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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 1603

Sec. 1603. REQUIREMENT TO BUY CERTAIN SATELLITE COMPONENT FROM NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE

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## SEC. 1603 REQUIREMENT TO BUY CERTAIN SATELLITE COMPONENT FROM NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE ###
(a)In General Section 2534(a) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 845, is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(5) Star tracker > > A star tracker used in a satellite weighing more than 400 pounds whose principle purpose is to support the national security, defense, or intelligence needs of the United States Government.” > . ###
(b)Certain Exemption **[**[10 U.S.C. 2534 note](/us/usc/t10/s2534)**]** Paragraph
(5)of section 2534(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a)of this section, shall not apply with respect to programs that have received Milestone A approval (as defined in section 2431a of such title) before October 1, 2021. ###
(c)Clarification of Delegation Authority **[**[10 U.S.C. 2534 note](/us/usc/t10/s2534)**]** Subject to subsection
(i)of section 2534 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may delegate to a service acquisition executive the authority to make a waiver under subsection
(d)of such section with respect to the limitation under subsection (a)(5) of such section, as added by subsection
(a)of this section.
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