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‘‘(2) The Office shall manage the program elements required 
by paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) BOARD
OF DIRECTORS.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
shall establish for the Office a Board of Directors (to be known 
as the ‘Space Rapid Capabilities Board of Directors’) to provide 
coordination, oversight, and approval of projects of the Office.’’. 
SEC. 1603. RAPID, RESPONSIVE, AND RELIABLE SPACE LAUNCH. 
(a) ASSURED ACCESS TO SPACE.—Section 2273 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) the availability of rapid, responsive, and reliable space 
launches for national security space programs to— 
‘‘(A) improve the responsiveness and flexibility of a 
national security space system; 
‘‘(B) lower the costs of launching a national security 
space system; and 
‘‘(C) maintain risks of mission success at acceptable 
levels.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘and the Director of National Intelligence’’. 
(b) REUSABILITY OF LAUNCH VEHICLES.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—Effective March 1, 2019, the Evolved 
Expendable Launch Vehicle program of the Department of 
Defense shall be known as the ‘‘National Security Space Launch 
program’’. Any reference in Federal law, regulations, guidance, 
instructions, or other documents of the Federal Government 
to the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the National Security Space Launch 
program. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the National Security 
Space Launch program, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
for consideration of both reusable and expendable launch 
vehicles with respect to any solicitation occurring on or after 
March 1, 2019, for which the use of a reusable launch vehicle 
is technically capable and maintains risk at acceptable levels. 
(3) NOTIFICATION
OF
SOLICITATIONS
FOR
NON-REUSABLE 
LAUNCH VEHICLES.—Beginning March 1, 2019, if the Secretary 
proposes to issue a solicitation for a contract for space launch 
services for which the use of reusable launch vehicles is not 
eligible for the award of the contract, the Secretary shall notify 
in writing the appropriate congressional committees of such 
proposed solicitation, including justifications for such ineligi-
bility, by not later than 10 days after issuing such solicitation. 
(c) RISK AND COST IMPACT ANALYSIS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a risk and 
cost impact analysis with respect to launch services that use 
reusable launch vehicles. Such analysis shall include— 
(A) an assessment of how the inspection and certifi-
cation regime of the Air Force for previously flown launch 
vehicles will ensure increased responsiveness and oper-
ational flexibility while maintaining acceptable risk; and
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(B) an assessment of the anticipated cost savings to 
the Department of Defense realized by using a previously 
flown launch vehicle or components. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees the analysis con-
ducted under paragraph (1). 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1604. PROVISION OF SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SERVICES 
AND INFORMATION. 
(a) ROLE
OF DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE.—Section 2274(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense may’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary of Defense may’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Beginning January 1, 2024, the Secretary may provide 
space situational awareness services and information to, and may 
obtain space situational awareness data and information from, non- 
United States Government entities under paragraph (1) only to 
the extent that the Secretary determines such actions are necessary 
to meet the national security interests of the United States.’’. 
(b) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for a depart-
ment or agency of the United States Government other than 
the Department of Defense to provide space situational aware-
ness services and information to non-United States Government 
entities. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The plan under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the existing and planned staff, 
budgetary resources, and relevant institutional expertise 
of the department or agency covered by the plan with 
respect to providing space situational awareness services 
and information. 
(B) An assessment of the demonstrated ability of such 
department or agency to work collaboratively with industry 
and academia in developing best practices or consensus 
standards. 
(C) An assessment of the existing and planned capacity 
of such department or agency to facilitate communication 
between space object operators to avoid a collision. 
(D) The ability of such department or agency to use 
other transaction agreements or similar transaction mecha-
nisms to support space traffic management requirements. 
(E) Any additional authorities that would be required 
to assume the responsibility described in paragraph (1).
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(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
(3) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1605. BUDGET ASSESSMENTS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE 
PROGRAMS. 
Section 239(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Presi-
dent submits to Congress the budget for each of fiscal years 2017 
through 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the budget for national secu-
rity space programs of the Department of Defense. The Secretary 
may include the report in the defense budget materials if the 
Secretary submits such materials to Congress by such date.’’. 
SEC. 1606. IMPROVEMENTS TO COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH OPER-
ATIONS. 
Section 1617 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1106; 51 U.S.C. 
