    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 117, 108th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    117 STAT. 835

    Public Law 108-39
    108th Congress

    An Act

    To amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to provide for the
    orderly dilution of the ownership interest in Inmarsat by former
    signatories to the Inmarsat Operating Agreement. [NOTE: June 30,
    2003 -  [H.R. 2312]]

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress [NOTE: ORBIT Technical Corrections
    Act of 2003. 47 USC 701 note.] assembled,

    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``ORBIT Technical Corrections Act of
    2003''.

    SEC. 2. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING DEADLINES.

    Clause (ii) of section 621(5)(A) of the Communications Satellite Act
    of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 763(5)(A)) is amended--
    (1) by striking ``December 31, 2002'' and inserting ``June
    30, 2004''; and
    (2) by striking ``June 30, 2003'' and inserting ``December
    31, 2004''.

    Approved June 30, 2003.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2312:
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003):
    June 12, considered and passed House.
    June 20, considered and passed Senate.