,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ifc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #aa 7legislative day1 ,march #aj71 #bjbe,mr4 ,crapo 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 and ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7 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 #bjbe4 #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 ,states specified in paragraph 7#c71 active and inactive1 that-- 7,a7 is a space force2 7,b7 is trained1 and has its officers appointed1 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#b7 ,reserve component ,the ,space ,national ,guard shall be the reserve component of the ,space ,force all of whose members are members of the ,space ,national ,guard4 7#c7 ,states specified ,the ,states specified in this paragraph are-- 7,a7 ,alaska4 7,b7 ,california4 7,c7 ,colorado4 7,d7 ,florida4 7,e7 ,hawaii4 7,f7 ,new ,york4 7,g7 ,ohio4 7b7 ,composition 7#a7 ,director of the ,space ,national ,guard 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,director of ,space ,operations for the ,national ,guard ,bureau shall be transferred to the ,space ,national ,guard and be known as the ,director of the ,space ,national ,guard4 7,b7 ,rank ,the ,director of the ,space ,national ,guard shall carry the rank of ,brigadier ,general and shall report to the ,director of the ,air ,national ,guard4 7#b7 ,transfer of ,space ,operations 7,a7 ,in general ,the staff assigned to space operations in the ,national ,guard ,bureau and the units specified in subparagraph 7,b7 shall be transferred to the ,space ,national ,guard4 7,b7 ,units specified ,the units specified in this subparagraph are the following3 7i7 #bacth ,space ,warning ,squadron1 ,alaska ,air ,national ,guard4 7ii7 #adhth ,space ,operations ,squadron1 ,california ,air ,national ,guard4 7iii7 #bafth ,electromagnetic ,warfare ,squadron1 ,california ,air ,national ,guard4 7iv7 #bcdth ,intelligence ,squadron1 ,california ,air ,national ,guard4 7v7 #acgth ,space ,warning ,squadron1 ,colorado ,air ,national ,guard4 7vi7 #achth ,electromagnetic ,warfare ,squadron1 ,colorado ,air ,national ,guard4 7vii7 #bcc;d ,space ,group1 ,colorado ,air ,national ,guard4 7viii7 #bcc;d ,space ,communications ,squadron1 ,colorado ,air ,national ,guard4 7ix7 #bcc;d ,space ,group1 ,det-#a 7,combat ,training ,detachment7 ,colorado ,air ,national ,guard4 7x7 #aadth ,electromagnetic ,warfare ,squadron1 ,florida ,air ,national ,guard4 7xi7 #aejth ,electromagnetic ,warfare ,squadron1 ,hawaii ,air ,national ,guard4 7xii7 #ajith ,electromagnetic ,warfare ,squadron1 ,hawaii ,air ,national ,guard4 7xiii7 #abfth ,intelligence ,squadron1 ,ohio ,air ,national ,guard4 7xiv7 #bbbnd ,command and ,control ,squadron1 ,new ,york ,air ,national ,guard4 7#c7 ,prohibition on additional personnel 7,a7 ,in general ,there shall be no personnel assigned or allocated to the ,space ,national ,guard other than the personnel provided for by paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74 7,b7 ,assistant ,adjutant ,general ,each ,space ,national ,guard unit shall be organized under the ,assistant ,adjutant ,general for the ,air ,force in the ,state in which the unit is located on the day before the enactment of this ,act4 7,c7 ,effect on ,states ,except as provided in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 no ,state shall receive any additional personnel1 to include any general officer or staff1 to assist with the administration and operation of the ,space ,national ,guard4 #c4 ,no effect on military facilities1 infrastructure1 and installations 7a7 ,in general ,the ,space ,national ,guard shall make use of facilities1 infrastructure1 and installations constructed before the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,prohibition on new construction ,except as provided by subsection 7a71 no additional facility1 infrastructure1 or installation shall be constructed or modified to accommodate the ,space ,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 ,act and the amendments made by this ,act 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 thereafter for #e 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 7as defined in section #aja of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code7 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 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking and the ,air ,national ,guard and inserting 1 the ,air ,national ,guard1 and the ,space ,national ,guard2 7,,ii7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#f7 and 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#h7 and 7#i71 respectively2 and 7,,iii7 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 ,states specified in section #b7;a77#c7 of the ,space ,national ,guard ,establishment ,act of #bjbe1 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 7ii7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,i7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking or inactive ,air ,national ,guard and inserting 1 in the inactive ,air ,national ,guard1 in the inactive ,space ,national ,guard12 and 7,,ii7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking or the ,air ,national ,guard of the ,united ,states and inserting 1 the ,air ,national ,guard of the ,united ,states1 or the ,space ,national ,guard of the ,united ,states2 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 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking and the ,air ,national ,guard and inserting the ,air ,national ,guard of the ,united ,states1 and the ,space ,national ,guard2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking and the ,air ,national ,guard and inserting 1 the ,air ,national ,guard1 and the ,space ,national ,guard2 7,c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#h7 through 7#ai7 as paragraphs 7#aj7 through 7#ba71 respectively2 and 7,d7 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 ,states specified in section #b7;a77#c7 of the ,space ,national ,guard ,establishment ,act of #bjbe1 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 2 7,e7 in paragraph 7#ba71 as redesignated by subparagraph 7,c71 by striking or the ,air ,national ,guard of the ,united ,states and inserting 1 the ,air ,national ,guard of the ,united ,states1 or the ,space ,national ,guard of the ,united ,states4 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