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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS OR AT-RISK INDIAN VETERANS.

Section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(D) Indian veterans housing rental assistance
program.--
''(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:
''(I) Eligible indian veteran.--The
term 'eligible Indian veteran' means an
Indian veteran who is--
''(aa) homeless or at risk
of homelessness; and
''(bb) living--

''(AA) on or near a
reservation; or

''(BB) in or near
any other Indian area.

''(II) Eligible recipient.--The
term 'eligible recipient' means a
recipient eligible to receive a grant
under section 101 of the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C.
4111).
''(III) Indian; indian area.--The
terms 'Indian' and 'Indian area' have
the meanings given those terms in
section 4 of the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C.
4103).
''(IV) Indian veteran.--The term
'Indian veteran' means an Indian who is
a veteran.
''(V) Program.--The term 'Program'
means the Tribal HUD-VASH program
carried out under clause (ii).
''(VI) Tribal organization.--The
term 'tribal organization' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of
the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
5304).
''(ii) Program specifications.--The
Secretary shall use not less than 5 percent of
the amounts made available for rental
assistance under this paragraph to carry out a
rental assistance and supported housing
program, to be known as the 'Tribal HUD-VASH
program', in conjunction with the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, by awarding grants for the
benefit of eligible Indian veterans.
''(iii) Model.--
''(I) In general.--Except as
provided in subclause (II), the
Secretary shall model the Program on
the rental assistance and supported
housing program authorized under
subparagraph (A) and applicable
appropriations Acts, including
administration in conjunction with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
''(II) Exceptions.--
''(aa) Secretary of housing
and urban development.--After
consultation with Indian
tribes, eligible recipients,
and any other appropriate
tribal organizations, the
Secretary may make necessary
and appropriate modifications
to facilitate the use of the
Program by eligible recipients
to serve eligible Indian
veterans.
''(bb) Secretary of
veterans affairs.--After
consultation with Indian
tribes, eligible recipients,
and any other appropriate
tribal organizations, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
may make necessary and
appropriate modifications to
facilitate the use of the
Program by eligible recipients
to serve eligible Indian
veterans.
''(iv) Eligible recipients.--The Secretary
shall make amounts for rental assistance and
associated administrative costs under the
Program available in the form of grants to
eligible recipients.
''(v) Funding criteria.--The Secretary
shall award grants under the Program based on--
''(I) need;
''(II) administrative capacity; and
''(III) any other funding criteria
established by the Secretary in a
notice published in the Federal
Register after consulting with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
''(vi) Administration.--Grants awarded
under the Program shall be administered in
accordance with the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
(25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), except that
recipients shall--
''(I) submit to the Secretary, in a
manner prescribed by the Secretary,
reports on the utilization of rental
assistance provided under the Program;
and
''(II) provide to the Secretary
information specified by the Secretary
to assess the effectiveness of the
Program in serving eligible Indian
veterans.
''(vii) Consultation.--
''(I) Grant recipients; tribal
organizations.--The Secretary, in
coordination with the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, shall consult with
eligible recipients and any other
appropriate tribal organization on the
design of the Program to ensure the
effective delivery of rental assistance
and supportive services to eligible
Indian veterans under the Program.
''(II) Indian health service.--The
Director of the Indian Health Service
shall provide any assistance requested
by the Secretary or the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs in carrying out the
Program.
''(viii) Waiver.--
''(I) In general.--Except as
provided in subclause (II), the
Secretary may waive or specify
alternative requirements for any
provision of law (including
regulations) that the Secretary
administers in connection with the use
of rental assistance made available
under the Program if the Secretary
finds that the waiver or alternative
requirement is necessary for the
effective delivery and administration
of rental assistance under the Program
to eligible Indian veterans.
''(II) Exception.--The Secretary
may not waive or specify alternative
requirements under subclause (I) for
any provision of law (including
regulations) relating to labor
standards or the environment.
''(ix) Renewal grants.--The Secretary may--
''(I) set aside, from amounts made
available for tenant-based rental
assistance under this subsection and
without regard to the amounts used for
new grants under clause (ii), such
amounts as may be necessary to award
renewal grants to eligible recipients
that received a grant under the Program
in a previous year; and
''(II) specify criteria that an
eligible recipient must satisfy to
receive a renewal grant under subclause
(I), including providing data on how
the eligible recipient used the amounts
of any grant previously received under
the Program.
''(x) Reporting.--
''(I) In general.--Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of the
Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017, and every
5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in
coordination with the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs and the Director of
the Indian Health Service, shall--
''(aa) conduct a review of
the implementation of the
Program, including any factors
that may have limited its
success; and
''(bb) submit a report
describing the results of the
review under item (aa) to--

