[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2633-S2634]
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  SA 486. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2024 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:

       At the end of subtitle A of title XV, add the following:

     SEC. 1510. BRIEFING ON COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISION RELATING TO 
                   USE OF GOVERNMENT FACILITIES WITH RESPECT TO 
                   DAY-OF-LAUNCH RANGE SERVICES.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--

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       (1) the ability to launch and place satellites into orbit 
     on demand is vital to ensure United States space superiority;
       (2) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, there are 
     fewer than 10,000 satellites in orbit, with credible 
     estimates expecting that as many as 100,000 satellites will 
     be in orbit by 2030;
       (3) the United States commercial space sector can and 
     should take a stronger role in supporting commercial launch 
     activity commensurate with market demands;
       (4) it has been established United States policy to ensure 
     that the United States Government does not compete with 
     United States commercial providers in the provision of space 
     hardware and services otherwise available from United States 
     commercial providers.
       (b) Briefing.--Not later than December 1, 2023, the 
     Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     the Air Force and the Chief of Space Operations, shall 
     provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives on Department of 
     Defense efforts to comply with section 50504 of title 51, 
     United States Code, with respect to commercial providers of 
     day-of-launch range services.
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