SAT Streamlining Act

This bill would add a new section to the Communications Act of 1934 setting deadlines for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act on applications to license satellites and related ground stations. The FCC would generally have 1 year to decide on satellite and earth station applications, 30 days for receive-only earth stations, 180 days for renewals, and 90 days for certain minor changes; licenses would last up to 15 years. If the FCC misses certain deadlines, an application would be treated as granted once the applicant gives written notice. The bill would bar state and local governments from regulating the rates charged by these satellite operators. Applications from entities with reportable foreign ownership would be sent to a federal committee for national security and law enforcement review.

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Sponsors

• Brett Guthrie Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors