10 U.S.C. § 2275 — Untitled legal text

Page 1852 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES [§ 2275 network: pilot program for provision of satellite track- ing support to entities outside United States Govern- ment. 2008—Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 110–417 substituted ‘‘Sep- tember 30, 2010’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2009’’. 2006—Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 109–364 substituted ‘‘may be conducted through September 30, 2009’’ for ‘‘shall be conducted during the three-year period beginning on a date specified by the Secretary of Defense, which date shall be not later than 180 days after the date of the en- actment of this section’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title IX, § 912(c), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2431, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 2009, or the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 2009], whichever is later.’’ PROCESS AND PLAN FOR SPACE FORCE SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVI, § 1609, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 588, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, in con- sultation with Chief of Space Operations, shall— ‘‘(1) establish a process to regularly identify and evaluate commercial space situational awareness ca- pabilities, including the extent to which commercial space situational awareness data could meet needs of the Space Force with respect to maintaining situa- tional awareness in space; and ‘‘(2) develop and implement a plan to integrate the unified data library into the operational systems of the Space Force, including operational systems for space situational awareness and space command and control missions. ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2023], the Assist- ant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration shall submit to the congressional de- fense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep- resentatives] a report that includes a description of the process and plan developed under subsection (a).’’ LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING FOR JOINT SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER MISSION SYSTEM Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XVI, § 1610, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1728, provided that: ‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap- propriated by this Act [see Tables for classification] or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the Joint Space Operations Center mission system, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] that the Secretary has developed the plan under subsection (b). ‘‘(b) PLAN.—The Secretary shall develop and imple- ment a plan to operationalize existing commercial space situational awareness capabilities to address warfighter requirements, consistent with the best-in- breed concept. Except as provided by subsection (c), the Secretary shall commence such implementation by not later than May 30, 2018. ‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the imple- mentation of the plan developed under subsection (b) if the Secretary determines that existing commercial ca- pabilities will not address national security require- ments or existing space situational awareness capa- bility gaps. The authority under this subsection may not be delegated below the Deputy Secretary of De- fense.’’ [§ 2275. Repealed. Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVI, § 1603(b), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2160] Section, added Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title IX, § 911(a), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1870; amended Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, § 1071(e)(3), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3509; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, § 902(29), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1546; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §§ 1845(c)(3), 1846(i)(5), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4247, 4252; Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title XVI, § 1603, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2930; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, § 1801(a)(21), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 684, related to re- ports on integration of acquisition and capability deliv- ery schedules for segments of major satellite acquisi- tion programs and funding for such programs. See sec- tion 2275c of this title. A prior section 2275, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 126, which related to award of contracts and re- view of decisions, was repealed by Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 821(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1704. § 2275a. Requirements for protection of satellites (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF REQUIREMENTS.—Before a major satellite acquisition program achieves Milestone A approval, or equivalent, the Chief of Staff of the Space Force, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Space Command, shall establish requirements for the defense and resilience of the satellites under that program against the capabilities of adver- saries to target, degrade, or destroy the sat- ellites. (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term ‘‘major satellite acquisition program’’ has the meaning given that term in section 2275 of this title. (2) The term ‘‘Milestone A approval’’ has the meaning given that term in section 4251 of this title 10. (Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title XVI, § 1601, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2929.) § 2275b. Requirements for appropriate classifica- tion guidance (a) IN GENERAL.—Before a space major defense acquisition program achieves Milestone B ap- proval, or equivalent, the milestone decision au- thority shall determine whether the classifica- tion guidance for the program remains appro- priate and— (1) if such guidance is determined to be ap- propriate, submit to the congressional defense committees a certification of such determina- tion; or (2) if such guidance is determined to be inap- propriate, initiate an update to such guidance. (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term ‘‘Milestone B approval’’ has the meaning given such term in section 4172(e)(7) of this title. (2) The term ‘‘major defense acquisition pro- gram’’ has the meaning given such term in section 4201 of this title. (3) The term ‘‘space major defense acquisi- tion program’’ means a major defense acquisi- tion program for the acquisition of a satellite, ground system, or command and control sys- tem. (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVI, § 1602, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 584; amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(a)(27), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2204.)