[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 163 (Tuesday, September 21, 2021)]
  [House]
  [Pages H4596-H4861]


          NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022

                           (House version)

                              H.R. 4350
[...]

  SEC. 1603. CLASSIFICATION REVIEW OF PROGRAMS OF THE SPACE FORCE.

      (a) Classification Review.--The Chief of Space Operations shall--
              (1) not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment
          of this Act, conduct a review of each classified program
          managed under the authority of the Space Force to determine
          whether--
                      (A) the level of classification of the program
                  could be changed to a lower level; or
                      (B) the program could be declassified; and
              (2) not later than 90 days after the date on which the
          Chief completes such review, commence the change to the
          classification level or the declassification as determined in
          such review.
      (b) Coordination.--The Chief of Space Operations shall carry out
  the review under subsection (a)(1) in coordination with the Assistant
  Secretary of Defense for Space Policy and, as the Chief determines
  appropriate, the heads of other elements of the Department of Defense.
      (c) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which the
  Chief of Space Operations completes the review under subsection (a)(1),
  the Chief, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
  Space Policy, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
  report identifying each program managed under the authority of the
  Space Force covered by a determination regarding changing the
  classification level of the program or declassifying the program,
  including--
              (1) the timeline for implementing such change or
          declassification; and
              (2) any risks that exist in implementing such change or
          declassification.





  from the report on the bill (H. Rept. 117-118):

  Section 1603--Classification Review of Programs of the Space Force

 This section would require the Chief of Space Operations to
conduct a classification review of each classified program
under the authority of the Space Force to determine if any
programs should be reclassified or declassified. The review
would need to be conducted in coordination with the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, and any other heads of
elements of the Department of Defense as appropriate. This
section would also require the Chief of Space Operations to
submit a report to the congressional defense committees on any
programs that would be subject to a classification change due
to the review conducted.