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U.GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
118TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 118-156
LAUNCH COMMUNICATIONS ACT
JULY 25, 2023.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, from the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 682]
The Committee on Energy and Commerce, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 682) to facilitate access to electromagnetic spectrum
for commercial space launches and commercial space reentries,
having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an
amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose and Summary ............................................................................................ 2
Background and Need for Legislation ................................................................... 3
Committee Action .................................................................................................... 4
Committee Votes ...................................................................................................... 4
Oversight Findings and Recommendations ........................................................... 6
New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. 6
Congressional Budget Office Estimate ................................................................... 6
Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 6
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ................................... 6
Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 6
Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings ................................................ 6
Committee Cost Estimate ....................................................................................... 7
Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ............................ 7
Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent .............................................................................. 7
Applicability to Legislative Branch ....................................................................... 7
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ..................................................... 7
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 8
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the Launch Communications Act.
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO SPECTRUM FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCHES AND REENTRIES.
(a) SERVICE RULES; ALLOCATION.-
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