S.Amdt. 486

SA 486. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2024 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. 1510. BRIEFING ON COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISION RELATING TO
USE OF GOVERNMENT FACILITIES WITH RESPECT TO
DAY-OF-LAUNCH RANGE SERVICES.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--

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(1) the ability to launch and place satellites into orbit
on demand is vital to ensure United States space superiority;
(2) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, there are
fewer than 10,000 satellites in orbit, with credible
estimates expecting that as many as 100,000 satellites will
be in orbit by 2030;
(3) the United States commercial space sector can and
should take a stronger role in supporting commercial launch
activity commensurate with market demands;
(4) it has been established United States policy to ensure
that the United States Government does not compete with
United States commercial providers in the provision of space
hardware and services otherwise available from United States
commercial providers.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than December 1, 2023, the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of
the Air Force and the Chief of Space Operations, shall
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on Department of
Defense efforts to comply with section 50504 of title 51,
United States Code, with respect to commercial providers of
day-of-launch range services.
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