Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Launch Communica-
tions Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO SPECTRUM FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE 
LAUNCHES AND REENTRIES. 
(a) SERVICE RULES; ALLOCATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall complete any proceeding in effect as of such date 
of enactment related to the adoption of service rules 
for access to the frequencies described in subsection (c) 
for commercial space launches and commercial space 
reentries, including technical specifications, eligibility 
requirements, coordination procedures to preserve the 
Nation’s defense capabilities, and the allocation on a 
secondary basis of the frequencies described in sub-
section (c). 
(2) 
COORDINATION
WITH
NATIONAL
TELE-
COMMUNICATIONS
AND
INFORMATION
ADMINISTRA-
TION.—The coordination procedures adopted under 
paragraph (1) shall include requirements for persons 
conducting commercial space launches and commer-
cial space reentries to coordinate with the Assistant 
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Secretary regarding access to the frequencies described 
in subsection (c) for commercial space launches and 
commercial space reentries. 
(b) STREAMLINING OF PROCESS FOR GRANTING AU-
THORIZATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue new 
regulations to streamline the process for granting author-
izations for access to the frequencies described in subsection 
(c) for commercial space launches and commercial space re-
entries so as to provide for— 
(1) authorizations that include access to such fre-
quencies for multiple commercial space launches from 
one or more Federal space launch sites and multiple 
commercial space reentries to one or more Federal 
space launch sites; 
(2) authorizations that include access to such fre-
quencies for multiple commercial space launches from 
one or more private space launch sites and multiple 
commercial space reentries to one or more private 
space launch sites; 
(3) authorizations that include access to multiple 
uses of such frequencies for commercial space launch 
or commercial space reentry; 
(4) automation of the processes of the Commis-
sion to review applications for authorizations for ac-
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cess to such frequencies for commercial space launches 
and commercial space reentries; and 
(5) improved coordination by the Commission 
with the Assistant Secretary (who shall coordinate 
with the heads of such other Federal agencies as the 
Assistant Secretary considers appropriate) to increase 
the speed of review of applications for authorizations 
for access to such frequencies for commercial space 
launches and commercial space reentries. 
(c) FREQUENCIES DESCRIBED.—The frequencies de-
scribed in this subsection are the following: 
(1) The frequencies between 2025 and 2110 
megahertz, between 2200 and 2290 megahertz, between 
2360 and 2395 megahertz, and between 5650 and 
5925 megahertz. 
(2) Any additional frequencies identified by the 
Commission (in coordination with the Assistant Sec-
retary, in the case of potential impact to Federal 
spectrum use) as necessary to conduct commercial 
space launches and commercial space reentries. 
(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) FREQUENCY
RANGES.—Each range of fre-
quencies described in this section shall be construed to 
be inclusive of the upper and lower frequencies in the 
range. 
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(2) SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY.—Nothing 
in this section may be construed to authorize or re-
quire elimination or limitation of, or any amendment 
to, or otherwise to affect, special temporary authority, 
as provided for by section 1.931 of title 47, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of Com-
merce for Communications and Information. 
(2) COMMERCIAL
SPACE
LAUNCH.—The term 
‘‘commercial space launch’’ means a launch licensed 
under chapter 509 of title 51, United States Code. 
(3) COMMERCIAL
SPACE
REENTRY.—The term 
‘‘commercial space reentry’’ means a reentry licensed 
under chapter 509 of title 51, United States Code. 
(4) 
COMMISSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
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Union Calendar No. 124 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 682 
[Report No. 118–156] 
A BILL 
To facilitate access to electromagnetic spectrum for 
commercial space launches and commercial space 
reentries. 
JULY 25, 2023 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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