SORT: 3500.01
DOCI: DODD 3500.1
DATE: 19881229
TITL: DODD 3500.1 Defense Space Council (DSC), December 29, 1988, USD(P), thru
Ch 1, June 25, 1990
Ref: (a) Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, "Coordination of Space
Issues, "April 4, 1988
(b) Department of Defense Space Policy, February 4, 1987 (classified),
and March 10, 1987 (unclassified)
(c) Secretary of Defense Memorandum, "Defense Space Operations Committee,
"October 3, 1979 (hereby canceled)
(d) DoD Directive 5137.1, "Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command,
Control, Communications, and Intelligence," March 27, 1990
A. PURPOSE
This Directive:
1. Implements reference (a), which established the DSC; supports
implementation of reference (b); and supersedes reference (c).
2. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures
for coordination of space matters within the Department of Defense and for
DoD involvement in inter-Agency or other internal activities dealing with
space matters.
B. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Directive:
1. Applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD); the Military
Departments; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff; and the
Defense Agencies (hereafter referred to collectively as "DoD Components").
2. Applies to space and space-related matters that require the attention
of the OSD or require coordination between or among the DoD Components,
including DoD issues that relate to military space force structure or
capabilities, the relationship of DoD space programs and activities to
those of other Agencies of the U.S. Government, and interaction between
DoD and non-Government space programs and activities.
3. Does not change responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (ASD(C31)) on those
national programs assigned for staff oversight by DoD Directive 5137.1
(reference (d)).
4. Does not replace or modify existing procedures for acquisition for the
Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS), or currently
assigned responsibilities of the DoD Components.
C. DEFINITION
Space Systems and Space Programs, as used in this Directive, apply to
those systems and programs that are space-based or that support military
operations in, or from, space. Space systems include satellites;
associated tracking, telemetry, and commanding nodes; mission and/or user
terminals (land, sea, air, and space); launch systems and supporting
infrastructure; space surveillance; and other support elements. For
purposes of this Directive, ballistic missiles are not space systems.
D. POLICY AND PROCEDURES
1. All DoD space activities, programs, and policies shall be coordinated
fully within and among the DoD Components to ensure maximum contribution
to overall U.S. military capabilities.
2. The DSC is the senior DoD body for development of space policies,
coordination of space programs and activities, resolution of space issues,
and development of DoD positions for presentation in inter-Agency forums.
3. The DSC shall:
a. Advise the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Defense, develop
policy, serve as focal point, and recommend decisions on space matters.
b. Monitor implementation of national and defense space policy, and
review and make recommendations on those elements of the defense guidance
that deal with space and space systems.
c. Develop DoD positions and views on space matters for presentation and
discussion outside the Department of Defense, to include preparations for
participation in senior inter-Agency discussions and interaction with
other U.S. Departments and Agencies.
d. For new matters within its purview, assign primary responsibility
within the Department of Defense and ensure proper coordination.
e. Undertake any additional tasks, as assigned by the Secretary or the
Deputy Secretary of Defense.
E. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION
1. The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition) (USD(A)) and the Under
Secretary of Defense (Policy) (USD(P)) shall cochair the DSC.
2. Other members of the DSC shall be the Secretaries of the Military
Departments; the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS); the
ASD(C31); the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Program Analysis and
Evaluation) (ASD(PA&E)); the Assistant Secretary of Defense (International
Security Policy) (ASD(lSP)); Director of Defense Research and Engineering
(DDR&E); and Director, Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO).
3. The DSC shall meet at the call of either cochair.
4. The DSC shall address those matters, including specific space and space
-related issues introduced by any member, that the cochairs determine to
be within their purview.
5. Results of DSC actions shall be submitted by the cochairs to the
Secretary or the Deputy Secretary of Defense for information or approval,
as appropriate. At the request of any DSC member, any unresolved matter
may be referred o the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary of Defense for
decision. In this event, the DSC Executive Secretary shall be responsible
for the preparation and coordination of decision papers, including the
forwarding of opposing views to the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary of
Defense.
6. Other senior DoD Officials shall be invited to participate in
deliberations of the DSC, when they have a substantial interest in the
issues.
7. Each DSC member shall identify a staff officer to function as primary
point of contact (POC) for coordination of DSC matters.
8. The DSC shall be supported by a Senior Coordinating Group that shall
provide a forum for development and coordination of space matters before
DSC consideration and for quick resolution of matters that do not require
a DSC meeting. That group shall be cochaired by representatives of the
USD(A) and the USD(P), and shall meet on a regular basis. Each DSC member
shall designate an appropriate level representative to that coordinating
group. Additional members may include the appropriate level
representatives of the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Strategy and Resources)(DUSD(P&R)) the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Trade Security Policy) (DUSD(TSP)), the Defense Intelligence Agency
(DIA), and the Defense Support Project Office.
9. At the direction of the DSC cochairs, ad hoc working groups may be
established to support the DSC and the Senior Coordinating Group.
F. RESPONSIBILITIES
1. The Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) (USD(P)) shall:
a. Advise the DSC on matters dealing with DoD space policy and DoD
participation in inter-Agency forums on space-related national policy
matters.
b. Designate the DSC Executive Secretary and provide an Executive
Secretariat staff.
2. The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition) (USD(A)) shall:
a. Designate a representative to the DSC Executive Secretariat.
b. Advise the DSC on matters dealing with the development and acquisition
of space systems.
3. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control,
Communications, and Intelligence) (ASD(C31)) shall:
a. Advise the DSC, as appropriate, on national programs that support the
Department of Defense and for which the Secretary of Defense has execution
authority and, at the request of the DSC cochairs, evaluate the
responsiveness of such programs to DoD requirements, including readiness
to support military operations.
b. Advise the DSC on space and space-related actions undertaken to
implement responsibilities assigned by DoD Directive 5137.1 (reference
(d)).
4. The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Program Analysis and Evaluation)
(ASD(PA&E)) shall assist the DSC in programmatic analyses and evaluation
of space and space-related matters.
5. The Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), shall:
a. Advise the DSC on military requirements of the combatant commands.
b. Advise the DSC on military plans and tasking, as they relate to space
matters under consideration by the DSC.
6. The Secretaries of the Military Departments shall advise the DSC on
matters associated with the space and space-related programs for which
they are responsible.
7. The Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), shall:
a. Serve as the intelligence advisor to the DSC.
b. Advise the DSC on space and space-related intelligence matters in
support of DSC activities.
c. Advise the DSC on foreign space and space-related programs and
activities.
d. Identify a staff office to function as primary POC for coordination of
DSC matters.
8. The Director, Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO), shall
advise the DSC on matters associated with the space and space-related
programs for which it is responsible.
9. The Defense Space Council (DSC) Executive Secretary, under the
direction of the DSC cochairs, shall:
a. Prepare and coordinate the agenda for DSC meetings.
b. Request DSC members and DoD Components to provide information and/or
briefings, as required, on matters under consideration by the DSC.
c. Prepare, coordinate, and disseminate appropriate documentation
reflecting the results of DSC activities.
d. Monitor implementation of decisions and policies that come under the
purview of the DSC.
e. Keep DSC members informed, between DSC meetings, on pending issues and
other DSC activities.
f. Provide support to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, as cochair of the
Aeronautics and Astronautics Coordinating Board (AACB).
G. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Directive is effective immediately.
William H. Taft, IV Deputy Secretary of Defense
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Defense Department Space Policy