10 USC 2274 - Space situational awareness services and information: provision to non-United States Government entities

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2274, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 126, which related to procurement for experimental purposes, was repealed by Puspan. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 821(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1704.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 115–232 designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted “Except as provided by paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may” for “The Secretary of Defense may”, and added par. (2).

2009—Puspan. L. 111–84 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to space surveillance network: pilot program for provision of satellite tracking support to entities outside United States Government.

2008—Subsec. (i). Puspan. L. 110–417 substituted “September 30, 2010” for “September 30, 2009”.

2006—Subsec. (i). Puspan. 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 enactment of this section”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2009 Amendment

Puspan. 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

Puspan. 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 consultation with Chief of Space Operations, shall—

“(1) establish a process to regularly identify and evaluate commercial space situational awareness capabilities, including the extent to which commercial space situational awareness data could meet needs of the Space Force with respect to maintaining situational 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.

“(span)Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2023], the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration shall submit to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] 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

Puspan. L. 115–91, div. A, title XVI, § 1610, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1728, provided that:

“(a)Limitation.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 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 (span).

“(span)Plan.—The Secretary shall develop and implement 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 implementation of the plan developed under subsection (span) if the Secretary determines that existing commercial capabilities will not address national security requirements or existing space situational awareness capability gaps. The authority under this subsection may not be delegated below the Deputy Secretary of Defense.”