A bill allowing the creation of the U.S. "Space Army"
The Senate of the United States Congress passed a defense authority bill that stipulates the outline of the defense budget and allowed the creation of the `` space army '' raised by President Trump, while regulating the arbitrary reduction of the US military in South Korea, Seeking to maintain a relationship. The bill is expected to be finalized with the signature of President Trump.
The Senate of the United States passed the National Defense Authority bill for fiscal 2020 with 86 votes in favor and 8 votes against.
The Defense Authority Act shows the future defense policy and the budget required for it, and the bill recognizes the creation of the “space army” advocated by President Trump in order to compete with China and Russia, including war expenses The total budget is about $ 738 billion, more than $ 20 billion more than the previous year, and over ¥ 80 trillion in Japanese yen.
On the other hand, the bill now requires a prior report to Congress when reducing the number of American troops stationed in South Korea, and regulates the Trump administration to voluntarily advance the reduction of US troops in Korea. .
The bill also states that Japan-US-Korea cooperation is indispensable to deal with the threat of North Korea, and that it should be "maintained" regarding the Japan-Korea Military Information Comprehensive Protection Agreement = GSOMIA. The
In addition, the Trump administration is asking the Government Auditorium to submit a report summarizing the contributions of the allies to prevent the US military from spending too much money on allies such as Japan.
The bill is expected to be finalized with the signature of President Trump.