§2277 Disclosure of National Security Space Launch program contract pricing terms

Summary

When the Air Force signs a contract to launch a national security payload under the National Security Space Launch program, the Secretary of the Air Force must send a description of the contract’s pricing terms to the congressional defense committees no later than 30 days after the contract is signed. If the contract includes National Reconnaissance Office assets, the Secretary must also send the pricing to the congressional intelligence committees (as defined by section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)). The congressional defense and intelligence committees must treat the pricing description as competitively sensitive trade secret data, use it only for committee work, and keep it confidential. For purposes of section 1905 of title 18, this sharing of pricing is considered a disclosure that is allowed by law.