SPACE POSTURE REVIEW.

SEC. 913. SPACE POSTURE REVIEW.(a) Requirement for Comprehensive Review.—In order to clarify the national security space policy and strategy of the United States for the near term, the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly conduct a comprehensive review of the space posture of the United States over the posture review period.(b) Elements of Review.—The review conducted under subsection (a) shall include, for the posture review period, the following:(1) The definition, policy, requirements, and objectives for each of the following:(A) Space situational awareness.(B) Space control.(C) Space superiority, including defensive and offensive counterspace and protection.(D) Force enhancement and force application.(E) Space-based intelligence and surveillance and reconnaissance from space.122 STAT. 4573(F) Integration of space and ground control and user equipment.(G) Any other matter the Secretary considers relevant to understanding the space posture of the United States.(2) A description of current and planned space acquisition programs that are in acquisition categories 1 and 2, including how each program will address the policy, requirements, and objectives described under each of subparagraphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (1).(3) A description of future space systems and technology development (other than such systems and technology in development as of the date of the enactment of this Act) necessary to address the policy, requirements, and objectives described under each of subparagraphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (1).(4) An assessment of the relationship among the following:(A) Military space policy.(B) National security space policy.(C) National security space objectives.(D) Arms control policy.(E) Export control policy.(F) Industrial base policy.(5) An assessment of the effect of the military and national security space policy of the United States on the proliferation of weapons capable of targeting objects in space or objects on Earth from space.(c) Report.—(1) In general.—Not later than December 1, 2009, the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly submit to the congressional committees specified in paragraph (3) a report on the review conducted under subsection (a).(2) Form of report.—The report under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.(3) Committees.—The congressional committees specified in this paragraph are—(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.(d) Posture Review Period Defined.—In this section, the term “posture review period” means the 10-year period beginning on February 1, 2009.