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[USC02] 10 USC 2273: Policy regarding assured access to space: national security payloads
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10 USC 2273: Policy regarding assured access to space: national security payloads Text contains those laws in effect on November 17, 2019
(a) Policy.-It is the policy of the United States for the President to undertake actions appropriate to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the United States has the capabilities necessary to launch and insert United States national security payloads into space whenever such payloads are needed in space.
(b) Included Actions.-The appropriate actions referred to in subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, providing resources and policy guidance to sustain-
(3) the availability of rapid, responsive, and reliable space launches for national security space programs to-
(c) Coordination.-The Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum extent practicable, pursue the attainment of the capabilities described in subsection (a) in coordination with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Director of National Intelligence.
(Added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX, §912(a)(1), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1565 ; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, §931(a)(12), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 285 ; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title IX, §932(a)(11), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4576 ; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, §1073(c)(10), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2475 ; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVI, §1603(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2105 .)
A prior section 2273, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 125 ; Apr. 2, 1982, Pub. L. 97–164, title I, §160(a)(4), 96 Stat. 48 ; Oct. 29, 1992, Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, §902(b)(1), 106 Stat. 4516 , related to right of United States to designs, rights of designers to patents, and rights to sue United States, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, §821(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1704 .
2018-Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–232, §1603(a)(1), added par. (3).
2009-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 111–84 repealed Pub. L. 110–417, §932(a)(11). See 2008 Amendment note below.
2008-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–181 and Pub. L. 110–417, §932(a)(11), amended par. (1) identically, substituting "Director of National Intelligence" for "Director of Central Intelligence". Pub. L. 110–417, §932(a)(11), was repealed by Pub. L. 111–84.
Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVI, §1603, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2105 , provided that:
"(a) Assured Access to Space.-[Amended this section.]
"(b) Reusability of Launch Vehicles.-
"(1) Designation.-Effective March 1, 2019, the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program of the Department of Defense shall be known as the 'National Security Space Launch program'. Any reference in Federal law, regulations, guidance, instructions, or other documents of the Federal Government to the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program shall be deemed to be a reference to the National Security Space Launch program.
"(2) Requirement.-In carrying out the National Security Space Launch program, the Secretary of Defense shall provide for consideration of both reusable and expendable launch vehicles with respect to any solicitation occurring on or after March 1, 2019, for which the use of a reusable launch vehicle is technically capable and maintains risk at acceptable levels.
"(3) Notification of solicitations for non-reusable launch vehicles.-Beginning March 1, 2019, if the Secretary proposes to issue a solicitation for a contract for space launch services for which the use of reusable launch vehicles is not eligible for the award of the contract, the Secretary shall notify in writing the appropriate congressional committees of such proposed solicitation, including justifications for such ineligibility, by not later than 10 days after issuing such solicitation.
"(c) Risk and Cost Impact Analysis.-
"(1) In general.-The Secretary shall conduct a risk and cost impact analysis with respect to launch services that use reusable launch vehicles. Such analysis shall include-
"(2) Submission.-Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 13, 2018], the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the analysis conducted under paragraph (1).
"(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.-In this section, the term 'appropriate congressional committees' means the following:
Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XVI, §1609, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1727 , provided that:
"(a) In General.-In support of the policy specified in section 2273 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program to modernize infrastructure and improve support activities for the processing and launch of United States national security space vehicles launching from Federal ranges.
"(b) Elements.-The program under subsection (a) shall include-
"(c) Consultation.-In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary may consult with current and anticipated users of the Eastern and Western Ranges.
"(d) Cooperation.-In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary may consider partnerships authorized under section 2276 of title 10, United States Code.
"(1) Report required.-Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 12, 2017], the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] a report on the plan for the implementation of the program under subsection (a).
Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title XVI, §1608, Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1100 , provided that:
"(a) Treatment of Certain Arrangement.-
"(1) Discontinuation.-The Secretary of the Air Force shall discontinue the evolved expendable launch vehicle launch capability arrangement, as structured as of the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 25, 2015], for-
"(2) Waiver.-The Secretary may waive paragraph (1) if the Secretary-
"(b) Consistent Standards.-In accordance with section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary shall-
"(c) Acquisition Strategy.-In accordance with subsections (a) and (b) and section 2273 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary shall develop and carry out a 10-year phased acquisition strategy, including near and long term, for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program [now the National Security Space Launch program].
"(d) Elements.-The acquisition strategy under subsection (c) for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program [now the National Security Space Launch program] shall-
"(1) provide the necessary-
"(2) specifically take into account, as appropriate per competition, the effect of-
"(e) Competition.-In awarding any contract for launch services in a national security space mission pursuant to a competitive acquisition, the evaluation shall account for the value of the evolved expendable launch vehicle launch capability arrangement per contract line item numbers in the bid price of the offeror as appropriate per launch.
"(f) Report.-Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report on the acquisition strategy developed under subsection (c)."
Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XVI, §1604, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3623 , as amended by Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title XVI, §1606(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1099 ; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XVI, §1603, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2582 , provided that:
"(a) Development.-
"(1) In general.-The Secretary of Defense shall develop a next-generation rocket propulsion system that enables the effective, efficient, and expedient transition from the use of non-allied space launch engines to a domestic alternative for national security space launches.
"(2) Requirements.-The system developed under paragraph (1) shall-
"(b) Report.-Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 19, 2014], the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes-
"(c) Streamlined Acquisition.-In developing the rocket propulsion system required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall-
"(d) Use of Funds Under Development Program.-
"(1) Development of rocket propulsion system.-The funds described in paragraph (2)-
"(A) may be obligated or expended for-
"(2) Funds described.-The funds described in this paragraph are the following:
"(3) Other purposes.-The Secretary may obligate or expend not more than a total of the amount calculated under paragraph (4) of the funds that are authorized to be appropriated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for the rocket propulsion system and launch system investment for activities not authorized by paragraph (1)(A), including for developing a launch vehicle, an upper stage, a strap-on motor, or related infrastructure. The Secretary may exceed such limit calculated under paragraph (4) in fiscal year 2017 for such purposes if-
"(A) the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that, as of the date of the certification-
"(4) Calculation of amounts for other purposes.-In carrying out paragraph (3), the Secretary shall calculate the amount of the funds specified in such paragraph as follows:
"(B) If the total amount of funds that are authorized to be appropriated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for the rocket propulsion system and launch system investment is greater than $320,000,000, such amount shall equal the difference of-