Sec. 813. Use of domestically sourced star trackers in national security satellites
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Except as provided in subsection (a), any acquisition executive of the Department of Defense who approves a contract for a national security satellite after October 1, 2021, shall require any star tracker system included in the design of such national security satellite to be domestically sourced. The application of subsection
(a)may be waived if the acquisition executive certifies in writing that— there is no available domestically sourced star tracker system that meets the national security satellite systems mission and design requirements; the cost of the available domestically sourced star tracker system is unreasonably priced based on a market survey; or an urgent and compelling national security need exists to necessitate a foreign-made star tracker. In this section, national security satellite is a satellite the principle purpose of which is to support the national security needs of the United States Government.