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handle is hein.crs/govzze0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Service ilnformIing the legislaivye debate since 1914 S June 7, 2019 FY2020 National Security Space Budget Request: An Overview Congress may choose to approve, reject, or modify the FY2020 President's budget request for National Security Space (NSS), which includes $14.1 billion for space launches, satellites, and other activities. The request also includes funding to begin the process of establishing a U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of the armed forces, a separate branch within the U.S. Air Force. Background NSS is a Major Force Program (MFP) of the Department of Defense (DOD). An MFP is an aggregation of resources necessary to achieve DOD objectives or plans. Of the dozen MFPs, six are combat force programs and six are support programs. The MFP for National Security Space, MFP-12, is the newest. Congress directed its establishment in the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 114-92). MFP-12, a support program, includes funding for some classified programs. It generally excludes funding for National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) programs. Budget Request According to DOD, the $14.1 billion requested for NSS in FY2020 is $1.76 billion (14%) more than the FY2019- enacted amount of $12.3 billion. By comparison, the department's overall FY2020 budget request is 4.9% more than the FY2019-enacted amount. The FY2020 budget request for NSS includes $72.4 million in a new appropriation, Operation and Maintenance, Space Force, to establish a U.S. Space Force headquarters. The figure amounts to less than 1% of the total MFP budget request. See Figure 1. By Appropriation Title Broken down by appropriation title, more than half (60%) of the budget request is for research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E). See Table 1. Table I. FY2020 National Security Space Budget Request, by Appropriation Title (in millions of dollars of budget authority) FY2019 FY2020 $ % Title Enacted Request Change Change RDT&E $6,676 $8,409 $1,733 26% Proc. $2,804 $2,646 -$158 -6% O&M $2,853 $3,041 $188 7% Total $12,332 $14,096 $1,763 14% Source: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). Notes: RDT&E is research, development, test, and evaluation; Proc. is procurement, O&M is operation and maintenance. Numbers may not sum due to rounding. By Military Service Broken down by military service, the vast majority (91%) of the budget request is allocated to the Air Force. See Figure 1. Figure I. FY2020 National Security Space Budget Request, by Military Service (in millions of dollars of budget authority) Defense W~ y$1 Army $ 5;6 S% Total =$14 096 A4,096 91 Source: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Notes: Numbers may not sum due to rounding. Selected Acquisition Programs Approximately 84% of the budget request is for acquiring space-based systems, including space launch, satellites, and support activities. Major space-related acquisition programs include the following: * National Security Space Launch (NSSL). The budget requests $1.7 billion, including $1.2 billion in procurement and $432 million in RDT&E, for four launches in the NSSL program. Formerly known as the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, NSSL provides launch services for medium- and heavy-lift class satellites for the Air Force and other government agencies. * Global Positioning System III (GPS). The budget requests $1.8 billion, including $1.3 billion in RDT&E and $477 million in procurement, for one GPS III satellite and related projects. The technology provides worldwide positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) information to military and civilian users. Funding would support the GPS III Follow-on satellite, GPS Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX), and Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE), all of which are intended in part to provide a more powerful jam-resistant signal and information to military personnel in contested environments. * Space Based Overhead Persistent Infrared Systems (OPIR). The budget requests $1.6 billion, including $1.4 billion in RDT&E and $234 htps:/crreportscongressgov

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