[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 153 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4993]
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SA 5601. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Padilla, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Bennet, and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr.
Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the
bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle C of title IX, add the following:
SEC. 925. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is established a Space National
Guard that is part of the organized militia of the several
States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of
Columbia--
(A) in which the Space Force operates; and
(B) active and inactive.
(2) Reserve component.--There is established a Space
National Guard of the United States that is the reserve
component of the United States Space Force all of whose
members are members of the Space National Guard.
(b) Composition.--The Space National Guard shall be
composed of the Space National Guard forces of the several
States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of
Columbia--
(1) in which the Space Force operates; and
(2) active and inactive.
(c) No Effect on Military Installations.--Nothing in this
section, or the amendments made by this section, shall be
construed to authorize or require the relocation of any
facility, infrastructure, or military installation of the
Space National Guard or Air National Guard.
(d) Implementation of Space National Guard.--
(1) Requirement.--Except as specifically provided by this
setion, the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau shall implement this section, and the
amendments made by this section, not later than 18 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Briefing required.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually for the five
subsequent years, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief
of the Space Force, and the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau shall jointly provide to the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the status of the implementation of
the Space National Guard pursuant to this section and the
amendments made by this section.
(B) Elements.--The briefing required by subparagraph (A)
shall address--
(i) the current missions, operations and activities,
personnel requirements and status, and budget and funding
requirements and status of the Space National Guard; and
(ii) such other matters with respect to the implementation
and operation of the Space National Guard as the Secretary
and the Chiefs jointly determine appropriate to keep Congress
fully and currently informed on the status of the
implementation of the Space National Guard.
(e) Conforming Amendments and Clarification of
Authorities.--
(1) Definitions.--
(A) Title 10, united states code.--Title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(i) in section 101(c)--
(I) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs
(8) and (9), respectively; and
(II) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new
paragraphs:
``(6) The term `Space National Guard' means that part of
the organized militia of the several States and territories,
Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, active and
inactive, that--
``(A) is a space force;
``(B) is trained, and has its officers appointed under the
sixteenth clause of section 8, article I of the Constitution;
``(C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at
Federal expense; and
``(D) is federally recognized.
``(7) The term `Space National Guard of the United States'
means the reserve component of the Space Force all of whose
members are members of the Space National Guard.''; and
(ii) in section 10101--
(I) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``the following'' before the colon; and
(II) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(8) The Space National Guard of the United States.''.
(B) Title 32, united states code.--Section 101 of title 32,
United States Code is amended--
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (19) as
paragraphs (10) through (21), respectively; and
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new
paragraphs:
``(8) The term `Space National Guard' means that part of
the organized militia of the several States and territories,
Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, in which the Space
Force operates, active and inactive, that--
``(A) is a space force;
``(B) is trained, and has its officers appointed under the
sixteenth clause of section 8, article I of the Constitution;
``(C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at
Federal expense; and
``(D) is federally recognized.
``(9) The term `Space National Guard of the United States'
means the reserve component of the Space Force all of whose
members are members of the Space National Guard.''.
(2) Reserve components.--Chapter 1003 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) by adding at the end the following new sections:
``Sec. 10115. Space National Guard of the United States:
composition
``The Space National Guard of the United States is the
reserve component of the Space Force that consists of--
``(1) federally recognized units and organizations of the
Space National Guard; and
``(2) members of the Space National Guard who are also
Reserves of the Space Force.
``Sec. 10116. Space National Guard: when a component of the
Space Force
``The Space National Guard while in the service of the
United States is a component of the Space Force.
``Sec. 10117. Space National Guard of the United States:
status when not in Federal service
``When not on active duty, members of the Space National
Guard of the United States shall be administered, armed,
equipped, and trained in their status as members of the Space
National Guard.''; and
(B) in the table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter, by adding at the end the following new items:
``10115. Space National Guard of the United States: composition.
``10116. Space National Guard: when a component of the Space Force.
``10117. Space National Guard of the United States: status when not in
Federal service.''.
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