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Sec. 1649. Notification and report concerning removal or consolidation of dual-capa-
ble aircraft from Europe. 
Sec. 1650. Reports on installation of nuclear command, control, and communica-
tions systems at headquarters of United States Strategic Command. 
Sec. 1651. Report on plans for response of Department of Defense to INF Treaty 
violation. 
Sec. 1652. Statement of policy on the nuclear triad. 
Sec. 1653. Sense of Congress on deterrence and defense posture of the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization. 
Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1661. Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system. 
Sec. 1662. Testing and assessment of missile defense systems prior to production 
and deployment. 
Sec. 1663. Acquisition plan for re-designed exo-atmospheric kill vehicle. 
Sec. 1664. Study on testing program of ground-based midcourse missile defense 
system. 
Sec. 1665. Sense of Congress and report on homeland ballistic missile defense. 
Sec. 1666. Sense of Congress and report on regional ballistic missile defense. 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
SEC. 1601. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) critical United States national security space systems 
are facing a serious growing foreign threat; 
(2) the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federa-
tion are both developing capabilities to disrupt the use of space 
by the United States in a conflict, as recently outlined by 
the Director of National Intelligence in testimony before Con-
gress; and 
(3) a fully-developed multi-faceted space security and 
defense program is needed to deter and defeat any adversaries’ 
acts of space aggression. 
(b) REPORT ON ABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES TO DETER AND 
DEFEAT ADVERSARY SPACE AGGRESSION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining an assessment of the ability of the Department of Defense 
to deter and defeat any act of space aggression by an adversary. 
(c) STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE DEFENSE AND DETERRENCE STRATE-
GIES IN RESPONSE TO FOREIGN COUNTERSPACE CAPABILITIES.— 
(1) STUDY
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Office of Net Assessment, shall conduct a study 
of potential alternative defense and deterrent strategies in 
response to the existing and projected counterspace capabilities 
of China and Russia. Such study shall include an assessment 
of the congruence of such strategies with the current United 
States defense strategy and defense programs of record, and 
the associated implications of pursuing such strategies. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees the results of the study 
required under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 1602. EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE NOTIFICATION. 
(a) NOTIFICATION.—At the same time as the President submits 
the budget required under section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code, for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, the Secretary of the Air
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Force shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees 
notice of each change to the evolved expendable launch vehicle 
acquisition plan and schedule from the plan and schedule included 
in the budget submitted by the President under such section 1105 
for fiscal year 2015. Such notification shall include— 
(1) an identification of the change; 
(2) a national security rationale for the change; 
(3) the impact of the change on the evolved expendable 
launch vehicle block buy contract; 
(4) the impact of the change on the opportunities for com-
petition for certified evolved expendable launch vehicle launch 
providers; and 
(5) the costs or savings of the change. 
(b) INAPPLICABILITY
OF NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
IF NO 
CHANGES.—No notification under subsection (a) is required if at 
the time such notification would be required no change described 
in subsection (a) has occurred. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) with respect to a change to the evolved expendable 
launch vehicle acquisition schedule for an intelligence-related 
launch, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1603. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES OF 
EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR SPACE. 
The Secretary of Defense shall, not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, revise Department of Defense 
directives and guidance to require the Department of Defense 
Executive Agent for Space to ensure that in developing space strate-
gies, architectures, and programs for satellite communications, the 
Executive Agent shall— 
(1) conduct strategic planning to ensure the Department 
of Defense is effectively and efficiently meeting the satellite 
communications requirements of the military departments and 
commanders of the combatant commands; 
(2) coordinate with the secretaries of the military depart-
ments, the commanders of the combatant commands, and the 
heads of Defense Agencies to eliminate duplication of effort 
and to ensure that resources are used to achieve the maximum 
effort in related satellite communication science and technology; 
research, development, test and evaluation; production; and 
operations and sustainment; 
(3) coordinate with the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Chief Informa-
tion Officer of the Department to ensure that effective and 
efficient acquisition approaches are being used to acquire mili-
tary and commercial satellite communications for the Depart-
ment, including space, ground, and user terminal integration; 
and 
(4) coordinate with the chairman of the Joint Requirements 
Oversight Council to develop a process to identify the current 
and projected satellite communications requirements of the 
Department.
