[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 4010 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4010

To establish radiofrequency licensing authority for certain operations 
 involving certain earth stations and gateway stations, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 21, 2024

  Mr. Cruz (for himself and Ms. Rosen) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish radiofrequency licensing authority for certain operations 
 involving certain earth stations and gateway stations, 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 ``Satellite And Telecommunications 
Streamlining Act'' or the ``SAT Streamlining Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY REGARDING CERTAIN LICENSES.

    (a) Amendment.--Part I of title III of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 346. RADIOFREQUENCY LICENSING AUTHORITY RELATING TO CERTAIN 
              OPERATIONS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Covered application.--The term `covered application' 
        means an application for a license or grant of market access to 
        operate a system described in subsection (c)(1)(B) or (d)(1)(B) 
        that is pending on the date of enactment of this section.
            ``(2) Covered authorization.--The term `covered 
        authorization' means--
                    ``(A) a license or grant of market access granted 
                by the Commission to operate a system described in 
                subsection (c)(1)(B) or (d)(1)(B) that is in effect on 
                the date of enactment of this section; or
                    ``(B) a license or grant of market access granted 
                by Commission approval of a covered application.
            ``(3) Covered radiocommunication service.--The term 
        `covered radiocommunication service'--
                    ``(A) means a radiocommunication service (as 
                defined in the radio regulations of the International 
                Telecommunication Union that are in force as of the 
                date of enactment of this section, or any successor 
                regulations); and
                    ``(B) does not include any radionavigation or 
                safety service specifically identified by the 
                Commission as a safety service for aeronautical or 
                maritime transportation.
            ``(4) 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 system operated under a license granted under 
                subsection (c) or a grant of market access granted 
                under subsection (d);
                    ``(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.
            ``(5) 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--
                            ``(i) a nongeostationary orbit space 
                        station operated under a license granted under 
                        subsection (c)(1) or a grant of market access 
                        granted under subsection (d)(1); or
                            ``(ii) a geostationary orbit space station 
                        operated under a license granted under 
                        subsection (c)(2) or a grant of market access 
                        granted under subsection (d)(2); or
                    ``(B) a gateway station.
            ``(6) National defense or security of the united states.--
        The term `national defense or security of the United States'--
                    ``(A) means the protection of the United States 
                from foreign aggression; and
                    ``(B) does not otherwise include the protection of 
                the general welfare of the United States.
    ``(b) Rules.--Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Commission shall issue rules to amend part 25 of 
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, to establish--
            ``(1) for any license granted under subsection (c), 
        specific modifications, or classes of modifications, to the 
        license that warrant expedited treatment under subparagraph (A) 
        or (B), as applicable, of subsection (g)(2);
            ``(2) for any license granted under subsection (c), grant 
        of market access granted under subsection (d), authorization 
        granted under subsection (e), or covered authorization, the 
        manner in which the licensee, grantee, or entity shall notify 
        the Commission of a request to submit a modification under 
        subsection (g)(3);
            ``(3) rules that seek to promote competition, innovation, 
        and efficient use of spectrum by entities with covered 
        authorizations, including by accounting for advancements in 
        technology capable of managing interference concerns to the 
        greatest extent practicable; and
            ``(4) for any application or request for modification 
        described in subsection (n), what constitutes reportable 
        foreign ownership for purposes of paragraph (1) of that 
        subsection.
    ``(c) Application for License.--
            ``(1) NGSO determination required.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Applications.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), paragraph (5), and subsection (m), 
                        not later than 1 year after the date on which 
                        the Commission issues a public notice of the 
                        acceptance for filing of a written application 
                        submitted to the Commission for a license 
                        described in subparagraph (B) of this 
                        paragraph, the Commission shall determine 
                        whether to grant the application, including any 
                        amendment to the application.
