REPORT ON PROTECTED SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS.

SEC. 1614. REPORT ON PROTECTED SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS. Not later than December 31, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on how each of the following programs will meet the requirements for resilience, mission assurance, and the nuclear command, control, and communication missions of the Department of Defense: (1) The evolved strategic satellite program. (2) The protected tactical service program. (3) The protected tactical enterprise service program.