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Sec. 1504 · S. 2296

Blast damage assessment guide for space vehicles at Air Force launch complexes

Division A — Department of Defense authorizations › Title XV — Space activities, strategic programs, and intelligence matters › Subtitle A — Space activities

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Committee version · Sec. 1504

(a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall publish a liquid oxygen and methane blast damage assessment guide for space launch vehicles at Air Force launch complexes. (b) Notice and briefing Not later than 30 days after the date on which the assessment guide required by subsection (a) is published, the Secretary shall— (1) notify the congressional defense committees of such publication; and (2) provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on the contents of the assessment guide. (c) Waiver (1) In general The Secretary may waive the one-year publication timeline under subsection (a) for national security purposes, or if the Secretary determines that such timeline is impractical, if the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees with respect to an alternate date on which the publication shall occur. (2) Limitation The Secretary may exercise the waiver authority under paragraph (1) not more than once.

•S 2296 RSSEC. 1504
Passed the Senate · Sec. 1504

(a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall publish a liquid oxygen and methane blast damage assessment guide for space launch vehicles at Air Force launch complexes. (b) Notice and briefing Not later than 30 days after the date on which the assessment guide required by subsection (a) is published, the Secretary shall— (1) notify the congressional defense committees of such publication; and (2) provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on the contents of the assessment guide. (c) Waiver (1) In general The Secretary may waive the one-year publication timeline under subsection (a) for national security purposes, or if the Secretary determines that such timeline is impractical, if the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees with respect to an alternate date on which the publication shall occur. (2) Limitation The Secretary may exercise the waiver authority under paragraph (1) not more than once.

•S 2296 ESSEC. 1504

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