,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #af1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,brid5/9e 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coop]1 &   
,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,alabama7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se to     
designate a s+le s5ior (ficial ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to procure wideb&   
satellite communications necess>y to    
meet ! requirem5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4         
,procurem5t ( wideb& satellite          
communications  7a7 ,acquisition ag5t   
,except z provid$ by subsection 7b77#a71
 n lat] ?an ,septemb] #cj1 #bjaf1 !     
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all designate a    
s+le s5ior (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se to procure wideb& satellite     
communications necess>y to meet !       
requirem5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se =   
su* communications1 includ+ ) respect to
 milit>y & comm]cial satellite          
communications4  7b7 ,exception  7#a7 ,9

 g5]al ,not)/&+ subsection 7a71 an      
(ficial describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 may    
c>ry out ! procurem5t ( comm]cial wideb&
 satellite communications if ! (ficial  
det]m9es t su* procurem5t is requir$ to 
meet an urg5t ne$4  7#b7 ,(ficial       
describ$ ,an (ficial describ$ 9 ?is     
p>agraph is any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a     
,secret>y ( a milit>y dep>tm5t4  7,b7 ,!
 ,"u ,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,acquisition1
 ,te*nology1 & ,logi/ics4  7,c7 ,! ,*ief
 ,in=mation ,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se4  7,d7 ,a comm&] ( a combatant  
comm&4  7#c7 ,annual reports ,n lat] ?an
 ,m>* #a1 #bjag1 & ea* ye> !reaft] ?r\gh
 #bjba1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all      
submit to ! congressional def5se        
committees 7z def9$ 9 section           
#aja7;a77#af7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code7 a report on procurem5t c>ri$ out
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 dur+ ! ye> prior to ! 
submission ( ! report1 includ+--  7,a7 a
 brief description ( ! urg5t ne$        
fulfill$ by ea* su* procurem5t2  7,b7 ! 
date & l5g? ( ! contract ( ea* su*      

procurem5t2 &  7,c7 ! value ( ea* su*   
contract4  7c7 ,plan ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit 
to ! congressional def5se committees a  
plan = ! ,secret>y to meet ! requirem5ts
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se = satellite    
communications1 includ+ ) respect to--  
7#a7 ! roles & responsibilities (       
(ficials ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7#b7 c>ry+   
out subsections 7a7 & 7b74