Chapter 135, Section 2273, Subsection (b) · 10 U.S.C. Chapter 135

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(b)The appropriate actions referred to in subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, providing resources and policy guidance to sustain—

(1)the availability of at least two space launch vehicles (or families of space launch vehicles) capable of delivering into space any payload designated by the Secretary of Defense or the Director of National Intelligence as a national security payload;

(2)a robust space launch infrastructure and industrial base; and

(3)the availability of rapid, responsive, and reliable space launches for national security space programs to—

(A)improve the responsiveness and flexibility of a national security space system;

(B)lower the costs of launching a national security space system; and

(C)maintain risks of mission success at acceptable levels.

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anomaly
means any unplanned, irregular, or abnormal event, whether unexplained or caused intentionally or unintentionally by a person or a system.
appropriate congressional committees
means the following:
commercial
means a non-Federal entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States.
contract
includes a grant, cooperative agreement, or other transaction.
contractor
means any individual or entity that enters into a contract.
covered entity
means a non-Federal entity that—
covered foreign country
means any of the following:
cybersecurity risk
means threats to and vulnerabilities of information or information systems and any related consequences caused by or resulting from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, degradation, disruption, modification, or destruction of such information or information systems, including such related consequences caused by an act of terrorism.
launch support facilities
has the meaning given the term in section 50501(7) of title 51.
launch vehicle
means a fully integrated space launch vehicle.
major defense acquisition program
has the meaning given such term in section 4201 of this title.
major satellite acquisition program
has the meaning given that term in section 2275 of this title.
Milestone A approval
has the meaning given that term in section 4251 of this title 10.
Milestone B approval
has the meaning given such term in section 4172(e)(7) of this title.
space launch
includes all activities, supplies, equipment, facilities, or services supporting launch preparation, launch, reentry, recovery, and other launch-related activities for both the payload and the space transportation vehicle.
space major defense acquisition program
means a major defense acquisition program for the acquisition of a satellite, ground system, or command and control system.
space recovery support facilities
has the meaning given the term in section 50501(11) of title 51.
space transportation infrastructure
has the meaning given that term in section 50501(12) of title 51.
United States critical national security space capability
means a national security space capability of the United States provided by an asset on the critical asset list established by the Commander of the United States Space Command pursuant to Department of Defense Directive 3020.40, Department of Defense Instruction 3020.45, Joint Publication 3-01 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or such other relevant requirements of the Department of Defense.
watch list
means the watch list maintained under subsection (a).