''(AA) the
Committee on Indian
Affairs, the Committee
on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs, the
Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, and the
Committee on
Appropriations of the
Senate; and

''(BB) the
Subcommittee on Indian,
Insular and Alaska
Native Affairs of the
Committee on Natural
Resources, the
Committee on Financial
Services, the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs,
and the Committee on
Appropriations of the
House of
Representatives.

''(II) Analysis of housing stock
limitation.--The Secretary shall
include in the initial report submitted
under subclause (I) a description of--
''(aa) any regulations
governing the use of formula
current assisted stock (as
defined in section 1000.314 of
title 24, Code of Federal
Regulations (or any successor
regulation)) within the
Program;
''(bb) the number of
recipients of grants under the
Program that have reported the
regulations described in item
(aa) as a barrier to
implementation of the Program;
and
''(cc) proposed alternative
legislation or regulations
developed by the Secretary in
consultation with recipients of
grants under the Program to
allow the use of formula
current assisted stock within
the Program.''.

Passed the Senate May 23, 2018.

Attest:

JULIE E. ADAMS,

Secretary.
Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill provides statutory authority for the Tribal HUD-VASH program, which provides rental assistance and supportive services to Indian veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and living in or near an Indian area. The United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to use at least 5% of rental assistance amounts under the HUD-VASH program, which provides housing assistance to homeless veterans, for the Tribal HUD-VASH program. The Tribal HUD-VASH program shall be carried out in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). HUD and the VA: (1) shall consult with tribal organizations regarding the program's design, and (2) may make program modifications after consulting with tribal organizations. Program grants shall be made to entities eligible for Native American housing assistance block grants. HUD may make renewal grants to entities that have received prior program grants.

SECTION 1. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to enhance the appeal of service in the law enforcement
agencies of the United States Department of Justice;
(2) to extend benefits of a higher education to qualified
and deserving young persons who by virtue of the death of or
total disability of an eligible officer are not otherwise able
to afford the same; and
(3) to allow such family members to attain the vocational
and educational status which such individual might normally
have aspired to and obtained had a parent not been killed or
disabled in the service of the country.

SEC. 2. BASIC ENTITLEMENT.

(a) Benefits.--(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), an
eligible dependent shall be entitled to educational assistance under
this subpart for a period of one month for each month or fraction
thereof of the eligible officer's service in a Federal law enforcement
agency.
(2) Such educational assistance shall consist of direct payments
to--
(A) an educational institution or institution of higher
learning for an eligible dependent's tuition, room, board, and
other charges imposed by such institution; and
(B) the eligible dependent for an educational assistance
allowances to meet, in part, the cost of fees, supplies, books,
equipment and other educational costs, which allowances shall
be computed on the same basis set forth in title 38, subchapter
IV of the United States Code.
(b) Benefits for Dependents of Officers Killed.--For each eligible
dependent of an eligible officer who is killed in the line of duty,
criteria established in subsection (a) shall not apply. Such eligible
dependents shall be eligible to receive the benefits provided by this
subpart for the maximum period of eligibility set forth in subsection
(e).
(c) Maximum Benefits.--No eligible dependent shall receive
educational assistance under this subpart for a period in excess of
forty-five months.

SEC. 3. TIME LIMITATIONS FOR COMPLETING A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION.

No educational assistance shall be paid to or for an eligible
dependent after--
(1) ten years after the date on which the eligible officer
was killed or permanently and totally disabled; or
(2) the eligible dependent's twenty-seventh birthday,
whichever occurs later.
SEC. 4. EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL COUNSELING.

(a) Counseling Services.--The Attorney General shall make available
to an eligible dependent upon such person's request, counseling
services, including such educational and vocational counseling and
guidance, testing, and other assistance as the Attorney General deems
necessary to aid such person in selecting--
(1) an educational or training objective and an educational
institution or training establishment appropriate for the
attainment of such objective; or
(2) an employment objective that would be likely to provide
such eligible dependent with satisfactory employment
opportunities in light of such person's personal circumstances.
(b) Notification.--The Attorney General shall take appropriate
steps (including individual notification where feasible) to acquaint
all eligible persons with the availability and advantages of such
counseling services.
(c) Service Providers.--For purposes of this subpart, the Attorney
General may provide by interagency agreement with Federal, or State
agency to provide the services specified.

SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS; APPROVAL.

(a) Application.--Any eligible dependent who desires to initiate a
program of education under this subpart shall submit an application to
the Attorney General in such form and containing such information as
the Attorney General may reasonably require.
(b) Approval.--The Attorney General shall approve such application
unless the Attorney General finds that--
(1) such dependent is not eligible or is not longer
eligible for or entitled to the educational assistance for
which application is made;
(2) the eligible dependent selected educational institution
or training establishment fails to meet any requirement of this
subpart;
(3) the eligible dependent's enrollment in, or pursuit of,
the program of education selected would violate a provision of
this subpart; or
(4) the eligible dependent is already qualified by reason
of previous education or training, for the educational,
professional, or vocational objective for which the program of
education is offered.
(c) Acceptance.--The Attorney General shall notify an eligible
dependent of approval or disapproval of such dependent's application.

SEC. 6. STANDARDS.

The Attorney General shall promulgate rules and regulations
regarding unacceptable courses or programs of study for which funding
will not be provided under this subpart.

SEC. 7. DISCONTINUANCE FOR UNSATISFACTORY CONDUCT OR PROGRESS.

(a) Discontinuation.--The Attorney General shall discontinue the
direct payment to an educational institution or institution of higher
education and educational assistance allowance of an eligible dependent
if, at any time, the Attorney General finds that according to the
regularly prescribed standards and practices of the educational
institution, the dependent's conduct or progress is unsatisfactory.
(b) Renewal.--The Attorney General may review the payment of the
educational assistance allowance if the Attorney General finds that--
(1) the cause of the unsatisfactory conduct or progress of
the eligible dependent has been removed; and
(2) the program which the eligible dependent now proposes
to pursue (whether the same or revised) is suitable to the
eligible dependent's interests, and abilities.

SEC. 8. SPECIAL RULE.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law and any other general
or special law to the contrary, the Attorney General is authorized and
directed to reimburse or pay each eligible dependent of an eligible
officer who was killed in the performance of duties on or after July 1,
1992, but before the effective date of this statute, an amount
equivalent to--
(1) the full cost of tuition, room and board, and other
charges paid or for the eligible dependent to, and imposed on,
an eligible dependent by an educational institution or
institution of higher education; and
(2) a retroactive educational assistance allowance for each
month in which the eligible dependent attended an educational
institution or institution of higher education, up to the date
of the payment. Following this initial payment, further
benefits will be paid to or for the benefit of such eligible
dependents in accordance with this chapter.
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ''Federal law enforcement agency'' means the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the United
States Marshals Service, and any other federal agency directly
engaged in the enforcement of the criminal laws of the United
States, or the apprehension of individuals subject to criminal
prosecution by the United States.
(2) The term ''eligible officer'' means any agent, special
agent, marshal, deputy, or assistant marshal or other similar
field officer by whatever name or title such officer is known
in a Federal law enforcement agency who has served at least one
hundred and eighty days and who is either killed in the
performance of duties or suffers injuries that are totally and
permanently disabling while performing such duties.
(3) The term ''eligible dependent'' means the child of any
eligible officer who is a ''dependent'' (as defined in section
152 of the Internal Revenue Code) or spouse of an eligible
officer at the time of such officer's death or on the date of
total and disabling injury.
(4) The term ''program of education'' shall mean any
curriculum or any combination of unit courses or subjects
pursued at an educational institution which is generally
accepted as necessary to fulfill requirements for the
attainment of a pre- determined and identified educational,
professional, or vocational objective. Such term also means any
curriculum of unit course or subjects pursued at an educational
institution which fulfill requirements for the attainment of
more than one predetermined and identified educational,
professional, or vocational objective if all the objectives
pursued as generally recognized as being reasonably related to
a single career field. To pursue any other course of study, an
eligible dependent shall apply to the AG for approval.
(5) The term ''educational institution'' means any public
or private elementary school, secondary school, vocational
school, correspondence school, business school, junior college,
teachers' college, college, normal school, professional school,
university, or scientific or technical institutions, or other
accredited institutions furnishing education for adults.
(6) The term ''institution of higher learning'' means a
college, university, or similar institution, including a
technical or business school, offering postsecondary level
academic instruction that leads to an associate or higher
degree if the school is empowered by the appropriate State
educational authority under State law to grant an associate or
higher degree. When there is no State law to authorize the
granting of a degree, the school may be recognized as an
institution of higher learning if it is accredited for degree
programs by a recognized accrediting agency. Such term shall
also include a hospital offering educational programs at the
post-secondary level without regard to whether the hospital
grants a postsecondary degree. Such term shall also include an
educational institution which is not located in a State, which
offers a course leading to a standard college degree, or the
equivalent, and which is recognized as such by the Secretary of
Education (or comparable official) of the country or other
jurisdiction in which the institution is located.
(7) The term ''standard college degree'' means an associate
or higher degree awarded by--
(A) an institution of higher learning that is
accredited as a collegiate institution by a recognized
regional or national accrediting agency;
(B) an institution of higher learning that is a
''candidate'' for accreditation as that term is used by
the regional or national accrediting agencies; or
(C) an institution of higher learning upon
completion of a course which is accredited by an agency
recognized to accredit specialized degree-level
programs. For the purpose of this section, the
accrediting agency must be one recognized by the
Secretary of Education under the provisions of section
1775 of this title 38.
Provides for educational assistance for eligible dependents of Federal law enforcement officers who are killed or disabled in the performance of their duties.
Entitles such dependents to such assistance for: (1) one month for each month (or fraction) of the disabled officer's service, up to a maximum of 45 months; and (2) the maximum 45 months, if the officer has been killed.
Limits the period for using such assistance to before the later of: (1) ten years after the officer was killed or permanently and totally disabled; or (2) the dependent's 27th birthday.
Directs the Attorney General to make certain counseling services available, upon the dependent's request, and to publicize the availability of such services.
Provides for such assistance program applications and their approval, standards, discontinuance for unsatisfactory progress or conduct, and a special rule for retroactive assistance.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Defense Space Reorganization Act of
2001''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH POSITION OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
FOR SPACE, INTELLIGENCE, AND INFORMATION.

(a) Authority To Establish Position.--The President may establish
in the Department of Defense the position of Under Secretary of Defense
for Space, Intelligence, and Information. If that position is so
established, the Under Secretary of Defense for Space, Intelligence,
and Information shall perform duties and exercise powers as set forth
in section 137 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(e).
(b) Deadline for Exercise of Authority.--The authority provided in
subsection (a) may not be exercised after December 31, 2003.
(c) Notice of Exercise of Authority.--(1) If the authority provided
in subsection (a) is exercised, the President shall immediately submit
to Congress notification in writing of the establishment of the
position of Under Secretary of Defense for Space, Intelligence, and
Information, together with the date as of which the position is
established. If the President declines to exercise the authority
provided in subsection (a), the President shall, before the date
specified in subsection (b), submit to Congress a report on how the
President has implemented the recommendations of the report of the
Space Commission with respect to the Department of Defense.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ''report of the Space
Commission'' means the report of the Commission To Assess United States
National Security Space Management and Organization, dated January 11,
2001, and submitted to Congress under section 1623 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113
Stat. 815).
(d) Contingent Enactment of U.S. Code Amendments.--If the position
of Under Secretary of Defense for Space, Intelligence, and Information
is established under the authority provided in subsection (a), then the
amendments set forth in subsections (e), (f), and (g) shall be
executed, effective as of the date specified in the notice submitted
under the first sentence of subsection (c)(1). Otherwise, those
amendments shall not be executed.
(e) Appointment, Duties, etc., of Under Secretary.--(1) Subject to
subsection (d), chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by redesignating section 137 as section 139a and
transferring such section (as so redesignated) within such
chapter so as to appear after section 139; and
(B) by inserting after section 136 the following new
section 137:
''Sec. 137. Under Secretary of Defense for Space, Intelligence, and
Information
''(a) There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Space,
Intelligence, and Information, appointed from civilian life by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
''(b) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the
Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Space,
Intelligence, and Information shall perform such duties and exercise
such powers relating to the space, intelligence, and information
programs and activities of the Department of Defense as the Secretary
of Defense may prescribe. The duties and powers prescribed for the
Under Secretary shall include responsibility for the following:
''(1) In coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense
for Policy, the establishment of Department of Defense policy
on space.
''(2) In coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, the acquisition of
space systems for the Department of Defense.
''(3) The deployment and use of space assets.
''(4) The oversight of research, development, acquisition,
launch, and operation of space, intelligence, and information
assets.
''(5) The coordination of military intelligence activities
within the Department of Defense.
''(6) The coordination of intelligence activities of the
Department of Defense and the intelligence community in order
to meet the long-term intelligence requirements of the United
States.
''(7) The coordination of space activities of the
Department of Defense with commercial and civilian space
activities.
''(c) The Under Secretary of Defense for Space, Intelligence, and
Information shall perform such additional duties and exercise such
powers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
''(d) The Secretary of Defense shall designate the Under Secretary
of Defense for Space, Intelligence, and Information as the Chief
Information Officer of the Department of Defense under section
3506(a)(2)(B) of title 44.
''(e) The Under Secretary of Defense for Space, Intelligence, and
Information takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.''.
(2) Subject to subsection (d), section 131(b) of that title is
amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (11) as
paragraphs (7) through (12), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new
paragraph (6):
''(6) The Under Secretary of Defense for Space,
Intelligence, and Information.''.
(3) Subject to subsection (d), the table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 4 of such title is amended--
(A) by striking the item relating to section 137 and
inserting the following new item:

''137. Under Secretary of Defense for Space, Intelligence, and
Information.'';
and
(B) by inserting after the item relating to section 139 the
following new item:

''139a. Director of Defense Research and Engineering.''.
(f) Assistant Secretaries of Defense.--Subject to subsection (d),
section 138 of such title is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ''nine'' and inserting
''eleven''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after paragraph (2) the
following new paragraph:
''(3) Not less than three of the Assistant Secretaries shall be
assigned duties under the authority of the Under Secretary of Defense
for Space, Intelligence, and Information and shall report to that Under
Secretary.''.
(g) Pay Rates.--Subject to subsection (d), subchapter II of chapter
53 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 5314, by inserting after the paragraph
relating to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness the following:
''Under Secretary of Defense for Space, Intelligence, and
Information.''; and
(2) in section 5315, by striking ''(9)'' after ''Assistant
Secretaries of Defense'' and inserting ''(11)''.
(h) Report.--Not later than 30 days before exercising the authority
provided in subsection (a), the President shall submit to Congress a
report on the proposed organization of the office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Space, Intelligence, and Information. If such
a report has not been submitted as of April 15, 2002, the President
shall submit to Congress a report, not later than that date, setting
forth the President's view as of that date of the desirability of
establishing the position of Under Secretary of Defense for Space,
Intelligence, and Information in the Department of Defense.

SEC. 3. RESPONSIBILITY OF UNDER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AS
ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE FOR SPACE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.

(a) Executive Agent.--Part IV of subtitle A of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 134 the following
new chapter:

''CHAPTER 135--SPACE PROGRAMS

''Sec.
''2271. Executive agent.
''Sec. 2271. Executive agent
''(a) Secretary of the Air Force.--The Secretary of the Air Force
shall be the executive agent of the Department of Defense--
''(1) for the planning of the acquisition programs,
projects, and activities of the Department that relate to
space; and
''(2) for the execution of those programs, projects, and
activities.
''(b) Acquisition Executive.--The Secretary shall designate the
Under Secretary of the Air Force as the acquisition executive of the
Air Force for the programs, projects, and activities referred to in
subsection (a).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The tables of chapters at the beginning of
such subtitle and the beginning of part IV of such subtitle are amended
by inserting after the item relating to chapter 134 the following new
item:

''135. Space Programs....................................... 2271''.

SEC. 4. MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM CATEGORY FOR SPACE PROGRAMS.

(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall create a major
force program category for space programs for purposes of the future-
years defense program under section 221 of title 10, United States
Code.
(b) Commencement.--The category created under subsection (a) shall
be included in each future-years defense program submitted to Congress
under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, in fiscal years
after fiscal year 2002.

SEC. 5. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF
RECOMMENDATIONS OF SPACE COMMISSION.

(a) Assessment.--(1) The Comptroller General shall carry out an
assessment through February 15, 2003, of the actions taken by the
Secretary of Defense in implementing the recommendations in the report
of the Space Commission that are applicable to the Department of
Defense.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ''report of the Space
Commission'' means the report of the Commission To Assess United States
National Security Space Management and Organization, dated January 11,
2001, and submitted to Congress under section 1623 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113
Stat. 815).
(b) Reports.--Not later than February 15 of each of 2002 and 2003,
the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a report on the assessment carried out under subsection
(a). Each report shall set forth the results of the assessment as of
the date of such report.

SEC. 6. COMMANDER OF AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND.

(a) In General.--Chapter 845 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
''Sec. 8584. Commander of Air Force Space Command
''(a) The officer serving as commander of the Air Force Space
Command may not serve simultaneously as commander of the United States
Space Command (or any successor combatant command with responsibility
for space) or as commander of the United States element of the North
American Air Defense Command.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

''8584. Commander of Air Force Space Command.''.

SEC. 7. REQUIREMENT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE CAREER FIELD IN THE
AIR FORCE FOR SPACE.

The Secretary of the Air Force, acting through the Under Secretary
of the Air Force, shall establish and implement policies and procedures
to develop a cadre of technically competent officers with the
capability to develop space doctrine, concepts of space operations, and
management of space systems for the Air Force.
Defense Space Reorganization Act of 2001 - Authorizes the President to establish in the Department of Defense (DOD) the position of Under Secretary of Defense for Space, Intelligence, and Information, to perform duties and exercise powers relating to DOD space, intelligence, and information programs and activities.Requires the President: (1) to notify Congress after establishing such position; or (2) if he declines to establish such position, to report on how he has implemented the recommendations of the report of the Space Commission.Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to be the DOD executive agent for the planning and execution of DOD space-related acquisition programs, projects, and activities.Requires the Secretary of Defense to create a major force program category for space programs for purposes of the future-years defense program.Directs the Comptroller General to carry out an assessment of the implementation of recommendations of the Space Commission applicable to DOD.Prohibits the commander of the Air Force Space Command from serving simultaneously as commander of the U.S. Space Command or as commander of the U.S. element of the North American Air Defense Command..Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to establish and implement policies and procedures to develop a cadre of technically competent officers to develop space doctrine, concepts of space operations, and management of space systems.