[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 27, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S4443]
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                  COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ACT OF 1962

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Commerce 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 2315 and that 
the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2315) to amend the Communications Satellite Act 
     of 1962 to extend the deadline for the INTELSAT initial 
     public offering.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The bill (S. 2315) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2315

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

     SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF IPO DEADLINE.

       Section 621(A)(i) of the Communications Satellite Act of 
     1962 (47 U.S.C. 763(5)(A)(i) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``December 31, 2003,'' and inserting ``June 
     30, 2005,'', and
       (2) by striking ``June 30, 2004,'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 2005;''

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