10 U.S.C. § 2273A
Section 2273a · Operationally Responsive Space Program Office
Version as of December 20, 2019, with additions and removals from the August 13, 2018 version.
(c) Mission.—The mission of the Office shall be—
(c) Mission.—The mission of the Office shall be—
(1) to contribute to the development of low-cost, rapid reaction payloads, busses, launch, and launch control capabilities in order to fulfill joint military operational requirements for on-demand space support and reconstitution;
(1) to contribute to the development of low-cost, rapid reaction payloads, busses, launch, and launch control capabilities in order to fulfill joint military operational requirements for on-demand space support and reconstitution;
(2) to coordinate and execute space rapid capabilities efforts across the Department of Defense with respect to planning, acquisition, and operations; and
(2) to coordinate and execute space rapid capabilities efforts across the Department of Defense with respect to planning, acquisition, and operations; and
(3) to rapidly develop and field new classified space capabilities.
(3) to rapidly develop and field new classified space capabilities.
(d) Acquisition Authority.—The acquisition activities of the Office shall be subject to the following:
(d) Acquisition Authority.—The acquisition activities of the Office shall be subject to the following:
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate the acquisition executive of the Office who shall provide streamlined acquisition authorities for projects of the Office.
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate the acquisition executive of the Office who shall provide streamlined acquisition authorities for projects of the Office.
(2) The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System process shall not apply to acquisitions by the Office.
(2) The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System process shall not apply to acquisitions by the Office.
(A) establish and validate capability requirements; and
(A) establish and validate capability requirements; and
(B) recommend priorities as the Commander determines appropriate.
(B) recommend priorities as the Commander determines appropriate.
(e) Required Program Element.—(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure, within budget program elements for space programs, that—
(e) Required Program Element.—(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure, within budget program elements for space programs, that—
(A) there are separate, dedicated unclassified and classified program elements for space rapid capabilities; and
(A) there are separate, dedicated unclassified and classified program elements for space rapid capabilities; and
(B) the Office executes the responsibilities of the Office through such program elements.
(B) the Office executes the responsibilities of the Office through such program elements.
(2) The Office shall manage the program elements required by paragraph (1).
(2) The Office shall manage the program elements required by paragraph (1).
(f) Board of Directors.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall establish for the Office a Board of Directors (to be known as the "Space Rapid Capabilities Board of Directors") to provide coordination, oversight, and approval of projects of the Office.
(f) Board of Directors.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall establish for the Office a Board of Directors (to be known as the "Space Rapid Capabilities Board of Directors") to provide coordination, oversight, and approval of projects of the Office.