10 U.S.C. § 2279a — Untitled legal text

Page 1858 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES [§ 2279a Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–91, § 1603(b)(1), (d)(1)(D), redes- ignated subsec. (b) as (c) and substituted ‘‘prohibitions in subsection (a) and (b)’’ for ‘‘prohibition in subsection (a)’’ in introductory provisions. Former subsec. (c) re- designated (d). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–91, § 1603(b)(1), (d)(1)(B), (E), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d) and substituted ‘‘sub- section (c)’’ for ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and ‘‘prohibition under subsection (a) or (b)’’ for ‘‘prohibition under subsection (a)’’. Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 115–91, § 1603(b)(1), (d)(1)(B), redes- ignated subsec. (d) as (e) and substituted ‘‘subsection (c)’’ for ‘‘subsection (b)’’. Former subsec. (e) redesig- nated (f). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–91, § 1603(b)(1), (c), redesig- nated subsec. (e) as (f) and amended it generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘In this section, the term ‘covered foreign country’ means a country de- scribed in section 1261(c)(2) of the National Defense Au- thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2019).’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2017 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XVI, § 1603(e), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1723, provided that: ‘‘Except as otherwise spe- cifically provided, the amendments made by this sec- tion [amending this section] shall apply with respect to contracts for satellite services awarded by the Sec- retary of Defense on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 12, 2017].’’ [§ 2279a. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XVI, § 1601(b)(2)(A), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1719] Section, added Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title XVI, § 1602(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1096, related to principal advisor on space control. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF CERTAIN POSITIONS AND ENTITIES Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XVI, § 1601(b)(1), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1719, provided that: ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 12, 2017]— ‘‘(A) the position, and the office of, the Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor (previously known as the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space) shall be terminated; ‘‘(B) the duties, responsibilities, and personnel of such office specified in subparagraph (A) shall be transferred to a single official selected by the Deputy Secretary of Defense, without delegation, except the Deputy Secretary may not select the Secretary of the Air Force nor the Under Secretary of Defense for In- telligence [now Under Secretary of Defense for Intel- ligence and Security]; ‘‘(C) any reference in Federal law, regulations, guidance, instructions, or other documents of the Federal Government to the Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor or the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space shall be deemed to be a reference to the official selected by the Deputy Sec- retary under subparagraph (B); ‘‘(D) the position, and the office of, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force for Space Operations shall be terminated; and ‘‘(E) the Defense Space Council shall be termi- nated.’’ § 2279b. Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning, Navigation, and Tim- ing Enterprise (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is within the De- partment of Defense a council to be known as the ‘‘Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Enterprise’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the Council shall be as follows: (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Pol- icy. (2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Re- search and Engineering. (3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Ac- quisition and Sustainment. (4) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (5) The Commander of the United States Strategic Command. (6) The Commander of the United States Northern Command. (7) The Commander of the United States Space Command. (8) The Commander of United States Cyber Command. (9) The Director of the National Security Agency. (10) The Chief Information Officer of the De- partment of Defense. (11) The Secretaries of the military depart- ments, who shall be ex officio members. (12) Such other officers of the Department of Defense as the Secretary may designate. (c) CO-CHAIR.—The Council shall be co-chaired by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1) The Council shall be responsible for oversight of the Department of Defense positioning, navigation, and timing en- terprise, including positioning, navigation, and timing services provided to civil, commercial, scientific, and international users. (2) In carrying out the responsibility for over- sight of the Department of Defense positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise as specified in paragraph (1), the Council shall be responsible for the following: (A) Oversight of performance assessments (including interoperability). (B) Vulnerability identification and mitiga- tion. (C) Architecture development. (D) Alternative methods to perform position navigation and timing. (E) Resource prioritization. (F) Such other responsibilities as the Sec- retary of Defense shall specify for purposes of this section. (e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—At the same time each year that the budget of the President is sub- mitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, the Council shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the activities of the Council. Each report shall include the fol- lowing: (1) A description and assessment of the ac- tivities of the Council during the previous fis- cal year. (2) A description of the activities proposed to be undertaken by the Council during the pe- riod covered by the current future-years de- fense program under section 221 of this title.