Sec. 105. Space situational awareness
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In addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Air Force for fiscal year 2017 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, and operation and maintenance, Air Force, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $30,200,000 for the operations and activities of the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of United States Strategic Command, shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate on making permanent the commercial integration cell pilot program conducted by the Joint Space Operations Center.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that— identifies space situational awareness sensors desirable for commercial satellite operators and other non-Federal Government operators to integrate into the systems of the operators prior to launch to provide space situational awareness data; and addresses issues associated with the quality, security, and reliability of the data derived from such commercial sensors.