S.Amdt. 2162

SA 2162. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of part II of subtitle C of title IX, add the
following:

SEC. 944. STUDY ON CONTRIBUTION OF EXISTING FEDERAL SPACE-
RELATED ASSETS TO SPACE FORCE MISSIONS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force and the
Chief of Space Operations shall, in consultation with the
heads of other applicable departments and agencies of the
Federal Government, jointly conduct a study on the
feasibility and advisability of the contribution of existing
space-related assets of other departments and agencies of the
Federal Government to the discharge of Space Force missions.
(b) Elements.--The study conducted under subsection (a)
shall review the following:
(1) The ability to co-locate Space Force assets at other
facilities of the Federal Government that currently conduct
space-related activities, including facilities operated by
each of the following:
(A) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(B) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
(C) The National Security Agency.
(D) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(E) The United States Geological Survey.
(F) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(G) Any other department or agency of the Federal
Government considered appropriate by the Secretary and the
Chief of Space Operations.

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(2) The suitability of each Federal agency specified in
paragraph (1) to host the following:
(A) Regular Space Force units, including detachments.
(B) Technological support for Space Force mission
requirements, including data storage and communications.
(C) Any other mission or support considered appropriate by
the Secretary and the Chief of Space Operations.
(c) Scope of Review.--In reviewing the facility of a
Federal agency in connection with the study under subsection
(a), the Secretary and the Chief of Space Operations shall
take into account the following at or in connection with such
facility:
(1) Available surplus real estate.
(2) Data storage capacity and data security.
(3) Communications connectivity.
(4) Available civilian workforce.
(5) Costs in the vicinity of such installation.
(6) Locality pay in the vicinity of such installation
(7) Potential for hosting additional Space Force activities
in the future, including activities of a Space Force Reserve
or Space National Guard.
(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the
Chief of Space Operations shall jointly submit to Congress a
report setting forth the results of the study conducted under
subsection (a).
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