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10 U.S.C. § 2273a — Space Rapid Capabilities Office
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**(a) In General.—** There is within the Space Force a program office known as the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (in this section referred to as the “Office”). The facilities of the Office may not be co-located with the headquarters facilities of the Space Force Space Systems Command.
**(b) Head of Office.—** The head of the Office shall be the designee of the Secretary of the Air Force. The head of the Office shall report to the Chief of Space Operations.
**(c) Mission.—** The mission of the Office shall be—
(1) to contribute to the development of low-cost, rapid reaction payloads, busses, launch, and launch control capabilities in order to fulfill joint military operational requirements for on-demand space support and reconstitution;
(2) to coordinate and execute space rapid capabilities efforts across the Department of Defense with respect to planning, acquisition, and operations; and
(3) to rapidly develop and field new classified space capabilities.
**(d) Acquisition Authority.—** The acquisition activities of the Office shall be subject to the following:
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate the acquisition executive of the Office who shall provide streamlined acquisition authorities for projects of the Office.
(2) The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System process shall not apply to acquisitions by the Office.
**(e) Required Program Element.—**
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure, within budget program elements for space programs, that—
(A) there are separate, dedicated unclassified and classified program elements for space rapid capabilities; and
(B) the Office executes the responsibilities of the Office through such program elements.
(2) The Office shall manage the program elements required by paragraph
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**(a) In General.—** There is within the Space Force a program office known as the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (in this section referred to as the “Office”). The facilities of the Office may not be co-located with the headquarters facilities of the Space Force Space Systems Command.
**(b) Head of Office.—** The head of the Office shall be the designee of the Secretary of the Air Force. The head of the Office shall report to the Chief of Space Operations.
**(c) Mission.—** The mission of the Office shall be—
(1) to contribute to the development of low-cost, rapid reaction payloads, busses, launch, and launch control capabilities in order to fulfill joint military operational requirements for on-demand space support and reconstitution;
(2) to coordinate and execute space rapid capabilities efforts across the Department of Defense with respect to planning, acquisition, and operations; and
(3) to rapidly develop and field new classified space capabilities.
**(d) Acquisition Authority.—** The acquisition activities of the Office shall be subject to the following:
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate the acquisition executive of the Office who shall provide streamlined acquisition authorities for projects of the Office.
(2) The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System process shall not apply to acquisitions by the Office.
**(e) Required Program Element.—**
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure, within budget program elements for space programs, that—
(A) there are separate, dedicated unclassified and classified program elements for space rapid capabilities; and
(B) the Office executes the responsibilities of the Office through such program elements.
(2) The Office shall manage the program elements required by paragraph (1).
**(f) Board of Directors.—** The Secretary of the Air Force shall establish for the Office a Board of Directors (to be known as the “Space Rapid Capabilities Board of Directors”) to provide coordination, oversight, and approval of projects of the Office.
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**(a)** There are five Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force. They shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
**(b)**
(1) The Assistant Secretaries shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe.
(2) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. He shall have as his principal duty the overall supervision of manpower and reserve component affairs of the Department of the Air Force.
(3)
(A) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management.
(B) The Assistant Secretary shall be appointed from among persons who have significant budget, financial management, or audit experience in complex organizations.
(C) The principal responsibility of the Assistant Secretary shall be the exercise of the comptroller functions of the Department of the Air Force, including financial management functions. The Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for all financial management activities and operations of the Department of the Air Force and shall advise the Secretary of the Air Force on financial management.
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(A) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be the overall supervision of acquisition, technology, and logistics matters of the Department of the Air Force.
(B) The Assistant Secretary shall have a Principal Military Deputy, who shall be an officer of the Air Force on active duty. The Principal Military Deputy shall be appointed from among officers who have significant experience in the
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 2273a
‘‘(D) be developed using full and open competi-
tion; and
‘‘(E) be available for purchase by all space launch
providers of the United States.
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 19, 2014], the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that includes—
‘‘(1) a plan to carry out the development of the
rocket propulsion system under subsection (a), in-
cluding an analysis of the benefits of using public-pri-
vate partnerships;
‘‘(2) the requirements of the program to develop
such system; and
‘‘(3) the estimated cost of such system.
‘‘(c) STREAMLINED
ACQUISITION.—In developing the
rocket propulsion system required under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) use a streamlined acquisition approach, includ-
ing tailored documentation and review processes,
that enables the effective, efficient, and expedient
transition from the use of non-allied space launch en-
gines to a domestic alternative for national security
space launches; and
‘‘(2) prior to establishing such acquisition approach,
establish well-defined requirements with a clear ac-
quisition strategy.
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS UNDER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT OF ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM.—
The funds described in paragraph (2)—
‘‘(A) may be obligated or expended for—
‘‘(i) the development of the rocket propulsion
system to replace non-allied space launch engines
pursuant to subsection (a); and
‘‘(ii) the necessary interfaces to, or integration
of, the rocket propulsion system with an existing
or new launch vehicle; and
‘‘(B) except as provided by paragraph (3), may not
be obligated or expended to develop or procure a
launch vehicle, an upper stage, a strap-on
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