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(1) Threats to national security space assets. 
(2) Protection of national security space assets. 
(3) The role of offensive space operations. 
(4) Countering offensive space operations. 
(5) Operations to implement the strategy. 
(6) Projected resources required over the period covered 
by the current future-years defense program under section 221 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(7) The development of an effective deterrence posture. 
(c) CONSISTENCY WITH SPACE PROTECTION STRATEGY.—The Sec-
retary shall, in consultation with the Director, ensure that the 
strategy relating to space control and space superiority required 
by subsection (a) is consistent with the Space Protection Strategy 
developed under section 911 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2271 note). 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2015, the Sec-
retary shall, in consultation with the Director, submit a report 
on the strategy relating to space control and space superiority 
required by subsection (a) to— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives. 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—If the report required by paragraph 
(1) is submitted in classified form, such report shall also include 
an unclassified summary. 
(e) SPACE
PROTECTION
STRATEGY.—Section 911(d) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 
2271 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Fiscal years 2026 through 2030.’’. 
SEC. 1607. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THE SPACE SECURITY AND 
DEFENSE PROGRAM; REPORT ON SPACE CONTROL. 
(a) ALLOCATION
OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or any other Act and made available 
for the Space Security and Defense Program, a majority of such 
funds shall be allocated to the development of offensive space control 
and active defensive strategies and capabilities. 
(b) STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ALLOCATION.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall include, in the budget justification materials sub-
mitted 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 statement with respect to whether the budget of the Department 
allocates funds for the Space Security and Defense Program as 
required by subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report that contains the following: 
(1) An updated integrated capabilities document for offen-
sive space control. 
(2) A concept of operations for the defense of critical 
national security space assets in all orbital regimes.
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(3) An assessment of the effectiveness of existing deterrence 
strategies. 
(4) A review of the appropriate types of accounts that 
should be used to fund space control programs in accordance 
with the direction required by subsection (a). 
(d) TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT.—The requirements under 
subsections (a) and (b) shall terminate on the date that is five 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1608. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH RUSSIAN SUPPLIERS 
OF ROCKET ENGINES FOR THE EVOLVED EXPENDABLE 
LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsections (b) and 
(c), beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense may not award or renew a contract for the procurement 
of property or services for space launch activities under the evolved 
expendable launch vehicle program if such contract carries out 
such space launch activities using rocket engines designed or manu-
factured in the Russian Federation. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the prohibition under 
subsection (a) with respect to a contract for the procurement of 
property or services for space launch activities if the Secretary 
determines, and certifies to the congressional defense committees 
not later than 30 days before the waiver takes effect, that— 
(1) the waiver is necessary for the national security 
interests of the United States; and 
(2) the space launch services and capabilities covered by 
the contract could not be obtained at a fair and reasonable 
price without the use of rocket engines designed or manufac-
tured in the Russian Federation. 
(c) EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall 
not apply to either— 
(A) the placement of orders or the exercise of options 
under the contract numbered FA8811–13–C–0003 and 
awarded on December 18, 2013; or 
(B) subject to paragraph (2), a contract awarded for 
the procurement of property or services for space launch 
activities that includes the use of rocket engines designed 
or manufactured in the Russian Federation that prior to 
February 1, 2014, were either fully paid for by the con-
tractor or covered by a legally binding commitment of the 
contractor to fully pay for such rocket engines. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary may not award or renew 
a contract for the procurement of property or services for space 
launch activities described in paragraph (1)(B) unless the Sec-
retary, upon the advice of the General Counsel of the Depart-
ment of Defense, certifies to the congressional defense commit-
tees that the offeror has provided to the Secretary sufficient 
documentation to conclusively demonstrate that prior to Feb-
ruary 1, 2014, the offeror had either fully paid for the rocket 
engines described in such paragraph or made a legally binding 
commitment to fully pay for such rocket engines. 
SEC. 1609. ASSESSMENT OF EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE 
PROGRAM. 
