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Directs the FCC to adopt Part 25 rule changes within 12 months and establishes definitions and procedures to streamline satellite and earth-station licensing and market-access approvals.
Official title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for radiofrequency licensing authority relating to certain operations, and for other purposes.
Introduced April 14, 2026 by Brett Guthrie · Last progress April 14, 2026
Creates a new statutory framework directing the FCC to adopt rules that streamline licensing and market-access procedures for space station systems and their individually licensed earth stations. It defines key terms (covered application/authorization, covered radiocommunication service, individually licensed earth station), limits the covered services to ITU-defined services while excluding certain aeronautical and maritime safety services, and requires the FCC to issue implementing rules within 12 months. The law sets out definitions and instructs the Commission to identify classes of modifications eligible for expedited treatment, prescribe procedures for holders of covered authorizations and applicants, and otherwise modernize Part 25 processes for satellite and earth-station licensing to speed approvals and provide clearer processes for pending and future applications.