Sec. 1613. INTEGRATED POLICY TO DETER ADVERSARIES IN SPACE

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## SEC. 1613 INTEGRATED POLICY TO DETER ADVERSARIES IN SPACE ###

(a)In general The President shall establish an interagency process to provide for the development of a policy to deter adversaries in space— ####

(1)with the objectives of— #####

(A)reducing risks to the United States and allies of the United States in space; and #####

(B)protecting and preserving the rights, access, capabilities, use, and freedom of action of the United States in space and the right of the United States to respond to an attack in space and, if necessary, deny adversaries the use of space capabilities hostile to the national interests of the United States; and ####

(2)that integrates the interests and responsibilities of the agencies participating in the process. ###

(b)Report Required ####

(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth the policy developed pursuant to subsection (a). ####

(2)Funding restriction If the President has not submitted the policy developed under subsection

(a)and the answers to Enclosure 1, regarding space control policy, of the classified annex to this Act, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives by the date required by paragraph (1), an amount equal to $10,000,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 to provide support services to the Executive Office of the President shall be withheld from obligation or expenditure until the policy and such answers are submitted to such Committees. ####

(3)Form of report The report required by paragraph

(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.