,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #d1 #bjbf,mr4    
,cruz 7= himself & ,mr4 ,hick5loop]7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,def5se to c>ry out an      
op]ational pilot program "u ! ,hybrid   
,space ,ar*itecture initiative to       
evaluate ! use ( comm]cially available  
orbital data c5t] s]vices & space-bas$  
cl\d comput+ capabilities relevant to   
national security space & jo9t mission  
requirem5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,nodes1 ,ent]prise ,workloads1 & ,hybrid
 ,op]ations1 ,resili5ce1 ,integration1  
,z]o-,tru/1 ,orbital ,networks ,act or !
 ,,new ,,horizon ,act4  #b4 ,op]ational 
pilot program on orbital data c5t]      
s]vices  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !   
foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,mod]n national      
security space missions g5]ate increas+ 
volumes ( data f space-bas$ s5sors1     

plat=ms1 & con/ellations1 plac+ gr[+    
dem&s on t]re/rial data transport1      
process+1 & analysis infra/ructure4     
7#b7 ,reliance on gr\nd-bas$ data       
process+ c introduce lat5cy1 b&wid?     
con/ra9ts1 & vuln]abilities t may       
degrade ! timel9ess1 resili5ce1 &       
effectiv5ess ( milit>y & intellig5ce    
op]ations 9 conte/$ environm5ts4  7#c7  
,comm]cial indu/ry is develop+ orbital  
data c5t] & space-bas$ cl\d comput+     
capabilities t enable 9-space data      
process+1 /orage1 & analytics1 :i* may  
r$uce lat5cy1 enhance resili5ce1 &      
improve mission outcomes4  7#d7 ,!      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se has id5tifi$ ! ne$ =
 hybrid ar*itectures t integrate space1 
t]re/rial1 & comm]cial capabilities to  
support jo9t & national security        
missions4  7#e7 ,an op]ational pilot    
program is necess>y to evaluate !       
milit>y utility1 op]ational integration1
 & transition pot5tial ( orbital data   
c5t] s]vices ?r\gh real-_w mission use  
cases be=e any broad] adoption or su/a9$

 acquisition4  7#f7 ,ma9ta9+ a          
competitive & resili5t dome/ic indu/rial
 base = orbital infra/ructure1 includ+  
satellite plat=ms1 communications       
sy/ems1 & 9-space comput+ capabilities1 
is important to accel]at+ innovation &  
support+ op]ational resili5ce4  7b7     
,pilot program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]   
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se 7ref]r$ 
to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,secret>y71 act+ ?r\gh
 ! ,director ( ! ,def5se ,innovation    
,unit1 %all c>ry out an op]ational pilot
 program "u ! ,hybrid ,space            
,ar*itecture initiative to evaluate !   
use ( comm]cially available orbital data
 c5t] s]vices & space-bas$ cl\d comput+ 
capabilities relevant to national       
security space & jo9t mission           
requirem5ts4  7#b7 ,purposes ,! purposes
 ( ! pilot program %all be-- 7,a7 to    
assess ! milit>y utility ( orbital data 
c5t] & space-bas$ cl\d comput+ s]vices2 
7,b7 to evaluate ! op]ational           
integration ( su* s]vices into exi/+ &  

plann$ ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se space & jo9t 
ar*itectures2  7,c7 to exam9e !         
resili5ce1 lat5cy1 security1 & mission  
assurance b5efits ( 9-space data        
process+2  7,d7 to in=m ! pot5tial      
transition ( su* s]vices into su/a9$    
programs ( record or op]ational use2    
7,e7 to evaluate concepts ( op]ations = 
! protection & def5se ( orbital data    
c5t] assets aga9/ k9etic1 nonk9etic1 &  
cyb] ?reats2  7,f7 to assess ! asset    
protection /rategies & vuln]abilities ( 
orbital data c5t] infra/ructure2 &  7,g7
 to evaluate ! integration & op]ational 
p]=mance ( int]op]able1 comm]cially     
provid$ orbital infra/ructure compon5ts 
s\rc$ f multiple v5dors across ! hybrid 
space ar*itecture ecosy/em4  7#c7 ,scope
 ,9 c>ry+ out ! pilot program1 !        
,secret>y may-- 7,a7 employ comm]cially 
available orbital data c5t] s]vices 9   
support ( real-_w mission sc5>ios1      
includ+ intellig5ce1 space doma9        
aw>5ess1 comm& & control1 data          
transport1 & o!r national security      

applications2  7,b7 conduct te/+1       
demon/ration1 & limit$ op]ational       
employm5t necess>y to assess te*nical   
p]=mance & op]ational viability2 &  7,c7
 support integration activities requir$ 
to evaluate int]op]ability ) ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se's space1 gr\nd1 & network    
sy/ems4  7#d7 ,acquisition au?ority ,!  
,secret>y %all enc\rage competitive     
p>ticipation f a div]se set (           
nontraditional def5se contractors &     
comm]cial space provid]s4  7#e7         
,security & resili5ce measures =        
s5sitive & classifi$ in=mation ,9 c>ry+ 
out ! pilot program1 ! ,secret>y %all   
ensure t any orbital data c5t] s]vices  
us$ to process1 /ore1 or transmit       
s5sitive or classifi$ in=mation h 9     
place-- 7,a7 cyb]security protections1  
includ+ z]o-tru/ ar*itecture1           
encryption1 id5tity & access managem5t1 
cont9u\s monitor+1 & protections aga9/  
insid] ?reats2  7,b7 risk-managem5t     
measures-- 7i7 to address supply *a9    
vuln]abilities & =eign own]%ip1 control1

