REPORT ON PROLIFERATION OF MILITARY-BASED SATELLITES.

SEC. 1363. REPORT ON PROLIFERATION OF MILITARY-BASED SATELLITES. (a) Report.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the foreign development of, acquisition of, or access to satellites with capabilities for military applications and the implications of such development, acquisition, or access for the United States. The report shall include the following: (1) A description of the current military satellite capability of Third World countries and other countries, including the projected threat posed by such capabilities to the United States m the future. (2) A description of the current and planned efforts by the United States to develop an antisatellite capability to counter the global proliferation of satellites with capability for military applications. (3) A review of other measures that the United States might use to counter the proliferation of such satellites. (4) An assessment of the likelihood of any Third World country capable of ownership or control of satellites with capabilities for military applications of being able to obtain or develop an effective antisatellite capability. (5) An assessment of the military requirement of the United States for antisatellite capabilities and a description of the existing management structure in the Government for the coordination of United States antisatellite programs. (b) Submission of Report.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The report shall be submitted in unclassified form and, as necessary, in classified form.