Sec. 1604. ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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## SEC. 1604 ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM **[**[10 U.S.C. 2273 note](/us/usc/t10/s2273)**]** ###
(a)Development ####
(1)In general The Secretary of Defense shall develop a next-generation rocket propulsion system that enables the effective, efficient, and expedient transition from the use of non-allied space launch engines to a domestic alternative for national security space launches. ####
(2)Requirements The system developed under paragraph
(1)shall— #####
(A)be made in the United States; #####
(B)meet the requirements of the national security space community; #####
(C)be developed by not later than 2019; #####
(D)be developed using full and open competition; and #####
(E)be available for purchase by all space launch providers of the United States. ###
(b)Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes— ####
(1)a plan to carry out the development of the rocket propulsion system under subsection (a), including an analysis of the benefits of using public-private partnerships; ####
(2)the requirements of the program to develop such system; and ####
(3)the estimated cost of such system. ###
(c)Streamlined Acquisition In developing the rocket propulsion system required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— ####
(1)use a streamlined acquisition approach, including tailored documentation and review processes, that enables the effective, efficient, and expedient transition from the use of non-allied space launch engines to a domestic alternative for national security space launches; and ####
(2)prior to establishing such acquisition approach, establish well-defined requirements with a clear acquisition strategy. ###
(d)Use of Funds Under Development Program ####
(1)Development of rocket propulsion system The funds described in paragraph (2)— #####
(A)may be obligated or expended for— ######
(i)the development of the rocket propulsion system to replace non-allied space launch engines pursuant to subsection (a); and ######
(ii)the necessary interfaces to, or integration of, the rocket propulsion system with an existing or new launch vehicle; and #####
(B)except as provided by paragraph (3), may not be obligated or expended to develop or procure a launch vehicle, an upper stage, a strap-on motor, or related infrastructure. ####
(2)Funds described The funds described in this paragraph are the following: #####
(A)Funds authorized to be appropriated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense for the development of the rocket propulsion system under subsection (a). #####
(B)Funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 or otherwise made available for fiscal years 2015 or 2016 for the Department of Defense for the development of the rocket propulsion system under subsection
(a)that are unobligated as of the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. ####
(3)Other purposes The Secretary may obligate or expend not more than a total of the amount calculated under paragraph
(4)of the funds that are authorized to be appropriated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for the rocket propulsion system and launch system investment for activities not authorized by paragraph (1)(A), including for developing a launch vehicle, an upper stage, a strap-on motor, or related infrastructure. The Secretary may exceed such limit calculated under paragraph
(4)in fiscal year 2017 for such purposes if— #####
(A)the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that, as of the date of the certification— ######
(i)the development of the rocket propulsion system is being carried out pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) in a manner that ensures that the rocket propulsion system will meet each requirement under subsection (a)(2); and ######
(ii)such obligation or expenditure will not negatively affect the development of the rocket propulsion system, including with respect to meeting such requirements; and #####
(B)the reprogramming or transfer is carried out in accordance with established procedures for reprogramming or transfers, including with respect to presenting a request for a reprogramming of funds. ####
(4)Calculation of amounts for other purposes In carrying out paragraph (3), the Secretary shall calculate the amount of the funds specified in such paragraph as follows: #####
(A)If the total amount of funds that are authorized to be appropriated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for the rocket propulsion system and launch system investment is equal to or less than $320,000,000, such amount shall equal 31 percent. #####
(B)If the total amount of funds that are authorized to be appropriated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for the rocket propulsion system and launch system investment is greater than $320,000,000, such amount shall equal the difference of— ######
(i)the amount of funds so authorized to be appropriated, minus ######
(ii)$220,000,000. ###
(e)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####
(A)the congressional defense committees; and #####
(B)the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. ####
(2)The term “rocket propulsion system” means, with respect to the development authorized by subsection (a), a main booster, first-stage rocket engine or motor. The term does not include a launch vehicle, an upper stage, a strap-on motor, or related infrastructure.
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