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10 U.S.C. § 2271 — Management of space programs: joint program offices and officer management programs
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**(a) Joint Program Offices.—** The Secretary of Defense shall take appropriate actions to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that space development and acquisition programs of the Department of Defense are carried out through joint program offices.
**(b) Officer Management Programs.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall take appropriate actions to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that—
(A) Army, Navy, and Marine Corps officers, as well as Air Force officers, are assigned to the space development and acquisition programs of the Department of Defense; and
(B) Army, Navy, and Marine Corps officers, as well as Air Force officers, are eligible, on the basis of qualification, to hold leadership positions within the joint program offices referred to in subsection (a).
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate those positions in the Office of the National Security Space Architect of the Department of Defense (or any successor office) that qualify as joint duty assignment positions for purposes of chapter 38 of this title.
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**(a) Joint Program Offices.—** The Secretary of Defense shall take appropriate actions to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that space development and acquisition programs of the Department of Defense are carried out through joint program offices.
**(b) Officer Management Programs.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall take appropriate actions to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that—
(A) Army, Navy, and Marine Corps officers, as well as Air Force officers, are assigned to the space development and acquisition programs of the Department of Defense; and
(B) Army, Navy, and Marine Corps officers, as well as Air Force officers, are eligible, on the basis of qualification, to hold leadership positions within the joint program offices referred to in subsection (a).
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate those positions in the Office of the National Security Space Architect of the Department of Defense (or any successor office) that qualify as joint duty assignment positions for purposes of chapter 38 of this title.
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**(a)** The Department of Defense is an executive department of the United States.
**(b)** The Department is composed of the following:
(1) The Office of the Secretary of Defense.
(2) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(3) The Joint Staff.
(4) The Defense Agencies.
(5) Department of Defense Field Activities.
(6) The Department of the Army.
(7) The Department of the Navy.
(8) The Department of the Air Force.
(9) The unified and specified combatant commands.
(10) Such other offices, agencies, activities, and commands as may be established or designated by law or by the President.
(11) All offices, agencies, activities, and commands under the control or supervision of any element named in paragraphs (1) through (10).
**(c)** If the President establishes or designates an office, agency, activity, or command in the Department of Defense of a kind other than those described in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (b), the President shall notify Congress not later than 60 days thereafter.
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**(a) Establishment of Major Force Program.—** The Secretary of Defense shall establish a unified major force program for national security space programs pursuant to [section 222(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section222/b&num=0&edition=prelim) to prioritize national security space activities in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Defense and national security.
**(b) Budget Assessment.—**
(1) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress the budget for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the budget for national security space programs of the Department of Defense. The Secretary may include the report in the defense budget materials if the Secretary submits such materials to Congress by such date.
(2) Each report on the budget for national security space programs of the Department of Defense under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) An overview of the budget, including—
(i) a comparison between that budget, the previous budget, the most recent and prior future-years defense program submitted to Congress under [section 221 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section221&num=0&edition=prelim), and the amounts appropriated for such programs during the previous fiscal year; and
(ii) the specific identification, as a budgetary line item, for the funding under such programs.
(B) An assessment of the budget, including significant changes, priorities, challenges, and risks.
(C) Any additional matters the Secretary determines appropriate.
(3) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in uncl
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**(a) Service Acquisition Executive.—** The milestone decision authority for a major defense acquisition program reaching Milestone A after October 1, 2016, shall be the service acquisition executive of the military department that is managing the program, unless the Secretary of Defense designates, under subsection (b), another official to serve as the milestone decision authority.
**(b) Designation of Alternate Milestone Decision Authority.—** The Secretary of Defense may designate an alternate milestone decision authority for a program with respect to which any of the following applies:
(1) Subject to subsection (f), the Secretary determines that the program is addressing a joint requirement.
(2) The Secretary determines that the program is best managed by a Defense Agency.
(3) The program has incurred a unit cost increase greater than the significant cost threshold or critical cost threshold under sections 4371 through 4375 of this title.
(4) The program is critical to a major interagency requirement or technology development effort, or has significant international partner involvement.
(5) The Secretary determines that an alternate official serving as the milestone decision authority will best provide for the program to achieve desired cost, schedule, and performance outcomes.
**(c) Reversion to Service Acquisition Executive.—**
(1) After designating an alternate milestone decision authority under subsection (b) for a program, the Secretary of Defense may revert the position of milestone decision authority for the program back to the service acquisition executive upon request of the Secretary of the military department concerned. A decision on the request shall be made within 180 days after receipt of the request from the Secretary of the military departmen
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**(a)** The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress each year, not later than five days after the date on which the President’s budget is submitted to Congress that year under [section 1105(a) of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1105/a&num=0&edition=prelim), a future-years defense program (including associated annexes) reflecting the estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in that budget. Any such future-years defense program shall cover the fiscal year with respect to which the budget is submitted and at least the four succeeding fiscal years.
**(b)**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that amounts described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) for any fiscal year are consistent with amounts described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) for that fiscal year.
(2) Amounts referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:
(A) The amounts specified in program and budget information submitted to Congress by the Secretary in support of expenditure estimates and proposed appropriations in the budget submitted to Congress by the President under [section 1105(a) of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1105/a&num=0&edition=prelim) for any fiscal year, as shown in the future-years defense program submitted pursuant to subsection (a).
(B) The total amounts of estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations necessary to support the programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense included pursuant to paragraph (5) of [section 1105(a) of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1105/a&num=0&edition=prelim) in the budget submitted to Congress under that section for any fiscal year.
