Establishment of strategic spaceport program

(a) Report on expanding launch capacity Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— (1) an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of incorporating additional Federal, commercial, or State-operated spaceports into the national security launch infrastructure of the Deparmtent of Defense; (2) a review of the infrastructure, range support, airspace access, and ability of each site to meet national security launch requirements; (3) identification of other coastal locations throughout the continental United States that would be suitable for development to expand national security launch infrastructure; (4) a review of Federal authorities, policies, and statutes that inhibit expansion of launch infrastructure at existing launch sites of the Department; and (5) a framework to assess and prioritize surge launch infrastructure expansion options. (b) Recommendations for a strategic spaceport program Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees recommendations for the creation of a strategic spaceport program that includes— (1) investments required to create or expand the necessary vertical launch infrastructure to support national security and combatant command requirements; (2) innovative means to expand partnerships with State or local authorities to accelerate launch capacity expansion; (3) changes to authorities, policy or statute required to foster the expansion of vertical launch infrastructure within the United States and improve efficiency of all existing spaceport operations, including deconfliction of spectrum and airspace use; and (4) a framework to designate strategic spaceports and integrate such spaceports into Department of Defense operational, mobility, and joint force deployment planning. (c) Avoidance of duplication The Secretary shall ensure that the strategic spaceport program— (1) builds upon but does not duplicate ongoing efforts under the Spaceport of the Future initiative; and (2) leverages existing infrastructure.