Sec. 955. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SPACE POLICY

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## SEC. 955 ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SPACE POLICY ###

(a)In General Section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(5) > > One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be the overall supervision of policy of the Department of Defense for space warfighting.” > . ###

(b)Elements of Office ####

(1)Development of recommendations The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center on the development of recommendations as to the appropriate elements of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, including, in particular, whether the elements of the Office should include elements on space that are currently assigned to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence or the Military Intelligence Program. ####

(2)Transmittal Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the recommendations developed pursuant to paragraph (1), together with an assessment of such recommendations by the Secretary.