 or influ5ce2 &  7ii7 t a*ieve          
compliance ) applicable ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se cyb]security & au?orization     
requirem5ts2  7,c7 resili5ce & mission  
assurance capabilities1 includ+         
r$undancy1 failov]1 op]ation 9 degrad$  
or conte/$ environm5ts1 & rapid         
recon/itution or replacem5t             
capabilities2  7,d7 protections aga9/   
cyb]1 electronic w>f>e1 c\nt]space1 &   
o!r nonk9etic ?reats2  7,e7 secure      
telemetry1 track+1 & comm& l9ks &       
associat$ comm&-&-control sy/ems1       
includ+ au!nticat$ comm& upl9ks1        
encrypt$ telemetry & data l9ks1         
anti-spo(+ & anti-jamm+ protections1    
resili5t cryptographic key managem5t1   
protect$ tim+ & navigation inputs1 &    
secure s(tw>e & firmw>e update          
me*anisms2  7,f7 protections = associat$
 gr\nd sy/ems1 mission op]ations c5t]s1 
t]re/rial network connections1 s(tw>e   
supply *a9s1 & us] access int]faces1    
includ+ segm5tation1 cont9u\s monitor+1 
access controls1 encryption1 & resili5ce

 aga9/ cyb] intrusion1 disruption1 &    
unau?oriz$ access2 &  7,g7 protections  
to ensure workload isolation1 t5ant     
sep>ation1 & data sov]eignty = s5sitive 
or classifi$ in=mation process$1 /or$1  
or transmitt$ ?r\gh orbital data c5t]   
s]vices1 includ+ safegu>ds aga9/        
unau?oriz$ cross-t5ant1 cross-doma91 or 
provid] access4  7#f7 ,integration &    
int]op]ability ,! ,secret>y %all ensure 
t any orbital data c5t] s]vices evaluat$
 "u ! pilot program are int]op]able )   
exi/+ ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se comm&1        
control1 communications1 & intellig5ce  
sy/ems4  7#g7 ,consultation ,9 c>ry+ out
 ! pilot program1 ! ,secret>y1 act+     
?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,def5se           
,innovation ,unit1 %all consult )-- 7,a7
 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,def5se =      
,space ,policy2  7,b7 s]vice acquisition
 executives 7z def9$ 9 section #aja (   
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code72  7,c7 !
 ,space ,=ce & o!r milit>y dep>tm5ts )  
pot5tial op]ational int]e/ or transition
 pa?ways2  7,d7 ! ,national             

,reconnaissance ,(fice2  7,e7 !         
,national ,geospatial-,intellig5ce      
,ag5cy2 &  7,f7 su* o!r individuals &   
organizations z ! ,secret>y consid]s    
appropriate4  7#h7 ,brief+ ,n lat] ?an  
,decemb] #ca1 #bjbh1 ! ,secret>y %all   
provide ! congressional def5se          
committees 7z def9$ 9 section #aja (    
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 ) a     
brief+ on-- 7,a7 execution ( ! pilot    
program2  7,b7 op]ational use cases     
evaluat$2  7,c7 lessons le>n$ f         
op]ational employm5t2  7,d7             
recomm5dations reg>d+ future acquisition
 or op]ational use ( orbital data c5t]  
s]vices2  7,e7 cyb]security risks1      
insid] ?reat vuln]abilities1 &          
mitigation measures2  7,f7 resili5ce    
aga9/ c\nt]space ?reats & conte/$ space 
environm5ts2  7,g7 comm]cial provid]    
risks1 includ+ supply *a9 & =eign       
own]%ip conc]ns2 &  7,h7 recomm5dations 
= security1 resili5ce1 & acquisition    
requirem5ts = any future program (      
record4  7c7 ,t]m9ation ,! au?ority to  

c>ry out ! pilot program "u ?is section 
%all t]m9ate on ! date t is five ye>s   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
7d7 ,orbital data c5t] def9$ ,9 ?is     
section1 ! t]m orbital data c5t] means a
 space-bas$ comput+1 data /orage1 or    
network+ capability1 includ+ #a or m    
spacecraft1 ho/$ payloads1 or di/ribut$ 
orbital ar*itectures1 design$ prim>ily  
to provide p]si/5t1 scalable1 or %>$    
9-orbit process+1 analysis1 /orage1     
fusion1 r\t+1 or dissem9ation ( data z a
 di/9ct op]ational capability1 r ?an z a
 function ancill>y to ! prim>y mission (
 a spacecraft1 prior to transmission to 
t]re/rial or o!r ext]nal infra/ructure1 
includ+ to r$uce lat5cy1 mitigate b&wid?
 con/ra9ts1 improve op]ational          
resili5ce1 or support "t-s5sitive       
missions4