Sec. 1604. Tactically responsive space capability
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Subsection
(a)of section 1609 of the William M.
(Mac)Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended to read as follows: The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that the Space Force has a tactically responsive space capability that— addresses all lifecycle elements; and addresses rapid deployment and reconstitution requirements— to provide long-term continuity for tactically responsive space capabilities across the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code; to continue the development of concepts of operations, including with respect to tactics, training, and procedures; to develop appropriate processes for tactically responsive space launch, including— mission assurance processes; and command and control, tracking, telemetry, and communications; and to identify basing requirements necessary to enable tactically responsive space capabilities. . Such section is further amended— by redesignating subsection
(b)as subsection (c); and by inserting after subsection
(a)the following new subsection: The Chief of Space Operations shall establish tactically responsive requirements for all national security space capabilities, if applicable, carried out under title 10, United States Code. . Subsection
(c)of such section, as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking launch program and inserting space program ; and by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following new subparagraph: The entire end-to-end tactically responsive space capability, including with respect to the launch vehicle, ground infrastructure, bus, payload, operations and on-orbit sustainment. ; and in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— by striking for fiscal year 2023 and inserting for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 ; and by striking tactically responsive launch program and inserting tactically responsive space program ; in subparagraph (A), by striking launches and inserting capabilities ; and in subparagraph (C), by striking tactically responsive launch program and inserting tactically responsive space program . The heading of such section is amended in the heading by striking and inserting Launch Operations . Space Capability
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