationship to any international organization, except that such interest may be managed through a blind trust or similar mechanism.

Requires the United States to preserve the space segment capacity of the GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System).

Directs the Federal Communications Commission to review competitive market conditions of domestic and international satellite communications services and include in an annual report an analysis of those conditions.

]]> 49 2005-07-12 Public Law 2006-03-21T20:32:32Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends title VI (Open-market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications Act or ORBIT Act) of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962, concerning INTELSAT (a global satellite provider of voice, data, and Internet services) and Inmarsat (a global mobile satellite communications provider), to prohibit any successor entity or separated entity from having officers or managers who are officers or managers of any signatories. (Current law prohibits any successor entity or separated entity from having officers or managers who are officers or managers of any signatories or former signatories or who have any direct financial interest in or financial relationship to any signatories or former signatories, except that such interest may be managed through a blind trust or similar mechanism.) Strikes provsions that prohibited a separated entity from having officers or directors, who are either officers or managers of any intergovernmental organization or who have any direct financial interest in or financial relationship to any international organization, except that such interest may be managed through a blind trust or similar mechanism.

Requires the United States to preserve the space segment capacity of the GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System).

Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to review competitive market conditions of domestic and international satellite communications services and include in an annual report an analysis of those conditions.

]]> A bill to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to strike the privatization criteria for INTELSAT separated entities, remove certain restrictions on separated and successor entities to INTELSAT, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to strike the privatization criteria for INTELSAT separated entities, remove certain restrictions on separated and successor entities to INTELSAT, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to strike the privatization criteria for INTELSAT separated entities, remove certain restrictions on separated and successor entities to INTELSAT, and for other purposes. Enrolled Bill Engrossed in Senate 2005-06-21T04:00:00Z Referred in House 2005-06-21T04:00:00Z Considered and Passed Senate 2005-06-21T04:00:00Z 2005-07-13T03:59:59Z Public Law 2005-07-12 Became Public Law No: 109-34. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.