[20190408]IF11172_“太空部队”和国防部相关提案：国会议题.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov April 8, 2019“Space Force” and Related DOD Proposals: Issues for CongressOver the past year, Congress saw a variety of overlapping proposals advanced for the reorganization of U.S. military activities in space. Major proposals include the creation of a Space Force (SF), a new branch of the Armed Forces under the Secretary of the Air Force; the reestablishment of a United States Space Command as an additional unified combatant command; and the establishment of a Department of Defense Space Development Agency. While few observers dispute the notion that the Department of Defense (DOD) should better organize and manage its space capabilities, agreement ends there. Some believe all three proposals should be adopted; others believe only some, if any, should become permanent institutions within DOD. Taken together, these overlapping proposals could present considerable challenges to DODs functioning in one of the most critically important operational domains. Regardless, the concepts and details of these military space-related proposals remain unclearif not contradictoryat this time, prompting fundamental questions about plans to reorganize DODs space prog