Integrated Space Launch Policy Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2836
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2014-09-17
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Government studies and investigations

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Military operations and strategy

Space flight and exploration

Spacecraft and satellites
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Integrated Space Launch Policy Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to jointly, in coordination with the National Security Council, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and the heads of other appropriate agencies, develop the Integrated Federal Space Launch Plan to achieve the effective planning, coordination, and execution of the civilian and national security space launch activities of the federal government in order to ensure that the mission needs of the government for reliable, timely, and affordable access to space are met in a cost-effective manner. </p> <p>Requires the Secretary and the Administrator to jointly submit the developed plan to Congress.</p> <p>Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit a report to Congress setting forth an assessment of the adequacy of the plan, including the extent to which it includes the launch needs and capabilities of the civilian agencies and the national security agencies of the government. </p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2836 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2014 Mr. Toomey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To provide for an integrated plan for the space launch activities of the Federal Government.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Integrated Space Launch Policy Act of 2014 . 2. Integrated plan on space launch activities of the Federal Government (a) Plan required The Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall jointly, in coordination with the National Security Council, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the heads of other appropriate agencies of the Federal Government, develop a plan (to be known as the Integrated Federal Space Launch Plan ) to achieve the effective planning, coordination, and execution of the civilian and national security space launch activities of the Federal Government in order to ensure that the mission needs of the Federal Government for reliable, timely, and affordable access to space are met in a cost-effective manner. (b) Elements of plan The plan developed under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) An estimate of the anticipated annual space launch demand of the Federal Government during the 10 fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year beginning in the year in which the plan is developed. (2) A description of the capabilities required to meet the demand estimated for purposes of paragraph (1). (3) A description of the acquisition plans of each Federal agency covered by the plan for purposes of meeting the demand estimated for purposes of paragraph (1). (4) An identification and assessment of opportunities for coordination among Federal agencies in space launch acquisition efforts, and a summary of the lessons learned by the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration regarding their launch service programs. (5) An assessment whether the Department of Defense is currently achieving assured access to space with its space launch in a manner consistent with the provisions of section 2273 of title 10, United States Code. (c) Submittal of plan to Congress (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly submit the plan developed under subsection (a) to the appropriate committees of Congress. (2) Form The plan shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (d) Comptroller General of the United States assessment The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth an assessment of the adequacy of the plan developed under subsection (a), including the extent to which the plan includes the launch needs and capabilities of the civilian agencies and the national security agencies of the Federal Government. (e) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.