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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3048 
To establish the Space National Guard. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 2, 2023 
Mr. CROW (for himself, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. KEATING, Mr. 
RUTHERFORD, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, 
Mr. CASE, Mr. BERGMAN, Ms. TOKUDA, and Ms. PETTERSEN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices 
A BILL 
To establish the Space National Guard. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Space National Guard 
Establishment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Space 
National Guard that is part of the organized militia 
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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 estab-
lished 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 Dis-
trict of Columbia— 
(1) in which the Space Force operates; and 
(2) active and inactive. 
SEC. 3. 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 instal-
lation of the Space National Guard or Air National Guard. 
SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Except as specifically provided 
by this subtitle, the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau shall implement this sub-
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title, and the amendments made by this subtitle, not later 
than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—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, 
Chief of the Space Force and 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. This briefing shall 
address the current missions, operations and activities, 
personnel requirements and status, and budget and fund-
ing requirements and status of the Space National Guard, 
and such other matters with respect to the implementation 
and operation of the Space National Guard as the Sec-
retary 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. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFICATION 
OF AUTHORITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 101(c)— 
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(i) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 
and (7) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respec-
tively; 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 ap-
pointed 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 
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(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, ac-
tive and inactive, that— 
‘‘(A) is a space force; 
‘‘(B) is trained, and has its officers ap-
pointed 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 
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(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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