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 PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 115 STAT. 1197 (4) Steps taken to ensure that the interests of the Army, the Navy, and the Marine Corps in development and acquisition of space systems, and in the operations of space systems, are protected. (5) Steps taken by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the miHtary departments to ensure that the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps continue to develop military and civilian personnel with the required expertise in space system development, acquisition, management, and operation. (6) Steps taken to ensure adequate oversight by the Office of the Secretary of Defense of the actions of the Under Secretary of the Air Force as the acquisition executive for Department of Defense space programs. (7) Steps taken to improve oversight of the level of funding provided for space programs and the level of personnel resources provided for space programs. SEC. 914. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTA- 10 USC 2271 TION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF SPACE COMMISSION. note. (a) ASSESSMENT.—(1) The Comptroller General shall carry out an assessment through February 15, 2003, of the actions taken by the Secretary of Defense in implementing the recommendations in the report of the Space Commission that are applicable to the Department of Defense. (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "report of the Space Commission" means the report of the Commission To Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization, dated January 11, 2001, and submitted to Congress under section 1623 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 815). (b) REPORTS. —Not later than February 15 of each of 2002 Deadlines, and 2003, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the assessment carried out under subsection (a). Each report shall set forth the results of the assessment as of the date of such report. SEC. 915. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING OFFICERS RECOM- MENDED TO BE APPOINTED TO SERVE AS COMMANDER OF UNITED STATES SPACE COMMAND. It is the sense of Congress that the position of commander of the United States Space Command, a position of importance and responsibility designated by the President under section 601 of title 10, United States Code, to carry the grade of general or admiral and covered by section 604 of that title, relating to recommendations by the Secretary of Defense for appointment of officers to certain four-star joint officer positions, should be filled by the best qualified officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, rather than by officers from the same armed force that has traditionally provided officers for that position.

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