                            ``(ii) Major amendments.--Except as 
                        provided in paragraph (5) and subsection (m), 
                        if a major amendment (within the meaning of 
                        section 25.116 of title 47, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations, or any successor regulation) to an 
                        application described in clause (i) is 
                        submitted to the Commission, the Commission 
                        shall determine whether to grant the 
                        application, including the major amendment and 
                        any other amendment to the application, not 
                        later than 1 year after the date on which the 
                        Commission issues a public notice of the 
                        acceptance for filing of the major 
                        amendment.''.
                    ``(B) Types of applications.--An application 
                described in this subparagraph is an application for a 
                license for covered radiocommunication services using--
                            ``(i) a nongeostationary orbit space 
                        station;
                            ``(ii) a blanket-licensed earth station or 
                        earth stations that will operate with a 
                        nongeostationary orbit space station; or
                            ``(iii) a nongeostationary orbit space 
                        station and a blanket-licensed earth station or 
                        earth stations that will operate with the 
                        nongeostationary orbit space station.
            ``(2) GSO determination required.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Applications.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), paragraph (5), and subsection (m), 
                        not later than 1 year after the date on which 
                        the Commission issues a public notice of the 
                        acceptance for filing of a written application 
                        submitted to the Commission for a license 
                        described in subparagraph (B) of this 
                        paragraph, the Commission shall determine 
                        whether to grant the application, including any 
                        amendment to the application.
                            ``(ii) Major amendments.--Except as 
                        provided in paragraph (5) and subsection (m), 
                        if a major amendment (within the meaning of 
                        section 25.116 of title 47, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations, or any successor regulation) to an 
                        application described in clause (i) is 
                        submitted to the Commission, the Commission 
                        shall determine whether to grant the 
                        application, including the major amendment and 
                        any other amendment to the application, not 
                        later than 1 year after the date on which the 
                        Commission issues a public notice of the 
                        acceptance for filing of the major amendment.
                    ``(B) Types of applications.--An application 
                described in this subparagraph is an application for a 
                license for covered radiocommunication services using--
                            ``(i) a geostationary orbit space station;
                            ``(ii) a blanket-licensed earth station or 
                        earth stations that will operate with a 
                        geostationary orbit space station; or
                            ``(iii) a geostationary orbit space station 
                        and a blanket-licensed earth station or earth 
                        stations that will operate with the 
                        geostationary orbit space station.
            ``(3) Contents of application.--In addition to the 
        application requirements described in section 308(b), an 
        application submitted under paragraph (1) or (2) shall include 
        performance metrics with respect to the frequencies and 
        transmission power to be used.
            ``(4) Term of initial license.--The Commission shall grant 
        a license for a term not to exceed 15 years for any application 
        granted under this subsection.
            ``(5) Exceptions.--The deadline for the determination 
        required in paragraphs (1) and (2) may be extended by the 
        Commission for an application subject to review under 
        subsection (m).
    ``(d) Application for Grant of Market Access.--
            ``(1) NGSO determination required.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Applications.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii) and subsection (m), after the date 
                        on which the Commission issues a public notice 
                        of the acceptance for filing of a written 
                        application submitted to the Commission for 
                        market access described in subparagraph (B) of 
                        this paragraph, the Commission shall determine 
                        whether to grant the application, including any 
                        amendment to the application.
                            ``(ii) Major amendments.--If a major 
                        amendment (within the meaning of section 25.116 
                        of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
                        any successor regulation) to an application 
                        described in clause (i) is submitted to the 
                        Commission, the Commission shall determine 
                        whether to grant the application, including the 
                        major amendment and any other amendment to the 
                        application, not later than 1 year after the 
                        date on which the Commission issues a public 
                        notice of the acceptance for filing of the 
                        major amendment.
                    ``(B) Types of applications.--An application 
                described in this subparagraph is an application for 
                market access within the United States for covered 
                radiocommunication services using--
                            ``(i) a nongeostationary orbit space 
                        station;
                            ``(ii) a blanket-licensed earth station or 
                        earth stations that will operate with a 
                        nongeostationary orbit space station; or
                            ``(iii) a nongeostationary orbit space 
                        station and a blanket-licensed earth station or 
                        earth stations that will operate with the 
                        nongeostationary orbit space station.
