Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Secure Space Act of 2022”.
Secure Space Act of 2022
A BILL
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 non-geostationary orbit satellite system if the license or grant of market access would be held or controlled by an entity that produces or provides any covered communications equipment or service or an affiliate of such an entity, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Prohibition on grant of certain satellite licenses or United States market access
In general— The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended—
by redesignating sections 10 and 11 as sections 11 and 12, respectively; and
by inserting after section 9 the following:
“10. Prohibition on grant of certain satellite licenses or United States market access
“The Commission may not grant a license for, or a petition for a declaratory ruling to access the United States market using, a non-geostationary orbit satellite system (as defined in section 25.103 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)), if such license or grant of market access would be held or controlled by—
“(1) an entity that produces or provides any covered communications equipment or service; or
“(2) an affiliate (as defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153)) of an entity described in paragraph (1).”
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 or petition on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.