Sec. 1611. Space policy review
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The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall carry out a review of the space policy of the Department of Defense. The review under subsection
(a)shall include the following: With respect to the five-year period following the date of the review, an assessment of the threat to the space operations of the United States and the allies of the United States. An assessment of the national security objectives of the Department relating to space. An evaluation of the policy changes and funding necessary to accomplish such objectives during such five-year period. An assessment of the policy of the Department with respect to deterring, responding to, and countering threats to the space operations of the United States and the allies of the United States. An analysis of such policy with respect to normative behaviors in space, including the commercial use of space. An analysis of the extent to which such policy is coordinated with other ongoing policy reviews, including reviews regarding nuclear, missile defense, and cyber operations. A description of the organization and space doctrine of the Department to carry out the space policy of the Department. An assessment of the space systems and architectures to implement such space policy. Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the results of the review under subsection (a). Concurrent with the submission to Congress of the budget of the President for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2026 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, and more frequently during such period as the Secretary determines appropriate, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing any update to the assessments, analyses, and evaluations carried out pursuant to such review. Each report under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the following: The congressional defense committees. The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.