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**(a) Joint Matters.—**
(1) In this chapter, the term “joint matters” means matters related to any of the following:
(A) The development or achievement of strategic objectives through the synchronization, coordination, and organization of integrated forces in operations conducted across domains, such as land, sea, or air, in space, or in the information environment, including matters relating to any of the following:
(i) National military strategy.
(ii) Strategic planning and contingency planning.
(iii) Command and control, intelligence, fires, movement and maneuver, protection or sustainment of operations under unified command.
(iv) National security planning with other departments and agencies of the United States.
(v) Combined operations with military forces of allied nations.
(B) Acquisition matters conducted by members of the armed forces and covered under chapter 87 of this title involved in developing, testing, contracting, producing, or fielding of multi-service programs or systems.
(C) Other matters designated in regulation by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(2) In the context of joint matters, the term “integrated forces” refers to military forces that are involved in achieving unified action with participants from—
(A) more than one military department; or
(B) a military department and one or more of the following:
(i) Other departments and agencies of the United States.
(ii) The military forces or agencies of other countries.
(iii) Non-governmental persons or entities.
**(b) Joint Duty Assignment.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall by regulation define the term “joint duty assignment” for the purposes of this chapter. That definition—
(A)
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**(a) Guidance Required.—** The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the Comptroller of the Department of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall establish pathways as described under subsection (b) to establish a process for conducting middle tier acquisitions for programs or projects that are intended to be completed in a period of two to five years.
**(b) Acquisition Pathways.—** The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish the following two acquisition pathways:
(1) **Rapid prototyping.—** — The rapid prototyping pathway shall provide for the use of innovative technologies to rapidly develop fieldable prototypes to demonstrate new capabilities and meet emerging military needs. The objective of an acquisition program or project under this pathway shall be to field a prototype that can be demonstrated in an operational environment and provide for a residual operational capability within five years of the development of an approved requirement.
(2) **Rapid fielding.—** — The rapid fielding pathway shall provide for the use of proven technologies to field production quantities of new or upgraded systems with minimal development required. The objective of an acquisition program or project under this pathway shall be to begin production within six months and complete fielding within five years of the development of an approved requirement.
**(c) Expedited Process.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Before using the authority under this section, the Under Secretary shall develop a streamlined and coordinated requirements, budget, and acquisition process that results in the development of an approved requirement for each acquisition program or project in a period of not more
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, acting as the service acquisition executive for the Air Force for space systems and programs, shall maintain a list of contractors with a history of poor performance on space procurement contracts.
**(b) Basis for Inclusion on Watch List.—**
(1) The Assistant Secretary shall place a contractor, which may consist of the entire contracting entity or a specific division of the contracting entity, on the watch list based on a determination made under paragraph (2).
(2)
(A) In considering whether to place a contractor on the watch list, the Assistant Secretary shall determine whether there is evidence of any of the following:
(i) Poor performance on one or more space procurement contracts, or award fee scores below 50 percent.
(ii) Inadequate management, operational or financial controls, or resources.
(iii) Inadequate security controls or resources, including unremediated vulnerabilities arising from foreign ownership, control, or influence.
(iv) Any other failure of controls or performance of a nature so serious or compelling as to warrant placement of the contractor on the watch list.
(B) If the Assistant Secretary determines, based on evidence described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A), that the ability of a contractor to responsibly perform is meaningfully impaired, the Assistant Secretary shall place the contractor on the watch list.
(C) The Assistant Secretary shall establish written policies for the consideration of contractors for placement on the watch list, including policies that require that—
(i) contractors proposed for placement on the watch list shall be provided with notice and an opportunity to re
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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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Nothing in this part or the amendments made by this part shall be construed—
(1) to supersede the limitations or exceptions on the use of rocket engines for national security purposes under section 1608 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3626; [10 U.S.C. 2271](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2271&num=0&edition=prelim) note), as amended by section 1607 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1100) and section 1602 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2582); or
(2) to prohibit a contractor or subcontractor of the Department of Defense from acquiring components referred to in such section 1608.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 2271
2275c and struck out item 2275 ‘‘Reports on integration
of acquisition and capability delivery schedules for seg-
ments of major satellite acquisition programs and
funding for such programs’’. Amendments were made
pursuant to operation of section 102 of this title.
2023—Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1602, 1603,
Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 584, added items 2275b and 2276a.
Amendments were made pursuant to operation of sec-
tion 102 of this title.
2022—Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title XVI, § 1601, Dec. 23,
2022, 136 Stat. 2929, added item 2275a.
2021—Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVI, § 1601(a)(2), Dec.
27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2073, added item 2277.
Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title X, § 1081(a)(35), Jan. 1,
2021, 134 Stat. 3872, struck out item 2279c ‘‘Air Force
Space Command’’.
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title X, § 1081(a)(18)(B),
Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1984, added item 2279d.
2017—Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1051(a)(13)(B),
title XVI, §§ 1601(a)(2), (b)(2)(B), (b)(2), 1603(d)(2), Dec. 12,
2017, 131 Stat. 1561, 1719, 1720, 1723, added item 2279c,
substituted ‘‘Space Rapid Capabilities Office’’ for
‘‘Operationally Responsive Space Program Office’’ in
item 2273a and ‘‘Foreign commercial satellite services
and foreign launches’’ for ‘‘Foreign commercial sat-
ellite services’’ in item 2279, and struck out items 2277
‘‘Report on foreign counter-space programs’’ and 2279a
‘‘Principal Advisor on Space Control’’.
2015—Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1602(b),
1603(b), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1096, 1098, added items
2279a and 2279b.
2013—Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title IX, § 911(b), title XVI,
§ 1602(a)(2), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 823, 942, added items
2278 and 2279.
Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title
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