Sec. 244. ASSESSMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND TEST ENTERPRISE OF THE AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY

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## SEC. 244 ASSESSMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND TEST ENTERPRISE OF THE AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY ###

(a)Assessment Required The Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct an assessment of the ability of the Air Force Research Laboratory to effectively carry out development and testing activities with respect to the capabilities of the Space Force specific to space access and space operations. ###

(b)Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include an explanation of— ####

(1)any challenges to the development and testing capabilities of the Air Force Research Laboratory as described subsection (a), including any challenges relating to test activities and infrastructure; ####

(2)any changes to the organizational structure of the Laboratory that may be needed to enable the laboratory to adequately address the missions of both the Space Force and the Air Force generally, and the amount of funding, if any, required to implement such changes; ####

(3)any barriers to the recapitalization of the testing infrastructure of the Laboratory; and ####

(4)the plans of the Secretary to address the issues identified under paragraphs

(1)through (3).