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10 USC CHAPTER 135 - SPACE PROGRAMS 01/06/03

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TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES

Subtitle A - General Military Law

PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT

CHAPTER 135 - SPACE PROGRAMS

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CHAPTER 135 - SPACE PROGRAMS

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2271. Management of space programs: joint program offices and

officer management programs.

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10 USC Sec. 2271 01/06/03

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TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES

Subtitle A - General Military Law

PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT

CHAPTER 135 - SPACE PROGRAMS

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Sec. 2271. Management of space programs: joint program offices and

officer management programs

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(a) Joint Program Offices. - The Secretary of Defense shall take

appropriate actions to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable,

that space development and acquisition programs of the Department

of Defense are carried out through joint program offices.

(b) Officer Management Programs. - (1) The Secretary of Defense

shall take appropriate actions to ensure, to the maximum extent

practicable, that -

(A) Army, Navy, and Marine Corps officers, as well as Air Force

officers, are assigned to the space development and acquisition

programs of the Department of Defense; and

(B) Army, Navy, and Marine Corps officers, as well as Air Force

officers, are eligible, on the basis of qualification, to hold

leadership positions within the joint program offices referred to

in subsection (a).

(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate those positions in

the Office of the National Security Space Architect of the

Department of Defense (or any successor office) that qualify as

joint duty assignment positions for purposes of chapter 38 of this

title.

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(Added Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title IX, Sec. 911(a), Dec. 28,

2001, 115 Stat. 1195.)

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PRIOR PROVISIONS

Prior sections 2271 to 2279 were repealed by Pub. L. 103-160,

div. A, title VIII, Sec. 821(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1704.

Section 2271, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 123, related

to competitions for designs of aircraft, aircraft parts, and

aeronautical accessories.

Section 2272, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 124, related

to contracts to obtain designs submitted in design competitions.

Section 2273, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 125; Apr.

2, 1982, Pub. L. 97-164, title I, Sec. 160(a)(4), 96 Stat. 48; Oct.

29, 1992, Pub. L. 102-572, title IX, Sec. 902(b)(1), 106 Stat.

4516, related to right of United States to designs, rights of

designers to patents, and rights to sue United States.

Section 2274, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 126, related

to procurement for experimental purposes.

Section 2275, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 126, related

to award of contracts and review of decisions.

Section 2276, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 126; Sept.

7, 1962, Pub. L. 87-651, title I, Sec. 131, 76 Stat. 514, related

to inspection and audit of plants and books of contractors and

provided criminal penalties for violations.

Section 2277, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 127, related

to availability of appropriations.

Section 2278, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 127, related

to purchases of sample aircraft.

Section 2279, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 127, related

to restrictions on alien employees of contractors as to access to

plans and specifications.

COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS

OF SPACE COMMISSION

Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title IX, Sec. 914, Dec. 28, 2001, 115

Stat. 1197, provided that:

''(a) Assessment. - (1) The Comptroller General shall carry out

an assessment through February 15, 2003, of the actions taken by

the Secretary of Defense in implementing the recommendations in the

report of the Space Commission that are applicable to the

Department of Defense.

''(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 'report of the

Space Commission' means the report of the Commission To Assess

United States National Security Space Management and Organization,

dated January 11, 2001, and submitted to Congress under section

1623 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000

(Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 815 (10 U.S.C. 111 note)).

''(b) Reports. - Not later than February 15 of each of 2002 and

2003, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on

Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of

the House of Representatives a report on the assessment carried out

under subsection (a). Each report shall set forth the results of

the assessment as of the date of such report.''

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