,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agga  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aa1 #bjai ,mr4  
,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
e/abli% ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,def5se 
= ,space1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4        
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,space  
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( position ,section     
#ach7;b7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#e7 ,"o ( !      
,assi/ant ,secret>ies is ! ,assi/ant    
,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,space4 ,!        
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all h z ! ,assi/ant
 ,secret>y's pr9cipal duty ! ov]all     
sup]vision 7includ+ ov]sight ( policy & 
res\rces7 ( space activities ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4 ,! ,assi/ant       
,secret>y is ! pr9cipal civilian advis] 
to ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se on space       
op]ations & space conflict matt]s &     
7aft] ! ,secret>y & ! ,deputy ,secret>y 

( ,def5se7 is ! pr9cipal space (ficial  
)9 ! s5ior managem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,def5se4 ,subject to ! au?ority1        
direction1 & control ( ! ,secret>y1 !   
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all d ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,ex]cise au?ority1 direction1 &    
control ( all space adm9i/rative matt]s 
relat+ to ! organization1 tra9+1 &      
equipp+ ( space =ces4  7,b7 ,assi/ !    
,secret>y 9 ! developm5t & sup]vision ( 
policy1 program plann+ & execution1 &   
allocation & use ( res\rces = !         
activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se = !  
foll[+3  7i7 ,space op]ations1 def5d+   
national security assets 9 space1 & !   
o!r space activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t4     
7ii7 ,integration ( ! activities ( !    
,dep>tm5t to mo/ effici5tly &           
effectively provide = space-relat$      
activities4  7,c7 ,p]=m su* additional  
duties z ! ,secret>y may prescribe4  4  
7b7 ,plan on acquisition sy/em = def5se 
space res\rces  7#a7 ,plan requir$ ,n   
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
appo9tm5t1 by & ) ! advice & cons5t ( ! 

,s5ate1 ( ! fir/ ,assi/ant ,secret>y (  
,def5se = ,space appo9t$ aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,assi/ant       
,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,space %all submit
 to ! congressional def5se committees a 
plan to e/abli% a sep>ate1 alt]native   
acquisition sy/em = def5se space        
res\rces1 includ+ = acquisitions )      
respect to space vehicles1 gr\nd segm5ts
 relat+ to su* vehicles1 & satellite    
t]m9als4  7#b7 ,scope ,! plan requir$ by
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all cov] acquisitions ( 
def5se space res\rces = ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se1 o!r ?an res\rces = ! ,national 
,reconnaissance ,(fice & o!r elem5ts ( !
 ,dep>tm5t t are elem5ts ( ! intellig5ce
 community 7z def9$ 9 section #c ( !    
,national ,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc774  7#c7 ,elem5ts ,!    
plan requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all      
include recomm5dations on :e!r !        
alt]native acquisition sy/em cov]$ by ! 
plan %\ld use ! ,jo9t ,capabilities     
,integration & ,developm5t ,sy/em       
process or ano!r requirem5ts process t  

is develop$ by ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =  
purposes ( ! plan4  7#d7 ,congressional 
def5se committees def9$ ,9 ?is          
subsection1 ! t]m congressional def5se  
committees has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9     
section #aja7;a77#af7 ( title #aj1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4