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Department of Defense and at least one general or
flag officer of an Armed Force to serve as liaison be-
tween the Department, the Armed Forces, and the ad-
visory committee for purposes of this section.
(e) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after
the date of the first meeting of the advisory committee
under subsection (b)(4), the advisory committees shall
submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the results of
the review and assessment under subsection (c).
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include—
(A) the findings and conclusions of the ad-
visory committee on the requirements of the De-
partment of Defense for its space control mission
and the efforts of the Department to fulfill such
requirements; and
(B) any recommendations that the advisory
committee considers appropriate regarding the
best means by which the Department may fulfill
such requirements.
(f) TERMINATION.—The advisory committee shall ter-
minate for purposes of this section 10 months after the date
of the first meeting of the advisory committee under sub-
section (b)(4).
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(g) SPACE CONTROL MISSION.—In this section, the
term ‘‘space control mission’’ means the mission of the De-
partment of Defense involving the following:
(1) Space situational awareness.
(2) Defensive counterspace operations.
(3) Offensive counterspace operations.
(h) FUNDING.—Amounts authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Defense shall be available to
the Secretary of Defense for purposes of the activities of the
advisory committee under this section.
Subtitle C—Other Matters
SEC. 921. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND DONATIONS FOR DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGIONAL CENTERS
FOR SECURITY STUDIES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2611 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 2611. Regional centers for security studies: accept-
ance of gifts and donations
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS
AND DONA-
TIONS.—Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense
may, on behalf of any Department of Defense regional cen-
ter for security studies, any combination of such centers,
or such centers generally, accept from any source specified
in subsection (b) any gift or donation for purposes of de-
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fraying the costs, or enhancing the operation, of such center,
combination of centers, or centers generally, as the case may
be.
‘‘(b) SOURCES.—The sources from which gifts and do-
nations may be accepted under subsection (a) are the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) The government of a State or a political
subdivision of a State.
‘‘(2) The government of a foreign country.
‘‘(3) A foundation or other charitable organiza-
tion, including a foundation or charitable organiza-
tion this is organized or operates under the laws of
a foreign country.
‘‘(4) Any source in the private sector of the
United States or a foreign country.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not accept a
gift or donation under subsection (a) if acceptance of the
gift or donation would compromise or appear to
compromise—
‘‘(1) the ability of the Department of Defense,
any employee of the Department, or any member of
the armed forces to carry out the responsibility or
duty of the Department in a fair and objective man-
ner; or