§2277 Disclosure of National Security Space Launch Program Contract Pricing Terms

Summary

The Secretary of the Air Force must, within 30 days after signing any contract to launch a national security payload under the National Security Space Launch program, send the congressional defense committees a description of the contract’s pricing terms. If the contract includes launches of National Reconnaissance Office assets, the Secretary must also send the pricing description 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 sensitive trade‑secret information, use it only for committee work, and keep it confidential. A disclosure made under this rule counts as a disclosure allowed by law for purposes of section 1905 of title 18.