,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ca1  
#bjbd,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,butler1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,mr4       
,risch1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,crapo1  
,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,bennet1  
,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4       
,vance1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,braun1 and 
,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish the 
,space ,national ,guard4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,space ,national ,guard ,establishment  
,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,establishment of   
,space ,national ,guard  7a7            
,establishment  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
is established a ,space ,national ,guard
 that is part of the organized militia  
of the several ,states and ,territories1
 ,puerto ,rico1 and the ,district of    
,columbia-- 7,a7 in which the ,space    
,force operates2 and  7,b7 active and   

inactive4  7#b7 ,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 ,guard4  7b7 ,composition ,the
 ,space ,national ,guard shall be       
composed of the ,space ,national ,guard 
forces of the several ,states and       
,territories1 ,puerto ,rico1 and the    
,district of ,columbia-- 7#a7 in which  
the ,space ,force operates2 and  7#b7   
active and inactive4  #c4 ,no effect on 
military installations ,nothing in this 
,act1 or the amendments made by this    
,act1 shall be construed to authorize or
 require the relocation of any facility1
 infrastructure1 or military            
installation of the ,space ,national    
,guard or ,air ,national ,guard4  #d4   
,implementation of ,space ,national     
,guard  7a7 ,requirement ,except as     
specifically provided by this ,act1 the 
,secretary of the ,air ,force and the   

,chief of the ,national ,guard ,bureau  
shall implement this ,act1 and the      
amendments made by this ,act1 not later 
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act4  7b7 ,briefing  
required  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 and annually for
 the five subsequent years1 the         
,secretary of the ,air ,force1 the      
,chief of the ,space ,force1 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 ,act and the    
amendments made by this ,act4  7#b7     
,elements ,the briefing required by     
paragraph 7#a7 shall address-- 7,a7 the 
current missions1 operations and        
activities1 personnel requirements and  
status1 and budget and funding          
requirements and status of the ,space   
,national ,guard2 and  7,b7 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 ,guard4  #e4           
,conforming amendments and clarification
 of authorities  7a7 ,definitions  7#a7 
,title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code ,title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended-- 7,a7 in section #aja-- 7i7 in 
subsection 7c7-- 7,i7 by redesignating  
paragraphs 7#f7 and 7#g7 as paragraphs  
7#h7 and 7#i71 respectively2 and  7,,ii7
 by inserting after paragraph 7#e7 the  
following new paragraphs3  7#f7 ,the    
term ,space ,national ,guard means that 
part of the organized militia of the    
several ,states and territories1 ,puerto
 ,rico1 and the ,district of ,columbia1 
active and inactive1 that-- 7,a7 is a   
space force2  7,b7 is trained1 and has  
its officers appointed under the        

sixteenth clause of section #h1 article 
,i of the ,constitution2  7,c7 is       
organized1 armed1 and equipped wholly or
 partly at ,federal expense2 and  7,d7  
is federally recognized4  7#g7 ,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     
,guard4  2 and  7,b7 in section #ajaja--
 7i7 in the matter preceding paragraph  
7#a71 by inserting the following before 
the colon2 and  7ii7 by adding at the   
end the following new paragraph3  7#h7  
,the ,space ,national ,guard of the     
,united ,states4  4  7#b7 ,title #cb1   
,united ,states ,code ,section #aja of  
title #cb1 ,united ,states ,code is     
amended-- 7,a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#h7 through 7#ai7 as        
paragraphs 7#aj7 through 7#ba71         
respectively2 and  7,b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#g7 the following new  
paragraphs3  7#h7 ,the term ,space      
,national ,guard means that part of the 

organized militia of the several ,states
 and territories1 ,puerto ,rico1 and the
 ,district of ,columbia1 in which the   
,space ,force operates1 active and      
inactive1 that-- 7,a7 is a space force2 
7,b7 is trained1 and has its officers   
appointed under the sixteenth clause of 
section #h1 article ,i of the           
,constitution2  7,c7 is organized1      
armed1 and equipped wholly or partly at 
,federal expense2 and  7,d7 is federally
 recognized4  7#i7 ,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 ,guard4 
4  7b7 ,reserve components ,chapter     
#ajjc of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by adding at   
the end the following new sections3     
#ajaae4 ,space ,national ,guard of the  
,united ,states3 composition ,the ,space
 ,national ,guard of the ,united ,states
 is the reserve component of the ,space 
,force that consists of-- 7#a7 federally

 recognized units and organizations of  
the ,space ,national ,guard2 and  7#b7  
members of the ,space ,national ,guard  
who are also ,reserves of the ,space    
,force4  #ajaaf4 ,space ,national       
,guard3 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    
,force4  #ajaag4 ,space ,national ,guard
 of the ,united ,states3 status when not
 in ,federal service ,when not on active
 duty1 members of the ,space ,national  
,guard of the ,united ,states shall be  
administered1 armed1 equipped1 and      
trained in their status as members of   
the ,space ,national ,guard4  2 and     
7#b7 in the table of sections at the    
beginning of such chapter1 by adding at 
the end the following new items3        
#ajaae4 ,space ,national ,guard of the  
,united ,states3 composition4 #ajaaf4   
,space ,national ,guard3 when a         
component of the ,space ,force4 #ajaag4 
,space ,national ,guard of the ,united  

,states3 status when not in ,federal    
service4  4