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SEC. 1604. ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
a next-generation rocket propulsion system that enables the 
effective, efficient, and expedient transition from the use of 
non-allied space launch engines to a domestic alternative for 
national security space launches. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The system developed under para-
graph (1) shall— 
(A) be made in the United States; 
(B) meet the requirements of the national security 
space community; 
(C) be developed by not later than 2019; 
(D) be developed using full and open competition; and 
(E) be available for purchase by all space launch pro-
viders of the United States. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes— 
(1) a plan to carry out the development of the rocket 
propulsion system under subsection (a), including an analysis 
of the benefits of using public-private partnerships; 
(2) the requirements of the program to develop such system; 
and 
(3) the estimated cost of such system. 
(c) 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. 1605. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL SAT-
ELLITE COMMUNICATION SERVICES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may develop 
and carry out a pilot program to determine the feasibility 
and advisability of expanding the use of working capital funds 
by the Secretary to effectively and efficiently acquire commer-
cial satellite communications services to meet the requirements 
of the military departments, Defense Agencies, and combatant 
commanders. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
for any of fiscal years 2015 through 2020 for the Department 
of Defense for the acquisition of satellite communications, not 
more than $50,000,000 may be obligated or expended for such 
pilot program during such a fiscal year. 
(3) CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary may not use the 
authorities provided in sections 2208(k) and 2210(b) of title 
10, United States Code. 
(b) GOALS.—In developing and carrying out the pilot program 
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall ensure that the pilot 
program— 
(1) provides a cost-effective and strategic method to acquire 
commercial satellite communications services;
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(2) incentivizes private-sector participation and investment 
in technologies to meet future requirements of the Department 
of Defense with respect to commercial satellite communications 
services; 
(3) takes into account the potential for a surge or other 
change in the demand of the Department for commercial sat-
ellite communications services in response to global or regional 
events; and 
(4) ensures the ability of the Secretary to control and 
account for the cost of programs and work performed under 
the pilot program. 
(c) DURATION.—The pilot program under subsection (a)(1) shall 
terminate on October 1, 2020. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report that includes— 
(A) a plan and schedule to carry out the pilot program 
under subsection (a)(1); or 
(B) if the Secretary finds that carrying out the pilot 
program authorized under subsection (a)(1) is not an appro-
priate method to effectively and efficiently acquire commer-
cial satellite communications services, a description of how 
the Secretary will achieve the goals described in subsection 
(b) without carrying out such pilot program. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 2020, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the pilot program under subsection (a)(1). The 
report shall include— 
(A) an assessment of expanding the use of working 
capital funds to effectively and efficiently acquire commer-
cial satellite communications services to meet the require-
ments of the military departments, Defense Agencies, and 
combatant commanders; and 
(B) a description of— 
(i) any contract entered into under the pilot pro-
gram, the funding used under such contract, and the 
efficiencies realized under such contract; 
(ii) the advantages and challenges of using working 
capital funds as described in subparagraph (A); 
(iii) any additional authorities the Secretary deter-
mines necessary to acquire commercial satellite 
communications services as described in subsection 
(a)(1); and 
(iv) any recommendations of the Secretary with 
respect to improving or extending the pilot program. 
SEC. 1606. UPDATE OF NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE STRATEGY TO 
INCLUDE SPACE CONTROL AND SPACE SUPERIORITY 
STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in consulta-
tion with the Director of National Intelligence, update the National 
Security Space Strategy to include a strategy relating to space 
control and space superiority for the protection of national security 
space assets. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy relating to space control and space 
superiority required by subsection (a) shall address the following: