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heads of Defense agencies referred to in that subsection’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘, and ensure that the use of the 
acquisition authority by the heads of Defense Agencies re-
ferred to in that subsection is mutually supportive of acqui-
sition programs of the military departments’’. 
SEC. 908. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BOARD OF ACTU-
ARIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De-
partment of Defense a Department of Defense Board of Ac-
tuaries (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Board’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall consist of 
three members who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent from among qualified professional actuaries who 
are members of the Society of Actuaries. 
(2) TERMS.—(A) Except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), the members of the Board shall serve for 
a term of 15 years, except that a member of the Board 
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the end 
of the term for which his predecessor was appointed 
shall serve only until the end of such term. A member 
may serve after the end of his term until his successor 
has taken office. A member of the Board may be re-
moved by the President. 
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(B) The three current members of the Depart-
ment of Defense Retirement Board of Actuaries and 
the Department of Defense Education Benefits Board 
of Actuaries shall serve the remainder of their existing 
terms as members of the Board pursuant to subpara-
graph (A). 
(C) A member of the Board who is not otherwise 
an employee of the United States is entitled to receive 
pay at the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
pay of the highest rate of basic pay then currently 
being paid under the General Schedule of subchapter 
III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, for 
each day the member is engaged in the performance 
of duties vested in the Board and is entitled to travel 
expenses, including a per diem allowance, in accord-
ance with section 5703 of title 5. 
(c) REPORT.—The Board shall report to the Secretary 
of Defense annually on the actuarial status of the Depart-
ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund established by 
section 1461 of title 10, United States Code, and the De-
partment of Defense Education Benefits Fund established 
by section 2006 of title 10, and shall furnish its advice and 
opinion on matters referred to it by the Secretary. 
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(d) RECORDS.—The Secretary shall keep, or cause to 
be kept, such records as necessary for determining the actu-
arial status of the Funds. 
(e) DOD EDUCATION BENEFITS FUND.—The Board 
shall review valuations of the Department of Defense Edu-
cation Benefits Fund under section 2006(f) of title 10, 
United States Code, and shall recommend to the President 
and thereafter to Congress such changes as in the Board’s 
judgment are appropriate and necessary to protect the pub-
lic interest and maintain the Department of Defense Edu-
cation Benefits Fund on a sound actuarial basis. 
(f) DOD MILITARY RETIREMENT FUND.—The Board 
shall review valuations of the Department of Defense Mili-
tary Retirement Fund under section 1465(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, and shall report periodically, not less 
than once every four years, to the President and thereafter 
to Congress on the status of the Department of Defense Mili-
tary Retirement Fund. The Board shall include in such re-
port recommendations for such changes as in the Board’s 
judgment are appropriate and necessary to protect the pub-
lic interest and maintain the Department of Defense Mili-
tary Retirement Fund on a sound actuarial basis. 
(g) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISIONS.—(1) Sec-
tion 1464 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. 
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(2) Section 2006 of title 10 is amended by striking 
subsection (e). 
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 74 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 1464. 
(2) Section 1175(h)(4) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘Retirement’’ the first place it appears. 
(3) Section 1460(b) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘Retirement’’. 
(4) Section 1466(c)(3) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘Retirement’’. 
(5) Section 12521(6) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘Department of Defense Education Benefits 
Board of Actuaries referred to in section 2006(e)(1) of 
this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of Defense 
Board of Actuaries’’. 
Subtitle B—Space Activities 
SEC. 911. SPACE PROTECTION POLICY AND STRATEGY. 
(a) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States that 
the Secretary of Defense accord, after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, a greater priority within the Nation’s 
space programs to the protection of national security space 
systems than the Secretary has accorded before the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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(b) STRATEGY.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
a strategy, to be known as the Space Protection Strategy, 
for the development and fielding by the United States of 
the space capabilities that are necessary to ensure freedom 
of action in space for the United States. 
(c) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The strategy required by 
subsection (b) shall include each of the following: 
(1) An identification of the threats to, and the 
vulnerabilities of, the national security space systems 
of the United States. 
(2) A description of the systems currently con-
tained in the program of record of the Department of 
Defense that provide space capabilities. 
(3) For each period covered by the strategy, a de-
scription of the space capabilities that are needed for 
the period, and the space capabilities that are desired 
for the period, including— 
(A) the hardware, software, and other mate-
rials or services to be developed or procured; 
(B) the management and organizational 
changes to be achieved; and 
(C) concepts of operations, tactics, tech-
niques, and procedures to be employed. 
(4) For each period covered by the strategy, an 
assessment of the gaps and shortfalls between the 
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space capabilities that are needed for the period (and 
the space capabilities that are desired for the period) 
and the space capabilities currently contained in the 
program of record. 
(5) For each period covered by the strategy, a 
comprehensive plan for investment in space capabili-
ties that identifies specific program and technology 
investments to be made in that period. 
(6) A description of the current processes by 
which the requirements of the Department of Defense 
for space systems protection are addressed in space 
acquisition programs and during key milestone deci-
sions, an assessment of the adequacy of those proc-
esses, and an identification of the actions of the De-
partment for addressing any inadequacies in those 
processes. 
(7) A description of the current processes by 
which the Department of Defense program and budget 
for space systems protection capabilities (including 
capabilities that are incorporated into single pro-
grams and capabilities that span multiple programs), 
an assessment of the adequacy of those processes, and 
an identification of the actions of the Department for 
addressing any inadequacies in those processes. 
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