House appropriators deny Space Force funding, call on DoD to study alternatives
by Sandra Erwin — May 19, 2019
The HAC draft report notes that the decision to not back the $72 million request should not be read as a complete rejection of the idea of establishing a Space Force.
WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee says it will not support DoD’s $72.4 million request to establish a Space Force headquarters, and wants the Pentagon to study alternative options.
The committee is scheduled to mark up the defense bill on Tuesday.
The draft report accompanying the committee’s proposed fiscal year 2020 defense spending bill notes that the decision to not back the $72 million request should not be read as a complete rejection of the idea of establishing a Space Force.
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