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10 U.S.C. § 2277 — Disclosure of National Security Space Launch program contract pricing terms
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**(a) In General.—** With respect to any contract awarded by the Secretary of the Air Force for the launch of a national security payload under the National Security Space Launch program, not later than 30 days after entering into such a contract, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a description of the pricing terms of the contract. For those contracts that include the launch of assets of the National Reconnaissance Office, the Secretary shall also submit the pricing terms to the congressional intelligence committees (as defined by section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3003](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3003&num=0&edition=prelim))).
**(b) Competitively Sensitive Trade Secret Data.—** The congressional defense committees and the congressional intelligence committees shall—
(1) treat a description of pricing terms submitted under subsection (a) as competitively sensitive trade secret data; and
(2) use the description solely for committee purposes, subject to appropriate restrictions to maintain the confidentiality of the description.
**(c) Rule of Construction.—** For purposes of [section 1905 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1905&num=0&edition=prelim), a disclosure of contract pricing terms under subsection (a) shall be construed as a disclosure authorized by law.
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**(a) In General.—** With respect to any contract awarded by the Secretary of the Air Force for the launch of a national security payload under the National Security Space Launch program, not later than 30 days after entering into such a contract, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a description of the pricing terms of the contract. For those contracts that include the launch of assets of the National Reconnaissance Office, the Secretary shall also submit the pricing terms to the congressional intelligence committees (as defined by section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3003](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3003&num=0&edition=prelim))).
**(b) Competitively Sensitive Trade Secret Data.—** The congressional defense committees and the congressional intelligence committees shall—
(1) treat a description of pricing terms submitted under subsection (a) as competitively sensitive trade secret data; and
(2) use the description solely for committee purposes, subject to appropriate restrictions to maintain the confidentiality of the description.
**(c) Rule of Construction.—** For purposes of [section 1905 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1905&num=0&edition=prelim), a disclosure of contract pricing terms under subsection (a) shall be construed as a disclosure authorized by law.
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Whoever, being an officer or employee of the United States or of any department or agency thereof, any person acting on behalf of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, or agent of the Department of Justice as defined in the Antitrust Civil Process Act ([15 U.S.C. 1311–131](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1311–131&num=0&edition=prelim)4), or being an employee of a private sector organization who is or was assigned to an agency under chapter 37 of title 5, publishes, divulges, discloses, or makes known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by law any information coming to him in the course of his employment or official duties or by reason of any examination or investigation made by, or return, report or record made to or filed with, such department or agency or officer or employee thereof, which information concerns or relates to the trade secrets, processes, operations, style of work, or apparatus, or to the identity, confidential statistical data, amount or source of any income, profits, losses, or expenditures of any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association; or permits any income return or copy thereof or any book containing any abstract or particulars thereof to be seen or examined by any person except as provided by law; shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and shall be removed from office or employment.
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**(a) Reports** On a biennial basis until the date that is 10 years after March 15, 2022, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a comprehensive report on the activities, prioritization, and responsibilities of the intelligence community with respect to foreign biological threats emanating from the territory of, or sponsored by, a covered country.
**(b) Matters included** Each report under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to foreign biological threats emanating from the territory of, or sponsored by, a covered country, the following:
(1) A detailed description of all activities relating to such threats undertaken by each element of the intelligence community, and an assessment of any gaps in such activities.
(2) A detailed description of all duties and responsibilities relating to such threats explicitly authorized or otherwise assigned, exclusively or jointly, to each element of the intelligence community, and an assessment of any identified gaps in such duties or responsibilities.
(3) A description of the coordination among the relevant elements of the intelligence community with respect to the activities specified in paragraph (1) and the duties and responsibilities specified in paragraph (2).
(4) An inventory of the strategies, plans, policies, and interagency agreements of the intelligence community relating to the collection, monitoring, analysis, mitigation, and attribution of such threats, and an assessment of any identified gaps therein.
(5) A description of the coordination and interactions among the relevant elements of the intelligence community and non-intelligence community partners.
(6) An assessment of foreign malign influence efforts relating to such threats, including any foreign
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 2277
missions ordered under the program during fiscal
years 2020 through 2024.’’
§ 2276a. Special authority for provision of space
launch support services to increase space
launch capacity
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of a military
department may support Federal and commer-
cial space launch capacity on any domestic real
property under the control of the Secretary
through the provision of space launch support
services.
(b) PROVISION OF LAUNCH EQUIPMENT AND SERV-
ICES TO COMMERCIAL ENTITIES.—
(1) CONTRACT OR OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHOR-
ITY.—The Secretary of a military department
may enter into a contract or other transaction
with one or more commercial entities that in-
tend to conduct space launch activities on a
military installation under the jurisdiction of
the Secretary. Under such a contract or agree-
ment, the Secretary may agree to provide to
the commercial entity supplies, services,
equipment, and construction needed for com-
mercial space launch.
(2) COSTS.—
(A) DIRECT COSTS.—If the Secretary of a
military department enters into a contract
or other transaction with a commercial enti-
ty under paragraph (1), such contract or
transaction shall include a provision that re-
quires the commercial entity to reimburse
the Department of Defense for all direct
costs to the United States that are associ-
ated with any good, service, or equipment
provided to the commercial entity under the
contract or other transaction.
(B) INDIRECT COSTS.—If the Secretary of a
military department enters into a contract
or other transaction with a commercial enti-
ty under paragraph (1), such contract or
transaction may include a provision that re-
quires the commercial entity to reimburse
the Department of Defense for such indi
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3003
Stat. 495, known as the National Security Act of 1947,
which is classified principally to this chapter. For com-
plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 401 of this
title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering
as this section.
AMENDMENTS
1958—Pub. L. 85–599 amended section generally, and,
among other changes, provided that each military de-
partment shall be separately organized, instead of sepa-
rately administered, under its own Secretary and shall
function under the direction, authority, and control of
the Secretary of Defense, and inserted provisions relat-
ing to establishment of unified or specified combatant
commands and for elimination of unnecessary duplica-
tion.
1949—Act Aug. 10, 1949, provided that the military de-
partments shall be separately administered but be
under the direction of the Secretary of Defense, and
that there shall not be a single Chief of Staff over the
armed forces nor an armed forces general staff.
§ 3003. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) The term ‘‘intelligence’’ includes foreign
intelligence and counterintelligence.
(2) The term ‘‘foreign intelligence’’ means
information relating to the capabilities, inten-
tions, or activities of foreign governments or
elements thereof, foreign organizations, or for-
eign persons, or international terrorist activi-
ties.
(3) The term ‘‘counterintelligence’’ means
information gathered, and activities con-
ducted, to protect against espionage, other in-
telligence activities, sabotage, or assassina-
tions conducted by or on behalf of foreign gov-
ernments or elements thereof, foreign organi-
zations, or foreign persons, or international
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