            ``(2) GSO determination required.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Applications.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii) and subsection (m), after the date 
                        on which the Commission issues a public notice 
                        of the acceptance for filing of a written 
                        application submitted to the Commission for 
                        market access described in subparagraph (B), 
                        the Commission shall determine whether to grant 
                        the application, including any amendment to the 
                        application.
                            ``(ii) Major amendments.--If a major 
                        amendment (within the meaning of section 25.116 
                        of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
                        any successor regulation) to an application 
                        described in clause (i) is submitted to the 
                        Commission, the Commission shall determine 
                        whether to grant the application, including the 
                        major amendment and any other amendment to the 
                        application, not later than 1 year after the 
                        date on which the Commission issues a public 
                        notice of the acceptance for filing of the 
                        major amendment.
                    ``(B) Type of application.--An application 
                described in this subparagraph is an application for 
                market access within the United States for covered 
                radiocommunication services using a geostationary orbit 
                space station.
            ``(3) Contents of application.--In addition to the 
        application requirements described in section 308(b), an 
        application submitted under paragraph (1) or (2) shall include 
        performance metrics with respect to the frequencies and 
        transmission power to be used.
            ``(4) Term of initial grant of market access.--The 
        Commission shall grant market access for a term not to exceed 
        15 years for any application granted under this subsection.
    ``(e) Earth Station Authorization.--
            ``(1) Determination required for individually licensed 
        earth stations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Applications.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), paragraph (4), and subsection (m), 
                        not later than 180 days after the date on which 
                        the Commission issues a public notice of the 
                        acceptance for filing of a written application 
                        submitted to the Commission for authorization 
                        described in subparagraph (B) of this 
                        paragraph, the Commission shall determine 
                        whether to grant the application, including any 
                        amendment to the application.
                            ``(ii) Major amendments.--If a major 
                        amendment (within the meaning of section 25.116 
                        of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
                        any successor regulation) to an application 
                        described in clause (i) is submitted to the 
                        Commission, the Commission shall determine 
                        whether to grant the application, including the 
                        major amendment and any other amendment to the 
                        application, not later than 1 year after the 
                        date on which the Commission issues a public 
                        notice of the acceptance for filing of the 
                        major amendment.
                    ``(B) Type of application.--An application 
                described in this subparagraph is an application for 
                authorization to use an individually licensed earth 
                station.
            ``(2) Determination required for receive-only earth 
        stations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Applications.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), paragraph (3), and subsection (m), 
                        not later than 30 days after the date on which 
                        the Commission issues a public notice of the 
                        acceptance for filing of a written application 
                        submitted to the Commission for authorization 
                        described in subparagraph (B) of this 
                        paragraph, the Commission shall determine 
                        whether to grant the application, including any 
                        amendment to the application.
                            ``(ii) Major amendments.--If a major 
                        amendment (within the meaning of section 25.116 
                        of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
                        any successor regulation) to an application 
                        described in clause (i) is submitted to the 
                        Commission, the Commission shall determine 
                        whether to grant the application, including the 
                        major amendment and any other amendment to the 
                        application, not later than 1 year after the 
                        date on which the Commission issues a public 
                        notice of the acceptance for filing of the 
                        major amendment.
                    ``(B) Types of application.--An application 
                described in this subparagraph is an application for 
                authorization to use an earth station or earth stations 
                to receive a signal from--
                            ``(i) a nongeostationary orbit space 
                        station operated under a license granted under 
                        subsection (c)(1) or a grant of market access 
                        granted under subsection (d)(1); or
                            ``(ii) a geostationary orbit space station 
                        operated under a license granted under 
                        subsection (c)(2) or a grant of market access 
                        granted under subsection (d)(2).
