US Code

Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 2272

Space science and technology strategy: coordination

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1 See Transfer of Functions note below.
The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly develop and implement a space science and technology strategy and shall review and, as appropriate, revise the strategy biennially. Functions of the Secretary under this section shall be carried out jointly by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the official of the Department of Defense designated as the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space.

Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX, § 911(a)(1)117 Stat. 1563 Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title IX, § 911(a)(1)123 Stat. 2428 Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title IX, § 901(j)(2)124 Stat. 4324 Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title XVI, § 1604129 Stat. 1098 Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, § 902(28)133 Stat. 1546 (Added , , ; amended –(3), , , 2429; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 124 Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 821(a)(1)107 Stat. 1704 A prior section 2272, , , related to contracts to obtain designs submitted in design competitions, prior to repeal by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–922019— substituted “Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering” for “Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering”.

Pub. L. 114–922015— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section consisted of subsecs. (a) to (c) relating to space science and technology strategy, required coordination, and definitions.

Pub. L. 111–3832011—Subsecs. (a), (b). substituted “Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering” for “Director of Defense Research and Engineering” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 111–84, § 911(a)(1)2009—Subsec. (a)(1). , substituted “The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly develop” for “The Secretary of Defense shall develop”.

Pub. L. 111–84, § 911(a)(2)Subsec. (a)(2)(D). , added subpar. (D).

Pub. L. 111–84, § 911(a)(3)Subsec. (a)(5). , amended par. (5) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (5) read as follows: “The strategy shall be available for review by the congressional defense committees.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2011 Amendment

Pub. L. 111–383section 901(p) of Pub. L. 111–383section 131 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Transfer of Functions

section 1601(b)(1) of Pub. L. 115–91section 2279a of this titleFor termination and transfer of functions of the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space, see , set out as a Termination of Certain Positions and Entities note under former .

Initial Report

Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title IX, § 911(a)(4)123 Stat. 2429 10 U.S.C. 2272(a)(5)31 U.S.C. 1105, , , required the first space science and technology strategy required to be submitted under former to be submitted on the date on which the President submitted to Congress the budget for fiscal year 2012 under .