Sec. 822. ASSESSMENT OF DEDICATED GROUND CONTROL SYSTEM BEFORE MILESTONE B APPROVAL OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS CONSTITUTING A SPACE PROGRAM

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## SEC. 822 ASSESSMENT OF DEDICATED GROUND CONTROL SYSTEM BEFORE MILESTONE B APPROVAL OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS CONSTITUTING A SPACE PROGRAM ###

(a)Cost Benefit Analysis Required Section 2366b(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in paragraph (2), by striking “and” at the end; ####

(2)in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and ####

(3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(4) > > in the case of a space system, performs a cost benefit analysis for any new or follow-on satellite system using a dedicated ground control system instead of a shared ground control system, except that no cost benefit analysis is required to be performed under this paragraph for any Milestone B approval of a space system after December 31, 2019.” > . ###

(b)Requirement for Plan and Briefing Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— ####

(1)develop a Department of Defense-wide long-term plan for satellite ground control systems, including the Department’s Air Force Satellite Control Network; and ####

(2)brief the congressional defense committees on such plan.