Sec. 923. Reports on Space Corps
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The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a detailed plan for the organizational structure of the Space Corps. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include— a detailed description of the structure and organizational elements required for the Space Corps to perform its mission; a detailed description of the organization and staff required to support the Commandant of the Space Corps; a detailed explanation of how establishment of the Space Corps is expected to affect the composition and function of the space elements of the Armed Forces; a description of how the Space Corps will be organized, trained, and equipped; a description of how the Space Corps will exercise acquisition authorities; a description of how the Space Corps will coordinate with the United States Space Command, the Space Development Agency, and other space elements of the Armed Forces; and any other matters determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the military personnel requirements of the Space Corps. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include— a detailed plan setting forth— the proposed military personnel composition and structure of the Space Corps; and plans for the transfer or reassignment of military personnel from the space elements of the Armed Forces to the Space Corps; the number of officer and enlisted personnel to be transferred or reassigned to the Space Corps by functional area; a detailed description of the billet requirements for the Space Corps, including the staff organizational and rank structure; and the number of additional officer and enlisted billets that will be required for the Space Corps and a description of such billets. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the civilian personnel requirements of the Space Corps. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include— an assessment of the projected size of the civilian workforce of the Space Corps in fiscal year 2021 and in each fiscal year covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code; a detailed explanation of any projected changes to the size of the civilian workforce of the Space Corps from year-to-year; and a detailed plan for the transfer of civilian personnel from the space elements of the Armed Forces to the Space Corps. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a detailed plan for the transfer of the functions, assets, and obligations of the space elements of the Armed Forces (including any property, records, installations, activities, facilities, agencies, and projects of such elements) to the Space Corps in accordance with section 922. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include— a detailed list of the functions and assets to be transferred; a justification for each transfer proposed to be made under subparagraph (A); the location and value of each item proposed to be transferred under subparagraph (A); and the date on which each item is expected to be transferred. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the funding requirements for the Space Corps. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include a detailed estimate of the funding that will be required to establish the Space Corps and to conduct the activities and operations of the Corps, including estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 as follows: With respect to procurement accounts— amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line number, line item, and line item title; and a description of the requirements for each such amount specific to the Space Corps. With respect to research, development, test, and evaluation accounts— amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line number, program element, and program element title; and a description of the requirements for each such amount specific to the Space Corps. With respect to operation and maintenance accounts— amounts displayed by account title, budget activity title, line number, and sub-activity group title; and a description of how such amounts will specifically be used. With respect to military personnel accounts— amounts displayed by account, budget activity, budget sub-activity, and budget sub-activity title; and a description of the requirements for each such amount specific to the Space Corps. With respect to each project under military construction accounts (including with respect to unspecified minor military construction and amounts for planning and design), the country, location, project title, and project amount by fiscal year. With respect to any expenditures and proposed appropriations not included the materials submitted under subparagraphs
(A)through (E), an explanation with a level of detail equivalent to or greater than the level of detail provided in the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code. The report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. Each of the reports required under subsections
(a)through
(e)shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees not later than February 1, 2020.