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[H.R. 675 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  Union Calendar No. 27
118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 675

                          [Report No. 118-41]

To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to 
prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from granting a license 
or United States market access for a non-geostationary orbit satellite 
   system if the license or grant of market access would be held or 
     controlled by an entity that produces or provides any covered 
communications equipment or service or an affiliate of such an entity, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2023

Mr. Pallone (for himself and Mrs. Rodgers of Washington) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

                             April 25, 2023

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               31, 2023]


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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to 
prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from granting a license 
or United States market access for a non-geostationary orbit satellite 
   system if the license or grant of market access would be held or 
     controlled by an entity that produces or provides any covered 
communications equipment or service or an affiliate of such an entity, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Space Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON GRANT OF CERTAIN SATELLITE LICENSES, UNITED 
              STATES MARKET ACCESS, OR EARTH STATION AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act 
of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 10 and 11 as sections 11 and 
        12, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 9 the following:

``SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON GRANT OF CERTAIN SATELLITE LICENSES, UNITED 
              STATES MARKET ACCESS, OR EARTH STATION AUTHORIZATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Commission may not grant a license for, or a 
petition for a declaratory ruling to access the United States market 
using, a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary 
orbit satellite system, or an authorization to use an individually 
licensed earth station or a blanket-licensed earth station, if such 
license, grant of market access, or authorization would be held or 
controlled by--
            ``(1) an entity that produces or provides any covered 
        communications equipment or service; or
            ``(2) an affiliate (as defined in section 3 of the 
        Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153)) of an entity 
        described in paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) 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 system.
            ``(2) Gateway station.--The term `gateway station' means an 
        earth station or a group of earth stations that--
                    ``(A) supports the routing and switching functions 
                of a geostationary orbit satellite system or a 
                nongeostationary orbit satellite system;
                    ``(B) may also be used for telemetry, tracking, and 
                command transmissions;
                    ``(C) does not originate or terminate communication 
                traffic; and
                    ``(D) is not for the exclusive use of any customer.
            ``(3) Individually licensed earth station.--The term 
        `individually licensed earth station' means--
                    ``(A) an earth station (other than a blanket-
                licensed earth station) that sends a signal to, and 
                receives a signal from, a geostationary orbit satellite 
                system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system; or
                    ``(B) a gateway station.''.
    (b) Applicability.--Section 10 of the Secure and Trusted 
Communications Networks Act of 2019, as added by subsection (a), shall 
apply with respect to the grant of a license, petition, or 
authorization on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Rules.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall issue rules to 
implement section 10 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks 
Act of 2019, as added by subsection (a).
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the Secure 
        and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 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 system, or an 
        authorization to use an individually licensed earth station or 
        a blanket-licensed earth station, if the license, grant of 
        market access, or authorization would be held or controlled by 
        an entity that produces or provides any covered communications 
        equipment or service or an affiliate of such an entity, and for 
        other purposes.''.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 27

118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 675

                          [Report No. 118-41]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to 
prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from granting a license 
or United States market access for a non-geostationary orbit satellite 
   system if the license or grant of market access would be held or 
     controlled by an entity that produces or provides any covered 
communications equipment or service or an affiliate of such an entity, 
                        and for other purposes.

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                             April 25, 2023

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed