Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

S. 2896

BillFederalSenateBecame Law
A bill to modify and extend certain privatization requirements of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962.
About This Bill
Enacted
Latest Action · October 25, 2004
Became Public Law No: 108-371.
Congress
108th (2003–2005)
Introduced
October 5, 2004
Sponsor
Sen. Conrad BurnsR
Cosponsors (1)
1D 0R
View PDF ↗

Summary

Highlight any text to annotate
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to extend, through June 30, 2005, the date for conducting an initial public offering of securities of any successor entity of Inmarsat (a Government-owned communications satellite). Allows a successor entity to be deemed a national corporation, and therefor forgo an initial public offering and public securities listing for the above purposes, if: (1) the successor entity makes certain certifications to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with respect to the financial interests of Inmarsat signatories and former signatories, and that no intergovernmental organization has any ownership interest in a successor entity of INTELSAT (another Government-owned satellite) or more than a minimal ownership interest in a successor entity of Inmarsat; (2) the successor entity provides such financial and other information as the FCC may require to verify such certification; and (3) the FCC determines that the successor entity is in compliance with such certification.

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.