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10 U.S.C. § 5537 — Limitation on Missile Defense Agency production of satellites and ground systems associated with operation of such satellites
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**(a) Production of Satellites and Ground Systems.—** The Director of the Missile Defense Agency may not authorize or obligate funding for a program of record for the production of satellites or ground systems associated with the operation of such satellites.
**(b) Prototype Satellites.—**
(1) The Director, with the concurrence of the Space Acquisition Council established by [section 9021 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9021&num=0&edition=prelim), may authorize the production of one or more prototype satellites, consistent with the requirements of the Missile Defense Agency.
(2) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Space Acquisition Council concurs with the Director with respect to authorizing the production of a prototype satellite under paragraph (1), the chair of the Council shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report explaining the reasons for such concurrence.
(3) The Director may not obligate funds for the production of a prototype satellite under paragraph (1) before the date on which the Space Acquisition Council submits the report for such prototype satellite under paragraph (2).
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**(a) Production of Satellites and Ground Systems.—** The Director of the Missile Defense Agency may not authorize or obligate funding for a program of record for the production of satellites or ground systems associated with the operation of such satellites.
**(b) Prototype Satellites.—**
(1) The Director, with the concurrence of the Space Acquisition Council established by [section 9021 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9021&num=0&edition=prelim), may authorize the production of one or more prototype satellites, consistent with the requirements of the Missile Defense Agency.
(2) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Space Acquisition Council concurs with the Director with respect to authorizing the production of a prototype satellite under paragraph (1), the chair of the Council shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report explaining the reasons for such concurrence.
(3) The Director may not obligate funds for the production of a prototype satellite under paragraph (1) before the date on which the Space Acquisition Council submits the report for such prototype satellite under paragraph (2).
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**(a) Authority.—**
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit, the Secretary of a military department, or any other official designated by the Secretary of Defense may, under the authority of [section 4021 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4021&num=0&edition=prelim), carry out prototype projects that are directly relevant to enhancing the mission effectiveness of personnel of the Department of Defense or improving platforms, systems, components, or materials proposed to be acquired or developed by the Department of Defense, or to improvement of platforms, systems, components, or materials in use by the armed forces.
(2) The authority of this section—
(A) may be exercised for a transaction for a prototype project that is expected to cost the Department of Defense in excess of $100,000,000 but not in excess of $500,000,000 (including all options) only upon a written determination by the head of the contracting activity, or, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Defense Innovation Unit, or the Missile Defense Agency, the director of the agency that—
(i) the requirements of subsection (d) will be met; and
(ii) the use of the authority of this section is essential to promoting the success of the prototype project;
(B) may be exercised for a transaction for a prototype project that is expected to cost the Department of Defense in excess of $500,000,000 (including all options) only if—
(i) the senior procurement executive for the agency as designated for the purpose of [section 1702(c) of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1702/c&num=0&ed
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**(a)** The senior officer present afloat in foreign waters shall send to the United States by Government or other transportation as soon as possible each enlisted member of the naval service who is serving on a naval vessel, whose term of enlistment has expired, and who desires to return to the United States. However, when the senior officer present afloat considers it essential to the public interest, he may retain such a member on active duty until the vessel returns to the United States.
**(b)** Each member retained under this section—
(1) shall be discharged not later than 30 days after his arrival in the United States; and
(2) except in time of war is entitled to an increase in basic pay of 25 percent.
**(c)** The substance of this section shall be included in the enlistment contract of each person enlisting in the naval service.
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**(a) Establishment.—** There is in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force a council to be known as the “Space Acquisition Council” (in this section referred to as the “Council”).
**(b) Members.—** The members of the Council are as follows:
(1) The Under Secretary of the Air Force.
(2) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, who shall act as chair of the Council.
(3) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy.
(4) The Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.
(5) The Chief of Space Operations.
(6) The Commander of the United States Space Command.
**(c) Duties.—**
(1) The Council shall oversee, direct, and manage acquisition and integration space systems and programs of the armed forces in order to ensure integration across the national security space enterprise.
(2)
(A) The Council shall promptly—
(i) review any determination made by the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration with respect to architecture for the space systems and programs of the armed forces under [section 9016(b)(6)(B)(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9016/b/6/B/i&num=0&edition=prelim), including the requirements for operating such space systems or programs; and
(ii) either—
(I) if the Council finds such a determination to be warranted, certify the determination; or
(II) if the Council finds such a determination not to be warranted, decline to certify the determination.
(B) Not later than 10 business days after the date on which the Council makes a finding with respect to a certification under subparagraph (A), the Council shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notification of the finding, in
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 5535
teries and associated interceptors and systems,
Aegis ships and associated ballistic missile
interceptors (including Aegis Ashore capability),
AN/TPY–2 radars, or terminal high altitude area
defense batteries and interceptors.
(Added Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVI,
§ 1649(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2196.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 1681(c) of the John S. McCain National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, referred
to in subsec. (a), is section 1681(c) of Pub. L. 115–232,
div. A, title XVI, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2161, which is
not classified to the Code.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title XVI, § 1675, Nov. 25,
2015, 129 Stat. 1131, as amended by Pub. L. 116–92, div.
A, title IX, § 902(69), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1551; Pub. L.
116–283, div. A, title X, § 1081(f)(3), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat.
3875, which was set out in a note under section 4205 of
this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title
XVI, § 1649(b)(7), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2199.
§ 5535. Development of requirements to support
integrated air and missile defense capabili-
ties
(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the memo-
randum of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff of January 27, 2014, regarding joint inte-
grated air and missile defense, the Vice Chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall oversee
the development of warfighter requirements for
persistent and survivable capabilities to detect,
identify, determine the status, track, and sup-
port engagement of strategically important mo-
bile or relocatable assets in all phases of conflict
in order to achieve the objective of preventing
the effective employment of
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