            ``(3) Exception.--The deadline for the determination 
        required under paragraph (1) or (2) may be extended by the 
        Commission for an application subject to review under 
        subsection (n).
            ``(4) Inapplicability to blanket-licensed earth stations.--
        This subsection does not apply with respect to an earth station 
        or earth stations to the extent that the earth station or earth 
        stations will be blanket-licensed with a space station, as 
        described in subsection (c)(1)(B)(ii), (c)(1)(C)(iii), 
        (c)(2)(B)(ii), (c)(2)(C)(iii), (d)(1)(B)(ii), or 
        (d)(1)(C)(iii).
    ``(f) Renewal of License, Grant of Market Access, or 
Authorization.--Except as provided in subsection (m), not later than 
180 days after the date on which the Commission receives a request for 
renewal of a license granted under subsection (c), a grant of market 
access granted under subsection (d), or an authorization granted under 
subsection (e) from the licensee, grantee, or entity with such 
authorization, as applicable--
            ``(1) if the Commission determines the requirements under 
        section 309(k) have been met, the Commission shall grant the 
        request, including any amendment to the request, and renew the 
        license, grant of market access, or authorization for a term 
        not to exceed the length of the initial term beginning the day 
        after the date on which the preceding term of the license, 
        grant of market access, or authorization expires; or
            ``(2) the Commission shall make the determination described 
        in section 309(k)(3) and deny the request, including any 
        amendment to the request.
    ``(g) Modification of License or Grant of Market Access.--
            ``(1) Major modifications.--
                    ``(A) NGSO license major modifications.--Except as 
                provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this 
                subsection and in subsection (m), and not later than 1 
                year after the date on which the Commission receives a 
                request to modify a license granted under subsection 
                (c)(1), the Commission shall grant or deny the request 
                (including any amendment to the request).
                    ``(B) GSO license and grant of market access major 
                modifications.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2), 
                (3), and (4) of this subsection, the Commission may 
                grant a request (including any amendment to the 
                request) to modify a license granted under subsection 
                (c)(2) or a grant of market access granted under 
                subsection (d).
            ``(2) Expedited treatment for minor modifications.--
                    ``(A) NGSO license modifications.--Except as 
                provided in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection 
                and in subsections (h) and (m), and not later than 90 
                days after the date on which the Commission receives a 
                request to modify a license granted under subsection 
                (c)(1), the Commission shall grant the request, 
                including any amendment to the request, if the request 
                is limited only to modifications, or a class of 
                modifications, that--
                            ``(i) increase transmission capacity;
                            ``(ii) improve spectral efficiency, such as 
                        by improving compression technologies; or
                            ``(iii) otherwise do not substantially 
                        modify the space station authorized by the 
                        license.
                    ``(B) GSO license modifications.--Except as 
                provided in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection 
                and in subsections (h) and (m), and not later than 90 
                days after the date on which the Commission receives a 
                request to modify a license granted under subsection 
                (c)(2), the Commission shall grant the request, 
                including any amendment to the request, if the request 
                is limited only to modifications, or a class of 
                modifications, that--
                            ``(i) increase transmission capacity;
                            ``(ii) improve spectral efficiency, such as 
                        by improving compression technologies; or
                            ``(iii) otherwise do not substantially 
                        modify the space station authorized by the 
                        license.
                    ``(C) Exclusion.--This paragraph shall not apply to 
                a request to modify a license for--
                            ``(i) the addition of an ancillary 
                        terrestrial component; or
                            ``(ii) modifying the service offered under 
                        the initial license granted under subsection 
                        (c) between fixed satellite service and mobile 
                        satellite service.
            ``(3) Expedited treatment for certain modifications.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the 
                Commission receives a request to modify a license 
                granted under subsection (c), a grant of market access 
                granted under subsection (d), an authorization granted 
                under subsection (e), or a covered authorization, in 
                order to conduct a replacement described in 
                subparagraph (B), the Commission shall grant or deny 
                the request.
