§ 2273. Policy regarding assured access to space: national security payloads
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(a)Policy.— It is the policy of the United States for the President to undertake actions appropriate to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the United States has the capabilities necessary to launch and insert United States national security payloads into space whenever such payloads are needed in space.
(b)Included Actions.— The appropriate actions referred to in subsection
(a)shall include, at a minimum, providing resources and policy guidance to sustain—
(1)the availability of at least two space launch vehicles (or families of space launch vehicles) capable of delivering into space any payload designated by the Secretary of Defense or the Director of National Intelligence as a national security payload;
(2)a robust space launch infrastructure and industrial base; and
(3)the availability of rapid, responsive, and reliable space launches for national security space programs to—
(A)improve the responsiveness and flexibility of a national security space system;
(B)lower the costs of launching a national security space system; and
(C)maintain risks of mission success at acceptable levels.
(c)Coordination.— The Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum extent practicable, pursue the attainment of the capabilities described in subsection
(a)in coordination with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Director of National Intelligence.
(Added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX, § 912(a)(1), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1565; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, § 931(a)(12), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 285; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title IX, § 932(a)(11), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4576; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1073(c)(10), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2475; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVI, § 1603(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2105; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XVII, § 1731(a)(34), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1814.)
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public-private-law
- Public Law 115-232John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
- Public Law 116-283William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
- Public Law 114-328National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
- Public Law 116-92National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Public Law 113-291Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
- Public Law 114-92National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
- Public Law 115-91National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
statute-compilations
- Sec. 1608POLICY TO ENSURE LAUNCH OF SMALL-CLASS PAYLOADS
- Sec. 1606ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
- Sec. 1731TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS
- Sec. 1603ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM TO REPLACE RD-180
- Sec. 1609LAUNCH SUPPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION
- Sec. 1831COST OR PRICING DATA
- Sec. 1603RAPID, RESPONSIVE, AND RELIABLE SPACE LAUNCH
- Sec. 1608ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM
- Sec. 1609PROGRAM TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE LAUNCH SUPPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE
- Sec. 1606NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM
- Sec. 1604ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
statutes-at-large
- Public Law 114–92To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 114–328To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 115–232To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 115–91To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–283To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–92To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
register
bill
- Sec. 1606Inclusion of plan for development and fielding of a full-up engine in rocket propulsion system development program
- Sec. 1606Rocket propulsion system development program
- Sec. 1606Inclusion of plan for development and fielding of a full-up engine in rocket propulsion system development program
- Sec. 1606Rocket propulsion system development program
- Sec. 1606Inclusion of plan for development and fielding of a full-up engine in rocket propulsion system development program
- Sec. 1601Rocket propulsion system to replace RD–180
- Sec. 1601Rocket propulsion system to replace RD–180
- Sec. 1601Rocket propulsion system to replace RD–180
- Sec. 1601Rocket propulsion system to replace RD–180
- Sec. 1603Rocket propulsion system to replace RD–180
- Sec. 1081Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments
- Sec. 1081Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments
- Sec. 1081Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments
- Sec. 1081Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments
- Sec. 1831Cost or pricing data
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public-private-law
- John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019Public Law 115-232
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Public Law 116-92
- William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021Public Law 116-283
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018Public Law 115-91
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016Public Law 114-92
- Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015Public Law 113-291
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017Public Law 114-328
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- Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX, § 912(a)(1)
- 117 Stat. 1565
- Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, § 931(a)(12)
- 122 Stat. 285
- Pub. L. 110–417
- 122 Stat. 4576
- Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1073(c)(10)
- 123 Stat. 2475
- 132 Stat. 2105
- 133 Stat. 1814
- Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 70A Stat. 125
- Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 160(a)(4)
- 96 Stat. 48
- Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(1)
- 106 Stat. 4516
- Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 821(a)(1)
- 107 Stat. 1704
- Pub. L. 111–84
- Pub. L. 110–417, § 932(a)(11)
- Pub. L. 110–181
- Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1073(c)
- 123 Stat. 2474
- 134 Stat. 4044
- 134 Stat. 4047
- 133 Stat. 1727
- 131 Stat. 1727
- 133 Stat. 1816
- 129 Stat. 1100
- 134 Stat. 4216
- 128 Stat. 3623
- 129 Stat. 1099
- 130 Stat. 2582
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX, § 912(a)(1)
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