§751. Congressional declaration of policy and purpose

(a) Development and operation of global system to serve needs of United States and foreign countries

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 subchapter referred to as "INMARSAT") 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) Corporate participation; private entity status; non-Government agency

It is the purpose of this subchapter to provide that the participation of the United States in INMARSAT shall be through the communications satellite corporation established pursuant to subchapter III of this chapter, which constitutes a private entity operating for profit, and which is not an agency or establishment of the Federal Government.

(Pub. L. 87–624, title V, §502, as added Pub. L. 95–564, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2392 ; amended Pub. L. 103–414, title III, §303(b)(4), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4296 .)

Amendments

1994-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–414 substituted "the communications satellite corporation established pursuant to subchapter III of this chapter" for "the Communications Satellite Corporation".

Short Title

Pub. L. 87–624, title V, §501, as added by Pub. L. 95–564, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2392 , provided that: "This title [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the 'International Maritime Satellite Telecommunications Act'."