4-28-05
Bill Passed Senate by Unanimous Consent

Striking the Specific Privatization Criteria in ORBIT for Intelsat Separated Entities (New Skies) and Inmarsat and Other Technical Corrections.

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

SECTION 1. SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR INTELSAT SEPARATED ENTITIES AND INMARSAT MODIFIED.

(a) AMENDMENT- The Communications Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is amended--

(1) by striking section 623 (47 U.S.C. 763b), and

(2) in section 624 (47 U.S.C. 763c), by striking `In securing the privatizations' and all that follows, and inserting `In securing the privatization of Inmarsat required by section 621, and thereafter, the United States shall preserve space segment capacity of the GMDSS.'

(3) in section 621 (5)(D)(ii) (47 U.S.C. 763), by striking `(I)' and by striking `, or (II) have any direct financial interest' and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph, and inserting `;'.

(4) in section 621 (5)(D)(iv) (47 U.S.C. 763), by striking `(I)' and by striking `, or (II) have any direct financial interest' and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph, and inserting `.'.

(b) SATELLITE SERVICE REPORT- The Commission shall review competitive market conditions with respect to domestic and international satellite communications services and shall include in an annual report an analysis of those conditions. Such analysis shall include an identification of the number and market share of competitors in domestic and international satellite markets, including an analysis of whether there is effective competition in the market for domestic and international satellite services, and shall include a list of any foreign nations in which legal or regulatory practices restrict access to the market for satellite services in such nation in a manner that undermines competition or favors a particular competitor or set of competitors.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective as of the date of enactment of this section.

Passed the Senate April 29 (legislative day, April 28), 2005.

Attest:

Secretary.

Striking the Specific Privatization Criteria in ORBIT for Intelsat Separated Entities (New Skies) and Inmarsat and Other Technical Corrections.

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