A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out an operational pilot program under the Hybrid Space Architecture initiative to evaluate the use of commercially available orbital data center services and space-based cloud computing capabilities relevant to national security space and joint mission requirements, and for other purposes.

This bill, designated as S. 4693 in the 119th Congress and introduced on June 4, 2026, aims to mandate the Secretary of Defense to conduct an operational pilot program under the Hybrid Space Architecture initiative. The program would assess the utilization of commercially available orbital data center services and space-based cloud computing capabilities with a focus on national security space and joint mission requirements. Additionally, the bill includes other purposes that are indicated in the content of the legislation.