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(B) the estimated cost for each incremental 
OCS upgrade; and 
(C) the total estimated cost across fiscal 
years for all OCS upgrades to achieve capabili-
ties similar to OCX and any additional capa-
bilities. 
(3) The date by which the Department of Defense 
would have to begin contracting for each incremental 
OCS upgrade to ensure availability of OCS for the 
Global Positioning System III. 
(4) A comparison of current improvements to 
OCS that are underway, and additional OCS incre-
mental improvements described under paragraph 2, to 
the program of record OCX capabilities, including— 
(A) the acquisition and sustainment cost by 
fiscal year through fiscal year 2030 for OCS and 
OCX; 
(B) a comparison schedule between OCS 
(including incremental improvements described 
under paragraph 2) and OCX that identifies the 
delivery dates and capability delivered; and 
(C) the cost and schedule required to pro-
vide OCX with any additional needed capabili-
ties that are now required and not currently in 
the program of record.
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SEC. 1604. STREAMLINE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH 
OPERATIONS. 
Section 1617 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (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 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) STREAMLINING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any li-
censed 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 Defense 
may waive the limitation under subparagraph 
(A) if the Secretary determines that imposing a 
requirement described in that subparagraph is 
necessary to avoid negative consequences for the 
national security space program.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
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‘‘(d) EFFECT OF LAW.—Nothing in this section limits 
the ability of the Secretary of Defense to consult with the 
Secretary of Transportation with respect to requirements 
and approvals under chapter 509 of title 51, United States 
Code.’’. 
SEC. 1605. REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES. 
(a) REUSABILITY.—The Evolved Expendable Launch 
Vehicle Program shall be designated as the ‘‘National Secu-
rity Space Launch Program’’. 
(b) REFERENCE TO EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH 
VEHICLE PROGRAM.—Any reference in any law, regulation, 
guidance, instruction, map, document, record, or other 
paper of the United States to the Evolved Expendable 
Launch Vehicle Program shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the National Security Space Launch Program. 
(c) POLICY.—In carrying out the policy set forth in 
section 2273 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 
of Defense shall pursue a strategy that includes fully or par-
tially reusable launch systems. 
(d) CERTIFICATION STRATEGY.—The Secretary shall 
continue to develop a process to evaluate and certify launch 
vehicles using previously flown components or systems for 
national security space launch. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not less than 60 days 
before the date on which a solicitation for procurement of
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space launch services is issued, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that sets 
forth— 
(1) a determination with respect to whether 
launch vehicles using previously flown components, or 
systems or with components or systems that are in-
tended to be reused, that could otherwise meet mission 
requirements are eligible for award; and 
(2) in the case of a determination that such 
launch vehicles shall not be eligible for award, a jus-
tification with respect to the reason for ineligibility. 
SEC. 1606. REVIEW OF AND REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF 
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2019, the 
Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) in coordination with the Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
complete a review of each program, activity, and fu-
ture technology research project of the Department of 
Defense being carried out on the International Space 
Station as of that date; and 
(2) submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report that describes the results of the review 
under paragraph (1).
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(b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence 
and Intelligence-related Activities 
SEC. 1611. FRAMEWORK ON GOVERNANCE, MISSION MAN-
AGEMENT, 
RESOURCING, 
AND 
EFFECTIVE 
OVERSIGHT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
COMBAT SUPPORT AGENCIES THAT ARE ALSO 
ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY. 
(a) FRAMEWORK REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with section 
105 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3038), section 193 of title 10, United States Code, and 
section 1018 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 50 
U.S.C. 3023 note), the Secretary of Defense shall de-