SAT Streamlining Act

This bill sets deadlines for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act on satellite and earth station license applications. The FCC would have to grant or deny a completed license application within 1 year and a renewal request within 180 days, with limited extensions; if it misses the deadline, the application is treated as granted once the applicant gives written notice. It sets shorter deadlines for certain modifications, limits grants of market access for foreign-licensed satellites to 15 years, and requires referral of applicants with reportable foreign ownership for national security review. It also bars state and local governments from regulating the rates charged by these licensees and requires annual reports to Congress on the application backlog.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Ted Cruz Republican sponsor
• 9 cosponsors