                    ``(B) Replacement.--A replacement described in this 
                subparagraph is a replacement of--
                            ``(i) 1 space station, or component of a 
                        space station, with a technically similar space 
                        station, or component of a space station, 
                        previously approved by the Commission; or
                            ``(ii) 1 earth station, or component of an 
                        earth station, with a technically similar earth 
                        station, or component of an earth station, 
                        previously approved by the Commission.
            ``(4) Exceptions.--The Commission may extend the deadlines 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) for a request subject to review 
        under subsection (n).
    ``(h) Emergency Grant, Renewal, or Modification.--If the Commission 
finds that there are extraordinary circumstances involving a danger to 
life or property or an action that is necessary for the national 
defense or security of the United States, the Commission--
            ``(1) may grant, for a period not to exceed 180 days in a 
        manner and upon the terms the Commission shall by rule 
        prescribe--
                    ``(A) a license described in subsection (c), a 
                grant of market access described in subsection (d), or 
                an authorization described in subsection (e);
                    ``(B) a renewal of a license, grant of market 
                access, or authorization described in subparagraph (A); 
                or
                    ``(C) a modification of a license, grant of market 
                access, or authorization described in subparagraph (A);
            ``(2) shall include with a grant made under this subsection 
        a statement of the reasons of the Commission for making the 
        grant;
            ``(3) may extend a grant made under this subsection for a 
        period not to exceed 180 days; and
            ``(4) shall give expeditious treatment to any--
                    ``(A) timely filed petition to deny a grant under 
                this subsection; or
                    ``(B) timely filed petition for rehearing of a 
                grant made under this subsection that is filed under 
                section 405.
    ``(i) State Preemption of Market Entry; Rates.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, a State or local government may not regulate the rates 
        charged by--
                    ``(A) an applicant or licensee with respect to a 
                license granted under subsection (b);
                    ``(B) an applicant or grantee with respect to a 
                grant of market access granted under subsection (c); or
                    ``(C) an applicant or entity with respect to an 
                authorization granted under subsection (d).
            ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not prohibit a State 
        or local government from adopting fair and reasonable 
        regulations governing the other terms and conditions of a 
        licensee, grantee, or entity, including regulations to protect 
        aesthetic and safety interests, provided such regulations do 
        not prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting market entry or 
        the provision of service.
    ``(j) Regulatory Restraint.--
            ``(1) Limitation on information required to be provided.--
        In performing any act, issuing any rule or regulation, or 
        issuing any order necessary to carry out this section, the 
        Commission--
                    ``(A) shall limit the information required to be 
                furnished to the Commission to that which is strictly 
                necessary; and
                    ``(B) with respect to an application filed under 
                subsection (c), (d), or (e), a request for renewal made 
                under subsection (f), or a request for modification 
                made under subsection (g)--
                            ``(i) may not require the filing of any 
                        information that previously has been furnished 
                        to the Commission or that is not directly 
                        material to the considerations that affect the 
                        granting or denial of such application or 
                        request; and
                            ``(ii) may require information about new or 
                        additional facts that the Commission determines 
                        necessary to make its findings.
            ``(2) Deadline for petition determination.--If an applicant 
        for a license or a licensee under subsection (c) files a 
        petition under part 1 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, 
        or any successor regulation, relating to information required 
        to be furnished to the Commission under this section, the 
        Commission shall grant or deny the petition not later than 90 
        days after the date on which the petition is filed.
    ``(k) Relation to Experimental and Amateur Uses.--This section 
shall not apply to any Commission authorization in--
            ``(1) the experimental radio service; or
            ``(2) the amateur radio service.
