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(A) A description of the process for the application 
for and approval of a permit or license under chapter 
509 of title 51, United States Code, for the commercial 
launch of a launch vehicle or commercial reentry of a 
reentry vehicle, including the identification of— 
(i) any unique requirements for operating on a 
United States Government launch site, reentry site, 
or launch property; and 
(ii) any inconsistent, outmoded, or duplicative 
requirements or approvals. 
(B) A description of current efforts, if any, to coordinate 
and work across executive agencies to define interagency 
processes and procedures for sharing information, avoiding 
duplication of effort, and resolving common agency require-
ments. 
(C) Recommendations for legislation that may fur-
ther— 
(i) streamline requirements in order to improve 
efficiency, reduce unnecessary costs, resolve inconsist-
encies, remove duplication, and minimize unwarranted 
constraints; and 
(ii) consolidate or modify requirements across 
affected agencies into a single application set that 
satisfies the requirements identified in paragraph 
(1)(A). 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection— 
(A) any applicable definitions set forth in section 50902 
of title 51, United States Code, shall apply; 
(B) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(i) the congressional defense committees; 
(ii) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
(iii) the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives; and 
(iv) the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives; 
(C) the terms ‘‘launch’’, ‘‘reenter’’, and ‘‘reentry’’ include 
landing of a launch vehicle or reentry vehicle; and 
(D) the terms ‘‘United States Government launch site’’ 
and ‘‘United States Government reentry site’’ include any 
necessary facility, at that location, that is commercially 
operated on United States Government property. 
SEC. 1618. PLAN ON FULL INTEGRATION AND EXPLOITATION OF OVER-
HEAD PERSISTENT INFRARED CAPABILITY. 
(a) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commander of the United States Strategic 
Command and the Director of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation, in coordination with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a plan for the integration of overhead persistent infrared 
capabilities to support the missions specified in subsection (b)(1). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) ensure that all overhead persistent infrared capabilities 
of the United States, including such capabilities that are 
planned to be developed, are integrated to allow for such
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capabilities to be exploited to support the requirements of the 
missions of the Department of Defense relating to— 
(A) strategic and theater missile warning; 
(B) ballistic and cruise missile defense, including with 
respect to missile tracking, fire control, and kill assessment; 
(C) technical intelligence supporting missile warning; 
(D) battlespace awareness; 
(E) other technical intelligence; 
(F) civil and environmental missions, including with 
respect to the collection of weather data; and 
(G) battle damage assessments; and 
(2) establish clear benchmarks by which to establish 
acquisition plans, manning, and budget requirements. 
(c) ANNUAL DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
include, together with, or not later than 30 days after, the budget 
justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the 
budget of the Department of Defense for a fiscal year (as submitted 
with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code), a written determination of how the plan 
under subsection (a) is being implemented. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1619. OPTIONS FOR RAPID SPACE RECONSTITUTION. 
(a) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate 
options for the use of current assets of the Department of Defense 
for the purpose of rapid reconstitution of critical space-based 
warfighter enabling capabilities. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 31, 2016, the Secretary 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 
on the evaluation conducted under subsection (a), including develop-
ment timelines, a test plan, and technology readiness levels of 
key systems and technologies. 
SEC. 
1620. 
EVALUATION 
OF 
EXPLOITATION 
OF 
SPACE-BASED 
INFRARED SYSTEM AGAINST ADDITIONAL THREATS. 
(a) EVALUATION.—The Commander of the United States Stra-
tegic Command, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Navy, 
the Secretary of the Air Force, the Director of National Intelligence, 
and the Commander of the United States Northern Command, 
shall conduct an evaluation of space-based infrared systems to 
detect, track, and target, or to develop the capability to detect, 
track, and target, the full range of threats to the United States, 
deployed members of the Armed Forces, and allies of the United 
States. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than December 31, 2016, the Com-
mander of the United States Strategic Command shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the evaluation under 
subsection (a).
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SEC. 1621. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 
III SPACE SEGMENT, GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 
OPERATIONAL 
CONTROL 
SEGMENT, 
AND 
MILITARY 
GLOBAL 
POSITIONING 
SYSTEM 
USER 
EQUIPMENT 
ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Comptroller General 
of the United States a report and supporting documentation on 
the Global Positioning System III space segment, the Global Posi-
tioning System operational control segment, and the Military Global 
Positioning System user equipment acquisition programs. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to an acquisition program specified in that 
subsection, the following: 
(1) A statement of the status of the program with respect 
to cost, schedule, and performance. 
(2) A description of any changes to the requirements of 
the program. 
(3) A description of any technical risks impacting the cost, 
schedule, and performance of the program. 
(4) An assessment of how such risks are to be addressed 
and the costs associated with such risks. 
(5) An assessment of the extent to which the segments 
of the program are synchronized. 
(c) BRIEFINGS
BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The Comptroller 
General shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on a report submitted under subsection (a)— 
(1) in the case of the first such report, not later than 
30 days after receiving that report; and 
(2) as the Comptroller General considers appropriate there-
after. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The requirement under subsection (a) shall 
terminate with respect to an acquisition program specified in that 
subsection on the date on which that program reaches initial oper-
ational capability. 
SEC. 1622. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS IN 
SPACE. 
It is the sense of Congress that a robust multi-mission space 
sensor network will be vital to ensuring a strong missile defense 
system. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and 
Intelligence-Related Activities 
SEC. 1631. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE 
TOOLS. 
(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 
10, United States Code, as amended by section 1083, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 430b. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than April 1, 2016, the Secretary 
of Defense shall designate a senior official of the Department of
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Defense to serve as the executive agent for the Department for 
open-source intelligence tools. 
‘‘(b) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES.— (1) Not later 
than July 1, 2016, in accordance with Directive 5101.1, the Sec-
retary shall prescribe the roles, responsibilities, and authorities 
of the executive agent designated under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) The roles and responsibilities of the executive agent des-
ignated under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Developing and maintaining a comprehensive list of 
open-source intelligence tools and technical standards. 
‘‘(B) Establishing priorities for the development, acquisi-
tion, and integration of open-source intelligence tools into the 
intelligence enterprise, and other command and control systems 
as needed. 
‘‘(C) Certifying all open-source intelligence tools with 
respect to compliance with the standards required by the frame-
work and guidance for the Intelligence Community Information 
Technology Enterprise, the Defense Intelligence Information 
Enterprise, and the Joint Information Environment. 
‘‘(D) Assessing and making recommendations regarding the 
protection of privacy in the acquisition, analysis, and dissemina-
tion of open-source information available around the world. 
‘‘(E) Performing such other assessments or analyses as 
the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(c) SUPPORT WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—In accordance 
with Directive 5101.1, the Secretary shall ensure that the military 
departments, the Defense Agencies, and other elements of the 
Department of Defense provide the executive agent designated 
under subsection (a) with the appropriate support and resources 
needed to perform the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of 
the executive agent. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Directive 5101.1’ means Department of 
Defense Directive 5101.1, or any successor directive relating 
to the responsibilities of an executive agent of the Department 
of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘executive agent’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘DoD Executive Agent’ in Directive 5101.1. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘open-source intelligence tools’ means tools 
for the systematic collection, processing, and analysis of publicly 
available information for known or anticipated intelligence 
requirements.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 430a, as added by section 1083, the following 
new item: 
‘‘430b. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools.’’. 
SEC. 1632. WAIVER AND CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENTS RELATED TO FACILITIES FOR INTELLIGENCE 
COLLECTION OR FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS ABROAD. 
(a) ADDITION
OF
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 2682(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: