S.Amdt. 3814

1. Adds SEC. 1087. INTEGRATED PLAN ON SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT at the end of subtitle H of title X

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   (j) Coordination With Other Amendments Made by This Act.--For purposes of applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the amendments made by subsections (b) through (h) of this section shall be treated as having been enacted immediately before any such amendments by other provisions of this Act.

   Inserted: SEC. 1087. INTEGRATED PLAN ON SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (b) Elements of Plan.--The plan developed under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (2) A description of the capabilities required to meet the demand estimated for purposes of paragraph (1).

   Inserted: (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).

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (c) Submittal of Plan to Congress.--

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (2) Form.--The plan shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

   Inserted: (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.

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   Inserted: (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--

   Inserted: (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

   Inserted: (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.

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   At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

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