50918 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as para-
graphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) STREAMLINING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any licensed activity 
under chapter 509 of title 51, United States Code, the 
Secretary of Defense may not impose any requirement on 
a licensee or transferee that is duplicative of, or overlaps 
in intent with, any requirement imposed by the Secretary 
of Transportation under that chapter. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
waive the limitation under subparagraph (A) if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary determines that imposing a 
requirement described in that subparagraph is nec-
essary to avoid negative consequences for the national 
security space program; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary notifies the Secretary of 
Transportation of such determination before making 
such waiver.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to limit the ability of the Secretary of Defense to 
consult with the Secretary of Transportation with respect to require-
ments and approvals under chapter 509 of title 51, United States 
Code.’’.
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SEC. 1607. SPACE WARFIGHTING POLICY, REVIEW OF SPACE CAPABILI-
TIES, AND PLAN ON SPACE WARFIGHTING READINESS. 
(a) SPACE WARFIGHTING POLICY.—Not later than March 29, 
2019, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a space warfighting 
policy. 
(b) REVIEW OF SPACE CAPABILITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a review 
relating to the national security space enterprise that evaluates 
the following: 
(A) The resiliency of the national security space enter-
prise with respect to a conflict. 
(B) The ability of the national security space enterprise 
to attribute an attack on a space system in a timely 
manner. 
(C) The ability of the United States— 
(i) to resolve a conflict in space; and 
(ii) to determine the material means by which 
such conflict may be resolved. 
(D) Specific options for the national security space 
enterprise to provide the ability— 
(i) to defend against aggressive behavior in space 
at all levels of conflict; 
(ii) to defeat any adversary that demonstrates 
aggressive behavior in space at all levels of conflict; 
(iii) to deter aggressive behavior in space at all 
levels of conflict; and 
(iv) to develop a declassification strategy, if 
required to demonstrate deterrence. 
(E) The effectiveness and efficiency of the national 
security space enterprise to rapidly research, develop, 
acquire, and deploy space capabilities and capacities— 
(i) to deter and defend the national security space 
assets of the United States; and 
(ii) to respond to any new threat to such space 
assets. 
(F) The roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the 
Department of Defense with respect to space control activi-
ties. 
(G) Any emerging space threat the Secretary expects 
the United States to confront during the 10-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(H) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 29, 2019, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the findings of the review under paragraph 
(1). 
(B) FORM.—The report under subparagraph (A) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
(c) PLAN ON SPACE WARFIGHTING READINESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 29, 2019, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall develop, and commence the implementa-
tion of, a plan that— 
(A) identifies joint mission-essential tasks for space 
as a warfighting domain;
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(B) identifies any additional authorities, or delegated 
authorities, that would need to accompany the employment 
of forces to meet such mission-essential tasks; 
(C) meets the readiness requirements for space 
warfighting, including with respect to equipment, training, 
and personnel, to meet such mission-essential tasks; and 
(D) considers the contributions by allies and partners 
of the United States with respect to defense space capabili-
ties to increase burden sharing across space systems, as 
appropriate. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 29, 2019, the Sec-
retary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and to any 
other congressional defense committee upon request, a briefing 
describing the authorities identified under paragraph (1)(B) 
that the Secretary determines require legislative action. 
SEC. 1608. USE OF SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZE BUSES FOR STRATEGIC 
AND TACTICAL SATELLITE PAYLOADS. 
(a) BRIEFING ON RISKS, BENEFITS, AND COST SAVINGS.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Director of National Intelligence, shall provide 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, and to any other appropriate 
congressional committee upon request, a briefing on the risks, 
benefits, and cost savings with respect to using small- and 
medium-size buses for strategic and tactical satellite payloads 
for protected satellite communications programs and next- 
generation overhead persistent infrared systems. 
(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The briefing provided under para-
graph (1) shall address the following: 
(A) Increasing component and subcomponent com-
monality for power regulation, solar arrays, battery tech-
nology, thermal control, and avionics. 
(B) The security of the supply chain, including a 
strategy to mitigate risk in such supply chain. 
(C) Requirements for radiation hardening of critical 
components. 
(b) ANALYSES OF ALTERNATIVES.— 
(1) CERTIFICATIONS.—Upon the completion of each analysis 
of alternatives of new space vehicles relating to a program 
described in paragraph (2), the Director for Cost Assessment 
and Program Evaluation shall certify to the appropriate 
congressional committees that the analysis— 
(A) includes materiel solutions for using small- and 
medium-size buses; and 
(B) considers the relevant operational benefits and 
potential cost savings of using small-, medium-, and large- 
size buses. 
