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S. 3121 · 109th Congress

A bill to limit the reduction in the number of personnel of the Air Force Space Command, and for other…

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A bill to limit the reduction in the number of personnel of the Air Force Space Command, and for other purposes.

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Prohibits the Secretary of the Air Force from reducing the number of personnel (including contractors) assigned to the Air Force Space Command (or any component of that Command), from the number assigned to the Command as of January 1, 2006, until the Secretary submits to specified congressional committees a report that includes: (1) a description of, and…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 25, 2006

Prohibits the Secretary of the Air Force from reducing the number of personnel (including contractors) assigned to the Air Force Space Command (or any component of that Command), from the number assigned to the Command as of January 1, 2006, until the Secretary submits to specified congressional committees a report that includes: (1) a description of, and justification for, the proposed reduction; (2) assessments of the reduction's effects, including whether they could be mitigated by allowing greater flexibility in resource decisions; and (3) a certification that the proposed reduction will not diminish or interfere with U.S. national security space acquisition programs, operations, or technology development.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to limit the reduction in the number of personnel of the Air Force Space Command, and for other purposes.

Latest action (May 25, 2006): Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 25, 2006

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.