§9531 Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve

Summary

The Secretary of Defense may create a program called the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve. Under the program, the Secretary can put terms in space contracts that ask qualified U.S. companies to provide extra space products or services to the Department of Defense when needed. The Secretary must make sure each contract and participating company follows required security rules, including those in the National Industrial Security Program, and can add more security steps if needed. When deciding how much work to give a company, the Secretary may consider how much that company has promised to the program. Definitions: “citizen of the United States” (individual, partnership of U.S. citizens, or U.S.-organized company), “qualified contractor” (a U.S. citizen contractor), “Secretary” (Secretary of Defense), and “space products or services” (commercial and related noncommercial space goods, services, and supporting ground or network systems).