(2) PROGRAMS DESCRIBED.—The programs described in this 
paragraph are the programs of the Department of Defense 
relating to any of the following: 
(A) Protected satellite communications. 
(B) Next-generation overhead persistent infrared sys-
tems. 
(C) Space-based environmental monitoring.
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(c) BRIEFING ON ALTERNATIVE SPACE-BASED ARCHITECTURES.— 
Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force, and 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly provide 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate, and to any other appropriate congressional 
committee upon request, a briefing on alternative space-based 
architectures for the programs described in subsection (b)(2) using 
small-, medium-, and large-size buses. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1609. ENHANCEMENT OF POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING 
CAPACITY. 
(a) CAPABILITY FOR TRUSTED SIGNALS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided by paragraph (2), 
subject to appropriate mitigation efforts, the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall ensure that military Global Positioning System 
user equipment terminals have the capability to receive trusted 
signals from the Galileo satellites of the European Union and 
the QZSS satellites of Japan, beginning with increment 2 of 
the acquisition of such terminals. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive, on a 
case-by-case basis, the requirement under paragraph (1) for 
military Global Positioning System user equipment terminals 
to have the capability described in such paragraph if the Sec-
retary submits to the congressional defense committees a report 
containing— 
(A) the rationale for why the Secretary could not 
integrate such capability beginning with increment 2 of 
the acquisition of such terminals; and 
(B) a plan, including a timeline, to incorporate such 
capability in future increments of such terminals. 
(3) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
may not delegate the authority under paragraph (2) to make 
a waiver below the Deputy Secretary of Defense. 
(b) CAPABILITY FOR OTHER SIGNALS.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall ensure that military Global Positioning System user 
equipment terminals having the capability to receive non-allied 
positioning, navigation, and timing signals, beginning with incre-
ment 2 of the acquisition of such terminals, if the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the United States 
Strategic Command, determines that— 
(1) the benefits of receiving such signals outweigh the 
risks; or 
(2) such risks can be appropriately mitigated. 
(c) ENGAGEMENT.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of State shall jointly engage with relevant allies of the United 
States to— 
(1) enable military Global Positioning System user equip-
ment terminals to receive the positioning, navigation, and 
timing signals of such allies; and
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(2) negotiate as appropriate other potential agreements 
relating to the enhancement of positioning, navigation, and 
timing. 
SEC. 1610. DESIGNATION OF COMPONENT OF DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATION OF MOD-
ERNIZATION EFFORTS RELATING TO MILITARY-CODE 
CAPABLE GPS RECEIVER CARDS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads 
of Defense Agencies the Secretary determines appropriate, shall 
designate a component of the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
to be responsible for coordinating common solutions for the M- 
code modernization efforts among the military departments, Defense 
Agencies, and other appropriate elements of the Department of 
Defense. 
(b) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The roles and responsibil-
ities of the component selected under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) Identify the elements of the Department of Defense 
and the programs of the Department that require M-code 
capable receiver cards and determine— 
(A) the number of total receiver cards required by 
the Department, including the number required for each 
such element and program and the military departments; 
(B) the timeline, by fiscal year, for each program of 
the Department conducting M-code modernization efforts; 
and 
(C) the projected cost for each such program. 
(2) Systematically collect integration test data, lessons 
learned, and design solutions, and share such information with 
other elements of the Department. 
(3) Identify ways the Department can prevent duplication 
in conducting M-code modernization efforts, and identify, to 
the extent practicable, potential cost savings that could be 
realized by addressing such duplication. 
(4) Coordinate the integration, testing, and procurement 
of M-code capable receiver cards to ensure that the Department 
maximizes the buying power of the Department, reduces 
duplication, and saves resources, where possible. 
(c) SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the mili-
tary departments, the Defense Agencies, and other elements of 
the Department of Defense provide the component selected under 
subsection (a) with the appropriate support and resources needed 
to perform the roles and responsibilities under subsection (b). 
(d) REPORTS.—Not later than March 15, 2019, and annually 
thereafter through 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
to the congressional defense committees a report on M-code mod-
ernization efforts. Each report shall include, with respect to the 
period covered by the report, the following: 
(1) The projected cost and schedule, by fiscal year, for 
the Department to acquire M-code capable receiver cards. 