    ``(l) Completeness.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after receiving a 
        written application submitted under subsection (c), (d), or 
        (e), the Commission shall--
                    ``(A) determine whether--
                            ``(i) the application contains--
                                    ``(I) in the case of an application 
                                submitted under subsection (c), all of 
                                the information required to be 
                                submitted with the application under 
                                subsection (c)(3) and the first 
                                sentence of section 308(b);
                                    ``(II) in the case of an 
                                application submitted under subsection 
                                (d), all of the information required to 
                                be submitted with the application under 
                                subsection (d)(3) and the first 
                                sentence of section 308(b); or
                                    ``(III) in the case of an 
                                application submitted under subsection 
                                (e), all of the information required to 
                                be submitted with the application under 
                                the first sentence of section 308(b); 
                                and
                            ``(ii) the applicant has paid the fee, if 
                        any, required under section 8 in connection 
                        with the application; and
                    ``(B)(i) if both determinations under subparagraph 
                (A) are in the affirmative, issue a public notice of 
                the acceptance for filing of the application; or
                    ``(ii) if either determination under subparagraph 
                (A) is in the negative, provide notice to the applicant 
                of the negative determination, including the 
                information required to be submitted that was not 
                submitted, the amount of the application fee due, or 
                both, as applicable.
            ``(2) Inaction by commission.--If the Commission does not 
        comply with paragraph (1) with respect to an application by the 
        deadline specified in that paragraph, the Commission shall be 
        deemed for purposes of subsection (c), (d), or (e), as 
        applicable, to have issued a public notice of the acceptance 
        for filing of the application on the date that is 30 days after 
        the date on which the application was received.
    ``(m) Tolling.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsections 
        (c)(5), (e)(4), and (g)(4), with respect to an application for 
        a license under subsection (c) or an authorization under 
        subsection (e), or a request for renewal under subsection (f) 
        or modification under subsection (g) of a license granted under 
        subsection (c), a grant of market access granted under 
        subsection (d), or an authorization granted under subsection 
        (e), the Commission may extend the deadline under subsection 
        (c), (e), (f), or (g), as applicable, for consideration of the 
        application or request only if--
                    ``(A)(i) the Commission finds that there are 
                extraordinary circumstances involving a danger to life 
                or property or an action that is necessary for the 
                national defense or security of the United States 
                requiring additional time for consideration of the 
                application or request; or
                    ``(ii) a lapse in appropriations occurs with 
                respect to the Commission granting such applications; 
                and
                            ``(B) the Commission publishes and submits 
                        to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                        Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
                        on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
                        Representatives a notice of the finding 
                        described in subparagraph (A) that states--
                                    ``(i) the reasons of the Commission 
                                for the extension; and
                                    ``(ii) the length of the period of 
                                the extension.
            ``(2) Length.--The Commission may not grant an extension of 
        a deadline under paragraph (1) for a period that exceeds 90 
        days or, in the case of a lapse in appropriations described in 
        paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the duration of the lapse in 
        appropriations.
            ``(3) Limit on extensions.--The Commission may grant not 
        more than 2 extensions of a deadline under paragraph (1).
    ``(n) Review for National Security and Law Enforcement Concerns.--
            ``(1) Review required for entities with reportable foreign 
        ownership.--In the case of an application under subsection (c), 
        (d), or (e), a request for modification under subsection (g), 
        or a request for modification of a covered authorization, that 
        is submitted by an entity that the Commission determines to 
        have reportable foreign ownership, the Commission shall refer 
        the application or request to the Committee for the Assessment 
        of Foreign Participation in the United States 
        Telecommunications Services Sector established by Executive 
        Order 13913 (85 Fed. Reg. 19643; relating to the establishment 
        of the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in 
        the United States Telecommunications Services Sector) (in this 
        subsection referred to as the `Committee') for review of 
        national security and law enforcement concerns that may be 
        raised by the application or request.
            ``(2) Review at discretion of commission.--In addition to 
        the applications and requests that the Commission is required 
        to refer to the Committee under paragraph (1), the Commission 
        may, in the discretion of the Commission, refer any other 
        application under subsection (c), (d), or (e), request for 
        modification under subsection (g), or request for modification 
        of a covered authorization to the Committee for review of 
        national security and law enforcement concerns that may be 
        raised by the application or request.
