Sec. 1617. STUDY ON SPACE-BASED RADIO FREQUENCY MAPPING

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## SEC. 1617 STUDY ON SPACE-BASED RADIO FREQUENCY MAPPING ###

(a)Study The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly conduct a study on the capabilities of the private sector with respect to space-based radio frequency mapping and associated operations and services for space-based electromagnetic collections. Such study shall address the following: ####

(1)The near-term commercial market offerings of such operations and services in the United States and outside the United States. ####

(2)The potential national security benefits to the United States provided by such operations and services. ####

(3)The potential national security risks to the United States posed by such operations and services. ####

(4)The sufficiency of existing legal authorities available to the Secretary and the Director to address such potential risks. ###

(b)Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Director shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report containing the study under subsection (a).