,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ah1 #bjbc,mr4 
,bacon introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,air ,=ce to develop a =ce design = !   
,air ,=ce & ,space ,=ce4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,air ,=ce ,future ,=ce    
,design ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,future =ce  
design ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,air ,=ce  7a7 
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t--  7#a7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,air
 ,=ce has made significant progress 9   
organiz+1 tra9+1 & equipp+ ! ,air ,=ce &
 ,space ,=ce to address ! ne$s ( ! ,jo9t
 ,=ce & align ) ! curr5t ,national      
,def5se ,/rategy & ,national ,milit>y   
,/rategy2 &  7#b7 to be prep>$ to       
effectively det] & defeat a pe] adv]s>y1
 ! ,dep>tm5t mu/ address =ce design     
requirem5ts t w enable equipm5t         
mod]nization1 organizational re/ructure1
 & capacity adju/m5ts to meet ! *all5ges

 pres5t$ by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4    
7b7 ,=ce design requir$ ,n lat] ?an     
,augu/ #ca1 #bjbd1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,air 
,=ce %all develop a =ce design = ! ,air 
,=ce & ,space ,=ce project$ ?r\gh #bjej4
  7c7 ,elem5ts ,! =ce design "u         
subsection 7b7 %all address--  7#a7 !   
concepts1 capabilities1 & /ructural     
elem5ts 7includ+ size & =m7 ( ! ,air    
,=ce & ,space ,=ce t are necess>y to    
ensure ^? =ces effectively execute _!   
core functions ?r\gh #bjej 9 support ( !
 ,national ,def5se ,/rategy & !         
,national ,milit>y ,/rategy2  7#b7 =ce  
/ructure1 includ+ ! developm5t (        
capabilities 7includ+ plat=ms & sy/ems7 
at ! "r level ( capacity to address !   
*all5ges outl9$ by ! ,national ,def5se  
,/rategy & ,national ,milit>y ,/rategy2 
7#c7 =ce composition1 includ+ recruitm5t
 & developm5t ( ! human capital1        
effective di/ribution ( =ces 9 ! total  
=ce & policies to increase c>e]         
flexibility across ! diff]5t compon5ts2 
7#d7 organizational design1 includ+     

developm5t ( pot5tial models to increase
 agility & op]ational effectiv5ess      
across ! ,air ,=ce & ,space ,=ce2 &     
7#e7 su* o!r matt]s z ! ,secret>y ( !   
,air ,=ce det]m9es to be relevant4  7d7 
,in=mation to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #fj 
days aft] completion ( ! =ce design     
requir$ "u subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,air ,=ce %all--  7#a7 submit a      
summ>y ( ! =ce design to ! congressional
 def5se committees2 &  7#b7 provide to !
 congressional def5se committees a      
brief+ on ! =ce design4  7e7            
,congressional def5se committees def9$  
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m congressional     
def5se committees has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m
 9 section #aja7;a77#af7 ( title #aj1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4