Space Force Legislative Proposal Due Feb. 20, Space Policy Official Says

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The Pentagon is on schedule to deliver a legislative proposal for the nascent U.S. Space Forcelater this month, which is expected to lay out requested authorities and authorizations that canhelp the new service get off the ground, a senior department official said Feb. 6.The proposal, due Feb. 20, or 60 days after the establishment of the Space Force, will allowlawmakers to continue to be part of the process to stand up the service, said Stephen Kitay,Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy at a Mitchell Institute breakfastThursday on Capitol Hill.