Sec. 1604. PLAN FOR USE OF ALLIED LAUNCH VEHICLES

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## SEC. 1604 PLAN FOR USE OF ALLIED LAUNCH VEHICLES ###

(a)Plan The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall develop a plan to use allied launch vehicles to meet the requirements for achieving the policy relating to assured access to space set forth in section 2273 of title 10, United States Code, in the event that such requirements cannot be met, for a limited period, using only launch vehicles of the United States. ###

(b)Assessments In developing the plan required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct assessments of the following: ####

(1)What satellites of the United States would be appropriate to be launched on an allied launch vehicle. ####

(2)The relevant laws, regulations, and policies governing the launch of national security satellites and whether any legislative, regulatory, or policy actions (including with respect to waivers) would be necessary to allow for the launch of a national security satellite on an allied launch vehicle. ####

(3)The certification requirements for using allied launch vehicles pursuant to the plan and the estimated cost, schedule, and actions that would be necessary to certify allied launch vehicles. ####

(4)Any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate. ###

(c)Submission to Congress 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 on the plan required by subsection

(a)and the assessments required by subsection (b). ###

(d)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)The term “allied launch vehicle” means a launch vehicle of the government of a country that is an ally of the United States. The term does not include a launch vehicle of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. ####

(2)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. ####

(3)The term “national security satellite” means a satellite launched for national security purposes, including such a satellite launched by the Air Force, the Navy, or the National Reconnaissance Office, or any other element of the Department of Defense.