Sec. 1602. Initial operating capability for Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System and system-level review
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall— designate a date for the delivery of the initial operating capability for the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS); and notify the congressional defense committees of such date. If the initial operating capability for ATLAS is not achieved by the date designated under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall— terminate the ATLAS program; designate an alternative program option that provides a comparable capability to the capability intended to be provided by ATLAS; and not later than 30 days after such date, notify the congressional defense committees with respect to— such termination; the designated alternative program option; the justification for selecting such option; and the estimated time and total costs to completion of such option.
The Secretary shall enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center under which the federally funded research and development center shall, not less frequently than every 2 years through 2032, conduct a review of the space command and control software acquisition program to assess the ability of such program to build a software framework that integrates multiple aspects of space operations to enable the warfighter to command and control space assets in a time of conflict.
Each review under paragraph
(1)shall consider the integration into such software framework of the following: Sensor data applicable to the command and control of space assets. Information contained in the Unified Data Library relating to the number and location of space objects. The ability to control space assets based on such data and information. Any other matter the Secretary considers necessary. The Secretary shall provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on the findings of each review under paragraph (1), including— an assessment of any deficiency identified in the review; and a plan to address such deficiency in a timely manner.