,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,cruz introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish
 the ,assistant ,secretary of ,defense  
for ,space1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for  
,space  7a7 ,establishment of position  
,section #ach7;b7 of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#e7 ,one of the ,assistant ,secretaries
 is the ,assistant ,secretary of        
,defense for ,space4 ,the ,assistant    
,secretary shall have as the ,assistant 
,secretary's principal duty the overall 
supervision 7including oversight of     
policy and resources7 of space          
activities of the ,department of        
,defense4 ,the ,assistant ,secretary is 
the principal civilian adviser to the   

,secretary of ,defense on space         
operations and space conflict matters   
and 7after the ,secretary and the       
,deputy ,secretary of ,defense7 is the  
principal space official within the     
senior management of the ,department of 
,defense4 ,subject to the authority1    
direction1 and control of the           
,secretary1 the ,assistant ,secretary   
shall do the following3  7,a7 ,exercise 
authority1 direction1 and control of all
 space administrative matters relating  
to the organization1 training1 and      
equipping of space forces4  7,b7 ,assist
 the ,secretary in the development and  
supervision of policy1 program planning 
and execution1 and allocation and use of
 resources for the activities of the    
,department of ,defense for the         
following3  7i7 ,space operations1      
defending national security assets in   
space1 and the other space activities of
 the ,department4  7ii7 ,integration of 
the activities of the ,department to    
most efficiently and effectively provide

 for space-related activities4  7,c7    
,perform such additional duties as the  
,secretary may prescribe4  4  7b7 ,plan 
on acquisition system for defense space 
resources  7#a7 ,plan required ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the appointment1 by and with the advice 
and consent of the ,senate1 of the first
 ,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for  
,space appointed after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,assistant  
,secretary of ,defense for ,space shall 
submit to the congressional defense     
committees a plan to establish a        
separate1 alternative acquisition system
 for defense space resources1 including 
for acquisitions with respect to space  
vehicles1 ground segments relating to   
such vehicles1 and satellite terminals4 
7#b7 ,scope ,the plan required by       
paragraph 7#a7 shall cover acquisitions 
of defense space resources for the      
,department of ,defense1 other than     
resources for the ,national             
,reconnaissance ,office and other       

elements of the ,department that are    
elements of the intelligence community  
7as defined in section #c of the        
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc774  7#c7 ,elements ,the 
plan required by paragraph 7#a7 shall   
include recommendations on whether the  
alternative acquisition system covered  
by the plan should use the ,joint       
,capabilities ,integration and          
,development ,system process or another 
requirements process that is developed  
by the ,assistant ,secretary for        
purposes of the plan4  7#d7             
,congressional defense committees       
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
congressional defense committees has the
 meaning given that term in section     
#aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code4