Sec. 1601. SPACE ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT
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## SEC. 1601 SPACE ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT ###
(a)Air Force Space Command ####
(1)In general Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: > > ## “SEC. 2279c Air Force Space Command > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 2279c](/us/usc/t10/s2279c)**]** > > > ### “(a) Commander > > > ####
(1)> > The head of the Air Force Space Command shall be the Commander of the Air Force Space Command, who shall be appointed in accordance with section 601 of this title. The officer serving as Commander, while so serving, has the grade of general without vacating the permanent grade of the officer. > > > #### “(2) > > The Commander shall be appointed to serve a term of six years. The Secretary may propose to promote the individual serving as the Commander during that term of appointment. > > > #### “(3) > > The incumbent Commander may serve as the first Commander after the date of the enactment of this Act. > > > ### “(b) Authorities > > In addition to the authorities and responsibilities assigned to the Commander before the date of the enactment of this section, the Commander has the sole authority with respect to each of the following: > > > #### “(1) > > Organizing, training, and equipping personnel and operations of the space forces of the Air Force. > > > #### “(2) > > Subject to the direction of the Secretary of the Air Force, serving as the service acquisition executive under section 1704 of this title for defense space acquisitions. > > > #### “(3) > > In consultation with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, procurement of commercial satellite communications services for the Department of Defense for such services entered into on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this section.” > . ####
(2)Clerical amendment **[**[10 U.S.C. 2271](/us/usc/t10/s2271)**]** The table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2279b the following new item:" “2279c. Air Force Space Command.” ". ####
(3)Rule of construction **[**[10 U.S.C. 2279c note](/us/usc/t10/s2279c)**]** Nothing in subsection (b)(1) of section 2279c of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), may be construed to prohibit or otherwise affect the authority of the Secretary of the Air Force to provide to the space forces of the Air Force the services of the Department of the Air Force relating to basic personnel functions, the United States Air Force Academy, recruitment, and basic training. ###
(b)Termination of Certain Positions and Entities **[**[10 U.S.C. 2271 note](/us/usc/t10/s2271)**]** ####
(1)In general Effective 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act— #####
(A)the position, and the office of, the Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor (previously known as the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space) shall be terminated; #####
(B)the duties, responsibilities, and personnel of such office specified in subparagraph
(A)shall be transferred to a single official selected by the Deputy Secretary of Defense, without delegation, except the Deputy Secretary may not select the Secretary of the Air Force nor the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; #####
(C)any reference in Federal law, regulations, guidance, instructions, or other documents of the Federal Government to the Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor or the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space shall be deemed to be a reference to the official selected by the Deputy Secretary under subparagraph (B); #####
(D)the position, and the office of, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force for Space Operations shall be terminated; and #####
(E)the Defense Space Council shall be terminated. ####
(2)Principal advisor on space control #####
(A)Repeal Section 2279a of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. #####
(B)Clerical amendment **[**[10 U.S.C. 2271](/us/usc/t10/s2271)**]** The table of sections for chapter 135 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2279a. ###
(b)Redesignation of Operationally Responsive Space Program Office as Space Rapid Capabilities Office; Reporting to Air Force Space Command ####
(1)In general Section 2273a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— #####
(A)in the section heading, by striking “Operationally Responsive Space Program” and inserting “Space Rapid Capabilities”; #####
(B)in subsection (a)— ######
(i)by striking “Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center of the Department of Defense” and inserting “Air Force Space Command”; and ######
(ii)by striking “Operationally Responsive Space Program” and inserting “Space Rapid Capabilities”; #####
(C)in subsection (b), by striking “Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center” and inserting “Air Force Space Command”; #####
(D)in subsections
(c)and (f), by striking “operationally responsive space” each place it appears and inserting “space rapid capabilities”; #####
(E)in subsection (d)— ######
(i)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “operationally responsive space” and inserting “space rapid capabilities”; ######
(ii)in paragraph (1), by striking “capabilities for operationally responsive space” and inserting “space rapid capabilities”; ######
(iii)in paragraphs
(2)and (3), by striking “operationally responsive space” each place it appears and inserting “space rapid capabilities”; and ######
(iv)in paragraph (4), by striking “operationally responsive space capabilities” and inserting “space rapid capabilities”. #####
(F)in subsection (g)(1), by striking “Operationally Responsive Space” and inserting “Space Rapid Capabilities”. ####
(2)Clerical amendment **[**[10 U.S.C. 2271](/us/usc/t10/s2271)**]** The table of sections for chapter 135 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2273a and inserting the following new item:" “2273a. Space Rapid Capabilities Office.” ". ###
(c)Review of Structure ####
(1)Review The Deputy Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review and identify a recommended organizational and management structure for the national security space components of the Department of Defense, including the Air Force Space Command, that implements the organizational policy guidance expressed in this section and the amendments made by this section. ####
(2)Interim report Not later than March 1, 2018, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an interim report on the review and recommended organizational and management structure for the national security space components of the Department of Defense, including the Air Force Space Command, under paragraph (1). ####
(3)Final report Not later than August 1, 2018, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a final report on the review and recommended organizational and management structure for the national security space components of the Department of Defense, including the Air Force Space Command, under paragraph (1), including— #####
(A)a proposed implementation plan for how the Deputy Secretary would implement the recommendations; #####
(B)recommendations for revisions to appointments and qualifications, duties and powers, and precedent in the Department; #####
(C)recommendations for such legislative and administrative action, including conforming and other amendments to law, as the Deputy Secretary considers appropriate to implement the plan; and #####
(D)any other matters that the Deputy Secretary considers appropriate. ####
(4)Prohibition on delegation The Deputy Secretary of Defense may not delegate the authority to carry out this subsection. ###
(d)Independent Plan to Establish Military Department ####
(1)Plan Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center that is not closely affiliated with the Department of the Air Force to develop a plan to establish a separate military department responsible for the national security space activities of the Department of Defense. Such plan shall include recommendations for legislative language. ####
(2)Interim report Not later than August 1, 2018, the Deputy Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees an interim report on the plan developed under paragraph (1). ####
(3)Final report Not later than December 31, 2018, the Deputy Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a final report containing the plan developed under paragraph (1), without change.
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