Sec. 1609. Leveraging commercial satellite remote sensing
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In acquiring geospatial-intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office and the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, shall leverage, to the maximum extent practicable, the capabilities of United States industry, including through the use of commercial geospatial-intelligence services and acquisition of commercial satellite imagery. The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, as part of an analysis of alternatives for the future acquisition of space systems for geospatial-intelligence, shall— consider whether there is a suitable, cost-effective, commercial capability available that can meet any or all of the geospatial-intelligence requirements of the Department and the intelligence community; if a suitable, cost-effective, commercial capability is available as described in paragraph (1), determine whether it is in the national interest to develop a governmental space system for geospatial intelligence; and include, as part of the established acquisition reporting requirements to the appropriate committees of Congress, any determination made under paragraphs
(1)and (2). In this section: The term appropriate committees of Congress means— the congressional defense committees; the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. The term intelligence community has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 ).
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Leveraging commercial satellite remote sensing
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