Not later than June 1, 2015, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees
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a report on the evolved expendable launch vehicle program that 
includes an assessment of the advisability of the Secretary of 
Defense requiring, when selecting launch providers for the program 
using competitive procedures as described in section 2304 of title 
10, United States Code, that new entrant launch providers or 
incumbent launch providers establish or maintain business systems 
that comply with the data requirements and cost accounting stand-
ards of the Department of Defense, including certified cost or price 
data. 
SEC. 1610. COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES REQUIRED TO LAUNCH PAY-
LOAD FOR MISSION NUMBER FIVE OF THE OPERATION-
ALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In awarding a contract for the launch of 
the payload for mission number five of the Operationally Responsive 
Space Program, the Secretary of the Air Force shall use competitive 
procedures described in section 2304 of title 10, United States 
Code, and ensure that the policies of the Department of Defense 
concerning competitive space launch opportunities are followed. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the requirement under 
subsection (a) if— 
(1) the Secretary— 
(A) determines that the waiver is necessary in the 
national security interests of the United States; and 
(B) submits to the congressional defense committees 
a report on such determination and use of the waiver; 
and 
(2) a period of 15 days elapses following the date on which 
the Secretary submits such report. 
SEC. 1611. AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL ROCKET CORES PURSUANT 
TO COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Relative to the number of rocket cores for 
which space launch providers certified under the evolved expendable 
launch vehicle program may submit bids or competitive proposals 
under competitive procedures pursuant to the National Security 
Space Launch Procurement Forecast, as of the date on which the 
President submitted the budget for fiscal year 2015 to Congress 
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall— 
(1) during fiscal year 2015, increase by one the number 
of such cores for which such providers may submit bids or 
competitive proposals; and 
(2) for fiscal years 2015 through 2017, increase by one 
(in addition to the core referred to in paragraph (1)) the number 
of such cores for which such providers may submit bids or 
competitive proposals, unless the Secretary— 
(A) determines that there is no practicable way to 
increase the number of such cores for which such providers 
may submit bids or competitive proposals and remain in 
compliance with the requirements of the firm fixed price 
contract for 36 rocket engine cores during the five fiscal 
years beginning with fiscal year 2013; and 
(B) not later than 45 days after making such deter-
mination, submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees—
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(i) a certification that there is no practicable way 
to make the increase described in subparagraph (A); 
and 
(ii) a description of the basis for the determination. 
(b) COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘competitive procedures’’ means procedures as described in 
section 2304 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1612. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR WEATHER 
SATELLITE FOLLOW-ON SYSTEM AND DEFENSE METE-
OROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM. 
(a) WEATHER SATELLITE FOLLOW-ON SYSTEM.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2015 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, 
for the weather satellite follow-on system, not more than 50 
percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which 
the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
committees the plan under paragraph (2). 
(2) PLAN
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop a plan to meet the meteorological and oceanographic 
collection requirements of the Joint Requirements Oversight 
Council, including the requirements of the combatant com-
mands, the military departments, and the Defense Agencies 
(as defined in section 101(a)(11) of title 10, United States Code). 
The plan shall include the following: 
(A) How the Secretary will use existing assets of the 
defense meteorological satellite program, including an 
identification of the extent to which requirements can be 
addressed by the Defense Meteorological Satellite program. 
(B) How the Secretary will use other sources of data, 
such as civil, commercial satellite weather data, and inter-
national partnerships, to meet such requirements, and the 
extent to which requirements can be addressed by such 
sources of data. 
(C) An explanation of the relevant risks, costs, and 
schedule. 
(D) The requirements of the weather satellite follow- 
on system. 
(3) GAO REVIEW.— 
(A) The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
review the analysis of alternatives for the weather satellite 
follow-on system, or space based environmental monitoring, 
to determine— 
(i) the extent that such analysis of alternatives 
met best practices and fully addressed the concerns 
of the acquisition, operation, and user communities; 
and 
(ii) how the Department of Defense assessed and 
addressed the cost, schedule, and risks posed for each 
alternative evaluated under such analysis of alter-
natives. 
(B) The Comptroller General shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report containing the 
review under subparagraph (A). 
(b) DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM.—