118 STAT. 2027 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 (2) The Secretary shall enter into the contract not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) MEMBERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION OF PANEL.—(1) The panel shall consist of individuals selected by the federally funded research and development center from among private citizens of the United States with knowledge and expertise in one or more of the following areas: (A) Space launch operations. (B) Space launch technologies. (C) Satellite and satellite payloads. (D) State and national launch complexes. (E) Space launch economics. (2) The federally funded research and development center shall establish appropriate procedures for the administration of the panel, including designation of the chairman of the panel from among its members. (3) All panel members shall hold security clearances appropriate for the work of the panel. (4) The panel shall convene its first meeting not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the panel have been selected. (c) DUTIES.—(1) The panel shall conduct a review and assess ment of the future national security space launch requirements of the United States, including the means of meeting those require ments. (2) The review and assessment shall take into account the following matters: (A) Launch economics. (B) Operational concepts and architectures. (C) Launch technologies, including— (i) reusable launch vehicles; (ii) expendable launch vehicles; (iii) low cost options; and (iv) revolutionary approaches. (D) Payloads, including the implications of payloads for launch requirements. (E) Launch infrastructure. (F) Launch industrial base. (G) Relationships among military, civilian, and commercial launch requirements. (3) The review and assessment shall address national security space launch requirements over each of the 5 year, 10 year, and 15 year periods beginning with 2005. (d) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES.—(1) The panel may secure directly from the Department of Defense, from any other department or agency of the Federal Government, and any State government any information that the panel considers necessary to carry out its duties. (2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate at least one senior civilian employee of the Department of Defense and at least one general or flag officer of an Armed Force to serve as liaison between the Department, the Armed Forces, and the panel. (e) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the first meeting of the panel under subsection (b)(4), the panel shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, the congressional defense committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House Deadline.
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