S.Amdt. 4166

SA 4166. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
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 subtitle A of title XV, add the following:

SEC. 1516. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON FOSTERING SPACE LAUNCH
COMPETITION.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the
National Reconnaissance Office should, to the extent
practicable, procure launch services through the most
competitive means available based on the requirements of each
mission, including full and open competition and the Orbital
Services Program-4; and
(2) to the extent necessary for any mission that can only
be performed by launch providers that meet the high
requirements of the Phase 2 of the National Security Space
Launch program, the Secretary and the Director should
continue to use launch services under a Phase 2 contract of
such program.
(b) Statement of Policy.--With respect to entering into
contracts for launch services during the period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act and ending September
30, 2024, it shall be the policy of the Department of Defense
and the National Reconnaissance Office to foster a robust,
innovative, and competitive commercial launch sector that
supports the national interests of the United States and
advances United States leadership in space.
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