    ``(o) Spectrum Protection Plan Updates.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than April 20, 2028, and 
        biennially thereafter, the Commission shall review and update 
        the regulations of the Commission that relate to spectrum 
        sharing for non-geostationary orbit and fixed-satellite 
        service.
            ``(2) Exception.--If the Commission determines that no 
        update under paragraph (1) is required, the Commission shall 
        submit to Congress a notice that provides justification for the 
        determination.
    ``(p) Alleviation of Delays for Certain Applications.--
            ``(1) Addition of certain authorized space stations.--The 
        Commission shall permit non-geostationary orbit operators to 
        add an authorized space station as a point of communication to 
        an authorized ground station on a notification-only basis 
        without filing an application for modification under subsection 
        (g) if the addition of the authorized space station involves no 
        other changes to the authorized parameters of the ground 
        stations.
            ``(2) Extension of special temporary authority.--The 
        Commission may extend a 60-day Special Temporary Authority 
        granted under 47 C.F.R. 25.120(b)(3), the request for which was 
        filed alongside an application for regular nonbroadcast 
        operation, on its own motion and without placing the request 
        for Special Temporary Authority on public notice during the 
        time that the application remains pending.
    ``(q) Deemed Granted.--If the Commission fails to grant or deny an 
application or request, including any amendment to an application or 
request, submitted under subsection (c)(1), (c)(2), (e)(1), (e)(2), 
(g)(1), or (g)(2) by the deadline for the determination required by 
such subsection, the application or request, including an amendment to 
an application or request, shall be deemed granted on the date on which 
the Commission receives from the applicant or requestor written notice 
of the failure to grant or deny the application or request by the 
applicable deadline.''.
    (b) Relation to Other Law Amendments.--Section 309 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (j)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; or'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (D); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
                    ``(C) for licenses, grants of market access, or 
                authorizations granted under section 346; or''; and
            (2) in subsection (k)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Broadcast Station 
                Renewal Procedures'' and inserting ``Renewal Procedures 
                for Certain Authorizations'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``, the holder of 
                                a license granted under section 346(c), 
                                the recipient of a grant of market 
                                access granted under section 346(d), or 
                                an entity with authorization granted 
                                under section 346(e),'' after 
                                ``broadcast station'';
                                    (II) by inserting ``, grant, or 
                                authorization'' after ``such license'';
                                    (III) by striking ``that station'' 
                                and inserting ``that licensee, 
                                recipient, or entity''; and
                                    (IV) by inserting ``, grant of 
                                market access, or authorization'' after 
                                ``its license'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the 
                        station'' and inserting ``in the case of a 
                        broadcast station, the station'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, 
                        recipient, or entity'' after ``licensee''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, 
                        recipient, or entity'' after ``licensee'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, or the 
                holder of a license granted under section 346(d), the 
                recipient of a grant of market access granted under 
                section 346(d), or an entity with authorization granted 
                under section 346(e),'' after ``broadcast station'';
                    (D) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``of a broadcast station, a 
                        holder of a license granted under section 
                        346(c), a recipient of a grant of market access 
                        granted under section 346(d), or an entity with 
                        authorization granted under section 346(e)'' 
                        after ``that a licensee'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``, recipient, or 
                                entity'' after ``licensee''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``or 346'' after 
                                ``section 308''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``former licensee'' and inserting ``former 
                        licensee of a broadcast station or such 
                        applications for a license, grant of market 
                        access, or authorization as may be filed under 
                        section 346(c), 346(d), or 346(e) specifying 
                        the information of the former licensee, 
                        recipient, or entity''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, grant of 
                market access, or grant of an authorization'' after 
                ``license''.
    (c) Applicability.--The requirements in the amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to any application submitted under 
subsection (c), (d), or (e) of section 346 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as added by subsection (a), and any request for renewal or 
modification submitted under such section, on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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