[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 124 (Wednesday, July 19, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3410-S3411]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 960. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Padilla, Mr. 
Braun, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Hickenlooper) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 title X, add the following:

           Subtitle H--Space National Guard Establishment Act

     SEC. 1091. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Space National Guard 
     Establishment Act''.

     SEC. 1092. 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.

     SEC. 1093. NO EFFECT ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this 
     subtitle, 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.

     SEC. 1094. IMPLEMENTATION OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Requirement.--Except as specifically provided by this 
     subtitle, the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of the 
     National Guard Bureau shall implement this subtitle, and the 
     amendments made by this subtitle, not later than 18 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Briefing Required.--
       (1) 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 subtitle and the 
     amendments made by this subtitle.
       (2) Elements.--The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall 
     address--
       (A) the current missions, operations and activities, 
     personnel requirements and status, and budget and funding 
     requirements and status of the Space National Guard; and
       (B) 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.

     SEC. 1095. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFICATION OF 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Definitions.--
       (1) Title 10, united states code.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--

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       (A) in section 101--
       (i) in subsection (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
       (B) 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.''.
       (2) Title 32, united states code.--Section 101 of title 32, 
     United States Code is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (19) as 
     paragraphs (10) through (21), respectively; and
       (B) 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.''.
       (b) Reserve Components.--Chapter 1003 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) 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
       (2) 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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