Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/1112

 92 STAT. 2392

PUBLIC LAW 95-564—NOV. 1, 1978

Public Law 95-564 95th Congress An Act Nov. 1, 1978 [H.R. 11209]

Communications Satellite Act of 1962, amendment. 47 USC 701 note. International Maritime Satellite Telecommunications Act. 47 USC 751 note.

To provide for the establishment, ownership, operation, and governmental oversight and regulation of international maritime satellite telecommunications services.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new title: "TITLE V—INTERNATIONAL MARITIME TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SATELLITE

"SHORT TITLE

" SEC. 501. This title may be cited as the 'International Maritime Satellite Telecommunications Act'. " D E C L A R A T I O N o r POLICY AND PURPOSE

47 USC 751.

" SEC. 502. (a) The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the United States to provide for the participation of the United States in the International Maritime Satellite Organization (hereinafter in this title referred to as ' I N M A R S A T ') in order to develop and operate a global maritime satellite telecommunications system. Such system shall have facilities and services which will serve maritime commercial and safety needs of the United States and foreign countries. " (b) I t is the purpose of this title to provide that the participation of the United States in I N M A R S A T shall be through the Communications Satellite Corporation, which constitutes a private entity operating for profit, and which is not an agency or establishment of the Federal Government. "DESIGNATED OPERATING ENTITY

eommunications Satellite Corporation. 47 USC 752.

" SEC. 503. (a)(1) The Communications Satellite Corporation is hereby designated as the sole operating entity of the United States for participation in I N M A R S A T, for the purpose of providing international maritime satellite telecommunications services. " (2) The corporation also shall have authority to participate in any other maritime satellite telecommunications system on an interim basis to serve the maritime commercial and safety needs of the United States through an interim operating arrangement in accordance with subsection (b). " (3) The corporation may participate in and is hereby authorized to sign the operating agreement or other pertinent instruments of I N M A R S A T as the sole designated operating entity of the United States. " (b)(1) The corporation may participate in any maritime satellite telecommunications system under subsection (a)(2) only if— " (A) the corporation signs the operating agreement of I N M A R S A T before beginning such participation;

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