OF DEFENSE REPORT ON SPACE ACTIVITIES.

SEC. 913. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REPORT ON SPACE ACTIVITIES. (a) Report.—(1) Not later than March 15, 2002, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on problems in the management and organization of the Department of Defense for space activities that were identified in the report of the Space Commission, including a description of the actions taken by the Secretary to address those problems. (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “report of the Space Commission” means the report of the Commission To Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization, dated January 11, 2001, and submitted to Congress under section 1623 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 815). (b) Matters To Be Included.—The report of the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) shall include a description of, and rationale for, each of the following: (1) Actions taken by the Secretary of Defense to realign management authorities and responsibilities for space programs of the Department of Defense. (2) Steps taken to— (A) establish a career field for officers in the Air Force with technical competence in space-related matters, in accordance with section 8084 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 912; (B) ensure that officers in that career field are treated fairly and objectively within the overall Air Force officer personnel system; and (C) ensure that the primary responsibility for management of that career field is assigned appropriately. (3) Other steps taken within the Air Force to ensure proper priority for development of space systems. 115 STAT. 1197 (4) Steps taken to ensure that the interests of the Army, the Navy, and the Marine Corps in development and acquisition of space systems, and in the operations of space systems, are protected. (5) Steps taken by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the military departments to ensure that the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps continue to develop military and civilian personnel with the required expertise in space system development, acquisition, management, and operation. (6) Steps taken to ensure adequate oversight by the Office of the Secretary of Defense of the actions of the Under Secretary of the Air Force as the acquisition executive for Department of Defense space programs. (7) Steps taken to improve oversight of the level of funding provided for space programs and the level of personnel resources provided for space programs.