(2) The programs of the Department conducting M-code 
modernization efforts. 
(3) The number of M-code capable receiver cards procured 
by the Department, the number of such receiver cards yet
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to be procured, and the percentage of the M-code modernization 
efforts completed by each program identified under paragraph 
(2). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘M-code capable receiver card’’ means a Global 
Positioning System receiver card that is capable of receiving 
military code that provides enhanced positioning, navigation, 
and timing capabilities and improved resistance to existing 
and emerging threats, such as jamming. 
(2) The term ‘‘M-code modernization efforts’’ means the 
development, integration, testing, and procurement programs 
of the Department of Defense relating to developing M-code 
capable receiver cards. 
SEC. 1611. DESIGNATION OF COMPONENT OF DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATION OF HOSTED 
PAYLOAD INFORMATION. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of the Air Force, and other Secretaries of the military depart-
ments and the heads of Defense Agencies the Secretary determines 
appropriate, shall designate a component of the Department of 
Defense or a military department to be responsible for coordinating 
information, processes, and lessons learned relating to using 
commercially hosted payloads across the military departments, 
Defense Agencies, and other appropriate elements of the Depart-
ment of Defense. The functions of such designated component shall 
include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) Systematically collecting information from past and 
planned hosted payload arrangements to inform future acquisi-
tion planning and space system architecture design, including 
integration test data, lessons learned, and design solutions. 
(2) Creating a centralized database for cost, technical data, 
and lessons learned on commercially hosted payloads and 
sharing such information with other elements of the Depart-
ment. 
SEC. 1612. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR JOINT SPACE 
OPERATIONS CENTER MISSION SYSTEM. 
(a) JMS.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 for the Joint 
Space Operations Center mission system, not more than 50 percent 
may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary 
of the Air Force makes the certification under subsection (c). 
(b) ESBMC2.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 for service 
and management applications of the enterprise space battle 
management command and control, not more than 75 percent may 
be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary 
of the Air Force makes the certification under subsection (c). 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force, without 
delegation, shall certify to the congressional defense committees 
that the Secretary has entered into a contract to operationalize 
existing, proven, best-in-breed commercial space situational aware-
ness processing software to address warfighter requirements and 
fill gaps in current space situational capabilities.
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SEC. 1613. EVALUATION AND ENHANCED SECURITY OF SUPPLY CHAIN 
FOR PROTECTED SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS PRO-
GRAMS AND OVERHEAD PERSISTENT INFRARED SYS-
TEMS. 
(a) EVALUATIONS OF SUPPLY CHAIN VULNERABILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 2020, and 
in accordance with the plan under paragraph (2)(A), the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National 
Intelligence, shall conduct evaluations of the supply chain 
vulnerabilities of each covered program. 
(2) PLAN.— 
(A) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall develop a plan 
to carry out the evaluations under paragraph (1), including 
with respect to the personnel and resources required to 
carry out such evaluations. 
(B) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, and to any other appro-
priate congressional committee upon request, a briefing 
on the plan under subparagraph (A). 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive, on a case-by-case 
basis with respect to a covered program, either the requirement 
to conduct an evaluation under paragraph (1) or the deadline 
specified in such paragraph if the Secretary certifies to the 
congressional defense committees before such date that all 
known supply chain vulnerabilities of such covered program 
have minimal consequences for the capability of such covered 
program to meet operational requirements or otherwise satisfy 
mission requirements. 
(4) RISK
MITIGATION
STRATEGIES.—In carrying out an 
evaluation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall develop— 
(A) strategies for mitigating the risks of supply chain 
vulnerabilities identified in the course of such evaluation; 
and 
(B) cost estimates for such strategies. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION OF CERTAIN SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGE-
MENT EFFORTS.— 
(1) INSTRUCTIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a Depart-
ment of Defense Instruction, or update such an Instruction, 
establishing the prioritization of supply chain risk management 
programs, including supply chain risk management threat 
assessment 
reporting, 
to 
ensure 
that 
acquisition 
and 
sustainment programs relating to covered programs receive 
priority of such supply chain risk management programs and 
reporting. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
requirements to carry out supply chain risk management 
threat assessment collections and analyses under acquisi-
tion and sustainment programs relating to covered pro-
grams. 
(B) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of