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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 1735 (Engrossed in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1603

Sec. 1603. Rocket propulsion system development program

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Section 1604 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( Public Law 113–291 ) is amended— by redesignating subsection
(c)as subsection (d); and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following new subsection: In developing the rocket propulsion system required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— use a streamlined acquisition approach, including tailored documentation and review processes, that enables the effective, efficient, and expedient transition from the use of non-allied space launch engines to a domestic alternative for national security space launches; and prior to establishing such acquisition approach, establish well-defined requirements with a clear acquisition strategy. . Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the rocket propulsion system required by section 1604 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( Public Law 113–291 ), the Secretary of Defense may obligate or expend such funds only for the development of such system, and the necessary interfaces to the launch vehicle, to replace non-allied space launch engines by 2019 as required by such section. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate (and make available to any other congressional defense committee) a briefing on the streamlined acquisition approach, requirements, and acquisition strategy required under subsection
(c)of section 1604 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( Public Law 113–291 ), as inserted by subsection (a).
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