CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

SEC. 1605. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. Section 957(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 9016 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(4) Commercial satellite communications services.— “(A) Authority.—Beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (B), the Service Acquisition Executive for Space Systems and Programs shall be responsible for the procurement of commercial satellite communications services for the Department of Defense. “(B) Date specified.—The date specified in this subparagraph is the date that is 120 days after the date on which the Service Acquisition Executive for Space Systems and Programs submits to the congressional defense committees a plan for delegating the authority under subparagraph (A) to a subordinate acquisition command within the Space Force. “(C) Responsibility during interim period.—During the period preceding the date specified in subparagraph (B), the Chief of Space Operations shall be responsible for the procurement of commercial satellite communications services for the Department of Defense.” .