Engrossed in Senate

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1962 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1962

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to 
prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from granting a license 
  or United States market access for a geostationary orbit satellite 
      system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system, or an 
   authorization to use an individually licensed earth station or a 
blanket-licensed earth station, if the license, grant of market access, 
or authorization would be held or controlled by an entity identified on 
   the Covered List or an affiliate of such an entity, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Space Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON GRANT OF CERTAIN SATELLITE LICENSES, UNITED 
              STATES MARKET ACCESS, OR EARTH STATION AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act 
of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 10 and 11 as sections 11 and 
        12, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 9 the following:

``SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON GRANT OF CERTAIN SATELLITE LICENSES, UNITED 
              STATES MARKET ACCESS, OR EARTH STATION AUTHORIZATIONS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Affiliate.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `affiliate' means an 
                entity that (directly or indirectly) owns or controls, 
                is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership 
                or control with, another entity.
                    ``(B) Own.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
                term `own' means to have, possess, or otherwise control 
                an equity interest (or the equivalent thereof) of not 
                less than 10 percent.
            ``(2) Blanket-licensed earth station.--The term `blanket-
        licensed earth station' means an earth station that is licensed 
        with a geostationary orbit satellite system or a 
        nongeostationary orbit satellite system.
            ``(3) Gateway station.--The term `gateway station' means an 
        earth station or a group of earth stations that--
                    ``(A) supports the routing and switching functions 
                of a geostationary orbit satellite system or a 
                nongeostationary orbit satellite system;
                    ``(B) may also be used for telemetry, tracking, and 
                command transmissions;
                    ``(C) does not originate or terminate communication 
                traffic; and
                    ``(D) is not for the exclusive use of any customer.
            ``(4) Individually licensed earth station.--The term 
        `individually licensed earth station' means--
                    ``(A) an earth station (other than a blanket-
                licensed earth station) that sends a signal to, and 
                receives a signal from, a geostationary orbit satellite 
                system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system; or
                    ``(B) a gateway station.
    ``(b) Prohibition.--The Commission may not grant a license for, or 
a petition for a declaratory ruling to access the United States market 
using, a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary 
orbit satellite system, or an authorization to use an individually 
licensed earth station or a blanket-licensed earth station, if the 
license, grant of market access, or authorization would be held or 
controlled by--
            ``(1) an entity identified on the list published by the 
        Commission under section 2(a); or
            ``(2) an affiliate of an entity described in paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Further Consideration for Secured Networks.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commission may issue a report 
        assessing supply chain security risks associated with any earth 
        station licensee, geostationary orbit satellite system 
        licensee, nongeostationary orbit satellite system licensee, or 
        entity granted a declaratory ruling to access the United States 
        market using a geostationary orbit satellite system or 
        nongeostationary orbit satellite system, or an affiliate of 
        such a licensee or entity, that provides communications 
        equipment designed, developed, manufactured, or assembled by an 
        entity identified on the list published by the Commission under 
        section 2(a).
            ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall 
        be construed to expand or contract the authority of the 
        Commission.''.
    (b) Applicability.--Section 10 of the Secure and Trusted 
Communications Networks Act of 2019, as added by subsection (a), shall 
apply with respect to the grant of a license, petition, or 
authorization on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Rules.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall issue rules to 
implement section 10 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks 
Act of 2019, as added by subsection (a).

            Passed the Senate September 23, 2026.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1962

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to 
prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from granting a license 
  or United States market access for a geostationary orbit satellite 
      system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system, or an 
   authorization to use an individually licensed earth station or a 
blanket-licensed earth station, if the license, grant of market access, 
or authorization would be held or controlled by an entity identified on 
   the Covered List or an affiliate of such an entity, and for other 
                               purposes.