[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3517]
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  SA 515. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1616 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1616. REQUIREMENTS FOR PHASE 2 OF ACQUISITION STRATEGY 
                   FOR NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--In carrying out phase 2 of the acquisition 
     strategy for the National Security Space Launch program, 
     before the date on which the initial report required by 
     subsection (b) is submitted, the Secretary of the Air Force--
       (1) may not--
       (A) modify the acquisition schedule or mission performance 
     requirements; or
       (B) award missions to more than two launch service 
     providers; and
       (2) shall ensure that launch services are procured only 
     from launch service providers that use launch vehicles 
     meeting each Government requirement with respect to required 
     payloads to reference orbits.
       (b) Report and Briefing.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than June 30, 2020, and annually 
     thereafter for the duration of phase 2, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report and 
     briefing that includes--
       (A) an analysis of the commercial market for space launch, 
     including whether commercial launch providers are able to 
     meet the required reference orbits for national security 
     launch;
       (B) a description of the total costs of launches procured 
     under phase 2, including launch service support;
       (C) a plan to increase competition in the National Security 
     Space Launch program to more than two launch service 
     providers; and
       (D) a plan to ensure an open and transparent process for 
     launch site assignments at the Eastern and Western Ranges.
       (2) Comptroller general review.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date on which the Secretary submits a report under 
     paragraph (1) the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall--
       (A) review the report; and
       (B) submit to Congress--
       (i) findings with respect to the accuracy and adequacy of 
     the report; and
       (ii) recommendations to improve the administration of the 
     National Security Space Launch program, including sustained 
     competition for launch service procurement.
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