[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 976 Referred in House (RFH)]

  1st Session
                                 S. 976


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 2, 2005

            Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 AN ACT


 
  Striking the Specific Privatization Criteria in ORBIT for Intelsat 
    Separated Entities (New Skies) and Inmarsat and Other Technical 
                              Corrections.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR INTELSAT SEPARATED ENTITIES AND 
              INMARSAT MODIFIED.

    (a) Amendment.--The Communications Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 
701 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking section 623 (47 U.S.C. 763b), and
            (2) in section 624 (47 U.S.C. 763c), by striking ``In 
        securing the privatizations'' and all that follows, and 
        inserting ``In securing the privatization of Inmarsat required 
        by section 621, and thereafter, the United States shall 
        preserve space segment capacity of the GMDSS.''
            (3) in section 621 (5)(D)(ii) (47 U.S.C. 763), by striking 
        ``(I)'' and by striking ``, or (II) have any direct financial 
        interest'' and all that follows through the end of the 
        subparagraph, and inserting ``;''.
            (4) in section 621 (5)(D)(iv) (47 U.S.C. 763), by striking 
        ``(I)'' and by striking ``, or (II) have any direct financial 
        interest'' and all that follows through the end of the 
        subparagraph, and inserting ``.''.
    (b) Satellite Service Report.--The Commission shall review 
competitive market conditions with respect to domestic and 
international satellite communications services and shall include in an 
annual report an analysis of those conditions. Such analysis shall 
include an identification of the number and market share of competitors 
in domestic and international satellite markets, including an analysis 
of whether there is effective competition in the market for domestic 
and international satellite services, and shall include a list of any 
foreign nations in which legal or regulatory practices restrict access 
to the market for satellite services in such nation in a manner that 
undermines competition or favors a particular competitor or set of 
competitors.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective as of the date of enactment of this section.

            Passed the Senate April 29 (legislative day, April 28), 
      2005.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.