REVIEW AND PLAN ON SUSTAINMENT OF LIQUID ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEMS INDUSTRIAL BASE.

SEC. 917. REVIEW AND PLAN ON SUSTAINMENT OF LIQUID ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEMS INDUSTRIAL BASE.(a) In General.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, review, and develop a plan to sustain, the liquid rocket propulsion systems industrial base.(b) Elements.—The review and plan required by subsection (a) shall address the following:(1) The capacity to maintain currently available liquid rocket propulsion systems.(2) The maintenance of an intellectual and engineering capacity to support next generation liquid rocket propulsion systems and engines, as needed.(3) Opportunities for interagency collaboration and research and development on future propulsion systems.(c) Submittal to Congress.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the plan required by subsection (a).